Rosa María Juana Martínez Suárez She was born in Villa Cañás, Santa Fe, on February 23, 1927, the twin of María Aurelia Martínez Suárez. Years later the world would know her under the pseudonym Mirtha Legrand. Chiquita, La Chiqui, the diva of lunch, the queen of television, glamour, controversial, loved and criticized, but one of a kindToday he turns 97.
In over 80 years of career, with dozens of films, theater shows, radio and above all television, your second home. At the head of her classic lunches, Mirtha has been breaking all records since 1968. Despite some interruptions in different years and on different screens, her cycle marked a before and after in Argentine television.
From that space, with guests or alone, always with the cameras as witnesses, Mirtha launched phrases that became part of popular culture. Some funnier, others spicy and controversial, their sayings never went unnoticed. Here is a review of some of the most popular. It is Mirtha’s word.
1 What is not can become. How they see you, they treat you. If they see you badly, they mistreat you; If they see you well, they’ll hire you.
The quote, one of the most repeated as a farewell in every broadcast of his lunches, had an unexpected meaning when, in 2017, was reproduced as the “thought of the day” on the London Underground. The official account of Oval Station, belonging to the Kennington tube station in London, published the phrase on one of its information posters which could be read by hundreds of thousands of subway users in the British capital.
2 What do they think I am, 20 years old? I put in a lot of effort, damn, shit.
The outburst was not said live, but behind the scenes during a recording and in the middle of a discussion with her husband (and then program director), Daniel Tinayre. An indiscreet camera filmed it and it became public. The sentence caused a sensation because it showed a side of the diva, in her private life, never seen before.
“How they see you, they treat you. If they see you badly, they mistreat you; if they see you well, they hire you.” Word of Mirtha Legrand.3 I’m not spiteful, but I’m memorable.
He usually uses this leitmotif to blame a guest for a previous argument and make it clear that he doesn’t let any of them go.
4 This program brings good luck.
His strong point, a mixture of advertising and self-celebration, which has given him good results and has become popular, and the world of entertainment believes in it with its eyes closed.
5 People say that left-handedness accompanies you.
She said that phrase to Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández in 2003. Years later, she herself admitted that it seemed a little harsh to her.
Mirtha Legrand, with Néstor and Cristina Kirchner: “People say that left-handedness carries you along.” Unforgettable lunch in El Calafate. 6 Always very politicised, very left-wing…
Along the same lines, it was the actress Cecilia Rosetto who received these statements after expressing an opinion. It was one of the diva’s most criticized phrases.
7 I… I’m the owner!
The phrase was said within the framework of fiction The owner, which she played in 2012 in a long-awaited return to television but as an actress, on Telefe. They were the words of her character but they fit him like a glove.
8 The public is renewed.
Another of the catchphrases she uses when she wants one of her guests or herself to tell an anecdote.
9 I’m saying it, I’m not saying it…
Like in a game, Mirtha uses that slogan to generate intrigue about an advertisement. And she puts her index finger on her lips.
10 Gentlemen, don’t fight, don’t argue because life is short and it’s worth living.
As a self-help phrase, Mirtha recommends this phrase to her audience that she loves to repeat.
Mirtha Legrand. The media always wants some quote from you. And she doesn’t deny them. She catches the TV.eleven.I don’t need you to have an audience, Silvana Suárez.
The phrase was thrown in response to the rudeness of the former Miss Argentina who got up from her table, shocked with a question. The clash was so violent that it reverberated for years.
12. They won’t be able to say that I didn’t give them my life.
During her lunches and in interviews, Mirtha loves to repeat this phrase with which she tries to define her passion for what she does and her decision to continue breaking records.
Mirtha Legrand received President Javier Milei and Security Minister Patricia Bullrich on her program on December 23, 2023.13. I want to tell him and let everyone know. I am a great woman and I don’t want to leave this world without seeing my country flourish..
On December 23, 2023, Mirtha received President Javier Milei on her program and, moved, expressed her wish to him. The president’s response was: “You’ll see it, you’ll see it flourish, go slowly.”
Source: Clarin
