Fernando Tejero talks about the sexual assault he suffered and supports Cayetana Guillén Cuervo: “I know how hard it is”

Fernando Tejero He attended this Wednesday the premiere of Map to Pandatariathe documentary where Cayetana Guillén Cuervo and his co-stars in the play Pandataria They show the creation process and open in channel. In this project, the president of the Academy of Performing Arts of Spain says: “I had a very strong sexual assault when I was six years old”.

About these words has been spoken Fernando Tejero, who was also the victim of sexual assault by another man during his adolescence: “It was a very screwed up time,” he said in May of last year. The actor of There is no one living here y The one that is coming has shown all his support to the actress: “You have to be brave and above all tell it in a documentary and open up. It's hard, I suffered that too and I know how hard it is. I understand that she wanted to forget about it so that it wouldn't affect her.. It is part of the generosity of the documentary,” said the man from Córdoba at the premiere.

Regarding how he dealt with it, he stated: “With a lot of therapy and a psychologist, trying to fix it as best you can”. In this way, he made a claim: “On the issue of mental illness, politicians have to continue working on it so that it enters Public Health. It is very important”. And he lamented: “They are expensive and any mileurista, a person with a normal floor, cannot afford it. We must put a lot of emphasis on that”.

It must be remembered that her sister's statements coincided in time with the accusations of three women against the director. Carlos Vermouth, although the documentary was recorded before: “I'm not the one about Carlos Vermut, but of course whoever has suffered it must be reported, not after a year or two, at the moment, of course yes.” The director denied the accusations.

Tejero's words about the time in filing the complaint followed the line of those of Jose Coronado in the Feroz, for which the actor The commissioner He ended up apologizing on his social networks. The Madrid interpreter received criticism for questioning women who, due to the emotional and physical impact, need time to process and do not take measures when something like this happens.

However, Tejero applauded: “I always say that if familiar faces serve to tell these types of stories and that others dare, it is very necessary, brave and very necessary”. About himself, the actor advanced: “I'm going to make a film in April with one of our most international directors, I can't tell you yet”.