The figure of the television commentators has been gaining a lot of relevance in recent years, but It can also be an important source of controversy when they themselves do not care about the content of what they say. Particularly problematic is the case of those who are not experts on specific topics, but celebrities or famous people, whose presence on the programs is based more on their notoriety than on their knowledge.

These commentators, who They jump from one topic to another without adequate preparationthey often find themselves involved in compromising situations, as recently happened to Manuel Díaz, “El Cordobés” in the TardeAR set.

With the arrival of programs like La Revuelta to TVE, the television landscape has become even more competitive, especially in its battle for audiences against spaces that were already consolidated and They seemed incontestable like ‘El Hormiguero’This struggle has drawn public attention to a new dimension of television: the backstage area, where editorial decisions are made and the tone of programs is determined.

Paz Padilla denounces El Cordobés for his comment about Almeida

In this context, controversial episodes are remembered, such as the one that occurred in TardeAR, when Manuel Díaz, “El Cordobés”, received a complaint public by his partner Paz Padilla due to a comment that was considered sexist.

During the broadcast, while talking about the wedding of the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, Díaz commented: «He’s so cute, he’s nice and funny. And one day he says to me: “Manuel, the thing is that I’m used to the Latin diet,” and I tell him that I am too, because my wife is Venezuelan.» Up to that point, the comment seemed innocent, but the situation changed when he added: «And he says to me, no, no, Latin of Latin of anchovies, Latin of tuna, the only thing I have in my house are cans. And now he’s going to eat well, at least hey, that’s what he’s going to win.»

This comment was immediately pointed out by Paz Padillawho replied: “That’s very sexist.” The comedian then asked him to take it down: “No, take that down and delete it.” The situation created a tense moment on the show, with Díaz trying to ease the situation by saying: “I don’t think so,” while the conversation took another direction with Ana Rosa Quintana and the rest of the panelists.