TVE named Pedro Sánchez as Thursday’s guest on Monday, after Huévar’s registration period had closed. The PSOE-run council had already invited residents to travel to the recording of ‘El Perro Andaluz’, a TVE programme presented by comedian Manu Sánchez, at Seville’s Cartuja Center.
ABC reported that the council’s Facebook post advertised free bus transport and explained how residents could sign up. A WhatsApp message sent by the council on 5 November also invited residents to attend. Neither post identified the production company as the party paying for the transport.
The council says it helped residents complete the producer’s form and coordinated their attendance. It describes the outing as a cultural activity that cost the municipality nothing. Producer 16 Escalones, which makes the TVE programme, confirmed that it would cover the transport bill.
That division sits at the centre of the dispute over the council’s involvement: Huévar organised local sign-ups and group travel, while the producer paid for the buses. The municipality says it arranged the visit because residents had welcomed presenter Manu Sánchez in October 2025 and wanted an activity connected with him.
16 Escalones says it usually draws audience members from a website waiting list with thousands of names, contacting people in registration order each week. It also offers coaches to institutions, groups and town councils that request them. The Cartuja Center recording space can hold between 600 and 700 people.
For Thursday’s recording, the producer lists Huévar as an invited institution, confirmed on 4 November. The Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication at the University of Cádiz campus in Jerez was confirmed on 29 October. The company says neither institution knew Sánchez would be the guest. TVE announced his appearance on Monday, after Santiago Abascal’s interview on La Revuelta.
Abascal’s interview aired on 9 November 2026 and became La Revuelta’s most-watched edition. Barlovento Comunicación reported an average audience of 4,815,000 viewers, a 33.6% share and 8,670,000 unique viewers. Sánchez’s appearance on the programme on 22 October drew 4,387,000 average viewers, a 33.9% share and 7,129,000 unique viewers.
The episode comes amid criticism from PSOE figures of Vox’s role in selecting audience members for Abascal’s La Revuelta appearance. Félix Bolaños and Pilar Alegría attacked the selection, which the party made through an agency and presenter David Broncano publicly acknowledged. Ada Colau’s appearance on the programme during the election period was covered in earlier La Revuelta coverage.
Sánchez’s interview is scheduled for the same day as his campaign opening at Seville’s Fibes conference centre. The general election is set for 29 November.
