Nevenka Fernández

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is García.
Nevenka Fernández
Councillor of Ponferrada
In office
1999–2000
Personal details
Born
Nevenka Fernández García

25 October 1974
Alma materUniversidad CEU San Pablo
OccupationEconomist and politician

Nevenka Fernández García (born 25 October 1974) is a Spanish economist. She was councillor of Finance of Ponferrada between 1999 and 2000.[1]

Nevenka Fernández is known for being the first Spanish woman to obtain the conviction of a politician, Ismael Álvarez [es] (mayor of Ponferrada for the Popular Party), for sexual harassment.[2][3]

Career

With a degree in economics from the CEU-San Pablo University and a master's degree in Auditing from the Complutense University of Madrid, she worked at Arthur Andersen in Madrid. She finished her degree shortly before the 1999 municipal elections when Carlos López Riesco made her the offer to be number three on the list of the Popular Party of Ponferrada led by Ismael Álvarez [es].[4] After the electoral victory, he took over the Finance Department of the Ponferrada City Council.[5]

In September 2000 she asked for a leave from the City Hall due to depression and in March 2001 she denounced Mayor Ismael Álvarez for sexual harassment.[4]

The Popular Party did not support her and her colleagues sided with Ismael Álvarez.[citation needed]

After difficulties in finding work in Spain following the sexual harassment complaint, she emigrated to Chester, United Kingdom,[6] and later to Ireland, where she currently lives.[1]

In 2024 the film I'm Nevenka was finished shooting, directed by Icíar Bollaín who co-wrote the script with Isa Campo. The film was shot in Zamora because no municipal permission was obtained to shoot it in Ponferrada.[7] The actress who plays Nevenka is Mireia Oriol, while the actor Urko Olazabal plays Ismael Álvarez.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Nevenka Fernández: el ídolo feminista de los 90 que rompe su silencio en Netflix". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  2. ^ Newtral (2023-03-30). "¿Quién es Nevenka y por qué su caso fue clave para la lucha feminista en España?". Newtral (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ Castro, Irene (2013-03-08). "¿Qué es el 'caso Nevenka'?". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  4. ^ a b Ordaz, Pablo (2002-05-11). "El destierro de Nevenka" (in Spanish). El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  5. ^ "La nueva vida de Nevenka". www.elmundo.es. 2 June 2002. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  6. ^ "La nueva vida de Nevenka". El Mundo. 2 June 2002. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Nevenka regresa a Zamora, la única Ponferrada posible". Kinótico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  8. ^ Zurro, Javier (2024-03-20). "Icíar Bollaín reivindica la figura de Nevenka y pide acabar con el silencio ante el acoso en su nueva película". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-22.