“Big Brother, beyond reality”: the story of Manzana’s life behind the character

Without a doubt, Manzana is one of the most charismatic characters of the new edition of Big Brother (Telefe). Low profile, calm and fun, in the few days that have passed since the start of the reality show, The man from Tucumán has already won the hearts of viewers.

It seems that, in a world where everyone thinks about the game and strategies, Federico Farías, his real name, It is shown as it is and that simplicity has captivated audiences.

The participant was already famous before joining GH. He started doing streaming which attracted attention, he moved from Tucumán to Buenos Aires and began recording RKT cumbia songs, some of which are millions of views.

Only a few days ago, inside the house, Manzana opened her heart. She was vulnerable and had no problem saying that despite the fame, success, money and love of her friends and her partner, a few months ago she felt very bad. She felt “empty”.

And, as he said, He had depression.

For this reason he sought help and decided to start working, with the support of a professional, on his mental health.

But there was one key person in that process and he is Luciana “Lulú” Macías.

Lulú is the person Manzana mentions every day. She has been with him for more than a year and has formally been his girlfriend since July.

They met after the RKT singer wrote him some messages on social media.

Then, visiting his Tucumán, he invited her to a birthday party. “I told him ‘I’m going with a friend.’ I didn’t want to go alone. I remember that that night we stayed with him until eight in the morning.”says Luciana in the conversation with Clarion.

“That day we left the birthday party and went to a bowling alley. And I tell him ‘hey, look, I know you’re known, let’s not show up if you want us.’ Since it was very recent, I didn’t want her to be seen because I didn’t know what she had in her past and stuff like that. What surprised me most was that he wanted to show off.”

Although the relationship began the moment they met, It took a few months for Manzana to ask her to be his girlfriend, claiming he wasn’t “ready.”

“He talked nice to me and said, ‘I want to do you good. And when I’m ready, I’ll ask you,’” she recalls.

Until a few weeks ago Lulú lived in Tucumán and the singer was in a long-distance relationship. However, everything changed when he joined GH. She came to Buenos Aires, where she will stay until her boyfriend leaves the reality show.

Lulú goes to every gala, even if Manzana is not mentioned accompany it and collect it from the outside.

“I think he was the only man who knew how to treat me well.”. I was dating before I met him, I had broken up about eight or nine months ago. And I told him, I told him about my fears about what had happened to me, and he was there, never, ever raised his voice at me, or told me “don’t wear it” or “don’t go out”, like this” or “the photo I uploaded”. “It’s very healthy”says Lulu.

She was one of the people who accompanied Manzana the most in its difficult moments. Lulú says she just met her boyfriend when she was “bad”.

“I obviously didn’t notice it at first because when he was with me he was pure light. I started to realize it, I think in January, December more or less, and I didn’t want to get too involved… “The only thing I wanted was to support him.”He says.

“I clearly remember his birthday in December last year, there was a fantastic party in the house, they had a party pool party and I remember him sitting on a bench. I looked at him and didn’t know what was happening to him,” she recalls.

“His friends come up to him and say ‘you have your friends, you have a girl who loves you, you have your family… what’s wrong with you’.”

However, Manzana had difficulty putting into words what was happening to her. “I didn’t know how to help him.”recognizes his girlfriend.

The sudden fame and comments on social media had something to do with his sadness.

Lulú recalls that when he uploaded the first photo with her on Instagram, he received many negative comments.

“I didn’t understand how they could convey their hatred like that, without knowing a person. They were comments saying that I used him, that I was with him for the money and all the time, They said I was with him for the fame, that who would love him like that…”.

“It hurt a lot for him, because he didn’t read the comments when he was with me, but I knew he read them when he was alone.

“He knows I won’t let him down and I know the same thing.” from him. I trust him a lot and he trusts me a lot too. And the comments and messages and things like that don’t affect me,” he says.

Regarding the possible influence of these types of comments on the Big Brother participant’s depression, he explains: “I think he stopped doing things for a long time. flow for the comments, for what they said to him. He stopped reading the messages because he always read them and always replied to the good ones. The topics of the comments moved him a lot. I believe that the objective that those people had set for themselves has been achieved.”

In the midst of his discomfort, Manzana wanted to spend time alone. “I gave him his space but it was as if I was there, at his side. “When he needed me I was there.”

Thanks to the advice of a friend who had experienced something similar and with whom Manzana was able to open up a little, he ended up meeting a professional who helped him work on his discomfort.

“I knew at some point that scream was going to come out because it was like he needed to talk to someone,” she says of Manzana’s release inside the house.

“I was very sensitive. “He had a lot of mixed feelings because those people who made those negative comments to him made him doubt himself.”

As for her performance on the reality show, she believes her boyfriend has no strategy, but she has no doubt that, when the time comes, Manzana goes out to play. “It depends on what happens, you will see the game because for now the men play little, the ones who move are the women. But when they have to play, they will play. I don’t know what will happen at home, but May God help me reach the final.”

It was she who suggested that the singer try casting. A video had to be sent across networks. She did and days later she received a message telling him that they wanted to do an in-person casting for him. He moved up his scheduled flight and arrived in Buenos Aires the same day.

Regarding the comments that Manzana made before joining Big Brother, Lulú says: “He told me that he had many mixed feelings. I think I was very sensitive, maybe because of her fame. I think maybe she was afraid that everything would go back to the way it was in the beginning, with the comments and messages and things like that. “Maybe when she goes out she’s afraid of what she might find from the comments she might receive.”

“I think a lot of doors will open for him,” he hopes about Manzana’s future after his stint on the reality show.

“He’s talented at what he does. He streams, sings, whatever. “I think he’ll be fine with it” he concludes.