Segovia (EFE).- What do the PSOE candidate for Mayor of Segovia, Clara Martín, and the PP candidate, José Mazarías, have in common? The answer does not seem to be found in their political discourse, but in other types of issues, such as the legacy that both say they have received from their parents: perseverance and dedication to their work.
That, and that both claim to go to the doctor when they feel bad instead of self-medicating and that they do not have any direct relatives unemployed. For the rest, the two most recognizable faces of the next municipal elections in Segovia seem to be very different, also in aspects such as their youthful idols or the traffic fines they admit to having received.
Less than a month before the appointment with the polls, Clara Martín (PSOE) and José Mazarías (PP) have responded to a common questionnaire raised by the EFE Agency on aspects that have little to do with politics in order to give Know your most human side.
These are the questions posed and their answers:
1) When you get sick, do you self-medicate?
-Clara Martín.- No, I’m going to the doctor.
-José Mazarías.- Not at all. I am one of those who, when I get sick, go to the doctor, he sends me a treatment and I use it until I feel well and then I stop it.
2) How many relatives do you have unemployed?
-Clara Martín.- Direct, none.
-José Mazarías.- At this moment, nobody. My wife has been a civil servant for 37 years and my daughters found work when they finished their degrees
3) With which character from Don Quixote do you most identify?
– Clara Martín.- With Don Quixote, you always have to fight against windmills, right?
– José Mazarías.- Well, I wouldn’t say neither with Sancho Panza nor with Don Quixote, but I would say that I identify myself more with Rocinante. Rocinante, whose original name means “skinny, scrawny and gangly horse”, but above all because of his loyalty and courage.
4) In the distribution of tasks at home, what do you do?
– Clara Martín.- Well, not much lately, if I’m honest, because I don’t have time for anything. So between my boy and the rest of the family help, we are saving the furniture.
– José Mazarías.- I really like to do the shopping. When I have the chance, I also get into the kitchen, I’m a bit of a cook, and the iron is terrible for me.
5) Your last plane trip, where did you go and what motivated you?
– Clara Martín.- She went to Bordeaux and it was a work trip for the World Heritage Cities Group.
– José Mazarías.- It was back in 2020, a pleasure trip to Prague. I would like to travel a lot more, which I like, but I don’t have time right now.
6) Who was your youth idol?
“Clara Martin.” Musical? The members of Oasis, for example.
– José Mazarías.- I am not much of a youth idol, but I do remember that in my youth folders they were always decorated with Real Madrid players –Juanito, Santillana, Fernando Martín, from basketball- and also some famous girls in that moment as Farrah Fawcett Mayer from Charlie’s Angels.
7) What is the best memory or legacy of your parents?
– Clara Martín.- Perseverance at work, always, being constant at work, that is indeed a family heritage.
– José Mazarías.- I have to say that everything I am I owe to my parents. My parents educated me in values and, above all, in honesty, humility, dedication and effort, that is what I must thank them for.
8) Any traffic ticket?
– Clara Martín.- Yes, of course.
– José Mazarías.- Not traffic, the occasional ORA, one of those who leave the car, forget to put the ticket, and in the end, when you go, you have it on the windshield
9) How long has it been since you went to the movies? What movie did you see?
– Clara Martín.- Well, I think we went to the movies with Avatar.
– José Mazarías.- Ugh, well, the last film I saw was before Christmas and it was specifically “As Bestas”. I discovered Luis Zahera there, who I love. I also discovered him in a series and he seems like a fantastic actor.
10) Did you work while you were studying at the university, did you have a scholarship or did your family pay for your studies?
– Clara Martín.- Well, I had a scholarship, it wasn’t one hundred percent, it was partial, around 75 percent, and the rest of the money was paid by my parents.
– José Mazarías.- From the age of 12 or 13 I worked summers and dedicated myself to earning money for myself during that time. I worked distributing bread to homes, when it was done like this, then I worked in a shoe farm, I worked as a lifeguard, I worked as a salesperson for a travel agency, giving private lessons, giving swimming lessons… I have always tried to earn money so as not to have to ask for anything at home. EFE