The Murder of Miguel Ángel Blanco Returns to the Big Screen with Two Films About the 48 Hours That Shocked Spain
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The murder of Ermua councillor Miguel Ángel Blanco is returning to the big screen. Two films, 'Blanco' and 'El hijo de todos', are currently being shot, reconstructing the secrecy and tension of the two days that the politician's kidnapping lasted. Both productions recall one of the most painful moments in Spain's recent history.
Miguel Ángel Blanco was kidnapped by ETA in July 1997. The group demanded that the government transfer the organisation's prisoners to prisons in the Basque Country. During those hours, thousands of people took to the streets across Spain to call for his release. However, the councillor was murdered, and his death provoked an enormous wave of rejection against terrorist violence.
The two films tell the same story from different perspectives. According to available information, each of them offers a distinct view of the events and of the people who lived through those days. For this reason, the project allows the public to revisit an event that still carries great weight in the country's collective memory.
The return of this case to cinema coincides with the interest of many viewers in learning what happened in 1997. Filming continues, and the release dates of both films are not yet known with certainty.
Sources: El Constitucional
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