The Snow Girl, the newest mystery-thriller series on Netflix, has won over viewers with its compelling plot. The Spanish drama made its streaming platform debut last week and has since climbed to the top 10 list in many nations.
In The Snow Girl, a young girl named Amaya Martin vanishes during a parade. After that, a journalist decides to do an inquiry to support the girl’s parents. Many people are speculating whether the show is based on a genuine occurrence due to the disturbing incidents and realistic narrative presented in it. Find out by reading on.
Is Netflix’s The Snow Girl Based on a True Story?
The drama is not based on a real event. Rather, it is based on a book written by Javier Castillo that was released in 2020. The novel and the television drama both go by the Spanish title La Chica de Nieve. Following the novel’s success in Spain, a show adaptation was eagerly requested.
Additionally, the book is a work of fiction and does not incorporate any true events. Castillo admitted that the inspiration for the book came to him while he was once out walking with his wife and little daughter and suddenly realized that he had let go of his daughter’s hand.
The novel was inspired by his anxiety and the dread he would experience if something terrible happened to her. On Amazon, the book currently has over 3,000 five-star reviews.
The Netflix version and the novel nevertheless differ in a few minor ways. While the television series is set in 2010 in the Spanish city of Malaga, the disappearance in the book occurs in New York City in 1998. The girl’s name has also been altered. The series referred to her as Amaya, whereas the novel referred to her as Kiera.
The Cavalcade of the Magi is a Real Event
Although the tale is made up, the incident when Amaya goes missing in the show actually happened. The annual Cavalcade of the Magi parade honors the Three Wise Men and their search for Jesus.
Several cities in Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Andorra, Gibraltar, and Poland host the procession. During the Medici family’s dominance in 1417, the festival was first arranged. It typically occurs on January 5 of each year to commemorate the day before Epiphany.
The official synopsis for the performance is, “Malaga, 2010, Three Wise Men parade. When their daughter Amaya vanishes in the crowd, the Martn family’s most joyful moment of the year turns into a nightmare.
“Miren, an aspiring journalist, launches a probe similar to Inspector Millán’s that would bring to light pieces of her past that she would have like to forget. Miren, with the aid of Eduardo, a journalist she works with, won’t give up until she locates the girl.
Along with Milena Smit as Miren Rojo, José Coronado as Eduardo, Aixa Villagrán as Belén Millán, Tristán Ulloa as David Luque, Loreto Mauleón as Ana Nez, Ral Prieto, Cecilia Freire, and Julián Villagrán, the cast of The Snow Girl also includes Loreto Mauleón as Ana Nez.
