Overview
- The four-part series, Juan Gabriel: Debo, puedo y quiero, is now streaming on Netflix under director María José Cuevas with producers Laura Woldenberg and Ivonne Gutiérrez.
- The production draws on more than four decades of personal videos, audio and photos to construct an intimate portrait beyond prior screen portrayals.
- Episode one features Brito’s claim that at 13 the artist was sexually abused by a priest for whom he worked, with outlets noting the series does not identify legal findings about the alleged perpetrator.
- The docuseries revisits the singer’s difficult adolescence, including teenage arrests in Ciudad Juárez and a later stint in Mexico City’s Lecumberri prison before his career breakthrough.
- Family coverage following the release has highlighted universal heir Iván Aguilera, who appeared in a photo shared by his wife on Instagram, and renewed attention to his role managing the estate.