The Appeals Chamber of Spain's National Court has overturned the acquittal of actress Ana Duato and her husband, producer Miguel Ángel Bernardeau, in the 'Nummaria' case, linked to an alleged tax fraud. The decision quashes the judgment handed down in July 2025 and orders a retrial.
The investigation uncovered an alleged tax-evasion network built around the Spanish law firm Nummaria, headed by Fernando Peña, whose clients included the actress Ana Duato.
According to the facts established at trial, the network used complex corporate structures both in Spain and abroad to reduce or evade the tax bills of numerous clients, among them high-profile figures from the entertainment world such as Ana Duato and Imanol Arias.
The courts have now ordered a new trial for her and her husband before a different panel of judges. The National Court had acquitted actress Ana Duato of tax offences; however, it sentenced the tax and accounting adviser to 80 years in prison, Fernando Peña, owner of the Nummaria firm.
Imanol Arias was sentenced to two years and two months in prison
