A un mes de la captura de Maduro: “Me bañé con sal después de dibujarlo frente al juez”

A month after Nicolás Maduro's arrest, a unique account has emerged. In this interview, I speak with Venezuelan artist and cartoonist Jorge Torrealba, an Emmy Award winner, who stood less than two meters from Maduro during his court appearance and captured him in a moment when there were no cameras, photos, or video recordings. Jorge reveals what the broadcast could never show: the true atmosphere inside the courtroom, the tension when Maduro entered, his fixed, "Machiavellian" gaze, the moment the judge stopped him, and how he reacted when the courtroom shouted "murderer." He also reconstructs sensory details that are forever etched in memory: the chains dragging in the hallway, the gestures, the blinking, the breathing… and the emotional shock of witnessing "a scene from a movie" in real life. We also discussed the impact of his drawings on Venezuelans inside and outside the country, the fear of those who still can't comment or follow accounts for their safety, and why this trial must be preserved as historical memory so that it never happens again. Become a member of this channel to enjoy exclusive benefits: