''Gran Reserva. El origen'' is a Spanish drama television series, working as a prequel to ''Gran Reserva''. Produced by

Televisión Española Televisión Española (acronym TVE, branded tve, "Spanish Television") is Spain's national state-owned public television broadcaster and the oldest regular television service in the country. It was also the first regular television service in ...

in collaboration with Bambú Producciones, it aired from May 2013 to August 2013. It focuses on the events happening four decades before the original series.

Premise

The plot is set in 1967 in the fictional winemaking village of Lasiesta (

La Rioja La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and N� ...

). The series deals with intrigues influencing the events of the ''Gran Reserva'' series more than forty years later, including the relations between the Cortázar and the Reverte families and the struggle between the Cortázar family and a third family, the Miranda, the dominant winemaking power in the region at the time, led by the marriage formed by Santiago Miranda ( Manuel Blas) and Elvira Prieto (

Silvia Marsó Silvia () is a female given name of Latin origin, with a male equivalent Silvio and English-language cognate Sylvia (given name), Sylvia. The name originates from the Latin word for forest, ''Silva'', and its meaning is "spirit of the wood"; the m ...

Cast

Production and release

''Gran Reserva. El origen'' is a prequel series to ''Gran Reserva''. Produced by

(TVE) in collaboration with Bambú Producciones, filming started on 5 Abril 2013. The serial premiered in the ''

sobremesa Sobremesa (Spanish: “upon the table”) is the Hispanic tradition of relaxing at the table after a heavy meal. It begins after dessert is served, and typically lasts between half an hour and an hour. During summertime and holidays, the practice ...

'' time slot on 13 May 2013. Given the unconvincing viewership figures, TVE decided to cut the number of episodes from the initially intended 130 to 82, and to program back to back episodes to bring the series to its end sooner. The broadcasting run ended on 23 August 2013.

References

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