For eight years in the 1990s, a National Police agent lived infiltrated in ETAdismantling the Donosti Command. To this day, his identity remains a mysteryalthough it is known that he still continues working in the body, now outside of Spain.
His shocking story will be brought to the big screen with “The Infiltrator“, a film directed by Arantxa Echevarría, starring Carolina Yuste and Luis Tosar, which premieres this Friday.
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The leading actress, Carolina Yustehad the opportunity to interview agents infiltrated in other movements, seeking to understand their behavior and their way of observing the environment, although the true identity of the infiltrator remains unknown.
“It’s funny to see how they observe everythinghow they behave,” commented the actress when reflecting on her preparation for the role.
Dealing with the issue of ETA in the cinema always generates controversy. Luis Tosarwho already played an ETA member in the acclaimed “Maixabel”, this time he plays a police chief in charge of the undercover operation. “We all contribute our vision, but it is impossible to make a film that covers all perspectives,” said Tosar, referring to the challenges of representing such a complex and recent story.
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The director, Arantxa Echevarríastates that she has sought equidistance in the treatment of this part of history, adjusting to the reality of those years that, as a Basque, she lived firsthand. “It’s something that happened, and we must remember it so as not to repeat it“he explained, emphasizing the importance of historical memory.
The only thing that is known about the authentic infiltrator is that He read the script and raised no objections. about the film, which now brings its story to screens across the country.
