Arde Madrid

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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.

CreatedbyPaco León
Anna R. Costa
WrittenbyPaco León
Anna R. Costa
Fernando Pérez
DirectedbyPaco León
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Arde Madrid
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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 languages
Spanish
(some dialogue in English)
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producer
Movistar+
Running time30 minutes (approx.)
Original release
Release8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)
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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

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Episodes

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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
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Accolades

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Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2019 6th Feroz Awards Best Comedy Series Won [17]
Best Lead Actor in TV Paco León Nominated
Best Lead Actress in TV Inma Cuesta Won
Best Supporting Actress in TV Anna Castillo Won
Best Supporting Actress in TV Fabiana García Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in TV Debi Mazar Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in TV Julián Villagrán Nominated
28th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Television Actress in a Leading RoleInma CuestaWon[18]
Best Television Actress in a Secondary RoleAnna CastilloWon
Best Television Actress in a Minor RoleMiren IbargurenWon
Best Television Actor in a Minor RoleJulián VillagránWon
6th Platino Awards Best Iberoamerican Miniseries or TV Series Won [19]
66th Ondas AwardsBest Spanish SeriesWon[20]
21st Iris AwardsBest FictionNominated[21]
Best ActressInma CuestaNominated
Rose d'OrBest Comedy Drama and SitcomWon[22]
7th MiM Series Awards [es] Best Comedy Series Won [23]
Best Comedy Actress Anna Castillo Nominated
Best Comedy Actor Paco León Nominated
Best Direction Paco León Nominated
Best Screenplay Paco León & Anna R. Costa Nominated
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