A night to make the invisible visible
On Monday, November 24, 2025, Madrid’s iconic Callao Cinemas became the setting for a project designed to awaken consciences: the premiere of the documentary Lo que nadie quiere ver, promoted by HOGAR SÍ together with Richard and Alejandra. More than 600 people—members of the media, civil society, and the film community—gathered to give voice to those who for years have remained invisible.
This premiere was an urgent call to look directly at a reality we too often ignore. “Any of us could end up in this situation,” Richard reminded the audience during the discussion that followed the screening, moderated by actress Elena Anaya, underscoring that any one of us—or someone we love—could one day find themselves living on the streets.
Real stories, collective memory
The documentary brings together the testimonies of four people—Pepe, Mamen, Javi, and Latyr—who lived on the streets for years. Harsh stories marked by marginalization, loneliness, and despair, but also by resilience, hope, and dignity. Their voices challenge the viewer to stop looking away and to assume a shared responsibility.
During the screening, the silence in the theater was absolute. When the lights came back on, the audience rose to its feet—not in tribute to celebrity, but in recognition of the dignity of those who had been silenced. That symbolic gesture—seeing them, listening to them, restoring their dignity—turned the cinema into a space of justice and reparation.
Beyond the premiere: a platform for awareness and action
The premiere of Lo que nadie quiere ver is, above all, a powerful tool for awareness. Through this initiative, HOGAR SÍ seeks to ensure that homelessness is no longer treated as a hidden issue or reduced to statistics, but recognized as a collective emergency.
At the closing roundtable, again moderated by Elena Anaya, it was emphasized that behind every figure there is a person with a story, with pain, but also with hope. Restoring their voice means restoring their place in society.
For Richard and Alejandra, this documentary is not a one-off gesture; it is a long-term commitment. An invitation to see, to understand, and to transform. Because homelessness is not an inevitable fate—it is an injustice that can and must be reversed.
At the heart of this commitment lies a clear and urgent goal: to ensure that the approximately 37,000 people currently living without a home in Spain can access decent housing no later than 2030, so that no one is forced to live on the streets in this country. Ending homelessness is not a utopia; it is a collective responsibility and an achievable goal when institutions, organizations, and civil society move forward together.
