Overview
- The Venezuelan actor said he had a three-year romantic relationship with Rodríguez, calling her the great love of his life in recent radio and TV interviews.
- Carrillo rejected claims that Rodríguez betrayed Maduro, describing her as loyal, honest and courageous, and asserting she would act to resolve Venezuela’s crisis.
- He publicly backed chavismo, insisted Venezuela is not a dictatorship, and cited private property and free expression to counter international criticism.
- Carrillo questioned widely cited migration figures by saying they were never eight million and that many are returning, a claim not independently verified in the coverage.
- The remarks drew immediate pushback from celebrities and social media users, including harsh criticism from singer José Luis ‘El Puma’ Rodríguez in a televised interview.