''Piratas'' () is a Spanish adventure drama television series with comedy elements created by Carlos Portela and which stars Óscar Jaenada,

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and Silvia Abascal. It aired on Telecinco in 2011.

Premise

Set in the 18th century, the fiction follows the exploits of Álvaro Mondego ( Óscar Jaenada), a member of the nobility who ends up captured by a pirate crew led by Captain Bocanegra (Aitor Mazo) and his daughter Carmen (

Cast

* Óscar Jaenada as Álvaro Mondego. *

as Carmen Bocanegra. * Silvia Abascal as Blanca Díaz de Andrade, Marquise of Toro. * as Esteban Yáñez de Oliveira. * as Captain Bocanegra. * as Victoria Falcón. *

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as Puñales. * Áxel Fernández as Antón Velasco. * as Rodrigo Malvar. * Babou Cham as Aymán Kadar. * as Fosco. * as Intendant Gaspar Falcón. * as Doña Beatriz Jiménez de Vicuña.

Production and release

Created by Carlos Portela, ''Piratas'' was produced by Telecinco in collaboration with Mandarina. Jorge Coira and Jorge Saavedra directed the episodes. Filming began in August 2010 in

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. The series premiered on 9 May 2011. The first episode earned good viewership ratings (3,454,000 viewers and 17.2% share) and led the

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slot. However interested rapidly waned and the series ended its broadcasting run on 27 June 2011 with only a 10.3% audience share, averaging 2,027,000 viewers and a 11.9% audience share across the 8 episodes. The episodes' release time was also progressively delayed by the channel.

References

{{authority control 2010s Spanish drama television series Spanish adventure television series 2011 Spanish television series debuts 2011 Spanish television series endings Spanish-language television shows Television shows filmed in Spain Television series set in the 18th century Television series about pirates Telecinco network series Television series by Producciones Mandarina