The judge of the Asunta Case, outraged by the Netflix series: “I have seen an episode and I am not going to watch it again”

The latest bombshell of the streaming platform has generated a flurry of reactions and not all of them positive. Aside from the magnificent and unquestionable performances of the protagonists, Candela Pena (In the role of Rosario Porto) and Tristan Ulloa (like Alfonso Basterra), the vision of the creators and the dehumanization of certain characters has been strongly criticized by anonymous people and also by people who actively participated in the case, such as José Antonio Vázquez Taínthe investigating judge of the murder of Asunta Basterra: “I’ve seen one episode and I’m not going to watch it again.”

The magistrate breaks a spear in favor of Javier Gutierrezwho plays him in the Netflix fiction, but sends a sharp criticism to those responsible for the miniseries: “Javier is a great actor and a great person, I have nothing to reproach him for. On the contrary. I think they have tried to let me in the best place, but it has not been achieved. I have seen one episode and I am not going to see it again. “We have lost the opportunity to give a little love to the girl, to the victim.”he said this Friday in We’ll see. Vázquez Taín believes that the series focuses too much on the process and does not get too close to the victim: “It makes me sad because it is not fair. She was a very special and wonderful girl. It was time…”.

A review that shares Patricia Pardo. The Mediaset presenter was a reporter at the time and covered the Asunta case at street level: “She was a brilliant girl, she was a very good person and I think the series doesn’t do her justice.” In addition, the Galician also wanted to criticize the twist they have given to Vázquez Taín’s character on Netflix: “All the people who have had dealings with you will not find anyone who speaks badly of this man. They profile him in the series as a villain, arrogant, haughty, rude. The judge is not like that.”

A creepy case

The Netflix series portrays one of the most shocking crimes in recent black history in Spain. On September 21, 2013, the lifeless body of Asunta Basterra, 13 years old, was found on a forest trail in Teo, two kilometers from the family home of Rosario Porto, his adoptive mother. His parents, Rosario Porto y Alfonso Basterra, were charged with his murder and sentenced to 18 years in prison each. She committed suicide in her cell in 2020, after two previous failed attempts. To this day, the case still has important gaps and unanswered questions.