For several days, people have been enjoying the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Something characteristic of this soccer event are the commercials or advertising campaigns that are usually done prior to the start or during this great global event.
Given this, many netizens will remember the fun and humorous commercials created by the Colombian bank that provides financial services to people, companies and rural sectors for this World Cup season.
It is about the unforgettable ‘Ricardo Jorge’, who was the name of one of the most recognized correspondents of Davivienda’s ‘newscast’, CDN. Its beginnings took more than one by surprise and that is that advertising with this character, beyond being annoying, became acclaimed and desired..
Julián Orrego, who played the famous correspondent, rose to fame and has since tried to ‘hit’ again, and not only in the country. For the 2014 World Cup he tried again in Brazil, but it didn’t work. The bank was about to suspend Orrego’s role.
However, the actor had an ‘ace up his sleeve’. Before being a correspondent he was a singer. Orrego has a band called rock, It was his professional facet long before he was an actor; in fact, one of the records he released is called Hallucination.
As a curious fact, in an interview for the Blu radio station, the correspondent assured that the character of ‘Ricardo Jorge’ arrived at the least expected momentbecause he always led a rocker’s life, a characteristic that for many was very surprising, after 12 years of having played the character.
“I did two campaigns, the first in South Africa 2010 and the second in Brazil 2014 (…) My life before that was normal, I have always been a rocker and I have had my life. I have always moved in the world of music, but it was something unexpected, since I took some acting courses for my band’s videos and in that learning process they gave me the opportunity to do the casting; I earn itI was the last to arrive in a group of 200 people from various cities in the country”, Julián said in the interview.
Among the singers that make up the musical band, in addition to the correspondent are: Camilo Torres, Miguel Rebolledo and Sergio E. Suzarte. For now, Julián hopes to be able to succeed in the music industry, which is his main and greatest passion.
These are the new Davivienda commercials for Qatar 2022
Although for this opportunity the commercials will not have the iconic journalist who became the star of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, ‘Ricardo Jorge’all eyes are on the new version that they have decided to create and that has eclipsed the expected sporting event, wowing fans with a Qatari guide, named Aish, who teaches people the do’s and don’ts of the Arab country.
The restrictions that have become known in Qatar, the host country of the World Cup, were made under the typical and well-known motto: “Your money cannot be in the wrong place”.
The commercials have been well received among users of social networks who with praise, laughter and applause approved the advertising campaigns. published by the financial entity during the inauguration of the orbital appointment.
Since Germany 2006, the bank has focused its advertising campaigns on the venues of the world cups, to such an extent that every 4 years it draws the attention of the fans. For this World Cup in Qatar 2022 it was no exception.
Despite the success of the previous content, many netizens do not forget and always tend to remember those of South Africa 2010 for this season, which they consider unbeatable, when the renowned correspondent ‘Ricardo Jorge’ became the most remembered face of Davivienda’s commercials in the world.