Mexican actor Roberto Palazuelos says Netflix Luis Miguel series distorted his life
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The gist
Mexican actor Roberto Palazuelos said Netflix's Luis Miguel series put him in situations that never happened.
He also said his son Roberto Jr. was assaulted at gunpoint in Mexico City.
Background
Roberto Palazuelos is a Mexican actor and businessman known as the "Diamante Negro." In an interview with host Gustavo Adolfo Infante on El minuto que cambió mi destino, he recalled meeting singer Luis Miguel when he was very young and said the writers of the singer's Netflix biographical series changed episodes of his life, adding scenes that never happened. He said the media conflict grew after the series premiered, reviving a story he said had already been left behind. Days later, Univision reported that his son Roberto Jr. had been violently assaulted in western Mexico City.
How it unfolded
- 2020On Yordi Rosado's channel, Palazuelos confessed to having taken part in two armed confrontations; Infobae headlined that he "loses a candidacy" over the confession.
- Sep 30, 2026Jorge Kahwagi Macari died at 58; Palazuelos confirmed to Quién that the cause was a stroke.
- Nov 6, 2026Infobae published a piece on Yordi Rosado's most controversial interviews, from Luis de Llano to Roberto Palazuelos.
- Nov 8, 2026Palazuelos told Gustavo Adolfo Infante that the Netflix series' writers "went too far" and put him in situations that never happened.
- Nov 9, 2026Univision reported that Palazuelos's son Roberto Jr. suffered a violent assault in western Mexico City.
Who’s saying what
- Palazuelos
- He said the series' writers changed episodes of his life and put him in situations that never happened, and that "a los escritores se les fue la mano" (the writers went too far).
- Host
- Yordi Rosado said the public impact of his interview with Luis de Llano worried him more than the Palazuelos episode, saying "en lo profesional, sí nos afectó" (professionally, it did affect us).
Still unverified
Palazuelos claims the Netflix series included scenes that did not match what he lived, such as accompanying Luis Miguel to Yuri's wedding, which he denied.