El padre de Caín
El padre de Caín is a two-part Spanish television miniseries directed by Salvador Calvo adapting the novel of the same name by Rafael Vera. It stars Quim Gutiérrez, Aura Garrido and Oona Chaplin.
| El padre de Caín | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | El padre de Caín by Rafael Vera |
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| Directed by | Salvador Calvo |
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| Composer | Víctor Reyes |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
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| Original network | Telecinco |
| Original release | 6 December – 7 December 2016 |
Premise
Set in the 1980s, the plot follows the story of a Civil Guard agent who requests a transfer to the barracks of Intxaurrondo (in the Basque Country), when ETA was most active.[1]
Cast
- Quim Gutiérrez as Eloy.[2]
- Aura Garrido as Begoña.[2]
- Oona Chaplin as Mercedes.[2]
- Patxi Freytez as sargento Delgado.[2]
- Luis Bermejo as comandante de Intxaurrondo.[2]
- Luis Zahera as Bermejo.[2]
- Eduardo Lloveras as Carmelo.[2]
- Cristina Plazas as madre de Mercedes.[2]
- Ricardo Gómez as Daniel.[2]
- Patrick Criado as Ander.[2]
Production and release
Based on the novel of the same name by Rafael Vera,[3] the series was written by Alejandro Hernández and Michel Gaztambide and directed by Salvador Calvo.[4] Produced by Telecinco in collaboration with Boomerang TV,[4] it was filmed in Asturias (including Avilés), the Madrid region and San Sebastián.[5] Filming wrapped by August 2015 after 5 weeks of production.[5][6][7] The score was composed by Víctor Reyes.[2] The series premiered on 6 December 2016. The first part earned good viewership figures (3,223,000 average viewers and a 19% audience share).[8] The finale aired a day later, on 7 December, commanding significantly less attention from the audience (2,518,000 viewers and a 14.5% share).[8]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "La tortuga y el águila" | Salvador Calvo | 6 December 2016 |
| 2 | "Síndrome del norte" | Salvador Calvo | 7 December 2016 |
References
- Onieva, Álvaro (2 December 2016). "Telecinco estrena 'El padre de Caín', sobre los años más duros de ETA". Fotogramas.
- "'El padre de Caín' – estreno 6 de diciembre en Telecinco". Audiovisual451. 2 December 2016.
- "Quim Gutiérrez, Aura Garrido y Oona Chaplin en el "El padre de Caín"". El Periódico. 19 June 2015.
- Migelez, Xabier (7 December 2016). "Avance del desenlace de la miniserie 'El padre de Caín' (Telecinco)". El Confidencial.
- "La miniserie 'El padre de Caín' termina su grabación en San Sebastián". Audiovisual451. 11 August 2015.
- Menéndez, Bárbara (7 December 2016). ""Flipé con Avilés, me recordaba a 'True Detective'"". El Comercio.
- "Telecinco acaba de rodar 'El padre de Caín'". El Correo Gallego. 10 August 2015.
- Migelez, Xabier (9 December 2016). "'El padre de Caín' se desinfla en su desenlace (14,5%)". El Confidencial.
- Muñoz, Alfonso (24 December 2016). "Miniseries de 2016: del pleno de Telecinco al pinchazo de TVE". El Confidencial.