Tertulia de corazón con Rosa Portela y María Menéndez 'Tarabela'
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A club charges 20,000 euros to join but bans South Americans, sparking a debate about elitism.
1. La Tertulia de Corazón on La Mañana de Galicia is a weekly celebrity gossip roundtable hosted by actress Rosa Portela and journalist María Menéndez, known as 'Tarabela.'
2. Both hosts are described in the studio with characteristic style — Tarabela in glitter, Rosa in high spirits — before they open the celebrity magazine covers for the week.
3. The episode's central topic is the launch of Íñigo Onieva's private club called Vega, which he named after the Golden Age playwright Lope de Vega.
4. Vega charges €20,000 as an entry fee, approximately €3,000 per month in membership costs, and includes €800 in bar credit per visit.
5. Tamara Falcó is quoted from a magazine interview calling Onieva 'my anchor and my rudder,' which the hosts complete by adding 'and my boat,' provoking laughter.
6. Rosa argues the club is 'un club de quiero y no puedo' rather than a genuine elite venue, noting that Mbappé paid €20,000 for a single Paris hotel night and Sara Ferguson pays €15,000 per stay, making the Vega fee merely middle-aspiration.
7. Rosa adds that truly wealthy multimillionaires would never want to socialize with the circle of people being used to promote the club, singling out Juan del Val by name.
8. José María Aznar's son and his partner are criticized for consistently appearing at Spanish events with unfriendly expressions, as if doing the country a favour by attending.
9. The relationship between Kylian Mbappé and actress Ester Expósito is treated as confirmed; Mbappé traveled to Paris to receive medical treatment for his knee at his former Saint-Germain club's medical staff.
10. Mbappé reportedly paid €20,000 for a single night in a Paris hotel during the treatment trip; Rosa notes his reported net worth exceeds €200 million, making this unremarkable.
11. Mbappé is described by a source close to Real Madrid as genuinely likeable in the dressing room without celebrity airs, and the hosts note he scored 59 goals in a calendar year, equaling Ronaldo's record.
12. Ester Expósito is described as having a link to Galicia: she traditionally summers in Viveiro.
13. Galician actress Ana Millán is mentioned when her photo appears in one of the magazines; Rosa notes they shared a film shoot and praises her as natural and funny.
14. A celebrity house feature is discussed for a couple identified as Lola, praised for integrating nature into a property large enough for seven children, with a distinctive balcony without railings.
15. Eugenia de Alba is praised for looking noticeably more attractive lately, attributed partly to subtle cosmetic work and to appearing happier; her partner Alfonso de Hohenlohe-Langenburg ('Palazuelo') is criticized for the opposite trajectory.
16. The Beckham family receives a zasca (criticism) for celebrating Brooklyn Beckham's birthday as a family gathering without Brooklyn present, which Rosa finds inappropriate.
17. Child designer Max Alexander receives a zasca from Rosa for being over-promoted as a genius designer when, in her view, he is doing what any child does with fabric.
18. Kiko Rivera receives a zasca for promoting himself through references to his mother's illness.
19. Marta Ortega receives the episode's only flower (praise) for opening a free public library in La Coruña.
20. The episode's tone is fast-paced and conversational with frequent interruptions, sharp opinions, and Galician in-jokes; it targets listeners who follow Spanish celebrity culture with a Galician perspective.
