David Rabad\u00e0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
During the teachers\u2019 strike of March 2009 against the LEC, I happened to coincide at RAC1 with this giant of journalism \u2013 though many see him merely as a comic impersonator from Catalan public television. Quite the opposite, actually. With his sharp eye and biting humour, this Pol\u00f2nia1<\/sup><\/em> actor dissects reality as if it were a fossil from the present. Queco Novell<\/strong> is, without a doubt, one of the best-known faces of Catalan TV satire.<\/p>\nBorn in Barcelona in 1963, Novell started out in the newsroom at TVE Catalunya, but soon evolved\u2014like a species perfectly adapted to its environment\u2014towards the world of comedy and acting. Just watch his brilliant performances in iconic Catalan public TV shows like Pol\u00f2nia<\/em>. He has brought to life politicians, journalists and other creatures of the Catalan public ecosystem with almost scientific precision. His skill isn\u2019t just technical, it\u2019s anthropological. Watch every gesture, every tone of voice, and you\u2019ll see that he\u2019s telling us something about the person and their time.<\/p>\nWith a background in serious journalism, Queco has managed to move effortlessly from the rigour of the newsroom to the mischief of the stage\u2014almost as smoothly as a geologist, like myself, jumping from the ancient Palaeozoic to the recent Cenozoic. Today, Queco\u2019s talent continues to captivate new audiences as he watches, with that cheeky grin of his, the evolution of the society he so deftly imitates. It only made sense for Educational Evidence<\/em>\u2019s \u201cFace to Face\u201d to bring him here\u2014authentic, unfiltered, and inimitable.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
After starting out as a serious journalist, what made you decide to take the leap into satire and comedy?<\/strong><\/p>\nI guess it was a mix of things. On the one hand, I wasn\u2019t fully enjoying journalism, and on the other, there was my friendship with Toni Soler. He\u2019d go on to become the director of Pol\u00f2nia<\/em> and other shows. He suggested we do a radio show on RAC1 (Minoria Absoluta<\/em>), where Manel Lucas and I would talk politics in a laid-back, ironic way. After that came 7 de Not\u00edcies<\/em>, and the rest is history.<\/p>\nMost people know you from your performances on Pol\u00f2nia<\/em>. Which character has been the hardest to play, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\nWell, first of all, I don\u2019t really like calling them \u201cimpressions\u201d\u2014I see them more as \u201cinterpretations\u201d. Some of my colleagues on Pol\u00f2nia<\/em> didn\u2019t do perfect impressions, but still created brilliant characters. You can nail the voice and gestures and still end up with something flat. Having said that, one of the hardest for me was Joan Laporta, because every time I tried to play him, I kept hearing Maragall in my head\u2014it drove me mad. At one point someone told me, \u201cForget everything and just dive right in\u201d. And that\u2019s what I did.<\/p>\n\u201cOne of the hardest characters for me was Joan Laporta, because every time I tried to play him I kept hearing Maragall in my head\u2014and it drove me mad\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
When you portray politicians or public figures, how do you prepare to really capture their essence?<\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s worth saying that Toni, Manel and I all come from political journalism, and when we worked in the field, we had our own sources like any journalist. Sometimes what we joked about in a sketch ended up actually happening weeks later. Sometimes it was just luck, sometimes instinct. A member of a former government once told us it felt like the scriptwriters were hiding under the Executive Council\u2019s table! Without that journalistic background, Pol\u00f2nia<\/em> would have been a completely different show.<\/p>\nDo you think satire has a greater social impact than traditional journalism?<\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019m a strong believer in rigorous journalism that verifies its sources. Unfortunately, such journalism is increasingly dismissed by a portion of the public, who see it as cosy with power. Meanwhile, a form of pseudo-journalism\u2014largely far-right\u2014is thriving, built on lies and fake news. These are difficult times for truth and for serious journalism, which I\u2019d sum up in two points: first, quality journalism is expensive; second, it\u2019s under threat. Satire, of course, can have a significant impact\u2014a show like Pol\u00f2nia certainly does\u2014but to claim it as one\u2019s primary source of information is misleading. Think of Pol\u00f2nia<\/em> as a valuable complement to the news, not a replacement for it.<\/p>\nQueco Novell has managed to move between the rigour of serious journalism and the sharpness of stage satire. \/ Photo: courtesy of the author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHas any of your portrayals ever caused tension or unexpected reactions? Maybe from the Maragalls?<\/strong><\/p>\nIn general, I\u2019ve had good relationships with the people I\u2019ve parodied. You ask about the Maragalls\u2014also good. Pasqual Maragall had a great sense of humour and liked to play along with Pol\u00f2nia<\/em>. Once, after he became President of the Generalitat, he came up to me in the middle of an event and said, \u201cI suppose you realise it\u2019s not quite the same to imitate the former Mayor of Barcelona as to portray the President of the Generalitat\u201d. I always thought of that as a friendly warning\u2014like a defender talking your ear off all match long, but never actually fouling you. Of all the people I\u2019ve played, only one ever let me know they really didn\u2019t like it.<\/p>\nWho was it? Zapatero? Clos? Rajoy? Felipe VI?<\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019d better not say.<\/p>\n
What role do you think your education played in your professional success?<\/strong><\/p>\nThat\u2019s something I\u2019ve never really thought about. I don\u2019t really know what to say about that. Honestly, I think it comes more from home than from school. My dad always had the newspaper with him, and I loved leafing through it even when I didn\u2019t understand half of it. Plus, our house was a very political place\u2014Franco\u2019s death and the Transition were intense times. And on the theatrical side, too: a great-uncle was an amateur actor, my dad as well, and my sister Rosa\u2019s a brilliant actress. Politics and theatre were constant topics at the dinner table. I\u2019ve got very fond memories of school, even though I was a terrible student.<\/p>\n
Have you ever thought about going back to journalism, or do you feel completely at home in the world of performance?<\/strong><\/p>\nGoing back to journalism? Very, very unlikely. I\u2019m really enjoying what I do now\u2014actually, it\u2019s even better than before.<\/p>\n
What does the word \u201ceffort\u201d mean to you in your line of work?<\/strong><\/p>\nEverything. Effort is what keeps everything going\u2014mine, yours, everyone\u2019s. Without effort, there\u2019s no reward.<\/p>\n
\u201cEffort is what keeps everything going\u2014mine, yours, everyone\u2019s. Without effort, there\u2019s no reward\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Do you have any future projects outside television\u2014maybe theatre or writing?<\/strong><\/p>\nNot at the moment. I\u2019m sticking with my regular work on Pol\u00f2nia, Qu\u00e8 Est\u00e0 Passant<\/em> and Caf\u00e8 d\u2019Idees<\/em> with Gemma Nierga. I\u2019ve done theatre before and I love it, but I\u2019m not considering it at the moment.<\/p>\nHow do you imagine your profession ten years from now, in an increasingly digital world full of AI?<\/strong><\/p>\nWhen it comes to AI, I feel a bit like those people who saw the first ever film\u2014with a train coming straight towards the camera\u2014and panicked, thinking it would burst through the screen and run them over. It scares me a little, to be honest. Even more so professionally, because voices are already being cloned without permission. From there to replacing actors\u2014it\u2019s just one small step.<\/p>\n
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