- Alright, come on. - OK, filming!
Thank you!
One, first.
Hello, can you see me with all this light? All these cameras, these people?
My name is Carmen but everyone always calls me Carmeta,
I've never liked the name Carmen,
it sounds old-fashioned, it ages me, and I'm modern!
I'm going to tell you some of my story.
These young people wanted someone
to present a cooking program on the TV,
my niece saw it on social media, and said:
"You have to go to the audition, you're perfect."
Alright, fine, fine.
I got dressed up, I did my makeup, I even went to the hairdresser.
Each girl more beautiful than the last, I was the oldest!
I look great, but I was the oldest.
I was number 37, I still remember,
"37, come in". So in I went.
Well, the next day, my husband said: "Babe, your phone."
They picked me!
Listen, one thing,
I have cooked my whole life,
I've never done a TV show,
but cooking? My whole life!
Girls, boys, everyone,
this is where Carmeta starts!
Alright, as today is the first episode,
we're celebrating, and to celebrate, what better than a very easy dish.
- We'll start to get to know each other. - Cut, wardrobe.
Wardrobe? Don't I look perfect?
I've already been dolled up, I don't know.
Carmeta!
- Hello, how are you? - Hello, how are you?
- How's it going? - How's it going?
<-Comme ci, comme ci.> <-Comme ci, comme ça.>
- You're funny! - Carmeta, you're charming.
- I have a gift for you. - You're all so nice!
Honestly... And people complain about people from Madrid!
Look how beautiful!
What's this? No.
No, no, no. I'm not against you,
but listen, I said I wasn't going to wear an apron.
I like to dress like this!
Listen, sweetheart, my mother is a seamstress from Barcelona
and my father is a professor, I can't wear an apron.
- Carmeta, bye bye. - No! Don't say that.
To hell with you all!
An easy recipe, so simple, everyone can do it
and you'll look great.
Listen, for father's day, for mother's day,
for St. George's day! Well, no, you guys celebrate... St. Isidore.
Let me tell you something, I enjoy St. George so much,
I find the gift of a rose or a book so poetic.
- Nobody talks about poetry any more! - Cut, Carmeta, cut.
Let's cook something very Spanish,
roast lamb shank with thick-cut potatoes!
The first thing you need
the lamb shank, fucking obviously!
You can buy it in the main square, in the supermarket,
in your local butcher. I have María, she's wonderful.
Alright, let's see,
two potatoes, then we have one onion,
rosemary leaves, I love these and they are perfect for lamb.
Two heads of garlic, and then, this is very important,
in equal measures, we have a glass of white wine,
a glass of olive oil and a glass of water, alright?
And of course, the basics, salt and pepper.
Hey, where's the salt?
- Alright... - Two A, four.
I'll share a secret from Carmeta's aunt,
not many people know this.
You take the shank and we'll soak it in water
so that it gets a little more tender.
We'll leave it in water for 20 minutes so that...
Sebastià, I can't talk now!
I'm on the TV, on my show!
No, I'll be back on Wednesday. In the hotel! Where else would I sleep.
- Are you stupid? - Carmeta, Carmeta!
- What a fright. Just a minute... - You can't answer the phone.
Listen, I left at six in the morning,
I have to be able to talk to my husband.
Alright. Listen, Sebastià, I can't talk now,
I'll call you later, they're giving out to me.
- Carmeta, please. We need... - Just a minute, please.
It's in the oven, salad in the fridge. Goodbye, call you later.
Honestly, guys.
Let's make some potions, just like Harry Potter!
We'll talk some white wine...
It smells great, I love wine.
The olive oil
and the water, now we'll mix it.
What will we do next? Add salt and pepper,
I love them. If you have high blood pressure,
I don't recommend it, but I'm fine, so I enjoy it.
Plenty of salt and pepper, these boost the flavour.
Now we'll take the two entire heads of garlic!
I told you it was very easy.
Our Harry Potter mixture will go all over everything.
Look how easy it is.
The colour is... I splashed myself!
-Do you have stain remover? -Fuck!
All of this goes in the oven, I have preheated it to 240.
Now we have a half hour break, right, guys?
I'm going to rest.
