Disney+ Javier Giner’s ‘Yo, adicto’ will be. The entertainment platform has started shooting its eponymous adaptation, as announced in a press release, produced by Alea Media (‘Entrevías), which tells the true story of self-help of the screenwriter and writer.
series will be Players headed by Oriol PlaNora Navas will play Javier Giner, accompanied by a special collaboration of Ramón Barea, Marina Salas, Itziar Lazkano, Bernabé Fernández, Catalina Sopelana and Vicky Luengo and Omar Ayuso.
‘Yo, adicto’ describes how Javier Giner, an audiovisual professional, made decisions at age 30 voluntarily enter a detox center. Unable to manage his vital suffering and the suffering he created for himself and others, he spent several years immersed in a self-destructing spiral of addiction to alcohol, drugs, and sex. At the height of darkness, driven by a desperate survival instinct, you will decide to seek professional help. Unknowingly, this gesture will change your life, transform you into a new person. His months at a detox center on the outskirts of Barcelona, his journey of personal discovery from guilt to reconciliation, a painful path to recovery and redemption, are filled with incredible characters: the treatment partners, the center’s professionals, their relatives. … ‘I am addicted’ is an instinctive and exciting story that goes far beyond addiction.
shot different locations BarcelonaDirected by Javier Giner and Elena Trapé, the series will consist of 6 episodes. The executive producers of the project are Aitor Gabilondo, Javier Giner and Laura Rubirola Sala. The script is in charge of Javier Giner, Aitor Gabilondo, Jorge Gil and Alba Carballal. ‘Yo, adicto’, published by Planeta, has become one of the literary phenomena of recent years and currently has seven editions.
“I never thought my most intimate story would reach a range of international dimensions thanks to Disney+ and at the hands of professionals and people I admire like Aitor Gabilondo and Laura Rubirola. I hope and wish that Our study is controversial, de-stigmatizes the patient, and sheds light. about things that happen to us as human beings, but that we only talk about in whispers because they cause us pain and shame. And this, above all, illuminates all these dark corners with a clear message: You can get out of the hell of addiction with help, work and effort”, confirms Javier Giner.
In the words of Aitor Gabilondo: “I can’t sum up in one sentence why I wanted to do this series… but after reading Javi Giner’s book, I can say that although I have never tried drugs, I discovered that I am addicted too. If you don’t know how to manage your emotions and you take refuge in substances, your job, or yourself, you may have a problem… I think the way Javi tells his story says a lot, a lot… and it’s not only an honor to accompany him on this mission, it’s also an opportunity to understand and grow. opportunity”.