Candela Peña joined Pedro Sánchez at the end of his La Revuelta interview and challenged the president over how little the conversation had said about women. She also asked why he wanted to remain in politics.
Housing and climate change were among the subjects on Pedro Sánchez’s La Revuelta agenda; David Broncano also raised the gag law. The programme aired on La 1 and RTVE Play on Thursday, 22 October 2026, with the interview scheduled for 21:45 peninsular time.
The interview touched on Ceuta and immigration, as well as the housing situation. Corruption allegations involving former PSOE figures also came up. Broncano asked about Begoña Gómez. Zapatero was mentioned, along with Sánchez’s relationships with Donald Trump and Javier Milei. The discussion widened to international politics and the wars, before turning to social media. The roughly 90-minute conversation covered an unusually broad range of political subjects for a programme that typically combines interviews with comedy.
After an hour and a half, Broncano brought in Candela Peña. He said he and his wife were fans of the actress. Peña appeared at the end of the interview, after the discussion had ranged across domestic policy and international affairs. El Correo columnist Mikel Labastida noted that Sánchez was the only leader of a main political party invited to appear before the next general election who had accepted.
Peña arrived in denim as a playful nod to Sánchez’s casual style. She quickly challenged the host and the president for spending too little time talking about women, then asked about Begoña Gómez. Peña said she worried that women faced sacrifices when political pressure intensified. She also criticized the preceding conversation’s tone.
The personal exchange came amid other political clashes involving Sánchez. Related coverage has included Javier Milei’s attack and expulsion call during a visit to Spain.
Peña asked Sánchez whether he went to therapy and wondered aloud why he wanted to continue in politics after facing the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ceuta border crisis followed, as did Spain’s nationwide blackout and a volcanic eruption. She also asked whether the pressure had affected him physically. Sánchez said meditation helped him put events in perspective. He also exercised and said he continued to enjoy his work.
One exchange drew the strongest applause. Sánchez had raised the prospect of governing with 176 seats, an absolute majority in Spain’s 350-seat Congress of Deputies, as a way to avoid the coalition and parliamentary bargaining constraints of his time in office. Peña challenged his confidence about reaching that number, briefly spoke as if she were part of his side, then corrected herself. Broncano laughed and said he had tried to remain impartial throughout the interview.
Peña later said the women had traded profanities backstage and had noticed everything about Sánchez. She also teased Broncano for seeming jealous of the guest. Sánchez thanked her for the laughs and praised her as one of Spain’s best actresses. The exchange drew substantial follow-up coverage, with Peña’s improvised questions and her playful challenge over the 176-seat target among the moments most widely reported.
