Media dossier
This page gathers public media coverage of the Gómez Aldaz case in the press, radio, television, magazines, news agencies and digital media.
The dossier preserves both active links and archived copies of articles that have been removed or are no longer publicly available, in order to maintain the documentary traceability of the media coverage.
The entries are organised by type of media and by media cycle: the 2025 court ruling, the 2026 documentary restitution and later interviews.
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My most personal interview
A very special interview for very special interviewers.
Olmo Gómez Aldaz: The Battle for My Identity
An interview conducted by participants in the El Observatorio workshop about his story, the fraudulent adoption and the theft of his identity.
Legal media
Analysis and coverage in specialised legal media.
A landmark ruling confirms dual filiation, biological and adoptive
Olmo Gómez Aldaz, a 54-year-old teacher living in Valladolid, has recovered the surnames of his biological father and mother after having officially lived until now under the filiation of his adoptive parents.
Television
News pieces broadcast on regional and national television.
First case in Spain of an adoptee with biological filiation and biological surnames
Adopted at birth, he discovered that he had been handed over against his mother’s wishes and is now seeking the annulment of the adoption.
Ruling to obtain dual filiation
Olmo has obtained a ruling that recognises his dual filiation and restores his surnames of origin without losing the rights arising from the adoption.
Landmark ruling in cases of trafficked babies
The report highlights the landmark nature of the ruling, which allows him to recover his filiation of origin while the adoption remains in force.
Olmo Gómez, a resident of Tudela de Duero, takes the annulment of his adoption to court
After recovering his identity of origin, he is now seeking the annulment of an adoption he considers unlawful and carried out without consent.
Radio
Interviews and radio programmes.
A resident of Tudela (Valladolid), a baby “trafficked” during the Franco era, recovers his biological identity
The Civil Registry records his filiation and surnames of origin while keeping the filiation arising from the adoption in force.
Olmo Gómez, who discovered he was a stolen child
We hear the story of Olmo Gómez, who discovered that he had been a stolen child and has recovered his identity of origin.
Magazines
Opinion and analysis pieces in non-daily publications.
The right to recover biological surnames while preserving adoption
A historic ruling allows an adoptee to recover his biological surnames without revoking the adoption.
News agencies
Agency reports and content redistribution.
A resident of Tudela (Valladolid), a baby “trafficked” during the Franco era, recovers his biological identity
Following a landmark ruling, his identity of origin is restored on his ID card without annulling the filiation arising from the adoption.
Agency dispatch (restricted access)
The Basque Government and the central Government recognise a Tudela (Valladolid) resident as a “stolen baby” victim of the dictatorship
The Basque and Spanish governments officially recognise him as a “stolen baby” and a victim of the dictatorship while he seeks the annulment of his adoption.
Print press · 2025
First media cycle linked to the court ruling.
An unprecedented ruling restores biological filiation to a man adopted through a stolen-baby trafficking network
The Pamplona Provincial Court upholds a ruling that annuls the effects of a 1971 adoption and orders the Civil Registry to correct the filiation of a 54-year-old man after he discovered who his birth parents were. His mother was one of the women who spent her pregnancy in Mercedes de Gras’s “maternity flats”, one of the key figures in the business of irregular adoptions under Francoism.
Note: the original article is no longer available at its public URL.
Original URL:
https://www.publico.es/politica/tribunales/sentencia-inedita-devuelve-filiacion-biologica-hombre-adoptado-traves-trama-bebes-robados.html
Print press · 2026
Second media cycle following the official restoration of surnames in the ID document.
A Valladolid man, a baby “trafficked” during the dictatorship, recovers his identity: “I knew I was adopted; I never thought I was another victim of human trafficking”
After five years of legal proceedings, this Tudela de Duero resident recovers his identity of origin as Olmo Gómez.
For the first time, a victim of “baby trafficking” is recognised under both his birth and adoptive names
The ruling allows filiation of origin and adoptive filiation to coexist for the first time, with full civil effects.
Olmo Gómez, the “stolen baby” from Tudela de Duero: “Some mothers ended up in psychiatric hospitals”
After five years in the courts, he has managed to recover his biological identity without annulling the “adoption”, despite the circumstances.
He secures recognition of his biological surnames in Navarre without annulling the adoption
Olmo Gómez Aldaz, whose birth parents were from Navarre and who maintains that he was one of the stolen babies of the 1970s, has achieved a form of dual filiation unprecedented in Spain.
A stolen child from the Franco era, a native of Tudela, recovers his biological identity
In a landmark ruling, the Tudela de Duero resident, trafficked during the Franco era, recovers his identity of origin without losing the identity acquired through adoption.
A Tudela resident, a baby “trafficked” during the Franco era, recovers his biological identity
Following a landmark ruling, he recovers his identity of origin on his ID card without annulling the identity acquired through adoption.
Olmo’s struggle to recover his identity
A court restores the surnames of origin of this Bilbao man born in 1971, who says he was a stolen baby.
Victim of baby trafficking: “The people I had called mum and dad were the ones who had trafficked me”
Note: the original article was removed by the outlet or is no longer available at its public URL. This report was later clarified in a new publication on 8 February 2026, following a formal request by the sister of Olmo Gómez Aldaz.
Original URL:
https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/sociedad/2026/02/01/nombre-le-pertenecia-10642993.html
The Gómez Aldaz family clarifies the Diario de Noticias report “A name that did not belong to him” (This outlet clarifies the information published on 1 February)
Note: the original article was removed by the outlet or is no longer available at its public URL.
Original URL:
https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/sociedad/2026/02/08/familia-gomez-aldaz-aclara-reportaje-10672683.html
The Basque Government and the central Government recognise a Tudela de Duero resident as a “stolen baby” victim of the dictatorship
The victim learned that he had been subjected to human trafficking 43 years after the events.
For the first time, the Basque Country recognises a “stolen baby” as a victim of Francoism
Both the Basque and Spanish governments granted Olmo Gómez that status in separate resolutions issued this year.
Valladolid resident Olmo Gómez is now officially a “stolen baby”: “It brings peace of mind to be able to say my name and surnames”
The Spanish and Basque governments recognise him as one of the minors taken from their parents.
Stolen Babies in Spain: The Case of Olmo Gómez Aldaz and the Struggle for Institutional Recognition
A historic recognition, decades overdue.
Stolen Babies in Spain: The Case of Olmo Gómez Aldaz and the Struggle for Institutional Recognition
A historic recognition, decades overdue.