Georgina Rodríguez revives tourism in Huesca and triples the sales of her favorite sausages

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Georgina Rodríguez, born in Buenos Aires to an Argentinian father and a Murcian mother, a partner of soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo,

(Huesca), where her parents settled.

When she came of age and before leaving for Madrid, she worked for almost twelve months as a waitress in a hotel in the Huesca town of Graus.

For this reason, the docu-reality

(Netflix)

and early youth.

Since its premiere last January, curiosity and interest in knowing those places where she lived has increased.

The Georgina effect continues and, for example, it contributed to

a typical product of this town in Huesca, a favorite of the

which celebrated the Fiesta de la Longaniza last Saturday.

More than 9,000 portions of a giant sausage roasted on a 25-square-meter grill were distributed, for which a crane was needed to turn.

In the aforementioned documentary, Georgina appears

I have a very fast metabolism and knock on wood because I never change, because I love to eat and I enjoy eating a lot."

He explains that this artisan sausage from Graus, which has the C for quality, is the favorite of his partner Cristiano Ronaldo and his children also like it.

Georgina shopping at Embutidos AventínNetflix

During the recording, Georgina walked through the center of Jaca, entered some establishments, such as a candy store on Calle Mayor where she used to buy when she was a child.

He visited the Romanesque cathedral, where he took a photo next to Christ that he later posted on Instagram with the following message:

Thank you for lighting my way and have always been with me."

Scenes were also recorded in the Citadel, a pentagonal-shaped military fortress, as well as in the school where she studied dance.

It shows the people and places in Jaca that most marked his life, because, as he says, Jaca is his "home",

It's very important not to forget where I come from."

Georgina studied at the Santa Ana de Jaca school and at the age of four began her dance training at the Susana Ara academy, together with her sister, a year older than her.

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The repercussions of the documentary

were noticed in shops, restaurants and tourist places in Jaca, and the whole town thanked him for promoting her.

GRAUS HOTEL

In Graus, Georgina visited the Lleida hotel, where she worked for almost a year and where she spoke with former colleagues and with the owner and manager of the establishment, Consuelo Arcas.

She pointed out that the now famous

Followed by cameras and onlookers, in the Plaza Mayor she explained the artistic value of the Renaissance facades and the town hall, and even spoke live with Cristiano.

She then went to the basilica of the Virgen de la Peña,

, at the foot of whose image she placed a bouquet of white flowers.

Then there was

located on the outskirts of the town on a promontory from which the town center can be seen, to take the same photo in front of the image of the Virgin that Georgina took.

Georgina enjoying the products of Embutidos AventínNetflix

He took his sister to the Aventín butcher shop

He talked to the shop assistants, Alicia and Cristina, and claimed to remember the mornings and afternoons that he went to the store to buy.

"I spent an hour watching how the grandmothers shopped.

She recalled that they gave her a "course" to differentiate between secallona, ​​longaniza or fuet.

She acknowledged

and in fact stressed that her children also share these same tastes.

During the recording, she was treated to a small tasting that she shared with the film crew.

Those responsible for Aventín explained the repercussion that Georgina's presence has had in their establishment, since they

especially from Central America, asking for secallona.

People still come to see the store where Georgina used to shop, and some customers even ask the shop assistants who appeared in the documentary for photos.

and many people asked them to be able to sell products outside of Spain, in countries such as Nicaragua, the United Kingdom, Italy or the United States.

After Georgina's boom, the firm considered being able to sell internationally, something that it finally rejected.

Graus appears in the documentary for about 15 minutes and they say he put this tourist town on the world map with "priceless" advertising.

In the tourist office there are still people who ask about the places where the audiovisual was filmed and

THE SAUSAGE FESTIVAL

The longaniza is the most typical product of Graus, along with the truffle, as it has a research center and a market for sale on weekends during the truffle campaign.

declared of tourist interest in Aragon since 2013.

The central act consisted of preparing the largest barbecue in the world, a Guinness record since 1997, of 504.47 meters in length and about 1,100 kilos of longaniza, roasted on the embers of 890 kilos of charcoal, as well as the free distribution of some 9,000 servings.

The barbecue of the Fiesta de la LonganizaTurismo Graus

In addition to the 3,000 residents of Graus, many others from nearby towns

and, mainly, from points in Aragon and Catalonia

Foreign tourists such as French and Dutch who spend their vacations in the town joined.

The party is organized by the Longaniza Manufacturers Association, made up of the companies Aventín, Melsa and Maella, with the collaboration of the City Council.

an honor that on this occasion fell to the filmmaker Eugenio Monesma.

After the repercussion of the docu-reality, there was talk of proposing Georgina as a "tastadora", something that is not ruled out,

that, in a way, she already is with the documentary and the millions of followers she has.

Secallona is a product cured in

natural dryers that has a characteristic flavor.

In its preparation, lean pork meat is used, a minimum of 70%, and bacon, jowls or bacon, never more than 30%.

Common salt, pepper, oregano, nutmeg, anise or odorous wines, cloves and other natural ones can be used as condiments and spices.

Each manufacturer jealously guards its own recipe, which gives each brand a unique taste.

In Graus,

loins or salami are also made.

Tradition and quality

Embutidos Aventín, in whose store Georgina Rodríguez bought secallona and longaniza while she was in Graus (about 3,300 inhabitants), is a company founded in 1963 by Basilio Aventín and Teresa Mata, whose legacy has been continued by María Dolores Aventín and Ramón Balaguer.

It has more than 30 workers and, although it maintains the quality and flavor of the longaniza and the traditional way of making sausage, it is constantly evolving both in facilities and in product variety.

It is part of the Graus Longaniza Manufacturers Association, in charge of organizing the popular Longaniza Festival and which also includes Embutidos Artesanos Melsa, founded in 1860 by the Melsa family, and Casa Maella, whose history dates back to 1415, and is considered the oldest butcher shop in Aragon.

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