The theatrical world is experiencing a real shock at the news of the complaint of 14 women for sexual crimes committed by the playwright Ramón Paso. The presentation this Thursday morning of the 47th edition of the Almagro International Classical Theater Festival brought together a multitude of performers, directors, authors, and people from the industrial sector.
Stage and festival directors show their rejection of the case and applaud the fact that the silence is beginning to be broken: "It is time to say that it is over." The presence of the actor Pepe Viyuela, who starred in the play, "Jardiel amor," at the Infanta Isabel theater in Madrid, and whose resignation from continuing to work in this performance has caused its cancellation, has been applauded by the attendees of this presentation. "We have to feel free to file a complaint against any act that represents an abuse of power against women," says the director of the Naves del Matadero, Luis Luque. "These cases put us women in a place of no truth," says Irene Pardo. Telephone 016 assists victims of sexist violence, their families, and those around them 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The number is not registered on the telephone bill, but the call must be deleted from the device. Minors can contact the ANAR Foundation by calling 900 20 20 10. If it is an emergency situation, you can call 112 or the National Police (091) and Civil Guard (062) telephone numbers. And if you cannot call, you can use the ALERTCOPS application, from which an alert signal is sent to the police with geolocation. For confidential support, call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S., call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org. For support in the Middle East and Africa, call the SAMAR Foundation in the region of the country of your choice on 0800 615 4157.