Nights in Tefía

Nights in Tefía[1] (Spanish: Las noches de Tefía) is a 2023 Spanish drama television series created, co-written, and co-directed by Miguel del Arco. It is set in a Francoist concentration camp for vagrants, dissidents, and homosexuals in the island of Fuerteventura.

Nights in Tefía
SpanishLas noches de Tefía
Created byMiguel del Arco
Written by
  • Miguel del Arco
  • Antonio Rojano
Directed by
  • Miguel del Arco
  • Rómulo Aguillaume
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Production companies
Release
Original networkAtresplayer Premium
Original release25 June 2023 (2023-06-25)

Plot

Told from the account of and old Airam Betancor in 2004, the plot delves into the repression and abuses but also the camaraderie that he experienced back in the 1960s in the Colonia Agrícola Penitenciaria de Tefía, a Francoist concentration camp for the re-education of homosexuals in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.[2][3]

Cast

Production

The series was produced by Buendía Estudios alongside Atresmedia.[4]

Release

The first two episodes received a pre-screening at the Cine Albéniz, as a part of the 'Pantalla TV' section of the 26th Málaga Film Festival.[4][5][6] The series will premiere on Atresplayer Premium on 25 June 2023.[7]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2023 70th Ondas AwardsBest Television ActorPatrick CriadoWon[8]
25th Iris AwardsBest FictionPending[9]
Best Fiction ProductionMontse García, Sonia MartínezPending
Best Fiction ScreenplayMiguel del Arco, Antonio RojanoPending
Best ActorPatrick CriadoPending

References
  1. Hopewell, John (14 April 2023). "Key Spanish Titles at MipTV". Variety.
  2. Roldán, Álvaro (12 March 2023). "Atresmedia se abraza sin miramientos a 'Las noches de Tefía': la serie que perturbaría a Franco". El Confidencial.
  3. "'Las noches de Tefía' revoluciona el Festival de Málaga con lo nunca visto en una serie española (o mundial)". Cine con Ñ. 12 March 2023.
  4. Neila, Jorge (12 March 2023). "'Las Noches de Tefía' y un sobresaliente Patrick Criado revolucionan Málaga con un estreno atronador". El Televisero – via HuffPost.
  5. "Atresmedia presenta en el Festival de Málaga 'Las noches de Tefía', su serie sobre un campo de concentración franquista". Europa Press. 11 March 2023.
  6. Tenza, Alba (11 March 2023). "Un cabaret de ensueño en plena época franquista". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
  7. "Atresplayer Premium pone fecha de estreno a 'Las noches de Tefía', su serie en un campo de concentración franquista". vertele!. 23 May 2023 – via eldiario.es.
  8. López Martín, Sergio (18 October 2023). "La Kings League, Silvia Itxaurrondo, Úrsula Corbero y el Benidorm Fest, Premios Ondas 2023". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
  9. "Los Premios Iris 2023 tienen finalistas, con 'La Unidad Kabul' y 'Traitors' de favoritos y Ana Rosa nominada". verTele!. 10 July 2023 – via eldiario.es.
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