Toni 'Terminator' Cantó has done it again

I regret not remembering who I heard say the phrase "Toni Cantó is to politics what Toni Cantó is to acting," but, given the facts, it couldn't have been a more accurate diagnosis. UPyD, Ciutadans... he even failed with the Vecinos por Torrelodones platform, his first dazzling attempt to make a name for himself at the municipal level. He also tried to get on Ayuso's lists, but the Constitutional Court prevented him, so he ended up settling for the cushy job at the Espanyol Office... which, shortly afterward, and without leaving any memorable mark on the language of Camilo Sesto, was conveniently shut down.

This kind of antimatter version of King Midas—whatever he touches, he disintegrates—then tries to relaunch his—so-called—television career. He's going to 7NN, the Vox-affiliated channel, which is finally closing down a year and a half after its grand launch on October 12th. His latest feat is knocking on the door of À Punt, the Valencian public television channel, after having criticized it relentlessly. They give him the program. The debate, But even in its debut, there were moments when its audience was a complete zero: not a single ratings meter took pity on our hero. Of course, after several episodes following the same disastrous trend, the network had no choice but to cancel the show. He could well adopt Groucho Marx's famous line: "Starting from nothing, I reached the highest peaks of misery." Toni Cantó is, in that sense, the Spanish Terminator. On social media, some, seeing his effectiveness and taking advantage of the timing, have suggested that perhaps now it's his turn to try his luck in sports and take the reins at Real Madrid, given that Xabi Alonso has left the position vacant.