On more than one occasion, Marcelo “Chino” Ríos was among the guests of the legendary star of Chilean TV, live monday (Channel 13), who participated in some chapters between 1995 and 1999.
However, one of his appearances did not end well, according to humorist Charola Pizarro, who was a recurring character in the episodes of this program.
“I was a regular guest and many things always happened, a program that was live,” recalled the comedian in but with respect (CHV), and on at least one occasion both coincided.
It was there when the space’s director, Gonzalo Bertrán, “asked me to do the imitation of ‘Chino’, which I did on the radio with Leo (Caprile) egging himself on”.
On that occasion, the man in charge of the program “tells me that Marcelo will be there and that at some point they will give me the pass and I have to do the imitation of ‘Chino’, who was there,” he recalled. Like a “complicated situation”. This is how Pizarro himself described it in The night is ours (CHV).
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At that time, the former number 1 in the world came from “winning an important tournament”. It was there when the driver Cecilia Bolocco gave the pass to enter the “Chino Charola” studio.
“I wear the jockey turned backwards, I take the position that Marcelo takes, as well as dilapidated,” he recalled. Immediately afterwards, the imitator began to say something like: ‘Well, it was a difficult tournament, maybe I’m not even there with the guys who play, because I’m super good, I beat everyone”. And he added: “I’m not eggingI’m seriously”.
“The shit remains in the studio”, added Pizarro, it had gone well for him. “Impeccable”.
However, in commercials, “Marcelo angry to leave” gets up and “goes away”. In that, the director Bertrán, a man of tough character, had to intervene; he went down to the studio and approached him: ‘No, compadre, you’re not leaving, there’s a signed contract,’ he told her, as well as reminding her that he was the ‘best paid’ guest. So “you stay”, he ordered.
Before, according to Pizarro in 2020, the tennis player would have rebuked the imitator in harsh terms, with one or another doodle included.
And finally Ríos returned to the program, although he did not speak more” in the entire episode, nor did he speak to the comedian again. “In live monday things always happened, “he concluded.