A wind of crime is blowing on Netflix. Indeed, since the beginning of September, the streaming giant has continued to enrich its news category. And as usual, fans of the genre are spoiled for choice! Among the programs – retracing cases, each more sordid than the last – which have recently made their debut on the platform, we can cite: The Blood of the Murdaughs: scandal in South Carolina, Isabella: the infanticide that shocked Brazil, La Dama del silencio: from the ring to crimes or Who killed the BBC’s darling ? Whether it is a fiction inspired by a criminal case, a documentary series or a docu-fiction, these productions have one thing in common: they bring back dark memories for families and loved ones. victims, who sometimes contest the staging of the drama they experienced!
Devoured by flamesPedro Rodriguez’s father contests a passage in the series
Released on September 8, the fiction in eight episodes, Devoured by flamesis inspired by the assassination of Pedro Rodriguez, found charred in his burned car on May 4, 2017, in Spain. This affair, which greatly shook the country, was quickly clarified, since this premeditated murder was perpetrated by Rosa Peral, the victim’s wife, and her lover, Albert Lopez. But by seizing the news item, the streaming giant took some liberties which did not fail to provoke a reaction from the victim’s father. Invited on the set of a Spanish show, Pedro Rodriguez’s father revealed that one of the most memorable scenes of the series had not actually happened as it did on screen. “From what little I’ve seen, one episode or something, it says that Rosa’s daughter was on the stairs and saw what happened. It’s not a reality“, did he declare.
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Pedro Rodriguez’s family lawyer discusses Netflix adaptation
But this scene mentioned by the father is obviously not the only one to have been modified by fiction. Juan Carlos Zayas, the lawyer for Pedro Rodriguez’s family, said: “There is a scene in which we see Pedro attack a citizen, but it didn’t happen like that.” Before adding, regarding the victim’s relatives: “They knew that this was a production based on true events, an artistic work, and we understand that certain liberties may have been taken.“
Article written with the collaboration of 6Medias.
