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'Menem' Biopic Streams on Prime Video After Court Lifts Injunction

Its blend of historical events and invented storylines has prompted public debate over factual accuracy

Griselda Siciliani, como Zulema Yoma, y Leonardo Sbaraglia, como Carlos Menem, los grandes protagonistas de "Menem", la serie de Prime Video.
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Mónica Antonópulos interpreta a María Julia Alsogaray en la serie de Prime Video, Menem

Overview

  • Judge Carlos Goggi removed a late-May injunction on July 7, ruling that heirs’ authorization was unnecessary because Carlos Menem granted image rights during his lifetime.
  • The six-episode series premiered worldwide on Prime Video on July 9 and quickly climbed to the platform’s top streaming charts.
  • Critics and viewers have praised Leonardo Sbaraglia and Griselda Siciliani for their nuanced portrayals of Carlos Menem and Zulema Yoma.
  • Creators Mariano Varela and Ariel Winograd employ a mix of drama, comedy and pseudo-documentary techniques, weaving real figures with fictional characters such as photographer Olegario Salas.
  • Zulema Menem has publicly criticized several scenes as overly fictionalized, notably a dramatized episode set in the Quinta de Olivos.