Love is Blind Argentina returns amid controversy over participant's conviction for gender violence
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- Netflix is releasing the second season of "Love is Blind Argentina" despite controversy surrounding a former participant.
- Santiago Martínez, who married Emily Ceco on the show, was recently sentenced to 15 years for gender-based violence against her.
- Viewers have criticized the show's participant selection process and called for better background checks.
Netflix is set to release the second season of "Love is Blind Argentina," but the launch is overshadowed by controversy stemming from the first season's participants. The experiment, which aims to prove if love is truly blind, will debut its initial episodes this Sunday, yet fan enthusiasm is tempered by a significant scandal.
3 days... And this fire of love returns. Second season that is a bomb, believe me. See you there.
The debut season left a lasting impression due to subsequent events, most notably the recent conviction of Santiago Martínez for gender-based violence against Emily Ceco, whom he married on the show. Martínez was sentenced to 15 years in prison. This outcome has raised serious questions about the production's selection criteria and safety protocols for contestants.
I thought this program in Argentina would be canceled after what happened with Emily. There is no shame.
Show host Darío Barassi promoted the new season on Instagram, but his post was met with critical comments from viewers. Many expressed dismay that the show would continue after the violence case, with some demanding psychological evaluations and thorough background checks for male participants. Comments included "I thought this program in Argentina would be canceled after what happened with Emily," and "This time they will do psychological tests on the participants, I suppose."
This time they will do psychological tests on the participants, I suppose.
Martínez's conviction came three months after the trial in Morón, where his ex-partner's lawyer sought a 16-year sentence for charges including unlawful deprivation of liberty, attempted homicide in a gender-based violence context, and repeated minor injuries. Ceco stated after the sentencing that she felt a sense of closure and hoped for peace, acknowledging justice for herself and other alleged victims of Martínez.
I wish they would check the backgrounds of the men, that they are not abusers, batterers, rapists, abandoning fathers, etc.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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