''La Fortuna'' is a Spanish-American adventure drama television miniseries. Directed by

Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972) is a Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goya Award for Best Director, Goyas—including a Goya Award for Best Director for his 2001 film ''The Othe ...

, and starring Álvaro Mel,

Ana Polvorosa Ana María Ruiz Polvorosa (born 14 December 1987) credited as Ana Polvorosa, Ana María Ruiz or Ana Mª Ruiz is a Spanish film, theatre and television actress. Early life She was born Ana María Ruiz Polvorosa in Madrid, Spain on 14 December ...

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and

Clarke Peters Peter Clarke (born April 7, 1952), known professionally as Clarke Peters, is an American-British actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his roles as Lester Freamon in the television series ''The Wire'' (2002–2008) and Albert Lambrea ...

, among others, it is an adaptation of the 2018 graphic novel ''El tesoro del Cisne Negro'' by

Paco Roca Francisco Martínez Roca aka Paco Roca (born in 1969 on Valencia, Spain) is a Spanish Comic artist, strip cartoonist with experience in graphic novels and advertisement illustrations.García (2010), p. 263.González, Lucía (17/05/2009). El mundo d ...

and Guillermo Corral. It premiered on 30 September 2021 on

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Premise

Álex Ventura is a young diplomat who ends up becoming the leader of a collective effort to recover an underwater shipwreck seized by Frank Wild, a treasure hunter.

Cast

* Álvaro Mel as Álex Ventura, a young diplomat. *

as Lucía Vallarta, a civil servant. *

as Frank Wild, a

treasure hunter Treasure hunter is the physical search for treasure. For example, treasure hunters try to find sunken shipwrecks and retrieve artifacts with market value. This industry is generally fueled by the market for antiquities. The practice of treasure ...

. *

as Susan McLean, a lawyer collaborating with Frank Wild. *

as Jonas Pierce, a lawyer helping the Spanish Ministry of Culture. *

Karra Elejalde Carlos Elejalde Garay (born 10 October 1960) better known as Karra Elejalde, is a Spanish actor and occasional filmmaker. Biography Carlos Elejalde Garay was born on 10 October 1960 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. He developed his early acting career on i ...

as Enrique Moliner, Spanish Minister of Culture. *

Manolo Solo Manuel Fernández Serrano (born 1964), better known as Manolo Solo, is a Spanish actor. Biography Born in Algeciras in 1964, Manuel Fernández Serrano (his real name) was raised in neighbouring Los Barrios until age 6, later moving to Sevill ...

as Horacio Valverde, a former

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. *

Pedro Casablanc Pedro Manuel Ortiz Domínguez (born 1963), best known by his stage name of Pedro Casablanc, is a Moroccan-born actor known for his many stage, film and television performances in Spain. Biography Pedro Manuel Ortiz Domínguez was born in Casabl ...

as Ambassador Arribas, the Spanish Ambassador in Washington DC. *

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as Zeta. * Indy Lewis as Amy Wild. * as Mazas.

Production

''La Fortuna'' is an adaptation of the graphic novel ''El tesoro del Cisne Negro'', by

y Guillermo Corral, who were not directly involved in the screenplay. The miniseries was produced by

together with

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, in collaboration with MOD Producciones. Directed by

, it is the latter's television debut. Amenábar co-wrote the screenplay with Alejandro Hernández. It comprises 6 episodes each with a running time of around 45 minutes. Movistar+ released the series in Spain, while

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handled broadcast in the US, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. After 5 months of shooting, the part of the filming located in Spain was wrapped up in January 2021. Shooting locations in Spain included the

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(including the

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), the

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(including

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and

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and

Zaragoza Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...

. Filming wrapped in Spain on 27 April 2021. In August 2021, Movistar+ announced the premiere date of the first two episodes, slated for 30 September 2021. The series was presented by Amenábar at the

69th San Sebastián International Film Festival The 69th San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 17 to 25 September 2021 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The festival opened with Zhang Yimou's '' One Second''. Marion Cotillard and Johnny Depp were awarded the Donostia ...

Awards and nominations

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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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References

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