Macarena de Castro has prepared the cocktail reception offered by the kings to the Mallorcan society at the Almudaina Palace
By RAQUEL AGÜEROS – revistavanityfair.esAt 36, Macarena de Castro is enjoying what she considers to be her best moment. Her love is the Restaurante Jardín de Alcudia, with a Michelin star. In September, she will open in Dusseldorf and maintain her seven businesses, including a restaurant in José Ignacio Uruguay. This is the second time that this Mallorcan has offered the cocktail reception for the kings with the island's society at the Almudaina Palace. Extremely discreet, she has kept quiet since the Zarzuela commissioned her in June. She has nerves of steel but admits that her greatest weakness is public speaking. Vanity Fair has spoken to her.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being okay with myself.
What is your greatest fear?
I'm terrified of public speaking. If I have to give a talk, I can't sleep for two days.
What is the trait you dislike most about yourself?
Sometimes I am too serious and demanding with myself.
What is the trait that you dislike most in others?
Bad education.
Who is the living person you most admire?
To my father. He has taught me everything and he is a person who has maintained his ideals. He is my role model.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Take a plane to go out to eat and come back.
What is your current mood?
Very happy. Now people tell me I shine. I feel like I'm in my prime.
What do you consider to be the most overrated virtue?
Humility and perseverance.
On what occasions do you resort to lying?
On days like these, when someone asks me for discretion. I don't like to lie but I am very firm about it.
What do you like least about your appearance?
It's more general, it has to do with frustration. I'm very intense for the good and the bad and that makes me suffer a lot, although I'm learning.
What living person inspires you most contempt?
Donald Trump.
What quality do you like most in a man or a woman?
I don't care if it's a man or a woman, there's no difference. Honest people are what I value most.
What words or phrases do you use too often?
Truth and hearing.
What or who is the great love of your life?
The Alcudia Garden is my way of life.
When and where were you happiest?
When I achieve a challenge, I immediately think about the next one.
What talent would you like to have?
I would love to speak naturally in public.
What do you consider to be your greatest achievement?
I now have seven businesses open and we haven't had to close any of them. Consistency is always the hardest part.
If you were to die and could be reincarnated as another person or thing, what would you be?
A bird, I would love to fly.
Where would you like to live?
I am lucky to live in Alcudia, where I was born.
What is your most precious possession?
My restaurant.
What is the ultimate expression of misery for you?
Classism.
What is your favorite hobby?
Go eat in new places and see the world.
What is your most characteristic feature?
That I am intense.
What do you value most in your friends?
They should be loyal and honest. And very funny.
Who are your favorite writers?
I really like reading Andoni Luis Adúriz and Paolo Coelho.
Who is your fictional hero?
I live in real life.
Who are your real heroes?
My family
What is your least favorite thing in the world?
Social conflicts. I don't understand them.
What is your greatest regret?
That Spain is such a diverse country in all aspects but we cannot manage to unite it.
How would you like to die?
Happy and sleeping.
What is your motto?
You have to want to take on the world.
