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In brief

  • Pedroche played her first DJ set on Sunday, 11 October, at the closing party of the restaurant run by her husband, chef Dabiz Muñoz, with about 300 people in the room.

  • On Tuesday, 13 October, Pedroche shared an anonymous user's insults from a direct message on her Instagram stories, after critics had questioned the set on Monday, 12 October.

  • In a statement she said she was very sorry that some people felt offended but was not hurting anyone, and that she accepted the challenge only after her mentor, DJ Sebastián Gamboa, said she could do it well.

Ibiza
Ibiza · Spain
How it came to this
  1. 11 OctFirst DJ set at the StreetXO Ibiza closing party
  2. 12 OctInstagram post thanking supporters as critics question the set
  3. 13 OctInsults shared on her Instagram stories and appearance on Zapeando

The Ibiza debut

Cristina Pedroche, 37, played her first DJ set on Sunday, 11 October, at the closing party of StreetXO Ibiza, the restaurant run by her husband, chef Dabiz Muñoz. Her mentor, DJ Sebastián Gamboa, had told her she could do it well before she accepted the challenge, she said in a statement. Reports put the crowd at about 300 people, and she said she was nervous at the start because many of them were filming her on their phones. She said she had initially wondered why the audience was not dancing and kept inviting them to dance. She also said she received no money for the set and did it only for the pleasure of trying new things.

Insults and her reply

On Monday, 12 October, Pedroche wrote on Instagram that she had so much emotional hangover she could not yet find words for the night, and promised to share them later. Her Instagram account has 2.9 million followers. Online comments questioned the set, with one user writing that they had never seen a DJ dance so much and touch the decks so little. On Tuesday, 13 October, she shared an anonymous direct message containing insults in her Instagram stories, alongside a greeting to everyone, including those who wished her terrible things.

“Good morning to everyone, even to those who wish me terrible things.”

Cristina Pedroche, TV presenter and Zapeando collaborator

In the statement that followed, she addressed the people who felt offended by her debut.

“I am very sorry that some people have felt so offended, but I am not hurting anyone.”

Cristina Pedroche, TV presenter and Zapeando collaborator

Her account of the set

Pedroche said her preparation was the reason the debut went well, and she described the work she put in before the night.

“I have been practicing every second, studying, watching and learning from the best. And I think for a first time it went very well.”

Cristina Pedroche, TV presenter and Zapeando collaborator

She added that the crowd had a great time and danced through the whole session, and that she could not have enjoyed it more herself. She closed her statement with a line about the experience.

“I fulfilled a dream I didn't even know I had. And honestly, I don't want to leave it there.”

Cristina Pedroche, TV presenter and Zapeando collaborator

Zapeando and what comes next

On Tuesday, 13 October, she appeared on laSexta's Zapeando, where she called the experience incredible and described the set as a kind of trance. Dani Mateo joked that telling her children to be home by 10pm would not work, and she replied that she would go out with them. Virginia Riezu joked that Pedroche would host the New Year's Eve Campanadas in rave style. Pedroche said she expects to keep DJing and told viewers "This does not end here" before inviting them to the next session.

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Sources and context

  • EL PAÍSon 13 Oct at 16:33Cristina Pedroche responds to criticism of her DJ debut: “I have been practicing every second”Cristina Pedroche responde a las críticas de su debut como DJ: "He estado practicando cada segundo · original in Spanish
  • La Razónon 13 Oct at 16:31Cristina Pedroche announces her next DJ dates on “Zapeando” and the show jokes about the next Campanadas: “Rave style”Cristina Pedroche avisa en 'Zapeando' de sus próximas citas como DJ y el programa bromea sobre las próximas Campanadas: "En plan rave" · original in Spanish
  • eldiario.eson 13 Oct at 16:20Cristina Pedroche responds on “Zapeando” after her DJ debut in Ibiza: “I have fulfilled a dream I didn't know I had”Cristina Pedroche responde en 'Zapeando' tras su debut como DJ en Ibiza: "He cumplido un sueño que no sabía que tenía" · original in Spanish
  • LaSextaon 13 Oct at 15:29Cristina Pedroche, after DJing at StreetXO Ibiza: “I have fulfilled a dream, I felt like I was in a trance”Cristina Pedroche, tras pinchar en StreetXO Ibiza: "He cumplido un sueño, me he sentido en un trance" · original in Spanish
Cristina Pedroche
TV presenter and Zapeando collaborator who made her DJ debut at StreetXO Ibiza
Dabiz Muñoz
Chef and husband of Cristina Pedroche, owner of the StreetXO restaurants
Sebastián Gamboa
DJ who acted as Pedroche's mentor before her debut
Dani Mateo
Presenter of Zapeando who joked about the set on air
Virginia Riezu
Zapeando participant who joked about the New Year's Eve Campanadas

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The Ibiza debutThe Ibiza debutInsults and her replyInsults and her replyHer account of the setHer account of the setZapeando and what comes nextZapeando and what comes next

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Cristina Pedroche debuts as DJ in Ibiza and answers online insults

The TV presenter played her first DJ set at the closing party of her husband Dabiz Muñoz's StreetXO Ibiza restaurant on Sunday, 11 October. On Tuesday, 13 October, she posted a reply to the insults that followed.

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