-Carmeta, you can't. -You can't smoke here.
-What's wrong? -You can't smoke on set.
What do you mean? What set? This is an apartment.
-You can't smoke. -I've been smoking for 30 years.
Don't tell me I can't smoke.
You didn't tell me about all of these rules.
I'll go to the window.
Fine.
OK, are we ready for the next shot?
Madrid is pretty, they tell you that, the song says "from Madrid to heaven."
It's true, it is pretty.
Ready? Let's film.
Yes, yes, coming.
What's over there?
Hey, I think the neighbour is watching us.
Hello!
They're waving at me! People really are nice.
Hello!
Silence, please!
A party! We're filming! They can't hear me.
-Silence! -Carmeta, let's go.
Already?
-Yes, of course. -You won't let me relax a little.
-No, no. -Two pearls, right?
Laura, what are you doing with my wardrobe?
We're choosing the clothes for the second episode, Carmeta.
You are? And who decides on that?
Well, I do...
And I do, if you don't mind, I was hired for this.
Palomo, kid, I didn't recognise you!
How are you, Carmeta?
Hi, kid, how are you? You look so handsome.
-Great trousers! -You look pretty, too.
Thank you, but what are you doing?
Earning a living, life isn't easy.
I need to work now and then.
We're taking a break. Come and sit here a minute.
-If you say so. -Wait a minute, hey!
-Hey, come here. -Yes, Carmeta.
Can you do me a favour? Can you go to my dressing room?
You'll see a pink suitcase, inside there's a box of Catalan pastries.
-I'll get it. -OK.
-Delicious. -Aren't they?
I'd have a glass of Reus vermouth, but it's a little early.
It's still very early, we'll get a beer later.
No, no, no, when I saw her come out...
-She was definitely the best. -I always watch Eurovision.
When she started to sing, and dance, and that outfit!
-Palomo! -Shining!
-When it started to shine. -Yes, shining.
How many Swarovski diamonds were there?
More or less like you, around 50,000.
Did she really have 50,000?
-It's true. -Swarovski crystals.
We did, ask my team, we put them on one by one.
If took hours.
I love fashion.
-I can tell. -My mother is a seamstress.
You can tell?
-Of course... -Thank you.
To hear it from someone like you means a lot.
Those jewels are only fit for someone who loves fashion.
We've always had black and white, we didn't venture further,
Palomo Spain arrives and brings a wonderful range of options!
You make asexual fashion!
Well, asexual, I don't know, it doesn't have any gender,
unisex, genderless, whatever you like.
The clothes adapt to a male or female body, you know?
We need to break away from aesthetics, that should be free, you know?
Men never had the opportunity to wear...
-Sequins! -Sequins, embroidery, feathers...
Do you think people understand that? Are we ready?
I think men are increasingly daring.
Men want to look good and want to play around with...
-Of course. -Their feminine side.
Men looking sexy used to be related to masculinity,
-How silly! -the big man, all that.
Now we also see...
Femininity in a man as attractive.
Perhaps all of this... Don't you think
that we're seeing what happened in the 80s?
In the 80s there was a necessary movement.
An opening, now we're repeating that,
an acceptance. Now everything is acceptable,
just being free is sufficient,
each person can do what they want, can sleep with whoever they want,
can wear whatever they want, marry...
Listen,
what about fashion for people like me, at my age?
Do we not have the right to dress modern?
I dress people like you every day,
you just have to come to my workshop and spend some cash.
-Well... Look... -That might be a little...
-I'm Catalan! -That's what I mean.
I'm joking, I spend money.
Come to my workshop, you'll find some great looks.
The other day, my husband Sebastià
bought the paper, like every Sunday, he's a little boring
but he sits with his paper.
He said: "Look, the Palomo generation",
I said: "What's that?"
Now that you're here, tell me. What is the Palomo generation?
Well the Palomo generation is a group of young creatives
who, when I arrived in Madrid, would all meet up
and go out to party as a group, I dressed them, they took photos
and we had fun. Birds of a feather...
Flock together!
Exactly. We're a group a young modern people
who want to change fashion, life and...
The idea of designing Spain from the outside.
How wonderful!
