Adolfo Suárez, el presidente is a Spanish biopic television movie aired as two-part miniseries directed by Sergio Cabrera. It originally aired on Antena 3 from 27 January to 3 February 2010. It deals about the life of prime minister Adolfo Suárez, who is portrayed by Ginés García Millán.
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| Genre | Biopic |
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| Directed by | Sergio Cabrera |
| Starring | Ginés García Millán |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Antena 3 |
| Release | 27 January – 3 February 2010 |
Plot edit
The fiction dramatises the Adolfo Suárez's political career and personal life during the Francoist dictatorship and the Transition up until his resignation as prime minister in 1981.
Cast edit
- Ginés García Millán as Adolfo Suárez.[1]
- Toni Acosta as Amparo Illana.[1]
- Fernando Cayo as Don Juan Carlos.[1]
- Jesús Noguero as Abril Martorell.[1]
- Juana Acosta as Carmen Díez de Rivera.[1]
- Ramón Barea as Alfonso Armada.[2]
- Mario Pardo as Gutiérrez Mellado.[1]
- Mariano Venancio as Torcuato Fernández-Miranda.[2]
- Eusebio Lázaro as López Rodó.[3]
- Francisco Merino as Francisco Franco.[4]
- Pepo Oliva as Herrero Tejedor.[1]
- Pep Cortés as Santiago Carrillo.[5]
- Luis Rallo as Felipe González.[2]
- Julio Vélez as Emiliano.[3]
Production and release edit
The series was written by Juan Carlos Rubio and Carlos Asorey Brey and directed by Sergio Cabrera.[6] Produced by Antena 3 Films alongside Europroducciones,[2] filming started in late August 2009.[7] It was shot in the provinces of Segovia, Ávila and the Madrid region.[6] Consisting of two episodes featuring a running time of around 70 minutes,[6] the miniseries premiered on 27 January 2010. The first part earned 3,059,000 viewers (15.6% audience share), whereas the second part, aired on 3 February 2010, earned 2,832,000 viewers (16.2% audience share).[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Fernández, Eduardo (27 January 2010). "Adolfo Suárez, el presidente 'inabarcable'". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Antena 3 inicia el rodaje de la película para televisión sobre la vida de Adolfo Suárez". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 20 August 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b Bellido Acevedo, Gema (2014). Ficción y no ficción en las miniseries españolas contemporáneas (PDF). Madrid: Complutense University of Madrid. p. 312.
- ^ "9 ficciones españolas que convirtieron a Franco en un personaje". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 20 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Muere el actor Pep Cortés a los 74 años". Bluper (in Spanish). El Español. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b c ""Adolfo Suárez, el presidente", política-ficción en Antena 3". Panorama Audiovisual (in Spanish). 29 January 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "La vida de Adolfo Suárez en Antena 3". La Provincia (in Spanish). 18 January 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Bellido Acevedo 2014, p. 313.