''The Gypsy Bride'' ( es, La novia gitana, links=no) is a Spanish television series directed by

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adapting the novel of the same name by

Carmen Mola Carmen Mola is a collective pseudonym of three Spanish writers of crime thrillers. The real authors are Jorge Díaz, Agustín Martínez and Antonio Mercero, best known as television scriptwriters. In 2021, the authors won the €1,000,000 Premio ...

that began airing on 25 September 2022. It stars

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as the lead character Inspector Elena Blanco.

Plot

Set in the heart of the

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community, the fiction follows police inspector Elena Blanco and her team, as they try to crack the crime case pertaining to the murders of sisters Lara and Susana Macaya, separated by a 7-year gap.

Cast

Production

The series was produced by ViacomCBS International Studios alongside Atresmedia Televisión and Diagonal TV (Banijay Iberia). The series is an adaptation of the novel ''La novia gitana'' by

, a penname for

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, Jorge Díaz and Antonio Mercero. José Rodríguez and Antonio Mercero (coordinators) took over writing duties alongside Jorge Díaz and Susana Martín Gijón. Shooting began in January 2022. It will consist of 8 episodes featuring a running time of around 50 minutes.

Release

Prior to its streaming release, the first episode screened at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival. The first two episodes debuted in Spain on

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on 25 September 2021.

Accolades

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10th Feroz Awards The 10th ceremony of the Premios Feroz, presented by the Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España, will talke place at the Auditorio de Zaragoza in Zaragoza, Spain, on 28 January 2023, to recognize the best in Spanish cinema and te ...

, , Best Main Actress in a Series , , Nerea Barros , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best Supporting Actor in a Series , , Vicente Romero , , , - , rowspan = "2" , 25th Iris Awards , , Best Fiction Production , , Jaume Banacolocha, Laura Abril , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best Fiction Cinematography , , Andreu Adam , ,

References

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