Mexican singer Alicia Villarreal has decided to speak openly about the complaint she filed for acts of violence of which she was a victim by Cruz Martínez. Villarreal filed the complaint on February 16 and reaffirmed it on Wednesday, February 19, at the Attorney General's Office of the State of Nuevo León. In a statement, the artist thanked the public for their support and stated that she will go to the last consequences to obtain justice, with the intention of setting a precedent to prevent other women from going through similar situations.
The singer confessed that she lived through a traumatic and fearful experience, without revealing many details about the alleged aggression she suffered. Alicia Villarreal mentioned that she tried to protect herself during one of her concerts by making a distress signal and subsequently went to the Women's Justice Center to reaffirm her complaint against Cruz Martínez. She expressed her desire that her case serve as an example so that other women do not have to go through situations of violence and encouraged them to report under the hashtag #VincerElSilencio.
In an interview with Pati Chapoy for the program 'Ventaneando', Alicia Villarreal shared unprecedented details about the alleged aggressions she suffered. The artist explained that for years she tried to separate from Martínez, but various factors had held her back. Finally, after weeks of silence and after dealing with the grief of her father's death, she decided to make her complaint public.
During the interview, Villarreal described the situation as shocking and acknowledged how complicated it has been to talk about what happened. She emphasized the importance of speaking out and reporting gender violence, urging those who are going through similar situations not to be afraid and to seek help.
