HBO Max has announced that “Brutal Pact: The Murder of Daniella Perez” is the most viewed documentary in the world on the platform. For three consecutive weeks, the Brazilian production ranked 1st among the most viewed works on the streaming service.
The information was transmitted by the writer Gloria Perez, mother of Daniella (1970-1992) and Raul Gazolla, widower of the actress, on Instagram.
“Now everyone and everyone knows what happened to you! 30 years later, justice has been done”, the two wrote this Friday (16/9). Interestingly, Gloria later deleted her post.
On July 28, HBO Max had already announced that “Brutal Pact: The Assassination of Daniella Perez” had become the most viewed original series on the platform in Brazil and Latin America in its early days of airing, surpassing the successful premieres of the titles. national. international.
The documentary was originally produced by Globoplay, with whom the author was in talks, but the stream would have expressed interest in the participation of the murderers Guilherme de Pádua and Paula Thomaz, providing their versions of the crime. Gloria refused to collaborate on this project and the series aired on HBO Max, where it exceeded all expectations.
In an interview, he defended his position: “Sure, people can be recovered. But that doesn’t include psychopaths. There is no news of a psychopath being cured. And Paula and Guilherme are card-carrying psychopaths,” he said. ‘author.
“What they said in defense, before and during the trial, is in the show. Listen to them now for what? To ask how they are? It makes no sense to stage the psycho,” he told Marie Claire magazine in August.
Directed by Tatiana Issa (“Dzi Croquettes”) and Guto Barra (“Yves Saint-Laurent: My Marrakesh”), who also wrote the screenplay, the project was conceived by Issa, who began her career as an actress and was close to Daniella Perez. In 1992, the year of the murder, she starred in the soap opera “Deus nos Acuda” with the victim’s husband, Raul Gazolla.
There are a total of five documentary episodes about the murder, with painful testimonies from the actress’s mother, Gazolla, friends – even Roberto Carlos! – and the experts involved in the investigation.
The brutal death of the Globo star was one of the most famous crimes in Brazil and in more ways than one, as the people involved were famous celebrities. The greatest protagonist of the telenovela “De Corpo e Alma”, written by her mother, Daniella was murdered by Guilherme de Pádua, an actor with whom she was a romantic partner in the plot, and by Paula Thomaz, at the time wife of Guilherme. Her body was found in a grove in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, pierced with eighteen fatal blows from a white weapon.
According to the lawsuit, the motivation for the crime was that Guilherme believed her role in the soap opera was dwindling because of the actress.
Gloria Perez recorded more than 20 hours of testimony for the production, and the backstage crew reportedly cried during the recording.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
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