#A Scandal Shaking the Entertainment World
The release of the biographical series about Moria Casán on Netflix last August 14 promised to be a journey through the most media-savvy milestones of the Argentine diva. However, just days after the launch, the production is already facing its first legal conflict. The family of Luis Vadalá, Casán's third husband, has announced they will take legal action against the platform and the production company for the way the fiction portrays the late businessman.
It was Ingrid Vadalá, Luis's eldest daughter, who decided to break her silence and take the case to court. At 47 years old, with a degree in Human Resources and a mother of two children aged 10 and 25, Ingrid has always kept a low profile, far from the entertainment world. But the portrayal of her father on screen pushed her to act: "Everything shown is honestly absurd and vulgar", she expressed in a lengthy message sent to Ángel de Brito, host of LAM (América TV).
The Portrayal That Sparked Outrage
The scene that ignited the controversy shows Vadalá in a situation of excessive drug use, something his daughter considers a violation of the privacy of a person who can no longer give his version. "My dad was not that kind of person; he was a gentleman, an educated and respectful man. They tried to show him as a grotesque, rude, and/or uneducated person", Ingrid stated.
The businessman's daughter also criticized the use of his humble origins in the plot: "He never hid being a working-class guy who worked in his workshop. They used that to belittle him, which I find disrespectful to any common worker". She added: "My dad might have had a thousand flaws, but he was a gentleman. I tell you this despite having had many differences with him".
The Complicating Detail: During the show, Fefe Bongiorno recalled that Vadalá himself had declared in life that Moria introduced him to cocaine, and De Brito added: "Vadalá said something worse; he said Moria got him into cocaine". This precedent could be key in the production's legal strategy.
A Story Lived Up Close
Ingrid Vadalá maintains that the series lacks historical truth and that she is a direct witness to the events. The relationship between her father and Moria Casán began in 1990 in Miami, lasted ten years, and ended in a media scandal with cross accusations. "I lived this whole story very closely from about age 12 until I was 21. Nobody told me about it; I lived it personally", she asserted.
Regarding the end of the relationship and rumors that Vadalá had kept some of the diva's assets, Ingrid was blunt: "If what they try to insinuate had really happened—that my dad kept something that wasn't his—he would not have gone through the economic hardships he faced after the separation". After distancing himself from Casán's circle, Vadalá had to work in business ventures like a bakery and a neighborhood grill.
The Monzón Precedent and the Debate Over Fiction
On the LAM panel, Denise Dumas introduced a relevant precedent: the series about Carlos Monzón and the lawsuit filed by the family of the Facha Martel, who appeared in the fiction as the one who brought drugs to the boxer. "The family sued, and Facha had already died, and they won big time", Dumas recounted. This precedent could work in favor of the Vadalá lawsuit.
Bongiorno, meanwhile, defended the series' perspective: "Everything was taken from interviews she gave. It's her perspective on the relationship. It's not Vadalá's series". But Dumas countered: "If they talk about your dad, maybe you don't feel like watching some things".
The Lawsuit and Its Scope
According to Ángel de Brito, the lawsuit "will go against the production, the production company, and the platform". The formal complaint is expected to be filed this Tuesday, August 18. "The law is on her side. Moria has the right to tell whatever she wants in her series, but she also must face the consequences. Moria knows it; Netflix pays for it", the host concluded.
Finally, Ingrid Vadalá closed with a heartbreaking message: "It is very painful and unfair that the image of a person I knew very well, who was very different from what they now try to show, and who is no longer here to defend himself, is distorted in this way".
Conflict Fact Sheet
| Plaintiff | Ingrid Vadalá, eldest daughter of Luis Vadalá (47 years old) |
| Defendants | Netflix, the series' production company |
| Reason | "Absurd and vulgar" portrayal of Luis Vadalá, who died in 2023 |
| Relationship | Vadalá was Moria Casán's third husband (married in 1990, 10-year relationship) |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, August 18, 2026 |
| Actor Portraying Vadalá | Joaquín Ferreira |
| Cited Precedent | Lawsuit by Facha Martel's family against the Monzón series (won) |