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Osvaldo Benavides withdraws from promotion of ViX’s Timbiriche series
Actor and executive producer Osvaldo Benavides reportedly withdrew from further promotion of ViX’s series about the Mexican music group Timbiriche.
He plays a character based on Luis de Llano, whose image use in the production has faced legal opposition.
Benavides attended the series’ press presentation in Mexico, but commentator Pepe Suárez said he later canceled other promotional appearances there and in Miami.
The controversy includes objections from six original Timbiriche members, who said they did not help create the series or authorize the use of their image, voices or identities.
Suárez criticized Benavides for leaving younger cast members to face questions about the dispute, and said some colleagues also criticized his absence.
The dispute has raised questions about the series’ portrayal and use of identities, while the production’s promotion has continued without Benavides at some events.
The sources give no further details about what will happen next.
Osvaldo Benavides withdrew from further promotional activities for ViX’s Timbiriche series amid controversy surrounding the production, according to Pepe Suárez.
Benavides had attended the series’ press presentation in Mexico, Suárez said.
Suárez said showrunner Pablo Cruz appeared in Benavides’s place at a later Mexico media event.
Suárez also said Benavides cancelled a planned promotional trip to Miami for Univisión.
The controversy includes objections from six original Timbiriche members, who said they did not participate in or authorize the series.
- Who
- Osvaldo Benavides, an actor who plays a character inspired by Luis de Llano and is an executive producer of the series.
- What
- He withdrew from further promotional activities for ViX’s Timbiriche series, according to Pepe Suárez.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Promotional activities in Mexico and a planned trip to Miami.
- Why
- Suárez linked the cancellations to controversy surrounding the production.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Six original Timbiriche members signed a statement distancing themselves from the ViX production and saying they had not authorized it.
Benavides cancelled further promotional activities in Mexico, according to Suárez.
Benavides cancelled a scheduled trip for Univisión, according to Suárez.
- Series
- Timbiriche, a ViX production
- Actor
- Osvaldo Benavides plays a character inspired by Luis de Llano
- Mexico
- Benavides attended the press presentation, then withdrew from further promotion, according to Suárez
- Miami
- A planned promotional trip for Univisión was cancelled, according to Suárez
- October 6
- Six original members signed a statement distancing themselves from the series
What people are saying
Evidently, if you are announcing yourself as an executive producer, the press is going to come after you.
He cancelled his participation in the media tour at the last minute because of the controversy that had been building.