A Movistar Plus documentary reveals the intimacy of Lina Morgan: “She invented lesbianism”

Movistar Plus has decided to close the television season on a high thanks to the premiere of the biography of a figure as successful as she is unknown, the remembered Madrid actress María de los Ángeles López Segovia, better known as Lina Morgan.

The life and career of the legendary protagonist of series like Hostal Royal Manzanaresmovies like The fool in the boat u theater works such as Celeste It’s not a color serves as wicker for a 3-chapter documentary series whose first episode can be enjoyed on June 17.

Lights and shadows

Informalia has had access to viewing Lina, which is a product as entertaining as it lacks journalistic fangs. The documentary series from the production company 100 Balas offers a contextualized and very kind portrait of a monumental actress who was able to make many enemies by empowering herself by making her artistic work compatible with her business work.

This pioneer lived against the current of the social dictatorship of the time and she does not deserve to be haggled over for her professional merits, but those responsible for the project omit the difficulties of sharing a project with the actress (who has had a very bad partner) or her gloomy relationship with money.

The toxicity that came from his relationship with his brother José Luis is also overlooked. (of which Lina omitted his death to the astonishment of his friends because, according to several testimonies, he never admitted his homosexuality and always sought to hide the AIDS disease that ended up taking him away).

Lina It also abuses the excess of testimonies from actors of new generations who know Lina by hearsay, or barely saw Hostal Royal Manzanares when they were children, and Nor does it present critical testimonies with the actress.

Documentary stars

Lina is nourished by testimonies like Manolo Zarzo (with whom Lina shared a school of artists and films such as Impossible for a Spinster), José Sacristán, Bárbara Rey, Lolita, Anabel Alonso., María León, Silvia Abril, Pablo Chiapella, José Mota, Pepa Rus, Manuela Velasco, Samantha Hudson or Lorena Castell (many of whom imitate legendary Lina sketches).

The intervention of Joaquín Reyes deserves special mention.which marks a Celebrities of the protagonist of Single woman and mother in life and turns the artist into her umpteenth famous parody with a La Mancha accent.

Taboos

Lina has not omitted any of the 4 taboos that weigh on the actress: his sexuality, the relationship he had with his brother José Luis, his ultra-conservative ideology and the controversial inheritance that went to his driver Daniel Pontes (who in other interviews has assured that he only pocketed 2 million euros of the more than 10 that are presumed).

The documentary series is brave in dealing with any type of topicsand the shame from a journalistic point is that the delicate topics are addressed through a humorous prism, which makes Lina in a missed opportunity.

The project could have shed light on the reasons that led the actress to leave her entire inheritance to her driver, but she prefers to finish the third chapter with a pseudosketch starring Pontes as likeable as it is disappointing.

The author

Director Israel del Santo demonstrates with this project that he has found his own voice in the audiovisual panorama. The director made his way on Movistar Plus with a documentary series about Palmar de Troya and triumphed with another about Lola Flores, who seems to have served as a model for Lina.

Movistar Plus seems to have reduced its commitment to indigenous series and entertainment to reinforce its confidence in film production or documentary series, thanks to projects such as Lola, Bosé, Locomía, El Palmar de Troya, Raphaelismo, SuperGarcía or Lina.

Del Santo signs with Lina another meticulous and complete portrait, with which he once again distances himself from morbid themes with the exception of the actress’s sexuality. Andrés Peláez, creator and former director of the National Theater Museum in Almagro, is emphatic about the matter in the series: “What if Lina was a lesbian? She invented lesbianism”.

Documentary synopsis

They said about Lina Morgan that she was collected, round, that she had a face like bread and was no taller than one meter sixty. No current algorithm would have given him the slightest chance of becoming one of the most recognized and loved faces in the country. However, she did it alone.. Lina Morgan opted for humor and with her special gift for comedy she filled theaters, starred in movies and became the star of top-rated television series.

Nothing stupid about the boat. She was also a pioneer: one of the first businesswomen in the entertainment world of our country. With a career already forged in acting, she formed her own company and bought the La Latina Theater in Madrid, where the ‘No seats’ sign hung almost permanently. The whole country knew her. The whole country loved Lina. Those who were not lucky enough to enjoy it will discover a unique figure.