Sol Vargas, from ‘MasterChef Ecuador’, hasn’t fallen in love yet (she and Jamil are 100% friends), but when that happens she wants a family forever

While this conversation is going on, Sol Vargas Among his waits are the final stages of his thesis Food engineer with a minor in Nutrition. And, although remembering that academic work that has yet to be done causes stress for a few seconds, the smile immediately returns to the face because The love for cooking, its ingredients and products, which she inherited from her maternal grandmother, Inés, motivates her to continue working towards her goals.

“She is like a second mother to me, I have loved her all my life and she always made sweets. ANDShe is the person closest to the kitchen in my house, and I would say that she made me love cooking.“, he recalls enjoying and missing the famous alfajores from his ‘mom’, as he affectionately calls his grandmother. “They are spectacular and I have saved that recipe and will not give it to anyone, only my children”.

Armed with all this familiar knowledge, Sol decided to audition for the final fourth season of the series MasterChef Ecuador, also promoted by his sister Diana. “I never watched the series, although my family loved it. So one day I had some time, I bought some ingredients and made a video and put it on YouTube and they didn’t call me for three months.”

His participation in the program that he broadcast from Monday to Friday teleamazon, viewers already know that, including the famous viral moment when Sol was criticized for her green peeling technique. But today, she receives these comments with love, laughter and even uses them to her advantage, with the positive attitude that characterizes her.

“The first person I agreed with and still agree with is Jamil (Faour). It was amazing because I felt like I had someone I could rely on, who would make pozole for me if I was feeling down. Because obviously there were days when i thought i didn’t want to be there anymore and jamil would come out of nowhere s bowl of pozole and told me: eat, everything will be fine. The feeling that the support was very important.”

For days, social networks testified about this unbreakable friendship, which at times cannot escape from controversiesWell, thanks to the photo, speculation about their possible romantic relationship immediately began. But the truth is, Sol admitted to this newspaper, that he has not fallen in love until today.

“I feel it’s because I didn’t want to. The people have arrived, I leave the door open, but I just don’t feel like it’s time because I don’t think I have the time or desire to get into a relationship“, he comments. “A relationship is something you work on every day, you have to invest your time and effort and I want to fall in love and give 100% to a relationship, but since I’m still learning and finding myself, it’s not the time, but I know that one day it will come“.

So she was surprised by the scandal caused by her post on Instagram. “Jamil, Andrés and I went to shoot a commercial and one of the shots was a couple and we acted walking on the beach, holding hands. and the sunset was beautiful, the photos were amazing and Jamil and I uploaded stories and then fast, but Jamil and Mare were dating at the time and there was no shortage of comments from a lot of people“, summarizes for clarification for those who are just guessing what happened.

“And I put myself in Murray’s position and yes, it was awkward and ugly, but at that moment I suggested him to ignore everything, but it just escalated and escalated and then they started telling me to stay out of the relationship, which is completely inappropriate because Jamil and I are 100% friends, we love each other, but it’s always been that way…. And well, Mare and Jamil broke up, but they came back, So it was just a misunderstanding.”

Is the Sol we saw in the show the real Sol?

No, no, not at all. I feel my character inside master chef she was 100% like her daddy’s girl who doesn’t know how to peel greens or who doesn’t know anything at all and isn’t like that at all. I feel like I have a lot more to deliver and that my character and program failed me, that they didn’t know how to use me, but that’s okay. I think people have seen the worst in me, but if they take the time to get to know me, they’ll really like me.

How did you receive the elimination?

Not that I expected to leave or anything, but I’m a very flow person and I’ve already said that the day I need to leave, I’ll leave. And in that program, I already knew that I would leave since I started cooking, from before. But then I simply felt peace and happiness, I accepted it very relaxed, I always accept everything like that in life. I could only think about how much I had grown, about the people I had met.

There were a lot of tense moments in the show, did that affect your relationship with Victoria?

My relationship with Vic was never damaged, we could talk to each other and everything was always very clear. It didn’t show on the screen, but that’s how it is (laughs). We still get along very well at the moment and what’s more, we have coffee waiting for us.

How do you deal with the fame that has come Master chef?

It’s something I didn’t expect, but it’s beautiful to go out on the street and people recognize you, and especially children have something with me, with my character in the program and the feeling that love is the most grateful thing I can get. the whole program. Obviously there was a time when I was kicked out a lot hate, but luckily I am the person I see hate I’m deleting it too, I don’t like to answer because it’s giving importance to people who only want to harm you.

You also have your phase as a content creator, how is that life?

It’s amazing, I love creating content, I think I have a really good eye for capturing moments and I love working with brands. And even though everyone thinks it’s something easy, there is a pre- and post-production that you can’t see, that some don’t appreciate, but it’s also a pleasure because I feel that with my work I’m achieving what I’ve always wanted.

How do you decide what to share? What is the limit?

I don’t even have one Close friends (best friends on Instagram). What I don’t want people to see remains in my personal life, I feel that life is more beautiful when you enjoy it in that moment. Not so intimate moments or if I’m seeing someone because that’s my private life.

And how do you handle criticism?

From the age of 13, I learned that what other people say and think about me will not affect me, nor will it change the person I am. I am the only one who can define who I am. I believe in fate and energies and I feel that if a person is aligned with me, they will want to get closer and we will meet and it will be amazing, and people who are not aligned with me and want to believe in the lies of others, well, they stay where they are and that is fine.

What are your future plans?

I graduated in May and I think I will have more time for myself and know what other goals I am setting for myself.

What does your family say about the lifestyle you have chosen?

My family supports me in everything I do. When I feel that I can’t do it anymore, my mom is there to encourage me and the only thing they always remind me is that I need to be responsible towards the university and that helps me a lot. I have my own plan, but I also tell my mom some things to make me agree. They help me by taking photos or recording when I ask them, they are patient with me and I think they are still very proud of what I achieve. My house is my safe place, I always feel a lot of love, everything will be fine there. Although I want to live outside the country for a few years and I think it will cost me, it is a process that I have to gradually accept.

And when you have your own home, you want to follow suit.

Obviously. One of the most important things for me in life is to replicate what I have, to have a loving family and I know it will be like that because I will not settle for anything less and I will create it.