''Boca Norte'' is a Spanish drama streaming television series created by Eva Mor for

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. Produced by

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in collaboration with Lavinia Audiovisual and directed by

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and Elena Trapé, it stars Begoña Vargas, David Solans, Marina Castro, Guillermo Lasheras, Jasmine Roldán, Júlia Creus and

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. It was released in January 2019.

Premise

Set in

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, the fiction tracks Andrea, a well-off girl who have just arrived to a poor neighborhood. Upon her arrival, she is forced by her father to join a cultural centre, "Boca Norte", where she meets new people with a penchant for

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and dance. It deals with themes such as

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and the dependence on

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Cast

Production and release

Created by Eva Mor, the series was produced by

in collaboration with Lavinia Audiovisual for RTVE's streaming platform

. The screenplay was written by Eva Baeza together with Miguel Ibáñez, whereas the episodes were directed by Dani de la Orden and Elena Trapé. Eugenio Saavedra, Carlos Mochales and Agustín Alonso were credited as executive producers on behalf of RTVE whereas Rubén Mayoral was credited as executive producer on behalf of Lavinia Audiovisual. Shooting began in July 2018 in

. In November 2018, the series was pre-screened at the Zoom Festival in

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. Playz released the 6-episode season on 23 January 2019.

Awards

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References

External links

''Boca Norte''
on

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