La Casa de Papel | Learn About Hellmer's Myopathy, Berlin's Disease

  If you've watched a few episodes or already finished the series La Casa de Papel, you came across the drama of the character Berlin, played by actor Pedro Alonso in the series. At 46 years old, the Spaniard played one of the most audacious thieves in the gang and moved viewers, for better or worse, with the plot twist in the final episode where he reveals he has a degenerative disease. But what's it like to have this disease? Does it really exist? Find out now details about Hellmer's Myopathy, Berlin's disease.     First of all, myopathies is the generic name given to various types of muscular diseases, causing them to function improperly, partially or completely, often preventing the patient from moving. Resulting in muscle weakness and cramps, the condition that affects the character Berlin comes from a degenerative disease that progresses gradually, giving the patient at best around 25 months to live. In La Casa de Papel, the condition is revealed as Hellmer's disease. To contain the symptoms, which are muscle spasms, Berlin injects a drug that directly relaxes the affected area. And watching the anti-hero's suffering, viewers wonder: "is it really like this?".     Hold on! Hellmer's Myopathy is a fictional disease. Created exclusively for the series, this condition serves as a very welcome counterpoint to the script, but it's nothing more than that. Similar strategies were used in titles like Joe Versus the Volcano, from 1990, and Children of Men, from 2005, where fictional diseases were created with the purpose of developing one of the main questions of the script: "what if it were me?".     Now that you know, you can continue with this acclaimed series at will. It's worth checking out!   Follow us on social media Facebook and Instagram. Also subscribe to our YouTube channel.