''Wrong Side of the Tracks'' ( es, Entrevías, links=no) is a Spanish drama television series created by David Bermejo, starring

José Coronado José María Coronado García (born 14 August 1957) is a Spanish film and television actor and former model. His performances playing (often corrupt and/or morally dubious) law enforcement officer roles have brought him some of the greatest succ ...

, Nona Sobo and

Luis Zahera Luis Zahera (born 1966) is a Spanish actor. He is known for his performances in supporting roles in Galician and Spanish films and television series. Biography Born in 1966 in Santiago de Compostela, Zahera earned early public recognition in hi ...

that began airing on Telecinco on 1 February 2022.

Premise

Set in

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, the poorest neighborhood in Madrid, the series follows Tirso Abantos, a former military man running a

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, whose monotonous daily routine is shaken when his unruly and rebellious adopted teenaged granddaughter Irene, of Vietnamese origin, arranges for her Colombian-immigrant boyfriend, Nelson, to steal heroin from drug dealer Sandro. While the young couple had planned to sell the drugs and run off together, the plan goes wrong, and she is violently raped by Sandro and his thugs. Tirso then teams up with corrupt police officer Ezequiel to face up to the criminals in the neighborhood.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Production

Created by David Bermejo, ''Entrevías'' is a co-production by Mediaset España and Alea Media. Jordi Terradas, Patricia Trueba, Víctor Pedreira and Natxo López comprised the writing team.

, Nona Sobo and Felipe Londoño were announced in lead roles, as an army veteran store owner, a morally ambiguous policeman, the store owner's visiting teenaged granddaughter and her local boyfriend, respectively. Mediaset España reported the beginning of filming on 5 February 2021. The filming crew worked in

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, and the exterior of the Church of San Andrés was used as a shooting location. In November 2022, the series was renewed for a third season, with

Natalia Dicenta Natalia Dicenta Herrera (born 6 July 1962) is a Spanish actress and singer. Family She was born in Madrid on 6 July 1962. She is the daughter of Spanish actors Lola Herrera and . On her father side, she is the granddaughter of actor , and grea ...

Michelle Calvó Michelle Calvó Pedreira, better known as Michelle Calvó, (Madrid, September 19, 1991) is a Spanish actress known for her role as Eli in the film '' El club de los incomprendidos'' and for playing Sofía Contreras in ''Amar es para siempre''. I ...

, Óscar Higares, and Álex Medina announced as cast additions.

Release

Mediaset España scheduled a 1 February 2022 premiere date on Telecinco. Telecinco decided on the run to air the two filmed seasons in a row. After several series earning poor ratings in their linear run on Telecinco, ''Wrong Side of the Tracks'' proved to be an emphatic audience success for the channel. The 16-episode broadcasting run ended on 17 May 2022 with the airing of the finale, drawing an audience of near 1.9 million viewers in prime time. The second season of Wrong Side of the Tracks was released by Netflix on 1 March 2023.

Season 1

Season 2

Accolades

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28th Forqué Awards The 28th Forqué Awards, organised by EGEDA, were presented on 17 December 2022 at the IFEMA Palacio Municipal in Madrid. Background The ceremony paid homage to the career of Verónica Forqué, died in December 2021. The nominations were read by ...

, , Best TV Actor , , Luis Zahera , , , , , - , align = "center" , 2023 , ,

31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards The 31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony was held on 13 March 2023 at the Circo Price in Madrid. In addition to the competitive awards, the Ministry of Equality received the '' award, whilst Lola Herrera was bestowed the '' life achi ...

, , Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role , , Manolo Caro , , , ,

References

2022 Spanish television series debuts 2020s Spanish drama television series Television shows filmed in Spain Television shows set in Madrid Spanish-language television shows Telecinco network series

External links

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