Abascal goes to see 'Torrente, President'

While the rest of the morning magazines discussed the harsh disagreements within Vox, Espejo público echoed an apparently anecdotal event. Susanna Griso stopped her conversation with Albert Rivera, who is a political analyst for the program, to ask him if he had already seen Santiago Segura's film. The former leader of Citizens replied that he had it pending. The presenter explained that Santiago Abascal had indeed gone, and had been caught leaving the cinema. "Ok Diario surprises Abascal watching Torrente, president", said the headline on screen. But that exclusive from Eduardo Inda's digital media seemed anything but a surprise. It was clearly a staged event: it reeked of a pact between Vox and Inda. A reporter with Ok Diario's microphone at the entrance of the room reported: "In a few moments, Santiago Abascal will leave the cinema after watching Torrente, president and we didn't want to miss his reaction". Immediately, Abascal appeared accompanied by a large group of men cut from the same cloth: the beard, the haircut, the clothes and the body rigidity that characterize them. The henchmen surrounded the leader of Vox, suspiciously controlling the area, and Abascal quickly approached the reporter's microphone. The supposed humor of that situation is that Santiago Segura's film parodies Vox with Torrente at the helm.

The reporter asked him what he thought of the film and, of course, Abascal assured, with a smile, that he had a great time and had laughed. "Reality surpasses fiction...", she hinted. And here, Abascal distanced himself: "In this case, fiction surpasses reality, and that's the humor in it". He considered that at such a serious political moment as the current one, a sense of humor and laughing at ourselves more was needed. "Would you recommend it to Vox supporters?", asked the reporter. And, balancing, the politician answered affirmatively, while suggesting the possibility that the film might not please everyone. Finally, Abascal took the opportunity to do some campaigning. He emphasized that he supported the film because the freedom of artists and creators was very important and that he was against the cancel culture that was being imposed socially.

The announcement of the day by Vox and Abascal was already ready. Santiago Segura always justifies himself by assuring that the film is a satire of the far-right seasoned with all sorts of cameos by characters of dubious reputation, but the production promotes the endearing character of the most rancid and ignorant Spain. The friendly fascism that deserves indulgence and machismo as a humorous thread. The height of it is to turn Vox and Abascal into defenders and icons of artistic freedom represented by Torrente. With this cultural breeding ground, perhaps he will indeed become president.