Mariano Roa blasted Débora D’Amato and sparked a live scandal

Viviana Canosa's television cycle  Viviana Canosa (El Trece) has once again found itself at the center of the storm. This time, not because of an exclusive or a fiery editorial, but due to a fierce fight between two of its panelists: Mariano Roa and Débora D’Amato.

The tension between them had been building up for weeks, but what happened on the last show went beyond the limits of the broadcast and exposed deep personal differences.

A conflict that had been brewing

Everything started some time ago, when they were debating the case of  Luciana Salazar and Martín Redrado on the show. In that context, Roa made a controversial statement against women who choose surrogacy or fertility treatments to become single mothers.

He stated bluntly that he preferred "adoption over buying a child." His words struck a chord with D’Amato, who formed a single-parent family through treatment and is the mother of two daughters.

That initial discussion had already strained the relationship between them, but what happened days later was even more serious.

During another show, while they were commenting on the confrontation between Pedro Rosemblat and Nicolás Wiñazki, the discussion escalated to a personal level. 

Insults on air and public reaction

In the middle of the broadcast, Roa could not contain himself and called D’Amato "dirty, intolerant, and ridiculous" and accused her of using feminism as an ideological shield.

"Stop overacting your role as a woman, get off the feminism bandwagon," he said. He doubled down: "You're intolerant and you think that because of your ideological tendency, others are against you."

The "dirty" response from the journalist came after his colleague told him "clean yourself, you have something dirty", pointing to his nose.

D’Amato's reaction was not long in coming. In a conversation with Intrusos (América), the journalist confirmed the background of the conflict: "This has been happening. I don't regret anything I said to him," she stated.

She also revealed that Roa had already mocked extremely personal matters on other occasions: "He made fun of my inability to be a mother, in a mocking way."

She added something even more serious: "He also targeted mental health. There's no turning back."

The future of the show defined

Meanwhile, it was confirmed that Viviana Canosa's cycle will come to an end in July, but the scandal between its panelists doesn't seem to end along with the broadcast.

The confrontation between the journalists left a mark that is hard to erase. Although the show will go off the air, the controversy promises to continue for a long time, whether in front of or behind the cameras.