Andrea M. Rosal del Pino

Updated Monday, April 8, 2024-21:32

  • Physicist Manel Fuentes: "I still have to lose weight. I'm going to the gym a lot. But there's still a lot to do. We have to work a little more"

  • Families Manel Fuentes 'depixelates' his eldest son Max, who has turned 18

On his social networks,

Manel Fuentes

(53) always appears with a

smile

. However, during the last few months, the Antena 3 presenter has experienced a series of

unfortunate events

that have harmed his health. "I'm recovering, because I broke a bone.

I had a motorcycle accident:

a scooter crossed me and I broke my fibula... And it led to a

herniated disc

and I had surgery," he tells LOC.

See this post on Instagram

"I had to stand

with my foot raised for 40 days

without being able to support anything, then I started wearing those boots to walk... And then I started to notice discomfort. I had an MRI and they

detected a hernia and they operated on me.

It's been months a lot of setbacks, really," he comments. However, the Catalan tries to take

the situation with humor.

To know more

Image.

Manel Fuentes, the new Jordi Hurtado

  • Editor: LUIS FERNANDO ROMO

Manel Fuentes, the new Jordi Hurtado

"Today

I'm a little fatter,

but I'm trying to get back into sports, because I've been inactive for a long time. And now I can start again... But it's been

a complicated season.

I've had to adapt, mold and reinvent myself, because I need to be physically well. And, fortunately, I am achieving it. In addition, I am ready to face the new season of

Your face sounds to me,

which begins this Friday," he explains.

See this post on Instagram

According to Fuentes,

his mental health has improved

since filming for the 11th edition of talent began. And, as he points out,

she "has been blessedly crazy

. "

"The truth is that the salsa is very well put together from minute one. The group itself is surprising me.

We have had three galas

and I am very satisfied with the level of the performances. But above all, with the

atmosphere

that has been generated. There are many great characters...", he mentions.

And who participates in this edition? Actors, comedians and singers, among whom are

Raquel Sánchez Silva and David Bustamante.

"We have Busta as a contestant and Chenoa as a jury. A colleague of yours gave the idea that

Busta imitate Bisbal,

with Chenoa there, and I think I will give it as an idea to the production.

Bustamante doesn't want to,

but if the button tells him that "You have to do it, you can't deny it," he says, laughing.

See this post on Instagram

According to Fuentes, since filming began the set has been filled with

laughter

, thanks to Bustamante. However, Manel must also admit that not all of his jokes seem so funny to him. "That Busta says that

I am the one with the most money in this room?

Next to him, I don't know... Maybe the contestants think I'm about to

sign for Spanish Television, like Broncano.

Just kidding, just kidding ...I'm happy here!" he says.

"Look, we have

a successful program

and that is something that makes me happy.

Your face sounds familiar to me

. It involves effort, always being up to date, looking for a good mix of contestants and when doing so,

playing with the unexpected...

And the The result is always good. That's why I always say that I couldn't do this program without the experience of all the other programs that I have done throughout my career," he reveals.

See this post on Instagram

On the other hand, Fuentes also confesses that he loves

Tu cara me sona

, because

the familiar style suits him.

Even his children are fans of the format. "They

have both come

to the set on more than one occasion. My daughter is a big fan of the show and knows artists she wouldn't otherwise know. And I also, suddenly,

act modern

with names that we just imitated and that It's better I didn't have them so controlled," he says.

"My eldest son, before, used to come. But now

I have him studying abroad...

Although we talk often and make video calls and things like that. But no,

I don't feel the empty nest syndrome.

Rather, together with my girl Clara, we are taking advantage to

recover spaces as a couple,"

he reveals. Likewise, Manel is investing his time in developing another work project:

The Boss,

a montage with which

he pays tribute to Bruce Springsteen.

See this post on Instagram

"It's a theatrical format,

where I tell Springsteen's story with a guitar. It's practically a

monologue

. The truth is that I love it. But I also continue with TV. We are there with

Atrapa unmillion

, which has a very good performance, and there is always little things. Now I was at

Amar es para siempre,

in the final part, when we said goodbye to the actors.

It was a nice gala and it reunited me

with that point of interviews that I had in

La noche with Fuentes y cia

.... Yes, I would do it again. I would 'reformat' it," he concludes.