What is inherited is not stolenthe saying goes. There is something similar in the television dynasty Legrand Avenue with the guide of the same format. However, from what Mirtha Legrand and Juana Viale prove Mirta’s night Y have lunch with Giovanna (the respective cycles of ElTrece), too there are some differences. and clearly visible. Of course, the generational distance marks them.

Grandmother and grandson take care of the most famous television tables and, although one is the historical one and the other born as a substitute, both took something from the other and, at the same time, exalted their styles. After all, genes cannot be hidden.

Define Mirtha as a pilot it is almost like defining oneself by guiding oneself in her feminine branch. The diva, with more than 50 years at the head of her program, has marked a before and an after, has imposed a style and, over the years, has changed, updated and kept it current. But, in addition, the 95 years old marks another unique turning point in world television.

Questions and answers

Beyond personal opinions and with several controversies to her credit, Mirtha is the undisputed queen mother of television thanks to five decades dedicated to an audience that, for the most part, follows her faithfully (now evaluation does not accompany him in a massive way. Not even his nephew.).

Despite some unfortunate questions like the one he asked designer Roberto Piazza about the possible risk of children adopted by gay couples being raped, scandals have turned into memes such as the rudeness made by former Miss World Silvana Suárez, among others, Mirtha has made her work her identity.

Even today, being invited to Mirtha’s table was synonymous with “having arrived” or at least having attracted attention. His particular way of asking, over the years, it has become more punchy and even uncomfortable for many guests who choked on a bite in the middle of lunch thanks to the interventions of Chiqui.

So, without anesthesia, some questions can also be fun (yes, never for your guests feeling out of place), when dealing with less busy topics. Among the most recent are those you did to Moria Casán: “You love Susana (Giménez) and me? “or Jorge Lanata: “Why didn’t you invite me to your wedding?“.

Although grandmother and granddaughter share the vocation of an actresswith much less driving experience Juana had a crash course in trading during the pandemic when, almost overnight, he was in charge of Mirtha’s programs. And what was supposed to be a short replacement ended up becoming a new facet for Viale’s career.

From the bench to the field

This is why he took care to highlight, in the recent return to the small screen, what he was happy with “my program”something that was installed from the title itself: have lunch with Giovanna.

The situation apparently saddened her grandmother a little (“C.When I found out my name wasn’t going to be having lunch with … I criedé “, he told Clarin) and also he brought criticism to Viale which, however, he did not take too much for granted.

As for the timing for driving, Mirtha relies heavily on memory to ask contextualized questions and Juana opts for spontaneity to ask on the go.

As for the guests, Mirtha feels at ease with both artists, politicians and scientists: in all cases she studies their curriculum in detail. And, on her side, Juana seems more relaxed when her interlocutors are her colleagues: there then she shows complicity and freshness as a hostess.

also street he knew how to exploit the bond with the cook Jimena Monteverde to add her own footprint to the cycle she drives, where allowed an exhilarating back and forth with the chefalways unpredictable and relaxed, while Mirtha marks the ground in Monteverde clarifying the roles.

Driven by family affection, they both speak well of each other on and off their schedules. Like grandmother and granddaughter, they throw flowers in public. each in his own style, they share their taste for fashion and the screen is their window. But it is clear that, for now, the queen of the format is Mirtha and, Juana goes in search of the scepter as a worthy heir. But at your own pace.