Podcast Summary: "La última y nos vamos | Somos de lágrima fácil"
Hoy por Hoy – SER Podcast
Host: Àngels Barceló & team
Date: November 13, 2025
Episode Overview
This episode of Hoy por Hoy centers on the topic of emotional sensitivity—specifically, being "de lágrima fácil" (prone to tears). The conversation is lively, nostalgic, and humor-laden, as the hosts confess the various circumstances that make them cry, from sentimental Christmas commercials to scenes from animated movies. The episode wraps up with an inspiring shift to a career story of radical change, introducing Mario Sanz, who left a city life running a bar to become a lighthouse keeper on the Spanish coast.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Why Are We So Emotionally Moved Lately?
00:40–01:18
- The hosts acknowledge a week full of heightened feelings, often marked by tears.
- Christmas commercials—especially the annual Spanish lottery ad—are cited as major tearjerkers.
- Quote:
"No hacéis más que llorar, ya ayer vinimos llorando también."
(‘All you do is cry, we were crying yesterday too’)
—Host B [00:40]
2. The Christmas Lottery Ads & Emotional Marketing
00:45–01:47
- Discussion of how holiday ads are designed to "tocar la fibra" (pull at the heartstrings).
- A specific memory of the lottery ad featuring "el nieto" (the grandson) and how even ads without dialogue can trigger tears.
- Quote:
"Antes estaba diciendo a Pascual de que hay uno que no hay ni diálogo, son tres abuelitas viendo como tres niños en una pista de esquí... Luego salen las tres tan felices tirándose por la pista de esquí y unos lagrimones que es súper bonito."
—Host A [01:50]
3. Crying with Animated Films: The Case of "Coco" and "Up"
02:12–03:42
- The power of animated movies to make adults cry, especially the film "Coco"; a host shares a personal story about crying after only watching the movie's ending.
- Other contributors debate whether crying over cartoon movies is justified.
- "Up" is mentioned as another example, with its famously emotional opening.
- Quote:
"¿Pero cómo podéis llorar con dibujos animados? ¿Tú has visto los 10 minutos de
Up?"
—Host B [03:16]
"Para mí la lloroterapia es esta película (‘Coco’)... cada vez que quiero llorar."
—Host C [03:11]
4. Emotions and Football: A Different Kind of Tearjerker
03:42–04:04
- Not all team members relate to crying over movies, but some admit to crying for football—specifically, a host recalls being moved when Emilio Butragueño left Real Madrid.
- The line between reality and fiction blurs again, as anime soccer players ("Oliver y Benji") get an honorable mention.
- Quote:
"Desde que la última vez fue cuando se marchó Butragueño del Madrid."
—Host B [03:45]
5. A Radically Different Life: From Bar to Lighthouse
04:45–05:58
- Feature story: Mario Sanz, who left a busy bar in Vallecas (Madrid) to become a lighthouse keeper ("farero") by the sea.
- The segment doubles as a poetic metaphor about the unpredictability of life and the literal realization of a wish to live by the sea.
- Sanz describes the process: reading about the lighthouse keeper exams, suddenly getting the job, and the emotional richness of his new career.
- Quote:
"Teníamos un bar de copas ahí muy cerca... y mi pareja siempre estaba diciendo que quería ir al mar... y vi la academia que preparaba para la oposición de faros y le dije: ‘como tengas suerte te vas a hartar de mar’. Y tuve suerte, y de pronto había que dejar el bar e irse a un faro."
—Mario Sanz [05:09]
Memorable Moments & Quotes
- On crying at commercials:
"Yo lloré... y lloro con todo."
—Host C [01:47] - On the emotional power of music and animated films:
"A mí esa canción que hemos escuchado, que es de Coco... me puse a llorar a pesar de no haber visto la película entera."
—Host C [02:41] - On the unexpected arc of a working life:
"Un día dejas el bar y te vas a un faro... Es una maravilla de espacio."
—Mario Sanz [05:09]
Timestamps for Important Segments
- Emotional week & lottery ads: 00:40–01:47
- Ads & the ‘nieto’ commercial: 01:33–01:47
- Animated movies & ‘Coco’: 02:12–03:42
- Football & emotional fandom: 03:42–04:04
- Mario Sanz’s lighthouse story: 04:45–05:58
Tone & Style
True to the Hoy por Hoy style, the tone is conversational, warm, quick-witted, and sometimes self-deprecating, with genuine affection among the hosts and a blend of humor and depth throughout the personal stories.
Summary Takeaway
The episode delivers a cathartic, relatable portrait of 21st-century adulthood—where lottery ads and Pixar movies can reduce you to tears, and where one career (or emotional) pivot can change everything. Listeners come away comforted that being "de lágrima fácil" is both universal and worth celebrating.