Riding a majestic white horse. Marc Giró appears like this in the opening credits of his new La Sexta program. And this is how he also entered the set to start the show. Like a conqueror or a knight. A contemporary Saint George to fight the dragons of our time: fascism, racism, sexism, homophobia, and whatever else is needed, but always with a sense of spectacle. Giró recalled that everyone had insisted he not change when he moved to work for the private channel. Even Pedro Sánchez. Therefore, the start of the show was focused on demonstrating that he has not softened his combative and sharp spirit. So much so that he perhaps stretched the opening monologue too long so as not to appear to be backing down. But, sometimes, less is more. The speech luckily led to a cabaret number. To the rhythm of No cambié by Tamara, Giró sang, danced, an orchestra appeared, a whole choir and a dance troupe lifted him as if he were a showgirl from the old days. Leonardo Dantés even appeared fleetingly to give a more delirious air to the opening party. All of it, a kind of pocket Berghain with the clear touch of Santi Villas, co-director of the program.Beyond changing the color of the curtains, now the channel's corporate green, Cara al show maintains the characteristics and essence of the Late show from public television. The big difference is the cruel commercial breaks of the private channel, which interrupt the content abruptly and bombard us with ads five at a time. With a program that starts so late, these breaks are killer. Of course, when they mentioned the Thermomix, they pixelated the robot's photo and covered the word with a whistle, lest the advertisement not go through the proper channels. Censorship, sometimes, comes in the most unexpected ways. In the program, there was also an indication of an improved budget: between the horse, the string orchestra, the dancers, the choir, and the opera singer, the spending for the premiere was noticeable. Giró turned Estopa into the godfathers of the program. The Muñoz brothers always work due to their spontaneity and likeability. Next, we were subjected to another promotional dose of the things from the omnipresent Jordi Évole. These are those exchanges of 'I interview you and you interview me' to feed the business. The journalist was accompanied by the actor Eduardo Casanova to announce the documentary "Sidosa," which combats the stigma of HIV. The performer stated during the interview that one in a hundred people in Spain was infected with the virus. But the data was not correct. The prevalence in Spain is 0.3% and not 1%, as he stated. Nobody corrected him. The problem is that this is the second time Eduardo Casanova has provided erroneous information about HIV on a television program. With this capacity for dissemination, we lose a sheet with every wash.
