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Grasa (TV series)

Grasa
Official poster (Season 1)
GenreDramedy
Written byDavid Sainz
Directed byDavid Sainz
StarringKike Pérez
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Production locationsSeville, Dos Hermanas, Matalascañas
Running time23–39 min
Production companies
  • RTVE
  • Diffferent Entertainment
Original release
NetworkRTVE Play (playz)
Release12 May 2020 (2020-05-12)

Grasa (transl. 'Fat') is a Spanish dramedy streaming television series written and directed by David Sainz [es] which stars Kike Pérez in the leading role. Produced by RTVE and Diffferent Entertainment, it premiered on Playz in 2020.

Premise

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Set in Seville, the fiction follows the life of Pedro Marrero, aka "El Grasa", an overweight criminal with an unhealthy lifestyle who suffers from a heart attack and then decides to radically change his life in order to improve on his health condition and stay alive.[1][2]

Cast

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Introduced in season 2

Production and release

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Produced by RTVE in collaboration with Diffferent Entertainment, shooting of the first season took place in Seville in 2019.[3] Grasa was written and directed by David Sainz [es].[7] Consisting of 6 episodes featuring a running time of around 25 minutes,[8] the series debuted on Playz on 12 May 2020. With around 2,600,000 reproductions of season 1, filming of season 2 had already started in March 2021.[9] It took place in between Dos Hermanas and Matalascañas.[10] RTVE set the release date of the full 6-episode season 2 for 27 September 2021.[10]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedRef.
First airedLast airedNetwork
1612 May 2020 (2020-05-12)9 June 2020 (2020-06-09)playz/RTVE Play[11]
2627 September 2021 (2021-09-27)[12]
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Barrio"David Sainz [es]David Sainz12 May 2020 (2020-05-12)
22"Nuevo Mundo"David SainzDavid Sainz12 May 2020 (2020-05-12)
33"Fleshvice"David SainzDavid Sainz19 May 2020 (2020-05-19)
44"Bruja paya"David SainzDavid Sainz26 May 2020 (2020-05-26)
55"Revisión mensual"David SainzDavid Sainz2 June 2020 (2020-06-02)
66"Otro barrio"David SainzDavid Sainz9 June 2020 (2020-06-09)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
71"Cebras"David SainzDavid Sainz27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)
82"El primer día"David SainzDavid Sainz27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)
93"Leones"David SainzDavid Sainz27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)
104"El último día"David SainzDavid Sainz27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)
115"La gasolinera"David SainzDavid Sainz27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)
126"Despedidas"David SainzDavid Sainz27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)

References

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  1. ^ a b Cano, José A. "Grasa: El barrio es muerte, hermano". Cine con Ñ. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Playz rueda 'Grasa', comedia sobre un delincuente con sobrepeso que cambia la calle por el pilates". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "David Sainz graba 'Grasa', su nueva comedia para Playz". Audiovisual451. 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Diffferent Entertainment rueda para Playz la segunda temporada de 'Grasa'". Panorama Audiovisual. 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Primer tráiler de 'Grasa', la nueva serie de David Sainz". Cine con Ñ. 20 April 2020.
  6. ^ Ávila, Alejandro (1 March 2021). "'Grasa' regresa al barrio: arranca el rodaje de su segunda temporada". Filmand.
  7. ^ "'Grasa' de David Sainz ya tiene fecha de estreno en Playz". Cine y Tele. 27 April 2020.
  8. ^ García, Concha (24 April 2020). "De los creadores de "Malviviendo" y "Mambo" llega a Playz "Grasa", la nueva serie de David Sainz". La Razón.
  9. ^ "Playz renueva 'Grasa' de David Sainz y ya graba su segunda temporada". Audiovisual451. 10 March 2021.
  10. ^ a b "La segunda temporada de "Grasa" se estrena en RTVE Play este lunes 27 de septiembre". abcplay. ABC. 24 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Capítulos". rtve. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Playz estrena la segunda temporada de 'Grasa' con José Manuel Poga como fichaje estrella". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 27 September 2021.
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