''Mar de plástico'' ( en, Plastic Sea) is a Spanish

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television series produced by Boomerang TV for Atresmedia. It airs on Atresmedia's main channel

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. The series focuses on the investigation of a murder in the fictional town of Campoamargo, set in an area of the

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known as the "plastic sea" due to the numerous

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s that cover it, and the interracial conflicts that arise in the greenhouses. The pilot episode aired on 22 September 2015, being

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on Antena 3,

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and

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. In November 2015, Antena 3 announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, which was later confirmed as the last one.

Plot

Season 1

On a hot night in Campoamargo,

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, Ainhoa Sánchez (Mara López), daughter of the town's mayor, heads to a date in the greenhouse area, known as the "Plastic Sea". Suddenly there is a power outage and Ainhoa is brutally attacked and killed in the dark. The next morning, the crops are watered by her blood and nobody knows anything about the disappeared girl. The same day, Héctor Aguirre (Rodolfo Sancho), sergeant of the

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and chief of the Judicial Police, happens to arrive in Campoamargo and begins the crime investigation. A crime many people had reasons to commit, and few of them have alibis. Aguirre, a veteran of

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with severe anger management issues, knows he is in for the hardest investigation of his career.

Season 2

After the murderer of Ainhoa Sánchez is caught and imprisoned, Campoamargo seems to have regained its calm - but not for long: Marta Ezquerro (Belén López), a local engineer, is found dead in a container with signs of having received a hard blow to the head. And she might not be the only victim; a new killer has emerged in the town and nobody is safe.

Main cast

Regular

* Rodolfo Sancho as Héctor Aguirre * Belén López as Marta Ezquerro *

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 Juan Rueda *

Nya de la Rubia Isabel Estefanía de la Rubia Badante (born 27 August 1986), known artistically as Nya de la Rubia, is a Spanish singer and actress. She earned popularity for her performance in ''Mar de plástico''. Biography Isabel Estefanía de la Rubia Bada ...

as Lola Requena *

Lucho Fernández José Luis Fernández Sixto, more commonly known as Lucho Fernández (born 8 February 1975) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player who last played for Marín Peixegalego. Honours * 2007–08 ACB League Champion with Tau Cerámica ...

as Salva Morales * Patrick Criado as Fernando Rueda * Jesús Castro as Lucas Morales (season 1) * as Sergio Rueda * as Pilar Salinas *Yaima Ramos as Fara Okembe (season 1) * as Khaled Okembe * as Carmen Almunia (season 1) *

Lisi Linder Lisi Linder (born 15 April 1984) is a Spanish actress primarily known for her television work, such as her performances in ''Mar de plástico ''Mar de plástico'' ( en, Plastic Sea) is a Spanish crime drama television series produced by Boomera ...

as Agneska Spassky *Máximo Pastor as Nacho Torres * Jesús Carroza as Manuel "Lolo" Requena * Andrea Ros as Mar Sánchez (season 1) *José Chaves as Amancio Morales (season 1) *

Luka Peros Luka may refer to: People * Luka (given name), a South Slavic masculine given name cognate of Luke, and a Japanese given name * Luka (singer), stage name of Brazilian singer and songwriter Luciana Karina Santos de Lima (born 1979) * Luka Keʻelik ...

as Eric (season 1) * as Pablo Torres *Adelaida Polo as Sol Requena (season 2) * as Vlad Dragić (season 2)

Recurring

*Mara López as Ainhoa Sánchez *Julio Vélez as Antonio Requena *Elías Pelayo as Francisco Salinas * as Teodoro *

Gala Évora Gala Évora (born 8 February 1983) is a Spanish singer and actress who has recorded a number of hit songs and received two of her country's top acting nominations for her leading role in the 2007 biopic, ''Lola''. Family tradition A native of the s ...

as Remedios "Reme" *Marina Esteve as Paula *Ángela Vega as Manuela *Oti Manzano as Asunción *

Alain Hernández Alain Hernández (born 13 December 1975) is a Spanish actor. He has appeared in more than forty films since 2007, and has also worked in television. Selected filmography References External links * 1975 births Living people Spani ...

as Jorge Díaz * as Álvaro Conesa * Verónica Moral as Marisa * Fernando Cayo as Luis San José

Episodes and ratings

Season 1

Season 2

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mar de plastico 2010s Spanish drama television series 2015 Spanish television series debuts 2016 Spanish television series endings Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel) network series Spanish crime television series Television shows set in Andalusia 2010s crime drama television series Television series by Boomerang TV