“You are never completely cured”

The journalist has become one of the queens of social media. At the helm of the program As if we were shhh…on the Quickie Channel, Maria Patino has recovered the spontaneity and spark that she had lost in recent months, which were very complicated for her. And the cancellation of Save me After 14 years on the air and the consequences of this (vetoes by collaborators on other channels, for example) left her in a deep void: “At first it was a reality check. When it was cancelled, I had a really bad time. I got sick and had to ask for help.”

Maria Patiño opens up this Saturday in an interview for The Country and reveals how he experienced that professional break: “I realized that I saw very little of my family, that I spent very little time with my friends, and that my son was already 23 years old and I was barely aware of how time had passed. My parents passed away and I don’t think I even had time to reflect and grieve.”remember. “My obsession with work was not healthy. I am very competitive, but I don’t want to spend my life at work.“The journalist went to a professional to treat her work addiction and now feels much better, although she is aware that she cannot let her guard down: “It’s like drugs or any other addiction: you’re never completely cured.”

Now, at 53 years old and married to actor Ricardo Rodríguez, María dreams of finding a balance between her professional and personal life and proudly says that she is living a moment “very sweet”The public’s reception of their new project has been very positive and they are gradually gaining more viewers: “It’s something magical.”

She also gave her opinion on her rivals and former colleagues. For example, Ana Rosa and her new evening show: “I feel very sorry for her and I say this with the utmost respect. We all have the right to have a political opinion, but it makes me angry that some people are used more than they think. Before, politicians dominated the regional elections, but this has gone too far. This is bad for Ana Rosa and for the entire sector,” she said. “It is the manipulation of reality, distorting fucked up realities such as an attack or trying to overthrow governments by telling lies. That is rubbish, in capital letters.”