The cancellation of Sálvame after 14 seasons on the air has been a jug of cold water for the program team. And it is that, as confirmed by the producers of La Fábrica de la Tele this weekend, they found out the news as a result of the first publications in El Mundo. From there, the reactions of the presenters and collaborators of the format followed one another, such as those experienced in Deluxe, for example.
However, there are images that at the time did not attract attention as they were broadcast only for Mitele Plus subscribers and that now take on special relevance. This is the moment in which María Patiño and the rest of the gatherings find out live about the cancellation of Sálvame. What it was not seen.
The course of events occurred as follows. During the preview of the interview on Friday night in the Deluxe about Yaiza Martín, expelled for discipline from Survivientes 2023, Josep Ferré, the comedian and impersonator of Sálvame, was starring in one of his funniest moments while he was dressed as Robinson.
So, in the images you can see how María Patiño runs out of the set momentarily. At that moment, she thought it was to check information that she would give shortly after. But given her emotional and strange behavior while she narrated some tragic events, everything indicates that she had just found out about the cancellation of her program.
Once María returns to her place, Terelu Campos cuts off the joke of Yaiza's double to break the news. "We are going to get serious," asks the presenter. "No, we are serious," said Gema López as a hint. Then came the emotional story of María Patiño about the misfortune experienced by Marlene Morreau when she died after being run over by her black cat.
While trying to explain what happened, the presenter had to stop twice and turn around to hold back her tears. That's when Patiño already knew the sad news. In fact, Carmen Alcayde tries to encourage her by saying "you can, it's hard, but you can", even the public also tries to keep her from breaking down by shouting "come on, María, you can".
The presenter not only apologized for so much emotion, but also tried to justify it by assuring that it was all about what happened with the actress's cat. In fact, Kiko Matamoros and Kiko Hernández tried to get into it. "Is that blaming the cat for all this...", she heard herself. To which the presenter reacted by getting upset and raising her voice.
Minutes later and during Joana Sanz's song about her relationship with Dani Alves, Carmen Alcayde could also be heard in the background asking her colleagues “Where do I fit in? I'm looking at it”, in reference to the recently published news, while the camera also catches Gema López and Lydia Lozano looking on their mobiles.
The culmination was when the commentators and presenters had to leave the set for a few minutes to do a sketch starring Yaiza's double. The faces of María Patiño, Gema López or Josep Ferré were a poem. Serious and crestfallen. So they were leaving one by one trying to continue the show.
It was more than evident that they had found out about the suppression of Sálvame live and that, as its producers assured this weekend, no one had previously informed them.
