Karlos Arguiñano was the last guest of this 2025 in The anthill. The chef visited the Pablo Motos show to talk about his new book Cooking for everyone. The 560 recipes that never failwhich he presented live to the audience on set.
During the interview, in addition to telling a joke and explaining his three favorite recipes, the chef also recalled a stage of his life in which he almost ruined himself and which he will tell in more detail in the documentary he is preparing about his life, as he first revealed.
“We filmed a few days in Argentina, because I was there for five years, and we still have a long way to go. It’s a documentary about Arguiñano’s life since his childhood. I think you know a lot of things about me, but not all“, commented on this audiovisual project.
“We know a lot about your success story, but I don’t know if I remember that in the ’80s you almost went bankrupt, right?” Motos introduced the topic in question. “So as not to ruin myself. I asked for a loan of 250 million pesetas, but I had nothing. So A crisis came and I went through a lot of problems, as will happen to many people who start a business and apply for a large loan,” Arguiñano said.
“Of the 250, 200 for work, 25 for work and 25 others to accompany”, explained the one from Beasain, but television entered his life and he was able to resolve his financial situation. “Did he save you?” » asked the presenter, to which his guest replied in the affirmative. “He saved me and here I am almost 40 years. I’m going to be 80 and I’m still here, come on, I’m going to hit you“, he celebrated.
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