''Gigantes'' is a Spanish crime drama television series. Created by Miguel Barros, Michel Gaztambide and

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for

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based on the original idea by Manuel Gancedo and starring

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and , the fiction follows the history of the Guerrero, a family based in

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controlling an extensive criminal network. The two seasons of the series aired in October 2018 and March 2019, respectively. It has been described as a "story about moral corruption, the dissolution of the family and the extinction of masculinity".

Premise

The fiction follows the Guerrero, a family based in

controlling an extensive criminal network, using the furniture trade as cover. The patriarch of the family, the widowed Abraham Guerrero, built a criminal empire in

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. The three sons of Abraham, Daniel, Tomás, and Clemente have received a backward and toxic upbringing, heirs to a crumbling male-dominant world eating itself up. The three brothers struggle for control of the criminal business. The bulk of the story has Madrid as background.

Cast

Production and release

The series was created by Miguel Barros, Michel Gaztambide and

, based on the original idea by Manuel Gancedo. The episodes were directed by Enrique Urbizu and

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. The former sausage factory of La Choricera and the Museo Esteban Vicente in

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were repurposed as set for some scenes of the first season. The first season consisted of 6 episodes with a running time ranging from to 47 to 58 minutes. It was released on 5 October 2018 on

. The filming of the second season took 18 months, shooting in locations of

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other than the centre (

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, Chamartín, Herrera Oria,

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), the

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(

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) as well as

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(

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). The second season, also comprising 6 episodes, was released on 22 March 2019.

Awards and nominations

References

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