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Rosa Peral's Tapes is a Netflix true-crime documentary about a real-life murder case involving jilted lovers, arson, and police corruption, and for the most part, it gets the story right. Netflix true-crime documentaries are a genre unto themselves with everything from serial killers to strange exotic animal trainers getting the miniseries or single-movie treatment. True crime is simply too popular to fail and as long as there are lewd tales of revenge and violence happening in the world, then there are true crime documentaries just waiting to be made out of the material.

While many true-crime documentaries don't have a chance to get the perpetrators on camera, Rosa Peral's Tapes features the titular woman throughout the documentary. Even fewer documentaries feature former police officers as the main subjects and fewer still were released at the same time as a true-crime companion drama. Rosa Peral's Tapes, therefore, has some key unique...

The real story surrounding Netflix's latest true crime offering is tailor-made for tabloid fodder. Directed by Jorge Torregrossa and starring Úrsula Corberó ("Money Heist"), "Burning Body" serves as yet another cautionary tale about the tangled web we weave when secret love affairs, ghastly intrigue, and unthinkable acts of violence collide.

Based on one of Spain's most chilling murder cases referred to by the local press as "el Crimen de la Guardia Urbana" (the crime of the Urban Guard), the brutal killing of a police officer caused a media frenzy. On May 4, 2017, the remains of Officer Pedro Rodriguez were found among the ash of a torched automobile that had been completely engulfed in flames. It looked like someone had gone to great lengths to ensure that there was no physical evidence, a clear sign that the person or persons in question knew what they were doing. The only identifying signs...

The story of Rosa Peral and the perplexing murder of her boyfriend, Pedro Rodriguez, is one of the most puzzling cases in Spanish criminal history. This 2017 murder case has been examined from two unique perspectives, providing us with contrasting views of the crime and passion involved. On one side, we have the thrilling Netflix series Burning Body, a fictional take on the events surrounding Pedro’s demise, portraying Rosa as the villain and the main culprit behind Pedro’s murder. Conversely, we find the Netflix documentary Rosa Peral’s Tapes, which offers a more factual exploration of the case, allowing us to hear Rosa Peral’s side of the story for the first time. Both narratives revolve around the discovery of Pedro’s remains inside a car near the Foix reservoir, but no concrete proof strongly indicates Rosa’s involvement in the case.

In the actual murder case of Pedro Rodriguez,...

Burning Body, a Spanish Netflix drama, takes us in a captivating story inspired by real events from 2017. While it begins with a true story, the series takes creative liberties to craft a fictional version of events. Rosa Peral, the central character, is a deeply flawed individual who is implicated in the death of her partner, Pedro Rodriguez. She, along with her lover, Albert Lopez, takes the drastic step of killing Pedro to remove him from the picture. While this event is based on reality and Rosa and Albert are now in prison for their involvement in the crime, the story is remarkably complex and perplexing, leaving us puzzled about what truly transpired. However, by blending reality and fiction, Burning Body offers a unique perspective that leaves us wondering where the line between truth and imagination truly lies.

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The series Burning Body centered around Rosa Peral,...

Netflix has just released an eight-part crime drama called Burning Body, inspired by the true events of the 2017 murder case of Pedro Rodriguez in Barcelona. Although the show is heavily inspired by true events and stays almost loyal to the key figures in the case, much of the storyline is fictionalized for dramatic purposes. The series presents a surprising twist, portraying Rosa Peral as a villain in stark contrast to the sympathy she evokes in the documentary Rosa Peral’s Tapes, released on the same day on Netflix.

The documentary had a clear purpose: to give Rosa Peral a chance to tell her side of the story and maybe show that she wasn’t guilty. It wanted to show, how her case was really complicated and how society often judges women unfairly in the legal system. Moreover, the documentary wanted to highlight, how someone’s personal life sometimes gets more attention than real evidence in court.

The Netflix original Spanish documentary Las Cintas de Rosa Peral or Rosa Peral’s Tapes revolves around the chilling murder case of Pedro Rodríguez, a police officer in the Barcelona Police Department. Pedro’s murder case caused a significant stir, after his colleague and partner, Rosa Peral, along with her former boyfriend, Albert Lopez, were convicted of his murder. However, they had consistently pointed the finger at each other since their arrest. Now, for the first time, Rosa Peral has broken her silence by agreeing to give a revealing interview to the documentary makers, shedding light on her side of the story in a desperate bid to prove her innocence. Yet, as the investigation unfolds, the conflicting evidence only serves to deepen the mystery surrounding this perplexing case. It leaves many questions unanswered about Rosa’s involvement and the true events that led to Pedro’s tragic end.

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