''Arde Madrid'' is a Spanish

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comedy-drama limited television series created by

Paco León Francisco León Barrios (born 4 October 1974), known as Paco León () is a Spanish actor, producer, director, screenwriter and activist. Born in Seville, León began his career in television comedy roles in Andalusian regional productions. Follow ...

and Anna R. Costa, which premiered on November 8, 2018, on

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. León also directed every episode of the series and stars in it, alongside

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Inma Cuesta Inmaculada Cuesta Martínez (born 25 June 1980) is a Spanish actress. She has starred in films such as ''The Sleeping Voice'', ''Three Many Weddings'' and '' The Bride''. Some of her best known television credits include performances in ''Águil ...

and

Anna Castillo Anna Castillo Ferré (born 9 October 1993) is a Spanish actress. From 2013 to 2016, she played Dorita in soap opera ''Amar es para siempre''. Her film breakthrough came with the role of Alma in the drama '' El Olivo'' (2016) for which she won a ...

. The series tells the story of the period which American actress

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spent in

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. 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. The series premiered May 5, 2020 in the US and Canada on MHz Choice, a subsidiary of

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Premise

Ava Gardner's life in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...

in the 1960s is told from the point of view of her maid and chauffeur, both spies in

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's secret service, who report on her hedonistic lifestyle, filled with an elite group of artists, aristocrats and expats.

Cast

;Main *

as Ana Mari, an instructor of the

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(lame due to

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) entering to work as housekeeper at Ava's Gardner residence to report on the actress' activities by feigning a marriage with Manolo. *

as Manolo, a scoundrel who starts working as Ava Gardner's chauffeur. *

as Pilar * Julián Villagrán as Floren, Ana Mari's brother who has

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. * Ken Appledorn as Bill Gallagher, Ava Gardner's secretary * Osmar Nuñez as Juan Perón *

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as Isabel Perón ;Other and cameos

Episodes

Accolades

, - , rowspan = "21" align = "center" , 2019 , rowspan = 7 ,

6th Feroz Awards The 6th award ceremony of the Feroz Awards was held at the Bilbao Arena, in Bilbao, on January 19, 2019. The ceremony was hosted by Ingrid García-Jonsson and was streamed live via YouTube. Winners and nominees Nominations were announced on 4 D ...

, colspan = 2 , Best Comedy Series , , rowspan = "7" , , - , Best Lead Actor in TV ,

, , - , Best Lead Actress in TV ,

, , - , Best Supporting Actress in TV ,

, , - , Best Supporting Actress in TV , Fabiana García , , - , Best Supporting Actress in TV ,

, , - , Best Supporting Actor in TV , Julián Villagrán , , - , rowspan = "4" ,

28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards The 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards were held on 11 March 2019 at the Circo Price, in Madrid. The gala was hosted by and Verónica Ronda. In addition to the competitive awards, Sandra Sabatés received the '' award, Marisa Paredes M ...

, , Best Television Actress in a Leading Role , , Inma Cuesta , , , , rowspan = "4" , , - , Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role , , Anna Castillo , , , - , Best Television Actress in a Minor Role , , Miren Ibarguren , , , - , Best Television Actor in a Minor Role , , Julián Villagrán , , , - ,

6th Platino Awards The 6th Platino Awards was presented at Gran Tlachco Theater in Riviera Maya, Mexico on May 12, 2019, to honour the best in Ibero-American films of 2018. The ceremony was televised in Latin America by TNT, and hosted by Cecilia Suárez and Sant ...

, colspan = 2 , Best Iberoamerican Miniseries or TV Series , , , - , 66th

Ondas Awards The Premios Ondas (Spanish: literally "wave awards", also known in English as the Ondas Awards or simply The Ondas) have been given since 1954 by Radio Barcelona, a subsidiary of Cadena SER, in recognition of professionals in the fields of radio ...

, , colspan = "2" , Best Spanish Series , , , , , - , rowspan = 2 , 21st Iris Awards , , colspan = 2 , Best Fiction , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best Actress , , Inma Cuesta , , , - ,

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, , colspan = 2 , Best Comedy Drama and Sitcom , , , , , - , rowspan = 5 , 7th , Best Comedy Series , , , rowspan = "5" , , - , Best Comedy Actress , Anna Castillo , , - , Best Comedy Actor , Paco León , , - , Best Direction , Paco León , , - , Best Screenplay , Paco León & Anna R. Costa ,

References

External links

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''Arde Madrid (Serie de TV)'' on ''Filmaffinity''
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