In 2017, after years of tireless searching, Pancho Dotto found in Miami a piece that would become part of his identity and an unexpected attraction of the Uruguayan summer: a 1989 Rolls-Royce Corniche II Cabriolet. It wasn’t an impulse or opportunity purchase, but the result of a long-held wish. The vehicle, with its classic lines and history, came into your hands to settle into your life and on the roads Punta del Este.
Since then, the vehicle has accompanied me every summer Pancho Dotto. “I’ve had it here for nine seasons.”he says proudly in an exclusive conversation with Teleshow. During all this time, the car became a magnet for attention and attention. “The car always causes a bit of a stir because it is quite noticeable, the only one here,” emphasized the businessman. Exclusivity is not just a feature, but part of the summer ritual: every summer, Corniche II becomes the silent protagonist of hundreds of photos and conversations.
On December 25th last year, this scene was repeated The footprintIn Punta del Este. The businessman came there to celebrate his teenage friend’s seventieth birthday. Friedrich Schindler. The meeting had a special meaning: “He is a friend from his youth. We worked together as models, that’s where we met. We were neighbors from Belgrano,” he recalled, indicating the burden of memory and the years together. As every year, the meeting brought together old acquaintances and friends in a relaxed atmosphere full of nostalgia.
But beyond the hugs and anecdotes, the focus was once again on the Rolls-Royce. “As I was leaving, the ladies who work there, who manage valet parking along with some men, strangely told me that they wanted to put up a little sign because everyone was taking pictures with my car,” he said. No wonder: the presence of this convertible, the only one of its kind in the area, triggers a mixture of wonder and admiration. “There were a lot of people asking me for photos, people taking photos with the car, people who were at Fede’s birthday, and people walking around.what left La Huella.”
The story ends neither in the car nor on the night of celebration. Pancho opens the curtain behind his life and reveals the other side of success and swagger. “I’m ending this year here Punta del Este, which I love. I end it very well, even if it was a year in which my health was complicated with my lungs and my bones, but good, happy and eager.” Sincerity runs through his words, reflecting the passage of time and the traces it leaves behind.
What does Dotto expect for the coming year? The answer is as clear as it is urgent: “Basically health. Have very good health to enjoy. Peace in my heart, in my head.” “Much peace for me and for everyone, for the entire planet (inspired) and many moments of joy, that… that’s life, it’s moments.”
The businessman does not avoid the passage of time, but embraces it with a mixture of humor and realism. “At seventy years old, I’m already in prison. We don’t know if it’s the first, the last, or something in between. So that’s all I want. Health. Basically health. Peace of being able to be with my loved ones. Health also for my loved ones and for the whole world. And may we all experience moments of joy, despite the daily difficulties we all face. “No one is immune to the difficulties or problems we have to solve every day.”
In each reflection, Dotto leaves behind a lesson shaped by experience: the importance of living in the present. “The truth lies in everyday life and I live more and more in the present, something that I used to always spend putting out fires due to the pace of my work. The famous crazy firefighter who puts out other people’s fires and doesn’t care about myself. That’s why I want to take care of myself now, I take care of myself 100% and try to be as happy as possible.” And he sums it up as a simple but powerful slogan: “To be happy you need a bad memory and very good health”.
He Rolls Royce Corniche II continues to park on the streets of Punta del Estesurrounded by curious people and stories. But behind the shiny bodywork lies the real attraction: life Pancho Dotto: a constant search, a return to affections and a justification of the present.
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