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Netflix Docuseries Unearths Abuse Allegation in Juan Gabriel’s Childhood

The four-part series reexamines the singer’s life through decades of personal archives, surfacing claims and materials not addressed in past portrayals.

Overview

  • Netflix released Juan Gabriel: Debo, puedo y quiero on October 30, a four-episode documentary directed by María José Cuevas and produced by Laura Woldenberg and Ivonne Gutiérrez for Mezcla.
  • The series presents a narration by journalist Alejandro Brito alleging the artist was abused at age 13 by a priest for whom he worked, a claim not publicly tackled in earlier dramatizations.
  • Producers had exclusive access to more than 40 years of the singer’s personal videos, audio and photos, including a previously unreleased 1989 phone call with actress María Félix.
  • In the call, Juan Gabriel references help from then-president Carlos Salinas de Gortari ahead of his 1990 Bellas Artes concert, one of several archival revelations highlighted in coverage.
  • The documentary also revisits his early hardships and ascent and outlines family details, noting Iván Gabriel Aguilera as his only biological son and the administrator of his estate.