The Feroz awards held this Saturday in Zaragoza ended in the worst possible way with two complaints of sexual assault that took place at the end of the party that was held after the awards ceremony.
Javier Pérez Santana, a 55-year-old film producer who went to court this Sunday afternoon, was arrested for these events. Late at night, the court ordered his release with charges, and he could be seen leaving the place on the run while he covered his face with his jacket. The National Police is also investigating the participation of another man, although for now there is no evidence that he has been arrested.
Pérez Santana is part of the production company Testamento, which went to the capital this Saturday with the film Mi vacío y yo, a candidate for the Arrebato Non-Fiction award. His director, Adrián Silvestre, or the protagonist of the film herself, Raphaëlle Pérez, Raphi, whose true story narrates the film, also attended him.
The events denounced took place between 04:00 and 06:00 this Sunday during the private party that was held after the gala in the Espacio Ebro, located in a park built on the outskirts of Zaragoza for Expo 2008.
The organizing entity, the Association of Cinematographic Informants of Spain (AICE), said that the event's security team intervened as soon as they learned of what had happened - which generated "a small altercation" - to isolate the aggressors and help the victims. , and immediately demanded the presence of the police officers in the premises.
After his arrest, the producer was transferred to a police station and went to court on Sunday afternoon. For their part, the victims formalized their complaint to the agents this Sunday before the National Police, whose Family and Women Unit has taken charge of the investigation.
Later, it was confirmed that one of the victims of this attack is Carmen Jedet Izquierdo, artistically known as Jedet, a Spanish actress, singer and activist for LGTBIQ rights. Born in Girona in 1992, she began in the world of television playing supporting roles in Looser and in the popular comedy series Paquita Salas.
But fame came to him with the series La Veneno, where he gave life to Cristina Ortiz, alias 'la Veneno', one of the most influential icons of the LGTBIQ collective in recent decades in Spain. Her good work in that role was awarded the Ondas award for best actress, thus promoting a career that has also led her to shoot for the Mexican production Mujeres asesinas.
Jedet was one of the many famous faces that captured the flashes during the red carpet of the Feroz awards held in the Multipurpose Hall of the capital. During the after party, she was also seen spinning music alongside the DJ and encouraging people to dance before falling victim to the alleged assault.
Now, the National Police is compiling the version of the numerous witnesses present at the party to clarify the facts. The agents are also investigating the other suspected man, who accompanied the alleged attacker, but who has not yet been arrested.
The IAEC issued a statement in which it "strongly" repudiated and condemned the alleged sexual assaults that occurred at the party. Her president, María Guerra, expressed her "displeasure and tremendous sadness" at what happened and assured that the alleged perpetrators of these touching and harassment will be "banned for life" from the events they organize. Contacted by this newspaper, the association did not want to make any further statements and referred to what was stated in its press release.
Throughout the day there were signs of rejection of these acts. The Zaragoza City Council, which hosted the event for the second consecutive year, "deeply" regretted what happened and reiterated its "absolute condemnation and rejection" of any sexual assault, trusting that the investigations that are already underway can clarify what happened in the as soon as possible.
Also the president of the community, the socialist Javier Lambán, expressed his indignation and showed his “total support” for the victims. "You have to punish the aggressors and demand explanations from the organization," he wrote on his social networks.
