The Juan Codina Studio, located in Madrid, announced this Sunday that it is “permanently” suspending the actor after whom it is named, Juan Codina, following “information that has appeared in recent days.”
The actress Miranda Yorch, who studied dramatic art at the Juan Codina Studio between 2018 and 2020, published last Saturday a post on Instagram in which, without giving any name, she recounted what she described as “rape,” with the actress being 19 years old and the attacker being 32 years older. In one story Immediately after the previous one, Miranda published a video of Juan Codina making humor about a relationship on the verge of coming of age, also 19 years old.
The management of the acting school has announced “the permanent suspension of Juan Antonio Codina in any of his areas within the structure and ceasing his activity as a teacher immediately.” According to his organizational chart, Codina served as artistic direction and taught classes as a teacher.
The statement warns that “the management team is taking measures and analyzing the situation, working tirelessly, to ensure the safety and integrity of the students and the viability and stability of the internal and teaching team.” “The measures and reforms have the objective of guaranteeing the current academic structure and that it is free of any interference, regardless of its nature,” they emphasize.
Furthermore, the school has apologized “for the delay in this statement”, due to “the seriousness of the situation”, which has invited them “to reflect on each step”. “None can be false,” they add.
In her publication, Miranda Yorch, who has worked on Rodrigo Cortés’ latest film (Exhaust) and in the series Hit, She relates that her “rapist” was “a figure of power” and that she later “met him” in “a space that was supposed to be a safe place, where you were promised calm to work and develop as an actress.”
“I have not been able to realize that he took advantage, in every sense, of the absolute helplessness that I experienced at that moment, due to my age, due to the position of student,” Yorch writes. The actress adds that I need therapy but that “everything will never be the same again.”
The actress assures that “the man in question (…) bragged about it on stage, he whitewashed what happened before an audience that was unaware of the reality of the events.”
Those responsible for the Juan Codina Study have shown their “support for the victims.” “We are here to listen to you, to heal, repair and help,” they add.
elDiario.es has contacted the studio, which has not provided information beyond the statement, and the representatives of Juan Codina, who have not responded.
Codina is one of the interpreters of the work Vania x Vania, directed by Pablo Remón and which is on tour after its premiere in March.
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