Caso Cerrado premiered on Telemundo in 2001 and became one of the most recognisable Spanish-language court shows on television, with arbitrator Ana María Polo presiding over family and relationship disputes. Its opening theme became shorthand online in Latin American and Spanish-speaking communities for calling someone to account. Clips spread through YouTube, TikTok and meme edits where the intro is placed before confrontations, much like the Law and Order DUN DUN in English-language edits. Its mix of telenovela drama and courtroom formality keeps it instantly understood.