El padre de Caín
Spanish television series
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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.
by Rafael Vera
- Alejandro Hernández
- Michel Gaztambide
| El padre de Caín | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | El padre de Caín by Rafael Vera |
| Screenplay by |
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| Directed by | Salvador Calvo |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Víctor Reyes |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | Telecinco |
| 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 release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "La tortuga y el águila" | Salvador Calvo | 6 December 2016 |
| 2 | "Síndrome del norte" | Salvador Calvo | 7 December 2016 |