Joaquin, the rookie | No, Joaquín, it's not Bertín Osborne and Dabiz Muñoz doesn't look like Dabiz Muñoz

• Premiere And so Joaquín became The Rookie: "I've had screwed up moments, screwed up, but I've enjoyed it like nobody else"

It can now be officially said that

is, in addition to being a footballer, a presenter and... chef?

Perhaps.

Last night his new show,

, debuted in the kitchens of

with

.

Warning, if what you expect is a program in which

unleashes his jokes, his constant humor and his joke, you will be disappointed.

In

last night there were laughs, yes, there were jokes, yes, there were croquettes from

, yes.

But if there was something, it is that

, being only

, managed to turn the tables and show the most pleasant side of a character,

, who does not usually open up so much or fall so well.

In

,

seeks to learn a new profession that he can pursue when he hangs up his boots if that day ever comes.

With that hook ,

goes in this first program to the restaurant of the best chef in the world,

, where he will have to teach him how to prepare a set for some very special guests.

And no,

does not appear , although she is very present.

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And so Joaquín became The Rookie: "I've had screwed up moments, screwed up, but I've enjoyed it like no one else"

• Writing: ESTHER MUCIENTESMadrid

And so Joaquín became The Rookie: "I've had screwed up moments, screwed up, but I've enjoyed it like no one else"

The format?

The format, produced by

and

, and directed by

, may seem like an improved copy of

's program

.

The production company is the same, the director is the same, the structure is very similar, but... But, be careful,

is not

and that is what makes

a program that a priori you can remember a

, but no,

changes everything.

To get it?

gets it

.

The first part of the program is

interviewing the teacher who will have to teach him his trade.

On this occasion

teaches you how to become a chef.

But before that,

sits down with the guest and lets him talk, lets him expand, lets him tell what he wants with the simple guidance of a basic interview.

Well, it was basic, but thanks to the fact that

manages to make the interviewee feel that there is no pressure, that there is no 'evil', he manages to get him to tell everything and more.

Nor can you expect a program of great revelations, headlines and dramas.

It is a program with no more twists and turns than

learning a trade and, incidentally, getting to know a little more about the personality that teaches him.

Perfect to watch as a family, without cheating or cardboard, without double faces.

.

The other side of Daviz Muñoz with Joaquín

With

,

, who is seldom seen comfortable in front of the cameras -except when

goes with

gets carried away.

He not only answered all the questions that

asked him , but without the footballer intervening too much, he related more than could be expected.

Yes, this part of the program -interview, masterclass, meeting with relatives and friends of the guest and

's debut- is very similar to

.

Even the resource images inserted during the interview, even the music, even the shots... But then there's

.

As the director of

,

, said during the presentation of the program,

is "so virgin" that "he takes everything with great innocence", that "he does not see the evil in anyone", and that is "virginity is what allows you to do things that give a lot of play".

It is true that during the part of the interview with

,

is seen to be more corseted, more obliged to the demands of the script, but without falling into pretensions.

let

speak and

gave himself up to him, despite even being

.

Thus,

revealed to him how was the moment in which he was informed of his third

executives arrived

at his restaurant, sat him down at a table and announced it to him.

But he also tells him how he has managed the pressure - "it is not pressure because the stars give them to you for what you do and not for what you will do" -, the fame, the exposure and the responsibility that comes with being elected for the second consecutive year. the best chef in the world.

"I don't feel like the best chef in the world. This recognition comes to reward the career of many chefs, because I have managed to have recognition like this because behind it there is a story of great chefs who have given me the opportunity to be situated in this position,"

confessed

to

at one point in the interview.

But beyond the profession, of being the best chef in the world,

took the interview to a much more personal and intimate side that he achieved thanks to the fact that he also gets involved and participates.

He stood on the same side as Dabiz Muñoz telling anecdotes about his life, and that was the key.

In fact, there were many parts of the interview, always with its particular humor, in which the interview became more of a chat between two friends than an interview, presenter - guest.

