David Broncano reached Macondo Park with about 15 minutes to spare before a flight for a personal matter, leaving La Revuelta almost no time to use the interview in full. Shakira’s team had confirmed the booking only the previous day, and the conversation took place at the venue created for her 13 concerts in Madrid.
The booking was expected to be one of the programme’s major moments. Instead, Broncano’s team had to turn uncertainty into an episode inside Macondo Park, which Shakira conceived as a mini-city bringing together different Latin American cultures. The Iberdrola Music venue can accommodate approximately 55,000 spectators, El Periódico reported.
Shakira’s delay became part of the story. While the singer was still absent, Broncano and Jorge Ponce drove around the venue in a small vehicle and spoke with workers. Broncano openly questioned whether the material would reach television at all or end up as a short social media video. The programme had secured its most sought-after guest, but not enough time for a conventional conversation.
The squeeze began before the cameras moved. The timing had to fit around the recording scheduled at the Teatro Albéniz, while Broncano also had to leave for the airport. La 1 left the theatre and headed for Macondo Park rather than abandon the chance.
The Madrid residency began with 12 planned performances, but strong demand led to the addition of a final date. The 13-concert run started on 18 September, ABC reported.
That decision produced a format built almost entirely from improvisation. Once Shakira reached the stadium, the conversation moved through the venue and its unusual details. They discussed the purpose of the new stadium and who would attend the final concert. The exchange wandered into horoscopes, then Madrid fossil shops, with portable toilets also entering the conversation. Shakira described the scale of the touring operation: around 150 workers and 40 trucks move the production equipment in the United States, as reported in coverage of the interview.
The exchange ended in Catalan. Shakira explained that she uses the language with her children in Miami when she does not want their friends to understand them. She then asked Broncano whether he spoke Catalan because of a former Catalan girlfriend. That prompted a clear reference to the parallel between their personal experiences and her past relationship with Gerard Piqué.
A viral financial exchange followed. Shakira said that she earns a great deal but spends a great deal as well, ultimately remaining more or less even. Broncano reacted skeptically, pointing to the scale of 13 concerts and an audience capacity of roughly 50,000 people.
Few major headlines came from the conversation. Its structure said more than a polished celebrity interview would have. The booking nearly collapsed in real time. Confirmation came late, and the location kept shifting as the guest remained absent and Broncano watched the clock. The final exchange was assembled from whatever could fit.
Unlike an earlier celebrity report centered on a commercial announcement or a prepared reveal, this episode exposed the failed choreography behind the booking.
RTVE’s official recording of the 8 October 2026 episode confirms that Broncano travelled to Macondo Park for his first conversation with Shakira instead of interviewing her in the studio. The broadcaster says the exchange touched on the world tour and the conversational code she uses with her children. It also covered the influence of Gabriel García Márquez. The episode’s strongest material came from the uncertainty surrounding the booking; its limitations became the structure of the broadcast.
