Maria Valverde’s performance as the haunted pop star has been compared to Isabelle Adjani in Possession . And the final 20 minutes, which involve a live television interview gone violently wrong, have been called “scandalous cinema at its most unhinged” by Screendaily .
A respected yet fading journalist (Carlos Bardem) lands the interview of a lifetime with a reclusive pop star (María Valverde). But as he digs into her traumatic past, his professional curiosity twists into a consuming, pathological obsession. The "scandal" of the title refers not just to the pop star’s hidden secrets, but to the journalist’s own descent into blackmail, manipulation, and voyeuristic horror.
As of 2026, Escándalo: Relato de una Obsesión has received a wide English-dubbed release. The film was produced by Spanish and Peruvian companies (Tondero Producciones, Apache Films). The rights for an English dub were acquired by a small distributor, Dark Star Pictures , in late 2024, but only for limited theatrical and VOD in the US and UK. esc%C3%A1ndalo relato de una obsesi%C3%B3n english cuevana
Let’s break down the scandal, the story, and the streaming reality. First, a clarification. Escándalo: Relato de una Obsesión (translated directly as Scandal: Tale of an Obsession ) is a 2023 Spanish-language psychological thriller that flew under the radar in mainstream theaters but exploded on digital platforms. Directed by Javier Fuentes-León (known for Contracorriente ), the film dives into the dark side of fandom, journalism, and erotic fixation.
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But what is this film? Why has it become a cult phenomenon? And most importantly, can you actually find the English version on Cuevana without falling into a rabbit hole of broken links and malware?
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In the vast ocean of streaming content, few films generate as much whispered curiosity as Escándalo: Relato de una Obsesión . For non-Spanish speakers, the search query——has become a digital breadcrumb trail. It tells a story: a viewer wants the scandal, they need the obsession narrative, but they require it in English, and they want it on the famous (and infamous) platform, Cuevana.