Jorge Javier Vázquez: "From a very young age my father already called me 'the little dictator'"

The Telecinco presenter takes to the stage in 'Dismantling Seneca', a work that serves as a catharsis for him now that 'Sálvame' is going through its lowest hours.

I never thought I would ask Jorge Javier Vázquez about Seneca. Neither did I. When Juan Carlos Rubio offered me the project, I said: "Wow, my goodness! What intensity!" What lesson does the philosopher teach us? There is a phrase that I really like that says that to live you have to be learning all your life . I have been a lot of punishing myself, whipping myself and having a guilt complex for mistakes. Nobody is taught to live and it is very complicated. A lot of people will have a hard time seeing you in the role of an actor. Yes. But it was also hard for them to see me as a presenter. How has the world received you? At first, it was put together as a debate that seemed very old to me about why a television presenter got into theater. I smelled like a stale dressing room. People on television are much more generous. When the actors arrive to present a program, we say:"Oh, well, very good!" The actor Sergio Peris-Mencheta complained that here if you shoot penalties, they won't let you stop them. Well, precisely, he gave me a lot of cane. What did he tell you? He said who was I to make a musical about my life. Purism... Will you convince Vasile to do a cultural program on Telecinco? I don't know. I believe that there is already so much variety that whoever wants to see something can find what they are looking for. Tell me what prejudices about Jorge Javier Vázquez must be dismantled. Every time I understand more the world of prejudices with people who appear on TV. I, who am also a spectator, get an idea about the person without knowing him. Also, when there are people who describe, maybe you realize that they see in you something that you thought you didn't have and that, in fact, you do have.There is nothing they say about you that bothers you and that is not true. Over the years, no. This is reached after many hours of therapy and practice. It is as if they were talking about another person. There will come a point where you slip for your own sanity. It is not a matter of slipping but of not affecting too much. This is a job where you have to put a lot of mental energy into protecting yourself, and it's very tiring at times. But it is part of the profession. Yes, but few professionals spend as much time live as you do. How many hours have you gotten to do in a day? When he started theIt is not a matter of slipping but of not affecting too much. This is a job where you have to put a lot of mental energy into protecting yourself, and it's very tiring at times. But it is part of the profession. Yes, but few professionals spend as much time live as you do. How many hours have you gotten to do in a day? When he started theIt is not a matter of slipping but of not affecting too much. This is a job where you have to put a lot of mental energy into protecting yourself, and it's very tiring at times. But it is part of the profession. Yes, but few professionals spend as much time live as you do. How many hours have you gotten to do in a day? When he started the

and, later, we hooked up with the

was a savagery. We started at 4 in the afternoon, we finished at 7 and at 10 we did the

until 2:30 p.m. It was horrible. From then on, I already said: "I'm sorry, but I can't". It was when Paz Padilla entered. What price must be paid for being so exposed on television? The loss of freedom. I guess you can't go out for a night of drinks in the center of Madrid. And not only that. This job is very schizophrenic. When you start, what you want is for as many people as possible to see you. And you think: "How can I complain about being recognized if I'm fighting to be seen every day!". Many times there are mental shocks that leave you buzzed. This job is like that. And I want to think that I have the freedom to finish whenever I want. That gives you a lot of power. And do you really have that freedom? The other day you said that before they kicked you out, you wanted to leave.That's one thing I always say. I would like to be aware of when I have to finish. There comes a time when there are signs from the audience that they no longer want to see you. And no matter how hard you try, it's best to go home. Have those signs already arrived? I think not. But after 12 unbeatable years, the Turkish series 'Tierra Amarga' is eating up your audience. Of course, we are not going through our best moment. It's great to have competition because, when you don't have it, you tend to accommodate. Although I think that we have not accommodated ourselves because we have a team that is always innovating. We will try to fight and move on because there is desire. But everything has an end.What is your key for an interviewee to tell you what they have never told you? It is essential that the interviewee comes willingly and takes the interview seriously. During the pandemic, when there was no audience on the set, there were tremendous confessions because the guest relaxed and thought that no one was watching him. What did that call from Pedro Sánchez mean for 'Sálvame'? The debate on whether a politician should enter a program of these characteristics is already well out of date. As if the people who seethat call from Pedro Sánchez? The debate on whether a politician should enter a program of these characteristics is already well out of date. As if the people who seethat call from Pedro Sánchez? The debate on whether a politician should enter a program of these characteristics is already well out of date. As if the people who see

