Estefania Medina Manzano
Madrid, December 6 (EFE). – Raquel Córcoles is “Moderna de Pueblo”, a cultural icon with millions of followers on networks who, after conquering the audience with her satirical and colorful cartoons and comics, now dares to publish a video podcast that she develops with her characteristic humor and in which she takes the opportunity to denounce current issues in the first person.
When the video podcast proposal arrived, they asked themselves: “Are we having a child or are we getting into some other mess? It’s a little joke, because of course the decision to be parents is not made on the basis of a silly conversation, but it seemed cool to us to have time and to be able to devote it to tackling a project as a couple that has some parallel to parenthood,” says Córcoles (Reus, 1986) in an interview with EFE.
The illustrator and journalist presents “Moderneces” (Movistar Plus+), a bi-weekly video podcast that she launches with her partner and co-author Carlos Carrero and with which she has published hits such as “Los capullos no regalan flores” or “Coñodramas”, graphic novels that have sold more than 300,000 copies.
The first episode, “Lies at the Fertility Clinic,” is about the complex process couples face when freezing their eggs: “It’s a personal experience (…). There was a lot to cover because we felt betrayed by their dark marketing and their tactics to get you to sign whatever it was and we said, Wow, I can’t wait to uncover this!” she says.
In her comics she tells the most personal stories, from her friends, close people or current events, with her characteristic feminist nod and from a global perspective: “There is such a thing as ‘heterofatalism’, pessimism towards heterosexual people. I would like the ideas that we launch from feminism not to be treated as an attack, but it is true that we are very critical of the other side.”
In this sense, he considers that “male behaviors are a little stagnant and perhaps there is little intention to evolve. I think they see it as a loss of privilege or that it is our whim to constantly analyze them. For many, feminism and other types of influences will be very useful and others will remain in their niche of negativity,” he adds.
With more than 2 million followers on social media, part of his job is to reinvent himself: “You have to try a lot of formats so as not to get bored. I’ve been making vignettes for 10 years, but trying to summarize everything you want to say in an Instagram carousel is very complicated.”
The journalist knows that networks “force you to show your personal image,” so the idea of creating a video podcast comes at the perfect time “to explore this new facet.”
Today, social networks set the pace and require “constant attention”. To survive this “modern life” he advises: “Don’t overdo it with social networks. And look, I’m interested in them, but for your own good I advise you to do everything you can… out!: What I do is remove the networks when I don’t publish anything, so that the ideas come from within, what I want to talk about, and not from what the algorithm says.”
At 38, she believes it’s time to move on to something different, like a video podcast with her husband, despite the “trend” that penalizes content creators who feature their partner and reveal their private life.
“Life doesn’t always fit your marketing plan. I don’t feel like doing what I have to do, I’d rather bet on something I trust. I’m not afraid of failure. If one format doesn’t work, another will.”
Comics, cartoons, networks and podcasts – “Moderna de Pueblo” hardly has time to breathe. So if I could wish for something in 5 years, it would be to slow down: “I would like to see myself not stressed and motivated. These are my two ideal states. A moderate success of the podcast, which gives me time to write books. Reduce the share of networks and rely on the parts that contribute more qualitatively to me.” EFE
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