In 2017, Fernando Pastorizzo was 20 years old and was about to turn 21. At such a young age, however, he had decided his future: in December he enrolled in a Business Administration degree and in March he would move to Paraná to be closer to the faculty. His girlfriend didn’t let him. Nahir Galarza, 19, killed him with two shots to the chest. In fact, she was the youngest person sentenced to life imprisonment in the history of Argentina. The version of the events given by the young woman from Entre Ríos was captured in a film.
What Fernando Pastorizzo’s friends said about Nahir Galarza
Juan always advised “Perri,†as he called Fernando, about his relationship with Nahir, but he never imagined the worst ending. “They had been together for five years. He went on vacation in 2016 with her family. He never imagined the relationship would end like this.
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“I always saw violence. She hurt him. I told him to leave her, but he was very in love†Juan revealed in 2018 when he was invited to TN. Fernando generally did not talk about Nahir with his friends because he knew about the rejection. She also separated him from her group of friends when they were at the clubs in Gualeguaychú.
Meanwhile, Juan Ignacio, a witness in the case against Nahir for homicide aggravated by the relationship and the use of a firearm, assured: «I saw him for the last time on Thursday, we drank mate until night on the waterfront and I took him home. He was calm, he was not aggressive, he did not get along with anyone.â€
From a distance, Fernando and Nahir looked like a happy couple traveling on a motorcycle waiting for the New Year, but the noise of the vehicle covered up an argument. It wasn’t the first, but it would be the last. She got out, pointed her police father’s service weapon at her, fired two 9-millimeter bullets into her chest and fled. She finally confessed everything.
The testimonies of Fernando Pastorizzo’s friends reveal the harsh reality of a relationship that, although at first glance seemed normal, was marked by violence and control. “It hurt him very badly, but he loved her,†is a phrase that resonates painfully in the memory of those who witnessed the torments that Fernando suffered.
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The harsh penalty he received for uploading photos to Facebook
Following what happened, they raided the cells and seized two phones inside the pavilion where the two prisoners involved were housed. In addition, the authorities of the Penitentiary Service They sent Nahir Galarza to a punishment cell.
The “punishment†for Nahir was also the reason for a complaint filed by who was his lawyer at the time. The lawyer argued that other inmates also upload photos to social networks and they do not receive any sanction for that.
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Where to see “Nahir”, the movie
The movie “Nahir” can now be seen through the streaming platform Amazon Prime Video.
Gender: suspense, drama.
Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes.
Cast
- Valentina Zenere such as Nahir Galarza, a first-year law student at the University of Concepción del Uruguay, who was convicted of the murder of her partner, Fernando Pastorizzo, becoming the youngest woman to have been sentenced to life in prison. in Argentina.
- Simon Hempé like Fernando Pastorizzo, Nahir’s boyfriend who was murdered in the early hours of December 29, 2017 after receiving two gunshot wounds.
- César Bordón like Marcelo Galarza, provincial police officer and Nahir’s father.
- Monica Antonópulos as Yamina Kroh, Nahir’s mother.
- Nacho Gadano like Jorge Zonzini, celebrity media manager whom Nahir’s parents hired as their official spokesperson.