If you liked the mini-series “Devoured by the Flames” on Netflix, we advise you to discover the documentary “From Prison: Rosa’s Version” on the platform. He returns to the sordid affair of Rosa Peral.
In Netflix’s top viewing charts, Devoured by Flames is the platform’s new Spanish success. Written by Laura Sarmiento and directed by Jorge Torregrossa and Laura Mañá, this eight-episode crime drama is based on one of Spain’s darkest and sordid stories of recent years: the Municipal Police Crime case. “.
This news item concerns a young woman named Rosa Peral, a police officer who was arrested for the murder of her boyfriend Pedro Rodríguez, found burned in a car in 2017. The young woman was allegedly helped by her lover Albert López to kill her boyfriend and the investigation revealed a web of toxic relationships, lies, violence and sex scandals that made headlines.
This affair, which caused a stir in Spain, resulted in a 25-year prison sentence for Rosa Peral and a 20-year sentence for Albert López. The two defendants, who had to compensate the victim’s family to the tune of 885,000 euros, are currently incarcerated.
The series Devoured by Flames returns to this atrocious news item and relates the supposed events between the three main protagonists. Between love triangle, corruption, revenge and family drama, Netflix fiction had something to intrigue its subscribers, in addition to a solid casting (Úrsula Corberó and José Manuel Poga from La Casa de Papel and Quim Gutiérrez). If you liked the mini-series, a documentary on the case is also available on the platform.
Discover the documentary on the Rosa Peral affair!
Entitled From Prison: Rosa’s Version, this documentary film gives the floor to the main person concerned since it is her first interview since her conviction in 2020 following the controversial trial. From her prison, the former police officer discusses the affair, which revealed an incredible romantic imbroglio.
The documentary is punctuated with sequences of interviews with Rosa Peral, carried out by FaceTime, with short durations because she was only allowed 10 minutes per call from her prison. She explains from her point of view the ins and outs of the affair and what she has experienced since Pedro’s death, in particular the media treatment of the woman who was called “The Black Widow”.
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In the film, subscribers can also discover archive images, such as daily videos recorded by the victim Pedro, recordings of the trial and television news videos, but also exclusive testimonies from experts, the prosecutor, Rosa’s lawyer, Rosa’s father and journalists on the case.
The documentary From Prison: Rosa’s Version and the miniseries Eaten by Flames are available on Netflix.