Pau Donés invited to enjoy every minute of life

Journalist Jordi Évole recalls that when Pau Donés asked him what his last interview would be before he died of cancer, he shock to know that the leader of Jarabe de Palo had little time to live.

However, in the documentary that resulted from that reading and which is mentioned What you give me, there is room for everything but grief. He explains that although they both cried when they planned it, the scene was already different when shot.

Don’t be afraid of a documentary like this. From the outset, you might think that watching someone on the brink of death could be something sad and very difficult, and I assure you it isn’t, ”says Jordi Évole in an interview.

“It is a living will that offers comfort, like a breath of fresh air at a time like the moment we live in, and it is taught that life is worth living, even if you only have 15 days to live. . I think at a time like this it can be a great help, ”he says.

The documentary will premiere this Monday at 8:30 p.m. on the payment channel Antena 3 Internacional, after showing in some cinemas due to the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2020.

“It is a lecture that invites you to live, to enjoy every minute of life thanks to the legacy that Pau leaves us and his strength. With the situation we have been living in with death in all latitudes for the past year, you suddenly receive a message about how to face life and also death, a very important message, ”he says.

The interpreter of The skinny girl died on June 9, 2020 from colon cancer; It took him 15 days to sit down with Évole to talk and although he was visibly weak, the reporter points out that he forgot when he started the conversation.

“It’s something he said to me himself, ‘Forget what I am, the one here is me and what we have to do is talk.’

“He also said we shouldn’t waste time hating because it’s not worth it and it’s a waste of time.”