In recent years, Real crime It has managed to establish itself as another aspect of entertainment in our homes. From podcasts to series adaptations, including a huge rise in documentaries, the big platforms are betting on journalists giving a voice back to those people who suddenly lost one. One of them Carles PortaThis is thanks to the great success achieved by the program generous From Radio Catalunya, he has established himself as a presenter of the most famous criminal events in our geography.
Porta returns to Movistar Plus+ on November 13 with missing in murcia, New format reviews history Ingrid Visser and her partner Ludwig Severinwho disappeared in the Mediterranean capital in May 2013. The handball player, who was one of the most sought-after players at the time, was for four years in the CAV Murcia 2005 team, born as Grupo Murcia 2002. The economic bubble and the brick boom made it one of the most important teams in the national category; But economic difficulties put an end to it.
In this context, the new story presented by the broadcaster to the Spanish public develops, and to learn more about the case, he conducted an exclusive interview with Spain information. “On this occasion he met The three conditions we require to be complete: Narrative turns, the ability to access visual and audio documentation and the ability to reach the direct protagonists of the story. In this case, we got interviews that were absolutely unimaginable, such as the one Evidasto Levante“, explains the Catalan.
The latter is one of the key parts of the entire plot surrounding the deaths of Visser and Severin. Therefore, being able to rely on their testimony adds great richness to the narrative. “He contacted us. In many cases, we work very slowly, because we don’t call people and they automatically get on the phone. Just finding the phone is difficult, it takes time and they have to recognize you. So when we started doing this, two or three years ago, we looked for it, but I was in prison. When he came out and found out we were writing this story. Contact us and offer to speak to us. He was very generous in that sense,” admits Porta.
Gaining the trust of the voices who will tell the story is not easy, the journalist reveals: “When we talk to investigators, lawyers or people who were closely involved in the story, we realize that what… They seek to be heard. People like to be heard, and if there is a tragic event in your life, you also want to present your version.” Therefore, for the team, it is very important to build bridges with witnesses: “We try to convince people that they have a direct speaker with us. We don’t interpret, we say what they tell us, and it usually works because of that They end up feeling accompanied They end up socializing their problem and situation. It’s not easy, huh? Because a lot of people tell you no too, because of the pain, because they don’t feel like it, because too much time has passed. But when they see our intentions, and above all, they see the programs we have been doing, I think we’re building trust “We end up reaching a lot of people.”
The presence of expert profiles is one of the elements that fuel Carles Porta’s stories. “We like people who have never stood in front of the camera or who wear very little. Because if not, you are talking to spokespersons and spokespersons don’t matter to us,” the presenter admits. On this occasion, Joaquin Martinez He brings a voice of experience as a member of a security force, something Porta values greatly: “We are interested in the real detectives, those who have walked the streets, those who have suffered to solve the case and we take them out of their comfort zone.”
However, it is not easy for the team to delve into the more personal and human level of the story. “they They are used to making statements or statements in court We don’t want that. We want them to tell us the story from a human point of view and that is difficult for them. “But they see who we are, how we are, and how we do it,” he explains. At the same time, he says, “I think we generate trust and get them to let go and tell us stories well.”
Missing in Murcia It includes a case that is very relevant to the community of Murcia, which to this day still remembers with pain the loss of an athlete who had given so many victories to the city. Porta admits that Ingrid Visser’s international file was one of the biggest complications in the investigation. “It was difficult for us to start because the victims’ family was in the Netherlands and it was very difficult. They didn’t want to know much about anything, but through intermediaries and friends we ended up talking to them and they told us about it.” If we do it respectfully, there is no problem“, admits the journalist.
On November 20 and 27, the second and third batches of new parts will arrive on Movistar Plus+ Real crimes: Death in the hotel and Crime for rent. Contacting their relatives was not an easy task for the team either, according to the presenter: “V Death in the hotel Something similar happened to us because the relatives of the deceased were in the United States. And in Crime for rent They were very afraid. They are still very afraid, but they end up seeing that if we tell this case, their fear has become socialized. And we highlight them, as if to say, “Hey, knowing this protects you a little bit.” And it ends up being such a thing that they let you tell him.
The key to the success of the stories Carles Porta tells lies in the balance between the coldness of the facts and the emotion of the heroes, but finding that stability is not an easy task, the director also admits: “Finding the balance between humanity, investigation and justice, is always very difficult. Laws have no humanity, and death has no humanity, even though it is the most humane thing in life. People have humanity and when you talk about people and deal with people, if you do not empathize and put humanity before everything, then what you are doing is a police report or a judge. To have a good hero, you have to know him and sympathize with him. “It’s the work of years, of experience, a lot of respect, and not losing the rigor of the investigation, the laws, the rulings, everything that was done, but without giving up that humanity.”
The same sensitivity is what made the team generous It will give a face and a story to The girl from Portbou Unsolved crime After 32 years What happened closed a chapter for his family. “The satisfaction of being able to give a name to a body that has not been identified for thirty-two years is very great, especially when you see the peace it gives her relatives,” Porta admits. “Even if they know that their daughter or sister died, they finally know where she is and they finally know what happened to her.”
“I’m very clear that we are addressing the public, I want to be useful to the public in a positive way, I want to be useful to the public. I don’t want to stir up, and I don’t want to cause more damage than there is already. I want to tell good stories so that the people who are with us can spend some time surrounded by them and understand the problems of people who have experienced them firsthand. Furthermore, if we can help solve a case, reopen a case, or move the community a little bit in a positive way, that is very satisfying and truly incredible. Besides They pay you to be able to generate this type of attitude “It’s very nice,” he admits.
According to Carles Porta, the audience plays a decisive role in the selection of his productions. But they do not always succeed in fulfilling their desires: “They ask us for many cases, there are many families with unsolved cases or missing persons who They ask us to champion their cause, but that is not our job. We are explainers, we are narrators, not investigators and solvers. That’s the goal of the police, there are prosecutors and judges… We don’t have that goal or that job in life.” He admits: “It’s true that if we can help, we do it and try. But often times going into an unresolved case creates false expectations and I don’t like doing that. He added: “I am very reluctant to open investigations and cases in which it is difficult for us to provide any kind of news, unless the family asks us to do so. We can do so with their help and we see that very clearly.”
Thanks Rise Real crime In recent years, social networks have also become a story teller. Hundreds of content creators have specialized in this type of entertainment and the journalist is clear about his position: “I think this is the result of a very simple phenomenon: the audience. They want good stories and all these people It has the speaker to draw on the topic. The world is free and they can do what they want.” However, a lot of exaggerated information ends up affecting them: “There are a lot of people who treat issues with little respect and that is bad for everyone, because it saturates the police and the press offices. Which It ends up hurting those of us who do the job well.. But I also understand that the audience is sovereign, has discretion and decides what to watch. They can decide to watch Movistar and not watch anything on YouTube because they know they will find a lot of quality with us and on YouTube “They will sell you anything in any way that has blood on it.”
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