Spanish director, whose new movie due out Friday in Spain, is at the heart of a tax evasion scandal. Because of the “pressure” that it undergoes, it canceled the planned photocall in Madrid on Wednesday.
Since Monday, April 4, Pedro Almodóvar is at the heart of the tax evasion scandal “Panama Papers”. If the Spanish director has not yet responded to the charges of which he is subject, he decided to cancel the promotion of his new film Julieta , whose output is scheduled for Friday in Spain and the May 18 in France.
“given the priority given to information on topics not related to Julieta , we decided (…) to cancel the photocall and press presentation “scheduled Wednesday in Madrid, announced the production house Pedro and Agustin Almodovar in a statement.
The brother of filmmaker also suspected of owning financial assets in tax havens, said on Twitter for journalists: “We have canceled the photocall because of pressure but maintain the interviews . “
the daily El Mundo revealed that Pedro and Agustin Almodovar are part of the list of clients of the law firm Mossack Fonseca, specializing in tax evasion. The two brothers and appear behind the company Glen Valley Corporation, registered in the British Virgin Islands in 1991. In an online interview to daily El Confidencial , Agustin Almodóvar said his brother was not aware of the existence of the offshore company. “He was concerned only the creative, he said. Allowed to die because it did not fit with the way we work. “And to ensure that they both fulfilled their tax obligations.
Julieta , which could be in competition at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival with Emma Suárez and Adriana Ugarte in the title roles, tells the story of a woman whose daughter leaves family home without explanation 18 years and disappears for a decade.
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