The Goya Awards represent the culmination of the film year in Spain. They are the most important awards given in the country, and they put the finishing touch to the efforts of all the filmmakers, scriptwriters, makeup artists, editors and other personnel in charge. The latest edition has resulted in the final seal of approval for The Snow Society, by JA Bayona, before facing the race towards the Oscars.
The gala held in Valladolid at the beginning of the month left many highlights, but some of them occurred right after it, during the after-party. Rocío Camacho, mental health influencer and author of the book Co(n)razón, spoke about the event on the podcast Do you want to be my friend?, by Podimo. There, she dropped some statements about what could be seen behind the cameras that did not leave the presenters indifferent.
“The party afterward, according to me and the experiences you see, looks you feel, for me there were more drugs than people at that party. But hey, there were also wonderful, great people,” Camacho assured, to the astonishment of Mario Marzo and Dane. “The brave does not take away the polite,” intervened the former actor of El Internado. “I said that The Snow Society is what the party should be called,” was the podcaster’s response.
The video has more than 38,000 views since it was published on the format’s TikTok profile, and has more than 2,100 likes and several notable reactions to what happened. “I belong to the world of ‘art’ and I attest to it…unfortunately there is a lot of ‘freedom’ for everything…for the good and the bad,” one user assured without any filter, regarding Rocío’s fiery statements. Camacho.
“Well, it’s very good to say it! Because little is said about how badly celebrities normalize that,” read another response. One of the many images left by the Goyas, along with Inés Hernand’s comments about Pedro Sánchez. The RTVE reporter generated controversy during the coverage of the red carpet in Valladolid, leaving several statements regarding the President of the Government that caused confusion on the networks.
“As much as we want to give a lighthearted, alternative tone and designed for a youth audience, we believe that any content that carries the RTVE brand must comply with quality and neutrality standards,” the public entity said in a statement, condemning the facts. However, Sánchez sided with the journalist and defended her position, pointing to her as the “true icon” behind her statements.