What happens in a chat between friends?

Well, some interrupt others, others cut some.

did that, he directed the interview rather than a rigid question-and-answer interview, like a meeting between two colleagues.

You may like it or not, you may prefer that 'I ask and you answer', but if

had done that, if Joaquín had not been

, I very much doubt that

would have given him what he gave him.

And, perhaps, this is what made

give himself up and talk about everything: from whether he thinks he has missed the boat to being a father - "I'm not sure he has missed it because

is very young, but we both have Of course we will be parents when we can be both completely, that she does not have to sacrifice her profession to have a child, but that we are both "-.

Until the day he met

, how their relationship began and how from the beginning she gave herself "fully" to him.

"When we had only been two weeks, he told me that she was going to marry me; he sent me videos and showed me the toothbrush that she had left at her house for me,"

.

He even revealed how the Pedroche croquettes were born and discovered a romantic side never seen by the chef.

filled

with balloons and prepared a giant bowl of croquettes in the bottom of which he had hidden the ring with which she was going to lose his marriage.

"It was impossible to finish that amount of croquettes, so I had to dig to the bottom to get the ring,"

between laughs.

And yes, of course there are times when the structure is very reminiscent of

's program , because in the end the program is a white program, an entertainment program with a very similar format to

because you enter the profession and in the 'house' of the guest, and because in the end it is a kind of Mi casa la tus evolved.

But it is when the interview ends that

takes off his corset and brings out all that magic that makes him burst the ratings in each of his television appearances.

manages to soften that rough, borderline, and even pretentious image that accompanies

when he appears on a television program.

with

,

seems different, until...

Until

takes

to the kitchens of

where the chef taught him how to prepare some lentils - "if you succeed there will be a dish on the

's lentils

" - from scratch and with the special touch of Chef.

In the masterclass ,

relaxed, had fun, let himself go, entertained

and left behind so many questions and so many scripts.

Hand in hand

taught him everything from peeling a carrot or some potatoes, to frying an egg properly.

And this is where

suffer

.

Will Joaquín's lentils be on GoXo?

Joaquín

entered the

kitchens warning

that his cooking skills were practically nil.

When

began to cut the carrots "into slices of no more than 1.5 centimeters",

experienced moments of panic with

's fingers .

confessed

to

's wife

already in the rookie's debut.

's future lentils

on

-the final assessment came in the debut-,

met

with the three key people for the chef's success:

, executive chef,

, head of the

room , and

, CEO of

, with whom he shared a wine and discovered more of

's secrets , but also, as in the interview, in which

also revealed his.

His way of working, the moments of greatest tension, the shared success of

...

No, it did not become the copious meals of

with friends and relatives of the interviewee, but it does remind a little of those moments.

And again,

to the rescue.

"I was born with an unmade egg,"

confessed in the middle of the talk, causing

to be unable to contain his laughter.

If this is not Joaquín in its purest form, let Lopera come and see him.

Because the reality is that

is the host of the program, but he is also like one more guest.

He does not place himself above, nor does he mark the line of presenter versus guest.

Why?

Because

is him.

He is the protagonist of the program and the guests are accompaniments, assistants, teachers...

It is, moreover, in these moments, in the masterclass or in the debut when

's humor appears, but without being burdensome.

Rather ,

and

completely forgot that they were being recorded and simply enjoyed themselves.

An enjoyment that crosses to the other side of the screen.

It is here when

tries to make his first mayonnaise and

pushes him, hugs him and throws him off center to get him to cut himself.

It is here where

breaks a sweat over time, with the cooking, with the ingredients.

And it is here where

has already managed to remove the shadow of

.

Why not,

It 's not

and

, the

is not

.

In fact, the confirmation of this is that in his debut as a chef,

did not present his lentils to some diners by

, but it was his own family, his daughters and his wife, who came to

to taste the lentils from their father and give them a fail or a pass, although the final mark depended on

.

Will there be

lentils on

?

He will be.

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