Arde Madrid

Arde Madrid is a Spanish period comedy-drama limited television series created by Paco León and Anna R. Costa, which premiered on November 8, 2018 on Movistar+. León also directed every episode of the series and stars in it, alongside Debi Mazar, Inma Cuesta and Anna Castillo. The series tells the story of the period which American actress Ava Gardner spent in Francoist Spain.[1][2] On 14 November 2018, Movistar+ renewed the series for a second season, but on 3 May 2019, the creators announced their decision to not continue the series.[3][4] The series premiered May 5, 2020 in the US and Canada on MHz Choice, a subsidiary of MHz Networks.

Arde Madrid
GenreComedy-drama
Created byPaco León
Anna R. Costa
Written byPaco León
Anna R. Costa
Fernando Pérez
Directed byPaco León
StarringPaco León
Inma Cuesta
Debi Mazar
Anna Castillo
Country of origin Spain
Original languagesSpanish
(some dialogue in English)
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerMovistar+
Running time30 minutes (approx.)
Release
Original release8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)
External links
Website

Premise

Ava Gardner's life in Madrid in the 1960s is told from the point of view of her maid and chauffeur, both spies in Franco's secret service, who report on her hedonistic lifestyle, filled with an elite group of artists, aristocrats and expats.

Cast

Main

Episodes
No.TitleDirected by
1"Poco católica"Paco León
2"I love mojama"Paco León
3"Puta paya"Paco León
4"Directo fiesta"Paco León
5"Muy americana"Paco León
6"Más flores que a la virgen"Paco León
7"Dios es Dios y yo soy yo"Paco León
8"What's autorización?"Paco León

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominees Result Ref.
2019 6th Feroz Awards Best Comedy Series Won [5]
Best Lead Actor in TV Paco León Nominated [5]
Best Lead Actress in TV Inma Cuesta Won [5]
Best Supporting Actress in TV Anna Castillo Won [5]
Best Supporting Actress in TV Fabiana García Nominated [5]
Best Supporting Actress in TV Debi Mazar Nominated [5]
Best Supporting Actor in TV Julián Villagrán Nominated [5]
6th Platino Awards Best Iberoamerican Miniseries or TV Series Won [6]
7th MiM Series Awards Best Comedy Series Won [7]
Best Comedy Actress Anna Castillo Nominated [7]
Best Comedy Actor Paco León Nominated [7]
Best Direction Paco León Nominated [7]
Best Screenplay Paco León & Anna R. Costa Nominated [7]

References
  1. Medina, Marta (29 November 2017). "Madrid 1961: cuando Ava Gardner se lo bebió y se lo metió todo". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. "Arde Madrid se estrenará el 8 de noviembre en España y Latinoamérica de forma simultánea" (in Spanish). Europa Press. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. "Arde Madrid tendrá una segunda temporada en Movistar+". EFE (in Spanish). El Mundo. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. "'Arde Madrid' cancela su segunda temporada por decisión de sus creadores". El País (in Spanish). El País. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  5. Prats, Marina (19 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". HuffPost.
  6. "'Arde Madrid' se despide con un último reconocimiento: el Premio Platino a mejor miniserie". Vertele. eldiario.es. 13 May 2019.
  7. Prieto, Beatriz (19 December 2019). "Lista completa de los ganadores de los Premios MiM Series 2019". FormulaTV.


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