Press and communication
This page brings together communication addressed to the media and media coverage of Olmo Gómez Aldaz and the Gómez Aldaz case. The press releases show which facts were communicated, when and with what documentation; the later publications show how the media received, developed and interpreted them.
Taken together, they trace the public dimension of the case: from the first reports and the judicial restitution of filiation of origin to the update of the surnames on the Spanish ID card, dual filiation, official recognition as a victim, the action seeking annulment of the adoption and the public challenge to the institutional response to stolen-baby cases.
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Press releases
The press release archive brings together statements issued directly by Olmo Gómez Aldaz about the judicial, institutional and public development of the case. It documents what was communicated to the media at each stage and makes it possible to relate those messages to the coverage they generated or to the later public response.
Each release is preserved as full text on the website and, when it was distributed as an attached document, also through its original PDF in Spanish.
Early news · 2025
Before the news cycle that began in January 2026, on 19 September 2025 Jot Down published the article "The right to recover biological surnames and keep adoption", signed by Iván Gastañaga.
It is an opinion and analysis piece whose interest lies in its deeper reflection on the case, dual filiation and its legal, identity-related and social implications.
The most relevant media precedent is the investigative article published by Público on 4 July 2025, titled "An unprecedented judgment restores biological filiation to a man adopted through a stolen-babies network", signed by Ana María Pascual.
That piece addressed the case in greater depth and had special impact because of its approach. Later, the article was removed from the outlet's website, in a process of self-censorship that also forms part of the media history of the case.
January 2026: news agencies and cascade effect
The January 2026 news cycle began with a press release distributed on 20 January 2026 after the update of the surnames on the Spanish ID card. That same day, it led to multiple direct contacts from different media outlets.
Those media outlets included Europa Press, El Mundo – Diario de Valladolid, Diario de Navarra and El Correo. From those first contacts, a cascade effect followed, with publications in print media, radio and television linked to the new fact of the effective restitution of the surnames on the ID card.
That cycle also included interviews and news pieces in media such as SER, Vive Radio, RTVE and CyLTV.
February 2026: legal media
The most relevant legal coverage of the case was published on 5 February 2026 in the legal outlet Law & Trends, which analysed the judgment from a technical point of view.
The article, titled "A pioneering judgment confirms dual filiation, biological and adoptive", focuses on the legal scope of the ruling, its novel character and its practical consequences. The piece develops, in legal terms, a previous news agency report by EFE, which acts as the primary source of the facts.
June 2026: my most personal interview
In June 2026, the magazine El Observatorio published an extensive interview about my story. It is one of the most complete and personal interviews I have given so far, because it brings together not only the judicial and documentary path of the case, but also the intimate, traumatic and emotional dimension of the search for my identity.
July 2026: official recognition and annulment of the adoption
On 14 July 2026, a press release was distributed about the official recognitions granted by Gogora and the Government of Spain to Olmo Gómez Aldaz as a victim, together with the action seeking annulment of his adoption and the opposition of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia.
That communication opened a new cycle of coverage in the press, news agencies, radio and television. The report published by El Correo on 15 July 2026 also documented the pioneering nature of Gogora's recognition of a stolen baby as a victim of the Franco dictatorship.
August 2026: Democratic Memory Law and stolen babies
On 4 August 2026, a new press release was distributed after the Ministry confirmed that, since the Democratic Memory Law was enacted, only one Declaration of Recognition and Personal Reparation had been granted to a child taken without the free and legitimate consent of the parents.
The communication asks whether the law is truly reaching victims of stolen-baby cases and shifts the focus from the individual case to the institutional response: access to archives, investigation of cases, recognition of other victims and the necessary measures of reparation.
Media dossier
The media dossier gathers the references published on the case, organised by type of outlet and date. It functions as a consultation archive for following the public evolution of the story and locating each news piece, interview or documented reference.