Based on real events, this Spanish thriller leads the most watched top 10 in Netflix

Based on real events, this Spanish thriller leads the most watched top 10 in Netflix

This film tells the chilling case of the murder that shocked Valencia in 2017 and promises to keep the viewer on the edge of the seat.

From his arrival as one of the most influential streaming platforms in the world, Netflix Not only did it revolutionize the way we consume entertainment, but also knew how to position itself as an authentic referent in specific genres. Among them, the Thriller It occupies a privileged place. Whether through international productions, original series or films based on real events, this style demonstrated an undeniable power to attract different audiences, keeping them on the edge of the episode seat after episode.

In that context, the premiere of “The Black Widow” It is no accident. The application again bets on an intense and loaded story, which combines the attractiveness of a criminal narrative with the added concern of being based on real events.

The Spanish film, directed by Carlos Sedes And written by the team behind the acclaimed it would be “the case of Asunta”, is inspired by a fact that shocked Valencia in 2017: the “Patraix crime”. Starring Ivana Baquerothe plot enters the human motivations that can lead a person to commit a murder.

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Instead of focusing solely on police investigation, the narrative focuses on emotional complexity and Psychological of the characters involved, especially in its protagonist Maje. Which is portrayed as a woman who, under a facade of disconsolate widow, hides a network of lies and manipulations. Where, the interesting thing, falls on how the line is blurred between victim and victimizer.

This title promises to follow the trail of other successful Thrillers of the platform, which turned the crime, mystery and unexpected twists into essential ingredients of its winning formula. It premiered on May 30 in the application, and thanks with the shocking scenes and emotions that it brings, it already leads the Top 10 of the most watched.

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What is “the black widow”?

In August 2017, a crime disturbed and shocked the entire community of Valencia: They found the body of a brutally stabbed man in a parking lot. Everything seemed to indicate that it was a passionate crime until the clues began to point to their wifea woman who had been married to him just a few months.

This is how the film follows María Jesús Moreno sang, nicknamed “Maje”who, after the death of her husband, appears to be a disconsolate widow. However, the investigation headed by EveProfessional of the Civil Guard, takes it as the main suspect and proposes to knock down the double life behind the protagonist: a fabric of lies culminating in a premeditated crime.

Trailer of “The Black Widow”

Embed – The Black Widow | Official trailer | Netflix Spain

Cast of “The Black Widow”

  • Ivana Baquero as María Jesús Moreno “Maje”.
  • Tristán Ulloa as Salvador Rodrigo.
  • Carmen Machi as Eva.
  • Álex Gadea is Antonio.
  • Joel Sánchez is Daniel.
  • Pepe Leisure is Bernardo.
  • Pablo Molinero is Turrientes.
  • Ramón Ródenas is Javier Gil.

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