An emotional moment occurred this Tuesday at the but with respectspace hosted by Julio César Rodríguez and on this occasion had the Longton brothers as guests.
It all came regarding when the journalist consulted Arturo and Andrés regarding the departure of their father, Arturo Longton, a RN parliamentarian who died in 2015 as a result of cardiac arrest.
At that minute, JC asked Arturo if he had managed to recover following the death of the deputy, with whom he was estranged in his last years of life.
“Yes, it has been like a process, but yes. It has been many years. I’ve had plenty of time to think, “acknowledged the former reality boy.
“He dies very suddenly, did you have things to say to him?” the communicator asked.
“Yes, but now, for example, you talk to me and it’s not like before that I mightn’t speak and I broke down. Now the issue has matured and I have already processed it and there is no longer any guilt. In the end, guilt is what makes you suffer more than necessary, but fine. I thought what I had to think, I cried what I had to cry and that’s it, I can’t do more, “said the eldest of the brothers.
After cardboard, who spoke was Andrés. “It is difficult for me to overcome the death of my father on a day-to-day basis, because I live with him. That is my feeling. I am in Congress, where I spent a large part of my childhood, I spent all day there. It is a constant company, my wadding tightens. I feel like I talk to him many times,” he said excitedly.
“I feel like it guides me in my work on camera. My great sorrow is not having seen him there when I took office. They are sorrows that always accompany you. They are not overcome, one has to learn to live with that pain, “she added.
In addition, he revealed a conversation they had prior to his death, and that it was related to his wishes at the time to follow in his footsteps and enter politics.
“A few days before I had told him that I wanted to be a candidate for councilman. And he told me ‘we have to get together to talk because it is a very difficult race from the point of view of personal sacrifices. And we have to talk regarding it. And I mightn’t talk regarding it… it’s a great pity that we have, ”he recalled through tears.
At that minute, JC Rodríguez might not stand it and also broke down with the story.
“Let’s say hello to the old man…”, he said, obviously affected.
However, the journalist did not control his emotion when Arturo spoke regarding the reasons that led him to distance himself from his father. This, following “flagging” with his mother when they separated.
JC’s emotion
“I liked the ‘I took the blame’ thing off, because they are processes that we all live …”, he managed to say before disarming on screen.
“You’re super sensitive, Julio…”, Arturo told him before he and his brother approached him to hug him and comfort him.
After cardboard, a little more recovered, he remembered a talk he had a couple of years ago with Arturo himself.
“You know that I, I don’t know how many beats I’ve done in my life, the other time I tried to count them… those from TVN, those from Zona Latina, those from Vive, those from here. And only once have I had to stop an interview. Once in my life I have stopped an interview, from someone who might not follow. Arturo, on the set of Sin Dios ni Late. I was very marked by that, ”he concluded before moving on to other topics.