A group of great people... Sorry, I have a call.
-Madonna, wait... -Who?
Madonna, I'm making her an outfit...
Madonna? Hello?
She's my age, however modern she dresses!
While the shank is in the oven, we use this half hour
to chop the potatoes and onions, it's so easy!
I also find it...
A little...
-Even therapeutic. -Fuck, Carmeta.
I can't believe it, it's Sebastià, my husband, again,
I won't answer guys, it's dead, the phone is gone!
Alright! He's so annoying.
He's suffering, I've never been gone for so long.
I don't know, he gets anxious.
I'm going to leave more often, a change of scenery is good for me.
Coming to Madrid, taking the train, being independent.
This wasn't how it used to be, but look at me now,
a woman at my age doing a television program.
Who would have fucking said!
This is how it is, of course.
I love him, we've been together since we were 15, we were youth,
like that song by Serrat:
<"Words of love,>
Goosebumps, I swear, goosebumps.
Sebastià and I, our secret
is a wonderful sex life.
Without sex, it's all over, am I right?
It's true, and it's normal,
that I look after myself, I look very pretty.
And Sebastià... Is attractive...
It's already been half an hour.
Listen, I have to go...
Where are you going, Carmeta?
I need to go, you don't need to follow me,
I need to go, honestly, I'm sorry guys.
-Move, girl, sorry. -Watch where you're going!
Alright, alright, I'll wait.
It's starting to hurt!
Please! Sorry...
-Paco, love, I'm sorry... -What are you doing here, Carmeta?
Carmeta, she's a genius!
Now we'll move it from one place to another, because...
It's time to add the potatoes
and the onions that we cut earlier.
If you think of it like a game, cooking can be therapeutic.
Here,
fifty minutes and we keep an eye... This is roasting.
We keep an eye to make sure it doesn't burn.
-Cut, the sound! -What's wrong?
We can't hear you.
You can't hear what? Maybe I broke something,
or touched something, I don't know.
She did some sudden movements and...
-Sorry. -...It's wrecking me.
Now that I see you up close, you're really cute.
Do you know who'd like you?
My niece, the one who signed me up. She's like me,
but younger, though I'm cute, too.
-Carmeta! -If you say so.
The director is talking to me, she's giving out again.
-I'll give you her number. -Carmeta, we need to continue.
Where did I put the shank...
I hope you're not married.
Or maybe you play for the other team, which I don't mind.
When I was young, with my father's professor friends,
we were in show business.
I am in favour of diversity.
There are no problems here.
You need a little more makeup.
Not too much, I don't want to loo like a doll.
When you did my makeup this morning, I said: "this face is familiar to me."
You were in the Madrid
-Yes, you guessed it! -Weren't you!
You guys didn't tell me! You troublemakers!
You're from... Paco Flower?
No, darling. I'm... Paco Carnation.
Paco Carnation! You kill me. You were an icon! An icon!
-An eyesore. -An icon!
Now our lamb shank with thick potatoes is ready!
How delicious does this look! What do you think?
Carmeta's aunt never lies.
But of course, we're missing something.
I have a very special guest for this first episode.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the amazing Adrián Amaya!
I'm so excited! You're shining, Adrián, shining!
You look beautiful!
Who sings nowadays? Adrián Amaya.
- Do you like meat? - I love to eat.
Fantastic, well let's start with something very special.
- Thank you. - A toast to this new program.
Do you know where we're going now?
- Where? - Carmeta's couch, come with me!
His songs, his lyrics, above all, his message, his music captivated me.
Do you think that young people like music?
I don't think that is popular at the minute
but there are a lot of young people who have told me
that when they see me work or have listened to they like it.
They like the artist.
- The way you do it. - The way you interpret it.
How you live it.
- How you live it. - You know what?
There's no better example.
As many of you have never heard music,
let me tell you, you're going to hear it today.
If you've heard it before, enjoy it,
and if you're new to this field,
guys, let me introduce the best...
Adrián Amaya!
Carmeta, a phone call.
- No, I can't take it now. - You have to, it's important.
- I won't speak to Sebastià. - It isn't Sebastià, answer it.
Alright... Hello?