New controversy for a TV3 humor program in which the Virgen del Rocío was parodied in the middle of Holy Week. The space 'Està passant' took out on April 4 an actress dressed as the Virgen del Rocío with doll in her hands that pretended to be the baby Jesus and was interviewed by the presenters Toni Soler and Jair Dominguez. During the program the 'Virgin' complained about her bulky costume and when the presenters told her that their devotees want her dressed like this she sent them "to take for ass".

In addition, Soler remarked that it was the "Andalusian Baroque" and Domínguez compared it with the Moreneta, patron saint of Catalonia, which is more "austere". At one point in the interview the actress dressed as 'Virgin' said that "I have not been able to throw a dust as God commands for 200 years!", due to the fact of having to take off her clothes and then added that she was "hotter than the stick of a churrero" while flirting with the presenters.

The parody provoked the indignation of the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, who said that "humor is one of the hallmarks of our land, but to have grace it is done with respect and affection." In this sense, Moreno added that "it is a lack of respect for Andalusia, and thousands of Andalusians and their traditions. I hope that to ask for forgiveness they know how to do better."

For her part, the spokeswoman for Adelante Andalucía, Teresa Rodríguez said about this parody of TV3 that "you can make humor of everything. Also of Holy Week. But not with so much malaje, ignorance and Andalusian phobia (imitate the accent of your fucking pare, for being soft)".

Also, the Federation of Andalusian Cultural Entities in Catalonia (FECAC) urged TV3 to ask for "public apologies" since they consider the "mockery" to the Virgin in the humor space of "very bad taste" and "deserves the most energetic rejection". "We do not know if they would also be so disrespectful to others and if they would make such humiliating sections with other religions, with other titles," says a letter sent by the president of the FECAC, Daniel Salinero, to the president of the Audiovisual Council of Catalonia (CAC), Xevi Xirgo, claiming "restitution of the honor of the Virgen del Rocío".

"This is not how it joins a country" considers the FECAC about TV3 since "it should be an example of structuring" and regretted not being respectful of the religious beliefs of hundreds of thousands of people. "

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