Sarah Santaolalla Leaves the Set in Tears and Starts War with Nacho Abad

Tension in 'En boca de todos': Sarah Santaolalla leaves the set in tears and unleashes war with Nacho Abad

The Cuatro presenter responds to the political analyst's statement with a frontal attack, defending the integrity of the program and his team.

Last Tuesday, political analyst Sarah Santaolalla made a drastic decision: to abandon the live program 'En boca de boca de todos'. The tension on the Cuatro set became unsustainable for her, feeling cornered by the questions of the presenter Nacho Abad and the comments of the collaborator Antonio Naranjo. Tears were her only escape from what she perceived as an attack.

After his abrupt departure, Santaolalla did not take long to issue a statement through his social networks, making his position clear: he would not collaborate on the format again. This writing, far from settling the controversy, fanned the flame and provoked a forceful response from Nacho Abad in the broadcast the following day.

The presenter, visibly affected by the statement from his former collaborator, did not hesitate to read fragments of it at the beginning of his program. “After what happened, Sarah Santolalla issued a statement on her social networks, of which I read some parts,” Abad announced, setting the tone of her intervention.

Santaolalla's statement expressed deep disappointment and the feeling of having been “unfairly attacked.” He cited not only his name, but also that of “my entire team at 'En boca de todos', that of the collaborators who come directly to this program and give their opinions freely, without any guidelines, with absolute plurality.” In addition, he extended his defense to the Cuatro network, Mediaset and Producciones Mandarina.

Nacho Abad, addressing his former partner directly, tried to dismantle her arguments. “Dear Sarah, in this program we are not sexist and we demonstrate it with every step we take every day. We have not treated you inhumanely and you know it,” he stated. He added that clinging to that argument to justify a decision “based on reasons that do not hold up” would be something that would remain on his conscience.

The presenter vehemently defended the professionalism and ethics of his team. “Dear Sara, at this table there are no professional liars. Here the aggressors are not humiliated or protected. Here there are no information mercenaries. There are no stomachs grateful to political power. In this program there is no one indecent,” he stated, praising his colleagues as “honest, brave people and with deep moral values.”

Abad also wanted to deny the idea that the program worked with “traps” or “ambushes.” “We work responsibly, with rigor and with respect for those who see us and those who trust us. To affirm that is to deliberately fail to tell the truth,” he stressed.

One of the presenter's strongest accusations focused on the apparent contradiction between Santaolalla's statements in his statement and his behavior during the year he collaborated on the program. “Sara has been our collaborator for more than a year. During all that time you have never – in capital letters, never – denounced either the network, the producer, or myself any of the atrocities that you now write in the statement. If you felt that way, no one kept you. You could leave, as you did yesterday. If you did not do so throughout this year, that shows that the content of your statement is missing the truth,” he argued.

The high point of Abad's intervention came when he linked Santaolalla's departure with an incident that occurred at the doors of the Senate between her and Vito Quiles. “That statement from Sara is the culmination of something that happened between her and Vito Quiles at the doors of the Senate and I want you to see the images of what happened. In those images there is no aggression. It is not our opinion. It is what is established by a judicial order that I am going to read to you verbatim,” he explained, insinuating that the judicial truth supported the program's position.

Santaolalla had justified his departure by claiming that he did so “in the name of decency” and “in the name of dignity,” which Abad interpreted as a veiled criticism of those who remained in the program. “It seems to insinuate that those of us who remain here lack both things: the same colleagues with whom you have shared coffees, with whom you have shared jokes, laughter and conviviality. However, in this program there is no one indecent. No one,” he reiterated.

Finally, Nacho Abad concluded his harsh reply with a forceful statement: “If yesterday Sara abandoned this program it was because she was put in front of a legal truth that unmasked her testimony, the only one that exists so far and that we have shown you with documentation. And if she has written this statement it has been to victimize herself and to hide the truth.” The war between the political analyst and the host of 'En boca de todos' seems to be far from over.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Who is Sarah Santaolalla and why did she leave the show? Sarah Santaolalla is a political analyst who left the program 'En boca de todos' after feeling cornered by the presenter and a collaborator.
What was Nacho Abad's reaction to Sarah Santaolalla's statement? Nacho Abad responded to Santaolalla's statement by reading fragments of it and criticizing his statements, defending the integrity of the program and his team.
What arguments did Nacho Abad use to defend the program? Abad defended that the program is not sexist, that no one is treated inhumanely, that there are no liars or information mercenaries, and that they work with rigor and respect.
What incident was mentioned in relation to Sarah Santaolalla's departure? An incident that occurred at the doors of the Senate between Sarah Santaolalla and Vito Quiles was mentioned, in which it was stated that there was a judicial order that supported the program's position.
How long did Sarah Santaolalla collaborate on 'En boca de todos'? Sarah Santaolalla collaborated on the program for more than a year.
What accusations did Sarah Santaolalla make in her statement? Santaolalla expressed feeling unfairly attacked and suggested that those who remained in the program lacked decency and dignity.
What was Nacho Abad's conclusion about Sarah Santaolalla's motivations for issuing the statement? Abad concluded that Santaolalla sought to victimize himself and hide the truth by confronting a “legal truth” that unmasked his testimony.