Comments by "Jj T" (@jjt1881) on "Biographics" channel.

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  12. The personality of the real Juan Pujol is that of a very smart and cunning coward, a rich spoiled kid with a spirit of adventure, and very little awareness of the consequences of his actions. People who knew him before all of this say as much. For example, many testified that Juan was never interested in politics during the Civil War and that his only reason for abandoning his post at the trenches was because he did not want to die fighting. He actually came from a very rich family in Cataluña, and he never lacked anything. He was accustomed to getting away with what he wanted using his skills as a trickster. Therefore, the easiest way for him to evade the fighting was simply to desert to the other side and claim that he was running away because of ideological reasons. The political situation, the war crimes, or the consequences of any side winning the war mattered very little to him. The nationalist side, at least, seemed a more suitable alternative to him, given his particular lifestyle, typical of a bourgeois mama's-boy. Also, if he played his cards well, he could get a position in the rear -which in fact, he achieved. On the other hand, Aracelli was perfect for him; she was the other side of the same coin. Both came from accommodated families and had a neck for lying and cheating, as well as getting away with doing as little as possible. They were very smart and skillful manipulators. In addition to that, she was also quite attractive when well dressed and she knew it. Therefore, she used her beauty and her witts to her advantage every time she could. Both behaved all their lives as a couple of astute and egocentric brats would do. That is probably what they liked about each other. This can be seen, e.g., when Araceli threatened to reveal it all to the Fascists simply to get back to Spain, even when that could have endangered her life, as well as the life of her husband. You can also observe the same when Juan outsmarted her by faking his own detention and interrogation by the British. Again, when Juan simply faked his own death just to get away from her wife and his children. E.g. if he were so scared of Nazis in Spain, he should have been doubly terrified of living in Venezuela at the time and he wasn't. On the other hand, it is possible that he was genuinely afraid, but then again, why leave Aracelli and his children behind believing that he was dead. She would have been in the same situation or worse. Again, only an irresponsible coward does that. It is a great historical coincidence that these two spoiled children wanted to spy for the British instead of the Nazis. Perhaps there was some moral conscience or even real compassion. Who knows...? In any case, if anyone wants to direct a motion picture about them, these facts should be taken into account. A comedy would, actually, suit these two real-life characters better than a drama; it would also be closer to the truth.
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