The day Candela Peña put on the wig to portray herself as Rosario Porto, she started vomiting. “I was vomiting in the corners,” she admitted in an interview, “but I had to empty myself so that the one with the wig could come in,” she explained about her transformation process. And, after the expectation generated by The Asunta Case, by covering one of the most disturbing and media murder cases in the history of Galicia, the public will finally be able to see the result: Netflix will premiere the miniseries on April 26.
The synopsis says the following: “On September 21, 2013, Rosario Porto and Alfonso Basterra reported the disappearance of their daughter Asunta, whose body was found hours later next to a road on the outskirts of Santiago de Compostela. The police investigation soon reveals evidence that points to Rosario and Alfonso as possible perpetrators of the crime. The news shocks the entire city and even the country. What can lead parents to end their daughter’s life? What is hidden behind that facade of a perfect family?”
The announcement of the date has come accompanied by a disturbing teaser where Candela Peña and Tristán Ulloa, who plays Alfonso Basterra, appear with the fictional Asunta. “You sign up for a charity project and, the day you decide to leave, you unsubscribe and that’s it, but not this: you know it’s for life,” says Peña in the images, selling a facade of responsible mother.
The Asunta Case is produced by Bambú Producciones, who made a name for themselves on the television scene with dramas such as Gran Reserva, Gran Hotel, Velvet or Las Chicas del Cable, which earned critical prestige with Fariña and which already covered Asunta’s murder. Basterra Porto with What the truth hides: The Asunta case broadcast by Atresplayer.
That documentary series, in fact, is the reason why this fictional version now exists. “During the research process for the documentary we collected a lot of material that we were not able to finally include and that will be in the series,” explained Ramón Campos, executive producer of the new true crime and co-founder of the production company, when the project was announced.
Javier Gutiérrez, María León, Carlos Blanco and Alicia Borrachero complete the cast of the six-episode miniseries.
