‘The Sancho case’: the documentary that shows how an actor’s son took a man’s life

Until August 2023, Daniel Sancho’s name was relatively unknown. A few months ago, the son of actor Rodolfo Sancho murdered Edwin Arrieta, a Colombian surgeon with whom he allegedly had sex for money, in Thailand.

On April 9, the trial began against the 29-year-old Spaniard, whom the Thai justice system accuses of premeditated murder, hiding a body and destroying other people’s documents. At the same time, a series of documentaries about the case is being released.

“The Sancho case”: the documentary on HBO Max about the murder of Daniel Sancho in Edwin Arrieta

A day before the trial of Rodolfo Sancho’s son began in Thailand, HBO Spain announced a documentary series in the pipeline: “The Sancho Case,” which focuses on the Edwin Arrieta murder of Daniel Sancho Bronsalo.

The series will consist of four chapters, which will be released in stages throughout 2024, as the trial progresses. The feature of this production is that it will happen in real time.

“It takes the viewer on a journey that revolves between the present, the past and the future, offering a concise and factual story that becomes more complex as the story progresses and whose ending is not yet written,” HBO Max said in a release. type. .

The documentary on the murder of Daniel Sancho Bronchalo to Edwin Arrieta will include testimonies from the closest environment of the victim and the accused, as well as from people involved in the investigation. In addition, he promises to analyze the evidence, proven facts and all scenarios to reconstruct a case about which there are still many question marks.

Rodolfo Sancho breaks silence on his son’s case in documentary

The first chapter of the “Sancho Case” arrived on April 9, exactly the same day Daniel Sancho’s trial began in Thailand.

In this episode, entitled “Episode Zero”, Rodolfo Sancho talks for the first time in front of the cameras about how he dealt with this situation.

The actor of “The Ministry of Time” mentions, among other things, that he learned the news through his brother, that he tried to be “calm”, that he “knew nothing” about Daniel’s relationship. Sancho and Edwin Arrieta.

Furthermore, he remembers some of the conversations he had with his son since then.

The controversy that faced “The Sancho Case” in the first hours of its release

Hours after its premiere, the documentary series faced its first scandal: it disappeared from the catalog of HBO Max Spain. It was no longer available on the streaming platform, you couldn’t search for its title or continue watching “Episode Zero”.

The streaming service said via X (formerly Twitter) that they were experiencing a technical issue that they hoped to resolve soon and that the content would be available again soon. The failure caused annoyance to her audience, which made her famous on the platform.

However, the failure only lasted for a few hours and as reported on social networks, it has already been resolved, so it should be seen without a problem.

When are the next episodes of ‘The Sancho Case’ coming out?

At this time, HBO Max has not given the release dates for the next three chapters of the documentary series “The Sancho Case”.

It is also worth noting that it is not known if the production will reach other countries such as Colombia, Mexico or the rest of Latin America.

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