The Sanfermines 2022, the most anticipated following two years of suspension due to covid-19, They started with the launch of the chupinazo with former soccer player Juan Carlos Unzué as the main protagonist of this festive moment which has had a marked solidarity aspect with allusion to the health workers for their work in the pandemic and to those who suffer from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
“People from Pamplona, iruindarrak. This chupinazo is dedicated to all the health workers and the people who have helped us throughout the pandemic and to all the patients with ALS.” With those words and a “long live San Fermín, gora San Fermín”, Unzué has launched the elaborate chupinazo, as in previous editions, for the Fiesta pyrotechnics, which has decorated it in red and with the images of San Fermín and the coat of arms of Pamplona. The former soccer player, supported in this act by his wife and his three children, has accessed the balcony of the Town Hall, enabled so that he might enter it with his chair, together with the mayor of Pamplona, Enrique Maya.
The presenter has been able to carry out the interview, in which the current health situation of covid-19 in Spain has been addressed
The emotion of Helena Resano in La Sexta when remembering San Fermín
In ‘Red Hot‘ they wanted to kick off these festivities with the presence of Helena Resano on the set, who in addition to being a partner of ‘The Sixth News‘, is Pamplona. The presenter might not help but get emotional when remembering her family and the moments lived during these important dates when she was just a girl.
“There are always a lot of memories of those who are no longer there,” commented Antonio García Ferreras moments following the chupinazo, to which his partner replied “don’t make me cry, you’re going to make me cry.” He recounted then: “My daughter has sent me a photo of her as a little girl with my son and my father, dressed in San Fermín”, excited and with difficulty to continue speaking.
“Helena it’s time to get excited, you’re thinking regarding your mother, who’s been fighting a lot of time, and today a lot of people in Pamplona are crying with joy and emotion“, the presenter of the program of La Sexta told him, bringing naturalness to the emotion of the moment.
“There is a desire to celebrate and we are all a little fed up. And you also want to remember. These are days when you have had a great time, you have enjoyed it very much. Not only there, but also when you were little in the barracks, when they bought you that huge ball of sugar”, continues the journalist with visible emotion. At that moment, she spontaneously asked: “Why are you doing this to me Antonio?” “It was not me, it is what we are seeing following three years,” replied the presenter.