did not have the right to vote or did not vote. Well, they are people who also vote. You maintain a pulse with Vox and have claimed to be a victim of this match. Do you live in fear of the threats you receive? The worst thing about all this is that you never know what can happen. Today I received an image on Instagram of some guys with machine guns and a caption that says: "Watch your back Jorge Javier Vázquez". And does that happen to you very often? Sometimes, yes. I don't point to any political party, but you receive things that you don't know in whose hands you are. Have you deified yourself over the years? I don't know. I know my weaknesses and my insecurities. I have always thought that a symptom of deification is to think that all this is eternal like a god itself and I have always been clear that it is very ephemeral.After the notorious fights that you have had with Belén Estaban or Paloma García Pelayo, in social networks they accuse you of being a dictator. From a very young age my father already called me the little dictator. I have had three fights in a row for different reasons. It was bad luck. I am a person with blood in my veins. What have they been? Expect me to remember. One with Paloma García Pelayo, the following Saturday with Massiel and in

with Lucia Pariente. The good thing about all this is that, in the end, no matter how many years you've been on television, the hare can always jump. And that keeps you on the lookout. You have to be thinking that uncontrollable things can happen at any moment. When you come by do you apologize? Yes. The show has criticized many characters. Do you regret any injustice with someone in particular? What I like about

, unlike

is that if I have disagreed with something, I have been free to say so. How do you survive in this crossfire between collaborators? Do you work in a toxic environment or deep down do you get along? We have been working for 12 years. Look at the hours we've spent together. The relationship between all the colleagues is one of deep concern when something happens to someone, of supporting each other and being by their side. From the outside I think it's hard to understand. What would you say to Antonio David if you ran into him on the street? Nothing. Do you feel uncomfortable when a character you've been skinning for years sits on the set? The truth is, no. If he comes it is because it will not have been all that hard either. But give me an example. Elizabeth Pantoja. You had a tremendous hatred for her and, later, there was reconciliation.Isabel Pantoja and Mediaset are condemned to understand each other. Like with your children. It is a relationship that happens for today I love you and tomorrow I will not join you. We have been like this for many years. And now, what phase are you in? We know absolutely nothing about her. Nothing at all. It makes me sad that this person, who could be a benchmark in Spanish music, because it is indisputable that he is a star in his field, lives in such a secluded way. Have many limits been exceeded in 'Sálvame'? The other day you took out the body of Mario Biondo to simulate his autopsy. I wasn't there that day, but I could have been. Many times there are things that you raise in meetings and everything seems to be fine and when you see it on the screen, it screeches at you: "Oysters, maybe it wasn't how we had conceived it and it wasn't appropriate."But at that point what you have to do is go ahead and defend it. I am not speaking in this particular case, but in general. Was the autopsy on Mario Biondo a mistake? I swear I didn't see it. Have you ever felt like you're stuck in a wheel that you can't get out of and being prey to the Telecinco machine? Yes, but we have to play down the drama of the whole thing. It is something that happens to all of us in our jobs. You see yourself in a story and you think that maybe you would like to stop. On TV, you get work when you're working. If not, you don't get it. And, when you have a job, you are very hesitant to say no. Rejecting a job is something that I have never experienced in your house. Where do you see yourself when you leave the television? What I would like is not to appear anywhere again.The day the shutter closes, I won't like to do anything that has public repercussions but to disappear. The Bette Davis one is: 'I did it the hard way.' What would be your epitaph? [Laughs] I love it. My epitaph would be: "Mine wasn't that bad either." Are you having a hard time getting over the death of Mila Ximénez? Yes. It has been one of the strongest clubs I have had in my life. Also at an age when you realize that it is very difficult for another person like Mila to appear in my life with such a deep relationship and with that complicity. Mila and I were soul mates and we shared funny craziness. I miss that playful point of life. With his departure I have lost much of the joy of living.What would be your epitaph? [Laughs] I love it. My epitaph would be: "Mine wasn't that bad either." Are you having a hard time getting over the death of Mila Ximénez? Yes. It has been one of the strongest clubs I have had in my life. Also at an age when you realize that it is very difficult for another person like Mila to appear in my life with such a deep relationship and with that complicity. Mila and I were soul mates and we shared funny craziness. I miss that playful point of life. With his departure I have lost much of the joy of living.What would be your epitaph? [Laughs] I love it. My epitaph would be: "Mine wasn't that bad either." Are you having a hard time getting over the death of Mila Ximénez? Yes. It has been one of the strongest clubs I have had in my life. Also at an age when you realize that it is very difficult for another person like Mila to appear in my life with such a deep relationship and with that complicity. Mila and I were soul mates and we shared funny craziness. I miss that playful point of life. With his departure I have lost much of the joy of living.Also at an age when you realize that it is very difficult for another person like Mila to appear in my life with such a deep relationship and with that complicity. Mila and I were soul mates and we shared funny craziness. I miss that playful point of life. With his departure I have lost much of the joy of living.Also at an age when you realize that it is very difficult for another person like Mila to appear in my life with such a deep relationship and with that complicity. Mila and I were soul mates and we shared funny craziness. I miss that playful point of life. With his departure I have lost much of the joy of living.

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