In recent weeks, several women in national entertainment have reported situations of harassment, harassment and even persecution, coming from anonymous people on their cell phones, devices that serve as an open door for those who have the clear intention of intimidating. They, without realizing it, show recurring locations, itineraries and even routines. What they previously hid, they now show and, therefore, stories like those of Adriana Salgueiro, Celeste Cid, Edith Hermida, Agustina Peñalva and Nazarena Di Serio They are increasingly common.
The most shocking case is that of Adriana Salgueiro. The actress tearfully recounted the series of threats she received on social media, while doing a live broadcast. In it, they began to write warnings such as “Take care, Adrianita, close the door.”also sending him the exact address of a former home of his where they believed he was still living. The most disturbing thing happened at three in the morning, when two hooded men entered that same building and spent two hours wandering between the floors. The cameras recorded their movements and the picking of locks with a lockpick. Salgueiro confessed at the very table of Mirtha Legrand feeling overwhelmed, with no possible explanation: “I don’t owe anything, I don’t get involved in politics… I don’t know what they want.” Justice gave her an anti-panic button and reinforced security measures, although the actress maintained that she continues to live in fear, aware that digital harassment can appear at any time in her daily life.
From a movie. Although these cases became public domain and were present on the agenda that unites entertainment with the police, Celeste Cid She was the first who dared to confess it. From the age of 15, for decades, she received boxes of used condoms, disturbing letters, photo clippings and later, threatening messages directed at her and her family, friends and co-workers. And although his hell did not end and he naturalized the terrifying, today he lives with an anti-panic button and police guard at the door of his house.
Edith Hermida, the panelist of “Bendita TV”although in a joking tone, told a similar story. Her stalker not only harasses her on social media, but also appears physically to her from time to time. He himself attends her shows, waits for her at the exit and sometimes saw him hanging around her home. According to her, in one episode, he even tried to kiss her without her consent. Hermida admitted that for a time she naturalized the situation because many neighbors knew him, but finally decided to report it to protect her safety and that of her daughters.
Panic. A similar story happened Agustina Peñalva, the C5N journalistwho revealed that since August she has been harassed by a man who lives just eight blocks from her house. Although she repeatedly blocked him on networks, he persisted in creating new users and sending her daily messages until she felt concrete fear. “He chases me, and on top of that he lives eight blocks from my house,” she said through tears on television. It also received an anti-panic button.
Nazarena Di Serio is another victim of this dynamic that pierces fanaticism. In an interview conducted in El Trece he reconstructed such a nightmare. First, gifts came to the channel where he worked; Then, a stranger sent him a painting with cut-out photos of his family and friends, at which point he decided to file a complaint that led to protection measures.
Beyond fear and anguish, these women chose to denounce, speak and make visible. And their testimonies reveal a deep flaw in the protection system against the harassment of those who, protected by anonymity, believe that nothing will reach them. Every message, every photo sent without consent, every covert surveillance must be taken seriously.
