Seville creator Lucas Melcón, known as Malacara, says people openly discuss the deterioration of the healthcare system on Andalusian streets ahead of elections. In an EL PAÍS interview, he explains everyday concerns like health, housing, and education dominate talk. He stays out of the current campaign, watching from the sidelines.
Lucas Melcón, 34, from Puerto Real (Cádiz), is known for his character Malacara, using Andalusian dialect on social media and t-shirts with phrases like “Arle caso a tu mare” or “No te preocupe, también te va a keá carvo”. He collaborated on past political campaigns but now limits involvement to clothing designs.
In an EL PAÍS interview published on May 2, 2026, Malacara calls electoral campaigns “a very complicated terrain” with “discontrol and frenzy”. “I'm glad to be on my own this time and watch the bulls from the barrier,” he states. He notes politics appears in daily life, in “absences or presences” seen in windows.
On the Andalusian elections, he notes a shift: 40 years ago debates covered abortion, drugs, or euthanasia, but now focus on housing, health, and education. “For the first time, people openly talk about the deterioration of the healthcare system. It's a topic commented on in streets or bars because you don't know if there will be a doctor or when you'll be seen,” he says.
Malacara calls himself “a political animal” but avoids deep involvement amid a “almost violent” climate. On nearly 40% of voters undecided two weeks before elections, he warns: “People must know many things are at stake”. If starting a party, it would be Andalusian-focused, valuing local identity, joking with ideas like “Out influencers from the fair”.
