''Félix'' is a Spanish

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limited television series with

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elements created and directed by

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. It stars

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, Mi Hoa Lee, Pere Arquillué and

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. It was released by

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on 6 April 2018.

Premise

Set in

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, the fiction follows the story of Félix, a literature teacher who falls in love with Julia as soon as he meets her. Barely three days after, she disappears, changing the life of Félix forever. Together with Óscar, Félix then embarks on a quixotic quest to find her.

Cast

;Starring *

as Félix. * Mi Hoa Lee as Julia / May Lin. * as Óscar, Félix's sidekick. *

as Mario, an Andorran police agent. ;Other *

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. *

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. *

Ana Wagener Ana Álvarez Wagener (born 1962) is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in such films as ''The Sleeping Voice'', ''My Prison Yard'', '' Biutiful'', and '' The Invisible Guest''. Her television credits include the role of Vicenta Ramírez in ''L ...

Production and release

Created by

, ''Félix'' is a

original production. The screenplay was written by Cesc Gay together with . Arnau Bataller and Jordi Prats composed the score. Domingo Corral, Marta Esteban, Ismael Calleja and Fran Araújo were credited as executive producers. Filming started in March 2017. Following 11 weeks in Andorra, it moved to

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. It was wrapped after 20 weeks. The series consists of 6 episodes with a running time ranging from 45 to 60 minutes. It was released on 6 April 2018.

Awards and nominations

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References

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