''Hierro'' is a Spanish-French

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drama television series, created by Pepe Coira. It was produced by

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, Portocabo and Atlantique Productions. The first season was released on Movistar+ on 7 June 2019. In September 2019, the series was renewed for a second season, and on 21 January 2021 a trailer was released. Bringing a closure to the series, the second season aired from 19 February to 19 March 2021.

Premise

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Candela is transferred to

El Hierro El Hierro, nicknamed ''Isla del Meridiano'' (the "Meridian Island"), is the second-smallest and farthest-south and -west of the Canary Islands (an autonomous community of Spain), in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, with a populatio ...

, the most remote of the Canary Islands. There, she discovers a suspicious community and is confronted by the death of a young local boy, murdered the night before his wedding. The prime suspect is the father of the bride, a man by the name of Díaz, a businessman with a dodgy reputation. Despite being motivated by diametrically opposite interests, Candela and Díaz share the same goal: to find the real killer.

Cast

Candela Peña María del Pilar Peña Sánchez (born 14 July 1973), professionally known as Candela Peña, is a Spanish actress. Since her film debut in the 1994 thriller '' Running Out of Time'', she has had a lengthy career in cinema. She won the Goya Award ...

as Candela Montes *

Darío Grandinetti Darío Alejandro Grandinetti (born March 5, 1959) is an Argentine actor. He is known for his numerous roles in television, theater and film, where he participated in films by renowned directors such as Alejandro Doria, Pedro Almodóvar and Dami ...

as Antonio Díaz *

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as Idaira *

Kimberley Tell Kimberley Tell (born 1989) is a Canarian actress and singer. She is known in Spain for her performances in TV series such as ''Hierro'', ''Algo que celebrar'' and ''Buscando el norte''. Biography Born in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, in 1989, t ...

as Pilar * Saulo Trujillo as Daniel * Yaiza Guimaré as Elvira * Luifer Rodríguez as Bernardo * Ángel Casanova as Nicolás * Marga Arnau as Ángela * Maykol Hernández as Braulio

Season 1

Juan Carlos Vellido Juan Carlos Vellido (born March 18, 1968) is a Spanish actor. Vellido was born in Barcelona, Spain. His career is divided between cinema, theater and television. Among his most recent film appearances were as the protagonist of ('' No somos nadie ...

as Sargento Alejandro Morata * Mónica López as Reyes * Isaac B. Dos Santos as Yeray *

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as Tomás * Mari Carmen Sánchez as Asunción *

Antonia San Juan Antonia San Juan Fernández (born 22 May 1961) is a Spanish actress, director and screenwriter. Biography She was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. At 19 she went to Madrid, where she started working as a professional theatre actr ...

as Samir

Season 2

Matias Varela Louis Matias Karl Padin Varela (born 23 June 1980) is a Swedish actor. Early life Varela was born and grew up in Södermalm on the south side of Stockholm. Both of his parents are from Galicia and he did not learn Swedish until he started s ...

as Gaspar Cabrera *Aroha Hafez as Lucía Dueñas *Ciro Miró as Alfredo Dueñas *Naira Lleó as Ágata Varela Dueñas *Helena Sempere as Dácil Varela Dueñas * as Fadi Najjar *Iris Díaz as Cruz * Aina Clotet as Tamara Arias *Celia Castro as Clara Corcuera * as Sicario

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2021)

Awards and nominations

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Ondas Awards The Premios Ondas (Spanish: literally "wave awards", also known in English as the Ondas Awards or simply The Ondas) have been given since 1954 by Radio Barcelona, a subsidiary of Cadena SER, in recognition of professionals in the fields of radio ...

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7th Feroz Awards The 7th award ceremony of the Feroz Awards was held at the Teatro Auditorio Ciudad de Alcobendas in Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, on January 16, 2020. The ceremony was hosted by María Hervás and was televised by Telemadrid. Nominees Nominat ...

, , colspan = "2" , Best Drama Series , , , , rowspan = "3" , , - , Best Leading Actress (TV) , , Candela Peña , , , - , Best Leading Actor (TV) , , Darío Grandinetti , , , - ,

29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards The 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards were held on 9 March 2020 at the Circo Price, in Madrid. The gala was hosted by Ana Cerdeiriña and Jorge Bedoya. In addition to the competitive awards, Pilar Bardem received the '' award, Carmen Maura ...

, , Best Leading Actress (TV) , , Candela Peña , , , , , - , 25th , , colspan = "2" , Best Series , , , , , - , align = "center" rowspan = "3" , 2021 , , rowspan = "3" , 27th Forqué Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Fiction Series , , , , rowspan = "3" , , - , Best Actress (TV series) , , Candela Peña , , , - , Best Actor (TV series) , , Darío Grandinetti , ,

References

External links

* * {{Movistar+ original series 2019 Spanish television series debuts 2021 Spanish television series endings Spanish thriller television series Spanish-language television shows Spanish mystery television series Television shows set in the Canary Islands Movistar+ network series 2010s Spanish drama television series 2020s Spanish drama television series Fiction about serial killers