2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/4016The relativistic iron line profile recently observed by XMM-Newton in the spectrum of the Seyfert 1 galaxy MCG--6-30-15 (Wilms et al., 2001) is discussed in the framework of the lamp-post model. It is shown that the steep disc emissivity, the large line equivalent width and the amount of Compton reflection can be self- consistently reproduced in this scenario.4 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for publication on A&A LettersAstrophysicstext