''La embajada'' () is a Spanish thriller television series created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira. Starring, among others, Belén Rueda, Abel Folk,

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, Maxi Iglesias, Megan Montaner,

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and

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, the plot concerns a political intrigue of corruption happening in the Spanish Embassy in

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Premise

Set in the Spanish Embassy in

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, the plot tracks the events unraveling in the diplomatic mission after the arrival of the new ambassador Luis Salinas (Abel Folk) and his wife Claudia Cernuda ( Belén Rueda), that would end up with the imprisonment of the former a year later on charges of money laundering, embezzlement and influence peddling, including the legal problems of the ambassador's daughter Ester (

) with drug possession, the love affair of Claudia with her daughter's boyfriend Carlos (

), or the demand for kick-backs for the construction of a high speed train line. Claudia starts assembling the parts concerning what happened by testifying in the trial.

Cast

Production and release

Created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira, ''La embajada'' was produced by Bambú Producciones for

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. Filming started in December 2015. All filming involving actors took place in the Madrid region during Winter (including

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), featuring heavy green screen usage. The background shots were separatedly filmed in Thailand and layered with the close-up shots via

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. The episodes were directed by Carlos Sedes and Eduardo Chapero-Jackson, whereas the scriptwriting team was coordinated by Carlos López. The series premiered on 25 April 2016 on Antena 3, obtaining a "promising" 22.5% audience share in the first episode. The broadcasting run of the 11-episode season ended on 11 July 2016. Pending the airing of the season finale, Atresmedia had announced that there would be no renovation for a second season.

Awards and nominations

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References

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