Series based on recent crimes that occur in our country produce a certain rejection for meOn the one hand, there is a certain modesty about reliving a pain that is closer to us and on the other, there is the fear of discovering that the friendly neighbor on the fifth floor may actually be a cold murderer. A sensation that multiplies when the victim is a minor. So ‘The Asunta Case’ had every chance of being ignored, but there is nothing better than word of mouth to promote a product.
In this case, the performance of Candela Peña, in the role of Rosario Porto, was the key that led me to dive into a series that has many lights and few shadows. The Catalan belongs to that chosen group of actors capable of playing many different roles and all at an outstanding level, but In ‘The Asunta Case’ his interpretation is masterful, he gets into the skin and mind of a very complicated character. Everything in it exudes truth and that makes the series, which is very well constructed as an entertainment product, go one step further. From now on everyone will see Rosario Porto under the skin of Candela Peña.
But the actress is not alone, the cast It brings together many of the best talents on the current scene: Tristán Ulloa (Alfonso Basterra), Javier Gutiérrez (Judge Malvar), Raúl Arévalo (Lawyer), Carlos Blanco (sergeant of the Civil Guard), Alicia Borrachero (lawyer), Maria León (Civil Guard)… and all of them at a very high level , especially Ulloa and Gutiérrez, something that in both cases is no longer news.
The story is too recent for the details to have been erased from memory; so the challenge of constructing an attractive story falls to the merit of a team of scriptwriters (Ramón Campos, Jon de la Cuesta, Gema R, Neira, David Orea) who has managed to find the right balance between the necessary doses of fiction and real facts.
Finally, we must highlight the great work of director Carlos Sedes and Jacobo Martínez who, with their way of placing the camera, the recreation of the settings and the light of a gray Galicia, manage to cross the barriers of fiction.
The series does not enter into moral evaluations, It simply limits itself to presenting the facts and the few moral judgments it addresses are more focused on the layer of silence and privileges that hides the dark secrets of the wealthy classes than on a reflection on the evil of the protagonists.
Is ‘The Asunta Case’ worth seeing?
- Outstanding performance by Candela Peña in what is probably the best work of her career.
- A cast in a state of grace that brings together many of the best national actors.
- The series sticks to the facts, leaving the moral assessment to the viewer.
- If anyone has doubts about the very high level of Spanish productions, this is a good example to clear them up.
What other series are there to watch?
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