Teresa Mendoza, the protagonist of the series the queen of the southis one of the most important characters in the career of actress Kate del Castillo and it is precisely because of this role that today Telemundo and Netflix are part of a millionaire controversy.
According to different media, Sandra Ávila Beltrán, known as “The Queen of the Pacific”, initiated an administrative process in the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) against Netflix and Telemundo for the use of her image without her consent. In addition, she claims a millionaire payment of 40 percent of the royalties. In an interview conducted by MillenniumIsaac Razo Reyes, Sandra’s lawyer, mentioned that this administrative measure is only the first step before the case reaches the Judiciary.
Sandra assures that both companies have acted with intent and have been in charge of disseminating her identity, since she considers that the similarity with which the character of Teresa Mendoza has been constructed is not a coincidence. In her opinion, this similarity has served the producers of the series to earn tens of millions of dollars and they have done so without her consent.
After 11 years of transmissions and rebroadcasts with more than 120 chapters and a third season soon to be released, it must be said that together with the resemblance of the main character, the series has exploited the notion of being supposedly based on real events and this rumor has given an almost biographical air.
The cast members themselves have spread the closeness to reality, such as Kate del Castillo, who, at the time, presumed to have met with Sandra Ávila to soak up the character, something that “La Reina del Pacífico” recently denied.
For this reason, “La Reina del Pacífico” has decided to take this administrative measure, since it affirms that the companies have acted maliciously and with the intention of discrediting it for profit.
Sandra referred in particular to a transmission of Telemundo News on April 19, 2019, in which a video of his arrest was used to promote the second season of the series. It is worth mentioning that although the story is based on his life, it was created by the Spanish writer Arturo Pérez Reverte and, later, it was exploited by Telemundo and distributed on platforms streaming.
Although the figure requested by Sandra Ávila Beltrán is not public, there is no doubt that being forty percent of the profits, it is obvious that it is followed by many zeros.
This demand may give way to more series in which the image of gangsters is used being affected, such is the case of El Chapo, The May Y The Lord of the heavens.
“La Reina del Pacífico” supported in its legal argument that the aforementioned companies violated different laws by using their image without their consent and not respecting both their reputation and dignity. To this, her lawyer mentioned that no one has the right to spread the image of a person, nor the anecdotes, life or essence of her, without her authorization and that otherwise, she would have to pay for the profits obtained by the profit.
Source: Okchicas
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