''Olmos y Robles'' (''Olmos and Robles'') is a Spanish

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television series produced by 100 Balas for

Televisión Española Televisión Española (acronym TVE, branded tve, "Spanish Television") is Spain's national state-owned public television broadcaster and the oldest regular television service in the country. It was also the first regular television service in ...

(TVE). It premiered on September 8, 2015 on TVE's main channel La 1. The series focuses on two civil guards of very different backgrounds who have to work together solving relevant crimes. The series was renewed for a second season, but not for a third one.

Plot

Olmos is a corporal of the

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's Public Order and Prevention service who works in the station of his birthplace,

Ezcaray Ezcaray is a town and municipality in the Oja River, Oja Valley in the La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja region of northern Spain. The name is of Basque language, Basque origin.

, a small peaceful town in

La Rioja La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and N� ...

. Robles is a lieutenant of the Rapid Reaction Group, one of the most prestigious units of the Civil Guard, an urban and modern officer. They see themselves forced to work together if they want to solve the international case which, as luck would have it, has united them in this town in La Rioja, the serial murder of a group of mercenaries. They are polar opposites, but together they make up a great team. In season 2, both guards have to work together in order to solve another important crime, which includes the death of Robles' parents, the assassination attempt of a Spanish high-ranked NATO politician and an international corruption plot related to an important arms trade enterprise.

Production

Filming of the series began in July 2015. Indoor scenes were filmed in studio in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

. Outdoor scenes were filmed on location in

Ezcaray Ezcaray is a town and municipality in the Oja River, Oja Valley in the La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja region of northern Spain. The name is of Basque language, Basque origin.

and other locations in

Logroño Logroño () is the capital of the province of La Rioja, situated in northern Spain. Traversed in its northern part by the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a place of passage, such as the Camino de Santiago. Its borders were disputed b ...

, Haro,

San Millán de la Cogolla San Millán de la Cogolla () is a sparsely populated municipality in La Rioja, (Spain). The village is famous for its twin monasteries, Yuso and Suso (Monasterio de San Millán de Yuso and Monasterio de San Millán de Suso), which were declared a ...

Nájera Nájera () is a small town, former bishopric and now Latin Catholic titular see, former capital of the Kingdom of Navarre, located in the "Rioja Alta" region of La Rioja, northern Spain, on the river Najerilla. Nájera is a stopping point on the F ...

and Zaldierna.

Cast and characters

The following is the cast of the series:

Main characters

Pepe Viyuela José Viyuela Castillo (born 2 June 1963), known as Pepe Viyuela, is a Spanish actor, clown, poet, and comedian. He is best known in English-speaking countries for his one-man stage show ''Encerrona (Lock-In)'', which was brought to the London s ...

as Cp. Sebastián Olmos * Rubén Cortada as Lt. Agustín Robles *

Enrique Villén Enrique Villén Cruz (born 1 May 1960) is a Spanish actor, best known for his supporting performances in films directed by Álex de la Iglesia. He was nominated for the 2005 Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in '' Ninette'' ...

as agent Gregorio Atiza *

Ana Morgade Ana María Morgade Pérez (Madrid, 8 November 1979) is a Spanish presenter, comedian and actress. From September 2009 to June 2011, she was part of the regular cast of the Spanish late show '' Buenafuente'', broadcast on La Sexta. In November 201 ...

as Catalina "Cata" *

Asunción Balaguer María Asunción Balaguer Golobart (8 November 1925 – 23 November 2019) was a Spanish actress. She appeared in more than 100 films and television shows from 1952 to 2016. In 1983, she played ''El barón'', by Leandro Fernández de Moratí ...

as Doña Domitilla "Domi" (Olmos' grandmother) * as Damián Navarro, the mayor of Ezcaray *

Pilar Castro Pilar Castro (born 12 October 1970) is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. Biography Pilar Castro was born in Madrid on 12 October 1970. Before turning actress, she worked as a dancer. Then she trained her acting jobs at Cristina Ro ...

as Isabel "Isa" Antúnez * Luis Miguel Seguí as César Alcides * as Lucas "Lucky" Mellado *

Andrea Duro Andrea Duro Flores (born 14 October 1991) is a Spanish actress. She is known for playing the lead role in the series ''Física o Química''. Career In 2007, Duro started her career with fifteen years in the Spanish television series ''Cuesti ...

as Nuria Atiza

Recurring characters

*Antonio Tato as Claudio *Ricardo Lacámara as Braulio *

Sara Sálamo Sara Ainhoa Concepción Sálamo (born 20 January 1992), simply known as Sara Sálamo, is a Spanish actress known for her performance in television series such as ''Arrayán (TV series), Arrayán'', ''B&b, de boca en boca'' and ''Brigada Costa del ...

as Doctora Aguilar *

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 Preston

List of episodes

Season 1

Season 2

References

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