Valencia Sues Netflix Over “Baila, Vini” Subtitles Dispute
October 1, 2025
10:01 am
Valencia CF has officially filed a lawsuit against Netflix and production company Conspiração Filmes over allegedly inaccurate subtitles in the documentary “Baila, Vini”, claiming the misrepresentation damages its honour and the reputation of its supporters.
The legal move follows public demands for correction after the club asserts the documentary wrongly shows Valencia fans chanting “mono, mono” (Spanish for “monkey, monkey”) directed at Vinícius Jr., instead of the actual chant “tonto, tonto” (“stupid, stupid”) heard in the stadium.
The controversy centers on footage from a match at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium on 21 May 2023, where Vinícius Jr. was subject to abuse …
