{"id":52450,"date":"2024-05-31T17:05:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T15:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2049252"},"modified":"2024-05-31T17:36:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T15:36:54","slug":"is-netflixs-raising-voices-based-on-a-true-story","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-netflixs-raising-voices-based-on-a-true-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Netflix\u2019s Raising Voices based on a true story?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The eight-part Spanish series is available to stream now. ***Contains major spoilers for Raising Voices*** <\/p>

By Abby Robinson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 31 May 2024 at 15:05 PM<\/p>

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***Contains major spoilers for Raising Voices***<\/strong><\/p>\n

Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault and suicide which some readers might find upsetting.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The latest Spanish-language offering to arrive on Netflix<\/a> is Raising Voices (Ni una m\u00e1s), an eight-part drama about the prevalence of sexual violence against women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The series opens with 17-year-old Alma (Nicole Wallace) <\/span>attaching a banner to the front gates of her school which reads: \u2018Beware! A rapist is in there!\u2019<\/p>\n

After she learns a horrifying piece of information that destabilises her life, Alma is determined to bring the perpetrator to justice \u2013 even if it means sacrificing her own future.<\/p>\n

But is Raising Voices based on a true story? Read on to find out.<\/p>\n

Is\u00a0Netflix\u2019s Raising Voices based on a true story?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ni una m\u00e1s is based on M<\/span>iguel S\u00e1ez Carral\u2019s fiction book of the same name, which was released in 2021. <\/span>But the subject matter explored in its pages is sadly all too familiar.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Alma\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Nicole Wallace as Alma in Raising Voices.<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Alma learns that Berta (Teresa de Mera)<\/span><\/span>, a former school friend who she reconnects with while en route to a party, <\/span><\/span>was groomed and raped multiple times by her history teacher (Iv\u00e1n Massagu\u00e9)<\/span>, a man who Alma is still taught by.<\/p>\n

After Berta confides in her, Alma creates a fake social media profile, @Iam_colemanmiller, where she publishes a number of posts detailing the extensive abuse Berta suffered, and the lasting impact it has had on her.<\/span><\/p>\n

But while the story is fictional, the name Alma uses for the fake profile is inspired by two real-life women: Daisy Coleman and Chanel Miller.<\/p>\n

Coleman was a sexual assault victim advocate who was one of the subjects of Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy.<\/span><\/p>\n

She alleged that she was raped by 17-year-old Matthew Barnett <\/span>at a house party in Maryville, Missouri <\/span>when she was just 14. Her ordeal made national headlines in 2012 after she chose to speak out.<\/p>\n

But the sexual assault case against Barnett <\/span>was later dropped, and he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of<\/a>\u00a0child endangerment after he claimed that the intercourse had been consensual.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coleman went on to co-found non-profit organisation SafeBae (Before Anyone Else) to help tackle sexual assault in schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

She took her own life in 2020<\/a>, and four months later her mother Melinda also died by suicide.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Alma\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Nicole Wallace as Alma and Teresa de Mera as <\/span><\/span>Berta in Raising Voices.<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Chanel Miller\u2019s story was also widely reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She was sexually assaulted by Brock Turner at Stanford University, California, while attending a fraternity party in January 2015. Miller was 22 at the time and had recently <\/span>graduated from the University of California.<\/span><\/p>\n

Miller was later found near a bin. She was also unconscious and some of her clothing was missing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Turner received a<\/span> six-month jail term for <\/span>sexually assaulting an intoxicated Miller, sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious, and attempting to rape her.<\/span><\/p>\n

He served half of his six-month prison sentence and was put on probation for three years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Miller went on to publish her memoir, Know My Name. In an interview with The New York Times<\/a>, she said her ordeal \u201cwill always be a part\u201d of her life.<\/span><\/p>\n

For support and advice on matters raised in this article, please visit\u00a0<\/em>www.rapecrisis.org.uk<\/a>, call the 24\/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line on 0808 500 2222 or chat to Rape Crisis online\u00a0<\/em>247sexualabusesupport.org.uk<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Samaritans are also available 24\/7 if you need to talk. You can contact them for free by calling 116 123, email jo@samaritans.org<\/a>\u00a0or head to the\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0to find your nearest branch.<\/em><\/p>\n

Raising Voices is available to stream now on Netflix. Sign up from \u00a34.99 a month<\/a>. Netflix is also available on\u00a0Sky Glass<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Virgin Media Stream<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.\u00a0<\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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