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Gastón Soffritti’s Memoir Details Verbal Abuse on Early TV Sets Tied to Cris Morena

Newly circulated excerpts have intensified public scrutiny of past working conditions for child actors in Argentina.

Overview

  • Soffritti recounts a rehearsal at age 12 where a blonde woman directing children shouted “¿Vos sos idiota? Tenías que entrar por el otro lado” before later reversing the instruction.
  • He describes a punitive “system of crosses” for minors on set, escalating from a warning to suspensions and, on a third mark, removal from the cast.
  • The actor places these experiences within a roughly three‑year stretch on Rincón de luz, Floricienta and Chiquititas 2006, comparing the discipline to military service and noting long‑term psychological costs.
  • He writes that after those productions he was not included in Casi Ángeles and learned years later he was excluded for being “feo.”
  • Media note he does not name Cris Morena in the passages, yet the description points to her productions, and coverage reports widespread social‑media reaction without citing a legal complaint or a response from her.