The collection “Burning Physique” and the documentary each come to the identical conclusion, in the end, however “Rosa Peral’s Tapes” paints a way more sympathetic portrait of the previous policewoman. In an try to humanize Peral, it was essential for filmmakers Carles Vidal Novellas and Manuel Pérez Cázeres to delve into her backstory and her sordid, sophisticated love life earlier than she ever even laid eyes on Pedro Rodriguez and Albert Lopez.
In her first interview from behind bars, Peral speaks about a number of previous relationships together with a person named Ruben who grew to become the daddy of her two daughters. Throughout that point, she was additionally concerned with Oscar, a fellow police officer who betrayed her privateness by sharing personal images of Rosa with out her consent. The photographs circulated across the division, making her skilled life insufferable.
In the course of the trial, the prosecution zeroed in on Peral’s previous discretions in an try to discredit her story and her character. Peral might have been enjoying the sufferer to realize sympathy within the documentary, however she additionally might have been unfairly maligned over the course of a really prolonged trial. She is at present serving a 25-year sentence. Albert Lopez, in distinction, was sentenced to twenty years behind bars.
“Burning Physique” and “Rosa Peral’s Tapes” at the moment are streaming on Netflix.