Borja Voces launches the second season of Código de Investigación and recalls that his future was foretold in a Spanish square when he was a child.
The Televisa-Univision host smiles when he recalls that scene that seems straight out of an impossible script. He was just seven years old when a psychic reading his mother's fortune stopped in front of a photo of him and uttered a phrase that hung in the air: "That child will earn his living with his voice." Decades later, the Spanish presenter, who is now one of the most recognizable faces on Hispanic television in the United States, can't help but laugh at the almost poetic precision of that prediction.
"I was just a kid," Borja tells me, with that mixture of surprise and tenderness that still accompanies him as he recounts the anecdote. "My mother went to an esoteric fair, one of those they used to set up in shopping malls, and the man told her I was going to make a living from my voice. My last name is Voces (Voices). When I think about it now, it seems crazy." The story became a recurring memory in his family, a kind of domestic omen that no one knew how to interpret at the time, but which today makes perfect sense.
That boy grew up to become one of the most established and respected broadcasters on Spanish-language television. Borja Voces built his career far from Spain, a country to which he remains deeply connected, but which he left in search of a place he couldn't find. "Not everyone who emigrates does so on a whim," he reflects. "Often it's because there's no opportunity. And when people in your own country recognize that you've done well abroad, that's very moving."
Today, Borja is synonymous with rigor, approachability, and a very human way of telling difficult stories without losing sensitivity. His return to the screen with the second season of Código de Investigación (Case Study) marks a new chapter in that trajectory. The program, which premiered this Monday on Unimás after its run on Univision, maintains its nighttime slot, designed for an adult audience seeking to understand what's happening in the world without sensationalism. "It's a perfect time slot," he explains. "People are already home, the children are asleep, and they can sit down and watch television in peace."
The new season arrives expanded and more ambitious. While the focus remains on telling shocking cases, the format opens up to stories that go beyond traditional crime. "There doesn't always have to be a murder," Borja explains. "There are historic robberies, disappearances, criminal networks, cults, and life-changing deceptions. Our goal is to narrate the events so that the viewer says at the end: now I understand."
That educational vocation permeates the entire project. Borja insists that Código de Investigación (Investigation Code) doesn't seek to speculate or invent theories. "We're not a news department or amateur detectives. We report what is known, with experts, with context, and with great respect." Cases like that of Amy Bradley, the young woman who mysteriously disappeared during a family cruise, or stories of human trafficking and psychological manipulation, are presented as warnings, not as empty entertainment. "Information also protects," he says. "It makes you more aware, less naive."
The emotion with which Borja speaks about the program is that of someone who still feels fortunate. "I sound like an excited child," he admits, and he doesn't seem to be exaggerating. In the studio, they've recreated entire settings, like the Louvre Museum, to explain historical robberies with visual precision. "We want the viewer to be immersed in the story, to understand the skill, the mistakes, the context."
That enthusiasm coexists with a very clear vision of his place in Hispanic television. Although he doesn't rule out returning to Spain someday, Borja is honest: today his commitment is to the Latino audience in the United States. "This community needs voices that accompany them, that explain, that connect. That fulfills me." Only one thing would make him reconsider that path: family. "Nothing else."
When asked about the future, about books or new projects, Borja smiles cautiously. He says that time is a precious commodity, but admits that he has learned something after analyzing so many cases: there is no such thing as the perfect crime. Technology, DNA, and artificial intelligence are reopening stories from the past and correcting injustices. "That's also important to tell," he emphasizes.
As he says goodbye, Borja returns to that boy he once was, the psychic's words that unknowingly shaped his destiny. Perhaps he doesn't entirely believe in predictions, but he does believe in hard work, perseverance, and the responsibility of using his voice for more than just making noise. And as Código de Investigación (Investigation Code) returns stronger than ever, it's clear that the voice foretold years ago continues to fulfill its purpose, with rigor, emotion, and a humanity that can't be learned from any astrological chart.
