This Thursday, the 6th, the trial for fraudulent administration against actress Andrea del Boca and former Federal Planning Minister Julio De Vido begins. It is about the state financing of the soap opera "Mamá Corazón." Both are accused of crimes committed during the allocation of public funds for the production of the soap opera in 2015.
Details of the trial and hearings
The trial is being held at Federal Oral Court 7, where the testimony of more than a hundred witnesses is expected. Among them are actors like Fernando Dente, Fabián Mazzei, and Marcelo Mazzarello, among others. The hearings, which will be held every Thursday, will be conducted remotely via the Zoom platform, according to judicial sources.
The court will be composed of judges Enrique Méndez Signori, Fernando Canero, and Germán Castelli, with Fabiána León as the case prosecutor. It was decided that the entire debate will be conducted via videoconference, and the beginning and end of the trial will be broadcast publicly.
Causes and accusations
Andrea del Boca is prosecuted as a "necessary participant" in fraudulent administration due to an agreement between her production company, A+A Group SRL, and the National University of San Martín to finance the soap opera "Mamá Corazón" with more than 25 million pesos. This agreement was made under the auspices of the Federal Planning Ministry, which was then headed by Julio De Vido.
The investigation maintains that regulations related to public contracts may have been violated. Additionally, "arbitrary or leonine" clauses in the agreement were highlighted, granting the production company exclusive rights for the international commercialization of the soap opera for a period of 60 months, renewable for another equal term.
