Raúl Santana’s Chanchito Alegre Wins Masterchef Celebrity Ecuador’s Elimination Challenge

The actor Raúl Santana, recognized for his role as Chichico in the Enchufe TV (Youtube) sketches, was the first to save himself from the elimination challenge on the night of this Thursday, December 21, with a dish that was considered “fantastic” and “good.” played”.

In the test, seven cooks had to prepare a dish with everyday ingredients in home cooking. Santana prepared a proposal called Chanchito Alegre, with pieces of pork dipped in mandarin sauce and accompanied by mote pillo.

When he brought his plate to the lectern to be judged, the performer revealed that he was inspired by memories from his childhood that were blocked for a time by a diagnosed anxiety-depressive disorder, which is why, he revealed, he stayed away from television and acting. .

This is the dish that Raúl Santana presented this Thursday, December 21 at MAsterchef Celebrity Ecuador. Photo: screenshot

“I chose pork, because as a child I lived on the outskirts of Quito and on the way to my house there were always fried food stands… the tangerine in the sauce is because it has always been my favorite fruit since I can remember… “And the nickname is because I didn’t remember much about my childhood until a couple of months ago, my psychiatrist discharged me for an anxiety-depressive disorder that lasted the last five years, I just didn’t remember before I was 6 years old.” .

Raúl Santana added that when he was 6 years old, his grandmother, whom he loved so much, died. That made her nullify her previous memories of him. “I never learned to process that loss and so I started to process the losses in my life, just ignoring them and blocking out a lot of things.”

Raúl Santana on Masterchef Celebrity Ecuador. Photo: screenshot

The nickname has a special place precisely in those memories. “One of the memories that came to me when I started dating was that when I think about my mother and my parents’ house, they made mote guisado.” His girlfriend, being from Cuenca, also prepares a lot of mote, so her past and present are intertwined with these flavors.

“Did you have a happy childhood?” chef Jorge Rausch asked him. Santana responded affirmatively, to which the judge replied: “It shows, well played.

“After everything that happened in recent years, I haven’t even acted much, precisely because even acting scares me. Cooking (on Masterchef Celebrity Ecuador) helps me realize that I am still the Raúl from before.” (AND)

2023-12-22 06:00:34
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