José Luis Rodríguez The Puma visited Today to talk about his experience in VIP Top Chef and shared that “I had a lot of fun, I enjoyed it a lot, I met wonderful people.”
Despite the long hours of competition in the kitchen and the friction he had with some of his colleagues, the singer is convinced that he had one of the best experiences of his life.
“(It was) Hard, 10 hours a day, but it was forbidden to complain and it was forbidden to forget, it was wonderful for me and I told the boys, ‘look, here no one loses anything, here everything is gain,’ he said.
The interpreter pointed out that in addition to visiting beautiful places, he had the incredible opportunity to learn how to cook guided by the best chefs.
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What do you think of Alicia Machado’s attitude?
Unfortunately, not everything was easy during his stay on the show, and one of the problems that arose was his coexistence with Alicia Machadowith whom he had some friction and when he was eliminated he did not approach him to say goodbye.
About this situation, The Puma He indicated: “I have nothing to forgive, because I did not feel frustrated.”
The 81-year-old singer said that he did not approach Machado either because he did not feel that need and he does not consider himself a hypocritical person.
Whatever happened happened, the problem for whoever offends you is the other person’s, not mine.”
“Whatever happened, the problem for whoever offends you is the other person’s, not mine. I am not in debt, but I cannot be hypocritical to encourage a rapprochement and a hug when I don’t feel it,” she said.
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During the interview she also shared why she did not think about responding to her ex-colleague’s rudeness:
“We are mirrors, if I am a mirror that reflects myself in any person and the person in me, everything you think, say and do you receive, be it bad or good… How am I going to trigger negative things if I know What are they going to get to me? It is a law of attraction and all of that is karmic.”
His learning
After having this experience in the kitchen, El Puma confesses that he has learned to appreciate the work that cooks and chefs do in restaurants.
“You go to a restaurant for many years of your life, now I really know what happens in the kitchen, which is a thing of a lot of attention and vibration and shouting for a well-made and well-presented dish to come out, my dishes were ugly but tasty” , said.
Before leaving the competition, the performer dedicated some emotional words to his colleagues, the chefs and the production of the program:
“My life is going to be, of course, before and after Top Chef VIP.”
“I thank God, life, and Telemundo for having made me a participant in this beautiful thing that is gastronomy, which I was completely unaware of, and my life is going to be, of course, before and after Top Chef VIP. It is a blessing for me to have been here and share with you. I love them”.
Mexican journalist, digital collaborator on the Telemundo show Hoy Día. She focuses on the production of content of interest to Latinos on lifestyle, entertainment and current affairs topics.
