During the screening of the filmMy name is Nevenka” in Ponferrada, a 70-year-old man began to shout that Ishmael Alvarezthe person found guilty of harassing the municipal councilor, He was “a very good mayor” and that Nevenka Fernández “deserved” the harassment she suffered.
These embarrassing screams were responded to unanimously by the more than 200 people in the cinema, with chants of “I believe you“Presented a few weeks ago at the San Sebastian Festival, the film could not be recorded at the Ponferrada Town Hall because it is still close to the former mayor, refusing authorization for any recording.
Ana Pastor’s interview with Nevenka for “El Objective” could not be recorded either, in which she admits that the hardest part was “accepting social rejection” in her city. “If I was going to die, I was going to die standing. I was telling what happened and I had no other choice,” he said.
Nevenka was the first Spanish woman to win a sexual harassment case against a politician. Ismaél Álvarez was sentenced to nine months in prison, a fine of 6,000 euros and 12,000 euros in compensation, but this money does not compensate for the horror suffered by Nevenka.
“My refusal provoked his harassment. His attitude of pressure was reflected in handwritten notes… and absolute contempt for my work and for myself”, he admitted in 2001. A voice which, despite all the efforts that some still try to silence, is more alive than ever.
