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"We
thought of doing Zoom, Skype and using new technologies since
Santa cannot visit the children's homes," said Hector Fuentes,
decked out in the classic red suit, white beard and hat of
Father Christmas, or "Papa Noel" in Spanish.
Children's entertainer Fuentes, a Chilean who has been living in
Spain for the past decade, has transformed an old shipping
container in Leganes, south of Madrid, into a
grotto-cum-production studio.
He records personalised messages with the help of his son
Andres, who works behind the camera, and his colleague Pilar
Carrion, who plays his trusty sidekick elf.
Parents can find Fuentes on social media and send him their
children's letters. Then he and Carrion film a personalised
reply from Papa Noel himself.
"When the pandemic arrived all the events we had were
cancelled...we had to start from scratch to reinvent ourselves,"
said Carrion.
On Friday, three-year-old Arhoa Pena sat transfixed as she
watched Santa Claus talking to her from the television in her
living room in Alcorcon.
(Reporting by Elena Rodriguez, Guillermo Martinez and Sergio
Perez; Writing by Jessica Jones; Editing by Christina Fincher)
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