The relationship between Candelaria Tinelli and Santiago Urrutia is increasingly consolidated. Against this background, the daughter of TV presenter Marcelo Tinelli posted this Monday on Instagram a romantic photo album of a trip they shared this weekend to Uruguay, the pilot’s country of birth and where he had to present himself to fulfill a professional commitment.

A little less than a month ago, when he was going through the first weeks after the separation from the musician Coti Sorokin, had assured that the 26-year-old Uruguayan was “a great friend” that he had met in the summer. “I’m not here to be a girlfriend after a two year relationship. I need to be for myself now,” she said.

However, the current situation is completely different. Far from hiding they are more together than ever. On her Instagram profile, where she is followed by over 4.5 million people, she uploaded several photos with Urrutia: embracing in the lift, posing inside a boat and kissing in front of the mirror in a room, between other.

“Uru and Urru”, he wrote next to two hearts, referring to the neighboring village and the surname of Santiago. For her part, the broker reposted one of the pictures to his personal account and added an emoji of a face in love.

The model and influencer had posted an Instagram story with Urrutia last weekend. They were both dressed.

Days ago they had also shared a dinner with Marcello Tinelli, who posted a photo of both. A sign that the couple has the approval of the designer’s father.

According to journalist Gustavo Méndez, Cande and Urrutia they met on January 4 at a Bresh party which was held in Punta del Este, where the Uruguayan pilot has an apartment. “Since then they have become inseparable,” he explained.

Who is Santiago Urrutia, Cande Tinelli’s new boyfriend

Born on August 30, 1996 in Colonia, Uruguay, santiago urruzia He bet on motor racing from an early age and became one of the leading exponents of that sport in his country. In 2014 he was signed by the GP3 Series Koiranen GP team, while the following year he traveled to the United States and became Pro Mazda championship champion with Team Pelfrey.

He had three outstanding participations in the Super TC 2000. In the 2017 season he was invited by Chevrolet to take on the 200 kilometers of Buenos Aires together with Bernardo Llaver, with whom he finished third. The following year, he partnered Julián Santero in a Toyota in that special event and finished in the same position. In 2019 he shared the place with Matías Rossi and, once again, climbed the third step of the podium at the Oscar y Juan Gálvez in Buenos Aires.

In July 2020 it was announced as new driver of the Cyan Racing Lynk & Co team for the Touring Car World Cup (WTCR), replacing Andy Praulz and sharing the track with the Argentines Esteban Guerrieri and Néstor Girolami. The first year he took one win from 16 races and finished sixth in the season, while the following year he took two wins and finished fifth.

Last March, he confirmed it on his social networks contract renewed for four consecutive years with Cyan Racing Lynk for the WTCR. “5 races in Europe 2 in South America (including Uruguay) 2 in Australia and the final in Macao. Let’s start a great year! Let’s get to work”, he was enthusiastic about 2023.