The troubadour and former MasterChef participant ‘Pichingo’ opened up about the misunderstandings that his nickname has generated. Did they sue him?
After becoming the most recent eliminated from MasterChef 2025, the comedian and troubadour Diego Alexanderbetter known as ‘Pichingo’came to RCN Radio to talk about his time in the largest kitchen in the country, as well as to reveal unpublished details of his life and artistic career.
During the interview, the former participant not only talked about his experience on the program, but also clarified the origin of his particular nickname, which has generated more than one misunderstanding in different regions of Colombia.
In interview with The Sun, Diego Alexander He recounted how the nickname that has accompanied him for much of his life came about.
“Yes, the first interview they did with me after I started dating MasterChef it was from the Viewer’s Advocateand there they started with the questions about my name. I asked myself: ‘But why? Who named him that?’” he said.
The comedian explained that Pichingo is a family nickname, a “gentilicio” inherited from his father. “My dad, my grandfather and us in Greater Antioch We were known as the Pichingos. “They always called my brother, my dad and me that way,” he added.
The artist confessed that he decided to keep the name when venturing into trova and the improvisationdespite suggestions to change it.
“A trova teacher told me: ‘Brother, why don’t you change the name? Call it Domino, Borrachera, Choco… something like that.’ But I stayed with Pichingobecause it represents my history and my family,” he said.
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However, the nickname has also generated unexpected situations. The former participant of MasterChef He recalled that, upon entering the program, he discovered that in Grass The term has a very particular meaning related to the male reproductive member.
“A woman sent me a letter and I thought: ‘How is it possible that on such a familiar program they call me Don? Pichingo‘?'”, he said with a laugh. He clarified that in reality Pichingo means something small, a description that also matches his height of 1.64 meters.
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The comedian also took advantage of the interview to talk about his time on the program, describing it as a path full of learning and experiences that marked him both personally and professionally.
Although he was the last man eliminated from the competition, he feels privileged to have placed highly in MasterChef 2025something he considers an important achievement in his artistic career.
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Diego Alexander He highlighted that his participation in the program allowed him to explore new skills and face unexpected challenges in the kitchen, in addition to strengthening his character and discipline.
For him, every dish prepared and every challenge overcome in the competition were lessons that They transcend the gastronomic and are transferred to personal and professional life.
Finally, the troubadour confessed that his experience in MasterChef has motivated him to continue exploring projects related to musicthe improvisation and the performancewithout leaving aside his identity and family roots.
For Diego Alexander, ‘Pichingo’ It is not just a nickname: it is a symbol of his history, his family and the way in which he has managed to make his way in Colombian entertainment.
