“The radio keeps playing”, Amaral puts the finishing touch to Cadena SER's Centennial celebration in Madrid

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The radio continues celebrating! This 2024 marks 100 years of Cadena SER. They seem few! And, of course, the chain is celebrating in style. This same Tuesday, October 15, the radio moved to one of the most legendary Theaters in Madrid to go live with the public. Just as it was done in its origins. A way to bring listeners closer to that closeness that they transmit every day through the airwaves.

Cadena SER traveled for two hours to the Capitol Theater in Madrid, with more than 1,300 attendees, to broadcast live two very special programs from To Live and Nobody knows anything.

Amaral at the centenary of Cadena SER singing at the Capitol Theater / VICTOR_LERENA

A To Live full of stars

Javier del Pino wanted to pay tribute to those radio contests that have brought so much joy to listeners over the years. Accompanied by Manuel Burquethe journalist has selected three of the followers who have gathered on Gran Vía to participate in a very special contest titled The most normal man in Spain in which they have also participated Juanjo Millás, Javier Cansado, Miguel Maldonado and Ignatius Farray. The funniest thing is that Juanjo has been in charge of acting as judge.

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The presenter Aitor Albizua, who is currently on Cifras y Letras on TVE, but who continues to collaborate on Cadena SER, has also appeared to give some advice to his colleagues on how to present a contest. It was then that Javier del Pino gave way to a new contest on political news in which they participated Gabriel Rufian and a Mariano Rajoy performed by Raul Perezbefore a jury made up of Marina Lobo, Isma Juárez, Antonio Castelo, Llum Barrera and Pere Aznar.

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Then the time has come for Andreu Buenafuente and Berto Romero. The two comedians have brought their Nobody Knows Anything to the Capitol Theater in Madrid to ask themselves all kinds of questions. Although also to discuss the game mechanics words and his passage through The Revolt. Without a doubt, a live moment that made you laugh.

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Amaral and his tribute to the radio

To finish the event in style, Amaral came out on stage at the Capitol Theater to celebrate 100 years of Cadena SER. And musicians have been with the radio for a quarter of a century. To celebrate they have sung three songs: There you are, Free and How to speak. The latter is a song that is already a classic and that mentions the airwaves: “The radio keeps playing.” And, no matter how many years pass, the radio will continue to be on.

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