Pedro Trapote, nightclub entrepreneur: “I’ve lived life to the fullest, I’ve been married five times, always marrying women younger than me.”
Who was the king of Madrid's nightlife in the late 20th century with the Joy Eslava and the Teatro Barceló, is now the "king of churros" thanks to San Ginés. At 86 years old, he speaks bluntly about his life, his women, his businesses, his brother-in-law Felipe González and his friend Juan Carlos I.
“Come to the Aranjuez estate: we’re not living here, but we come and take a photo in the pool,” Pedro Trapote invites us most kindly when we suggest a summer interview. We almost didn’t make it. And even though, in addition to the GPS, we brought a little map sent by his wife, Begoña García-Vaquero, so we wouldn’t get lost. Still, we spent a good while driving around the surroundings of the Royal Palace, until a park ranger comes out to the gate to signal to us.
What fools we were. We hadn’t imagined that “the estate” was the Oñate gardens, right in the heart of the historic center. “They say this was Queen Isabella II’s riding school,” the host tells us, amused, when we finally meet, about this impressive garden with two houses, a pool, several verandas, stables and an idyllic bridge over a bend in the Tagus River. La Chata didn’t have bad taste.
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