During the broadcast, which featured actors Margarida Corceiro and Maxi Iglesias as guests to promote their upcoming film, an audience member from the Canary Islands surprised everyone with a demonstration of the Silbo Gomero. This technique, which allows for the reproduction of Spanish through whistles, left both the guests and the presenter, David Broncano, astonished.
The spectator explained that out of the five vowels in Spanish, whistling reduces them to four sounds, as 'O' and 'U' share a similar low tone. The demonstration led to comparisons with the droid R2-D2 from Star Wars due to the succession of high-pitched and modulated sounds. The show itself summarized the moment with the humorous phrase: "Canarians live in the year 3052".
Canarians live in the year 3052
The appearance of the Silbo Gomero on a nationally broadcast program once again highlighted this Canarian tradition, recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2009. Its origins trace back to the orography of La Gomera, enabling long-distance communication before the advent of other means.
The teaching and dissemination of the Silbo Gomero have been crucial in keeping this language alive, which continues to spark curiosity beyond the islands. The demonstration on 'La Revuelta' transformed a traditional Gomera element into a national entertainment phenomenon, underscoring its usefulness and its puzzling nature for those hearing it for the first time.




