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| Created by | Patricia Ferreira |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
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| Network | La 1 |
| Release | 25 September 2024 |
Las abogadas is a Spanish drama television series created by Patricia Ferreira. It stars Paula Usero, Almudena Pascual, Irene Escolar, and Elisabet Casanovas as respectively, Lola González, Paquita Sauquillo, Manuela Carmena and Cristina Almeida.
Plot
[edit]The plot takes place in Madrid in the 1960s and the 1970s.[1] Recently graduated in law, Lola comes across Cristina, Manuela, and Paca. After her boyfriend Enrique is detained by the Francoist secret police and died by defenestration in unclear circumstances in 1969, Lola is relentless in her efforts to bring the truth to light.
Cast
[edit]- Paula Usero as Lola González[2]
- Almudena Pascual as Paquita Sauquillo[2]
- Irene Escolar as Manuela Carmena[2]
- Elisabet Casanovas as Cristina Almeida[2]
- Álvaro Rico as Enrique Ruano[2]
- Manuel Canchal as Javier Sauquillo[3]
- Jorge Usón as Celedonio Silva[4]
- María de Nati as Sole[5]
- Vicente Vergara as Sebas[5]
- Valèria Sorolla as Margot[5]
- Fanny Gautier as María Dolores[5]
- Jorge Bosch as Enrique (padre)[5]
- Blanca Parés as Dolores Sancho[5]
- Juan Carlos Villanueva as Roda Corominas[5]
- Alberto Jiménez as Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez[5]
- Ignacio Mateos as Pedro Patiño[6]
Production
[edit]Created by Patricia Ferreira, the series was originally developed for Movistar Plus+ under the title Flores de hierro.[2] Marta Sánchez, Irene Niubó, and Virginia Yagüe also participated in writing duties.[2] Las abogadas was produced by RTVE and MOD Producciones.[3] It was executively produced by Nieves Fernández Blanco (on behalf of RTVE) and Fernando Bovaira and Guillem Vidal-Folch (on behalf of MOD Producciones).[7] The episodes were directed by Juana Macías and Polo Menárguez.[3] Shooting locations included Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Leganés, and Hoyo de Manzanares.[1]
Release
[edit]The series was presented at the Vitoria-based FesTVal in September 2024.[8][9] RTVE initially set a 18 September 2024 debut date on La 1,[10] but postponed it to 25 September to give its daily series Valle salvaje a prime-time premiere ahead of its arrival in the afternoon slot.[11]
The first episode earned a 13.3% audience share and 1.291 million viewers.[12]
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2024 |
30th Forqué Awards | Best Series | Nominated | [13] | |
2025 |
26th Iris Awards | Best Direction — Fiction | Juana Macías, Polo Menárguez | Pending | [14] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Barco, Cristina (6 August 2024). "'Las abogadas': primeras imágenes de la serie basada en la historia de las abogadas de Atocha". rtve.es.
- ^ a b c d e f g "'Las abogadas', la serie de TVE sobre la matanza de Atocha enseña sus primeras imágenes: reparto y estreno". Cinemanía. 7 August 2024 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ a b c "Primer vistazo a 'Las abogadas', la serie de TVE sobre la matanza de Atocha con Carmena y Cristina Almeida". El Televisero. 7 August 2024 – via HuffPost.
- ^ "RTVE estrena 'Las abogadas', serie ambientada en 1964 con Jorge Usón en el reparto". Heraldo de Aragón. 25 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "El FesTVal acoge la presentación de 'Las abogadas', nueva apuesta de ficción de RTVE". rtve.es. 5 September 2024.
- ^ "'Las Abogadas' homenajeó al sindicalista Pedro Patiño, cuya muerte marcó a Manuela Carmena en 1971". vertele!. 10 October 2024 – via eldiario.es.
- ^ Moreno, Merce (7 August 2024). "Así es 'Las Abogadas', la serie de TVE basada en la matanza de Atocha: primera promo de su nueva apuesta de ficción". Bluper – via El Español.
- ^ "TVE lanza la primera promo de su serie 'Las Abogadas', con las Manuela Carmena y Cristina Almeida de ficción". Vertele!. 7 August 2024 – via eldiario.es.
- ^ "'Las abogadas', la nueva apuesta de ficción de RTVE". Cómo!. 5 September 2024.
- ^ Parraga Frutos, Nerea (12 September 2024). "TVE pone fecha de estreno a 'Las abogadas', su nueva apuesta de ficción para el prime time". La Vanguardia.
- ^ Prieto, Beatriz (18 September 2024). "'Las abogadas' se estrena en La 1 el miércoles 25 de septiembre, tras su cambio por el debut 'Valle salvaje'". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Marcos, Natalia (26 September 2024). "'Las abogadas', un buen ejercicio de memoria histórica que enriquece la televisión pública". El País.
- ^ Abenia, Enrique (14 December 2024). "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2024: 'El 47' y 'Querer' hacen pleno y ganan en el 30 aniversario". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Jiménez, Roberto (12 November 2024). "Lista de nominados a los Premios Iris 2024: 'Grand Prix', 'Supervivientes', 'La Revuelta' y 'El Hormiguero' a la cabeza". El Televisero – via HuffPost.