Marta Chávarri stopped being the Marchioness of Cubas the moment her intimate photo came to light in Interviú. From that day on, she was the object of sexist ridicule in the media. Jesús Mariñas even wrote the following column: ‘The orange model was the first relief dress he wore after the death of grandfather Santo Floro, a shame. Marta wouldn’t have half-mourning panties on hand, it should have been that and not a forgetfulness.’
‘El País’ journalist Martín Bianchi remembers that Paco Umbral defined her as “the unbridled nymph of socialfelipism.” “Jokes were made, the vertical smile… that was machismo,” laments journalist Rosa Villacastín.
Chávarri’s bad reputation seemed contagious, and he was not allowed to crown his successor as Lady Spain.
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