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and broadcast on TVE from 1966 to 1982. It was released on

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on 5 November 2021 and it is slated to air on

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in the future. The four parts are directed by

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and

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Cast

Production and release

''Historias para no dormir'' is based on the series of the same name created and directed by

, which aired from 1962 to 1968 and in 1982. Produced by VIS (a division of ViacomCBS Networks), Prointel and Isla Audiovisual for

and

, the series consists of 4 self-contained episodes featuring a running time of around 50 minutes. "La broma" was directed and written by

; "El doble" was directed by

and written by Sorogoyen alongside Daniel Remón; "Freddy" was directed by

and written by Plaza alongside Alberto Marini; and "El asfalto" was directed by

and written by Manuel Jabois alongside Rodrigo Cortés. On 7 October 2021, Amazon Prime Video released a trailer and set a release date for 5 November 2021. Distributed by ViacomCBS International Studios in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Latin America, ZDF Enterprises acquired the international distribution rights elsewhere. The four episodes were presented at the 54th

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in October 2021. In February 2022, VIS announced the renovation of the series for a second season, with episodes directed by

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and

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. Shooting of the episode "El trasplante", directed by Calvo, co-written by Ignacio del Moral, and starring Javier Gutiérrez,

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and

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, was already underway. Vigalondo's episode "La alarma" was already shooting in March 2022, featuring

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, , ,

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, ,

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and . Shooting of Waddington's episode "La pesadilla", co-written by Rocío Martínez Llano and starring

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, Mina El Hammani and , wrapped in May 2022. Balagueró's episode "El televisor" (written alongside ) shot afterwards, starring

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and

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Episodes

Accolades

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9th Feroz Awards The 9th ceremony of the Premios Feroz, known as the Feroz Awards 2022, presented by the Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España, took place at the Auditorio de Zaragoza in Zaragoza, Spain, on 29 January 2022, to recognize the bes ...

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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 ...

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References

External links

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