The series ‘El Último Rey: El Hijo del Pueblo’ produced by TelevisaUnivision about the life of Vicente Fernandez will not be transmitted by unauthorized use of registered trademark.
What until a few hours ago was just a rumour, was confirmed on the afternoon of this Saturday, March 12, when the Vicente Fernández’s legal team led by lawyer Marco del Toro, shared a statement published on the official networks of the Mexican interpreter stating that TelevisaUnivision is prohibited from continuing to exploit the stage name and image as they have been doing to this day.
The document exposes the official suspension of “the production of the audiovisual project called El Último Rey or similar that talk about the life, image, voice, work and/or brand of Vicente Fernández“.
Said order implies that they will not be able to continue exposing the promotional ones, broadcasting on open or paid television, streaming or similar, since they do not have the right or authorization to do so.
According to the statement, Televisa would have incurred in the improper use of image, unfair competition, illegal use of reservation of artistic names of Vicente Fernández and “El Charro de Huentitán”as well as the Vicente Fernández brand, which have been exhibited for profit.
And they highlight that all the planning of said production was carried out illegally while the singer was in serious bed and they accelerated it once he died on December 12, 2021.
“Abhorrent that they have made a public plot that quarrels with reality“, reads the message.
Likewise, they point out as defamatory the book on which said series will be based, that is, the work published by the journalist Olga Wornatregarding which they also confirm that legal actions have been initiated for various violations of industrial and intellectual property.
The notifications to the companies of Grupo Televisa were made on the afternoon of last Friday, March 11, where the legal representatives attended in person to prevent the promotion, dissemination and transmission of advertising or promotion of the series.
Finally, they clarify that, in the event that the judge’s order is disregarded and said series is broadcast on March 14, as planned, Responsibility actions will be taken for said conduct, which are considered serious crimes that could force the law to close the company.. Likewise, said section indicates that they will not be able to transmit the special program that was planned for this Saturday, March 12, which they catalog as “illegal bioseries“.
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