[1] Nevenka Fernández is known for being the first Spanish woman to obtain the conviction of a politician, Ismael Álvarez [es] (mayor of Ponferrada for the Popular Party), for sexual harassment.
She finished her degree shortly before the 1999 municipal elections when Carlos López Riesco made her the offer to be number three on the list of the Popular Party of Ponferrada led by Ismael Álvarez [es].
[5] In September 2000 she asked for a leave from the City Hall due to depression and in March 2001 she denounced Mayor Ismael Álvarez for sexual harassment.
[citation needed] After difficulties in finding work in Spain following the sexual harassment complaint, she emigrated to Chester, United Kingdom,[6] and later to Ireland, where she currently lives.
[1] In 2024 the film I'm Nevenka was finished shooting, directed by Icíar Bollaín who co-wrote the script with Isa Campo.