Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Pocholo in Africa

A Spanish television program is creating quite a fuss lately.
'Aventura en Africa' (adventure in Africa) is one of those pointless reality shows where some people have to survive in the wilderness of Kenia. The participants of the show are 'famous' people who need exposure, and unknown people who would do anything to be famous.
When a participant needed to abandon the contest because of health problems a few weeks ago, the organising television channel decided to send Pocholo as his substitute: a famous Spanish rebel, former actor (was in 2 episodes of miami vice) and DJ who is linked to several bars and clubs in Ibiza, who talks like a grumbler on speed and is famous for his crazy one-liners.


Suddenly the ratings of the show started rising and more and more people started watching the show, just to see what crazy Pocholo was up to this time.
Pocholo however knows he is loved by the public and decided to play a little game. He started announcing that he would only stay a week. When the week was over and he was about to leave, the organization talked to him and offered him a serious amount of money if he would stay.
So now Pocholo is enjoying his little holiday in Kenia, hated by his colleagues and loved by the public for being a rebel and having the organization eating out of his hands.

1 comment:

amiethinggoes said...

he's that famous?! if he can bargain then he must really do something for the rating of the show.