''Velvet'' (also known as ''Galerías Velvet'') is a Spanish

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television series created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. María and produced by Bambú Producciones for Antena 3. Its budget is estimated in 500,000 euros per episode. The main storyline of the show is the love story of Alberto Márquez (played by

Miguel Ángel Silvestre (born 6 April 1982) is a Spanish actor. He rose to prominence with his performance as El Duque in '' Sin tetas no hay paraíso''. He has since played roles in series such as ''Velvet'', ''Sense8'', '' Narcos'', ''30 Coins'' and ''Sky Rojo''. ...

), heir of Galerías Velvet, one of the most prestigious fashion houses in the Spain of the late 1950s, and Ana Ribera (

Paula Echevarría Paula Echevarría Colodrón (born 7 August 1977 in Candás, Carreño, Asturias, Spain) is a Spanish model and actress. Career In the year 2000 she made her television debut on series such as ''Al salir de clase'', ''Policías'', and ''Compa� ...

), who works as a seamstress there.

Cast

This is the list of characters of the series. ;Supporting characters

International broadcast

In the 2014 edition of

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, the rights for ''Velvet'' were acquired by Italy's

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and France's M6. RAI also got the rights for a remake. In

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, it started airing on LNK on 1 June 2014. In

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and

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, it is airing on

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and from 20 June is airing also from

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and ANT1 Cyprus. In

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, the series started airing in December 2015 on

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. In

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the premiere was on RTVSLO on 15 May 2016 and in Slovakia it was on

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on 4 July 2016. Czech republic Prima LOVETV on 13.10.2018 This series is also available on the

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streaming service in the USA, Latin America, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Germany, the UK, and Thailand.

Spin-off

On 9 February 2017, subscription platform

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announced they had acquired the rights to produce a spin-off series of ''Velvet'', titled ''Velvet Colección'', which will be centered on the opening of a second Galerías Velvet store in

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in 1967.

Adrián Lastra Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra (born 26 February 1984), known professionally as Adrián Lastra, is a Spanish actor, dancer and singer, known for his performance as Pedro in the TV series ''Velvet'' and ''Velvet Colección''. Biography Luis Adrián ...

as Pedro Infantes, Asier Etxeandia as Raúl de la Riva, Llorenç González as Jonás Infantes, Javier Rey as Mateo Ruiz Lagasca,

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as Clara Montesinos, Diego Martín as Enrique Otegui, and

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as Blanca Soto reprise their roles;

and

José Sacristán José María Sacristán Turiégano (born 27 September 1937), better known as José Sacristán, is a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor. At Gijón International Film Festival in 2015, he received the Nacho Martinez, Nacho Martinez Awar ...

also appear as Ana Ribera and Emilio López respectively in the first episode. New actors include

Imanol Arias Manuel María Arias Domínguez (born 26 April 1956 in Riaño, León, Spain) better known as Imanol Arias, is a Spanish actor and film director. Career Imanol Arias began his career with a travelling theatre group performing in the Basque Co ...

Adriana Ozores Adriana Ozores Muñoz (; born 21 May 1959) is a Spanish theatre, film and television actress. Biography Adriana Ozores was born in Madrid on 21 May 1959. She is the daughter of actors and Concepción Muñoz. Her father died when she was 9 yea ...

Mónica Cruz Mónica Cruz Sánchez (born 16 March 1977) is a Spanish actress and dancer. She is the younger sister of actress Penélope Cruz. She has appeared in the films ''The Inquiry'' (2006), '' Last Hour'' (2008), ''Jerry Cotton'' (2010) and ''Iron Cr ...

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and

Marta Torné Marta Torné Gracia (Barcelona, Spain, 10 March 1978) is a Spanish actress and presenter. When Torné finished C.O.U., she went to work as a receptionist at a production company. She decided to study audiovisual and radio production so she cou ...

. The series premiered on 21 September 2017.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2014)

Season 2 (2014–15)

Ratings

Awards and nominations

, - , align = "center" rowspan = "5" , 2014 , , rowspan = "5" , 2nd , , colspan = "2" , Best Drama Series , , , , rowspan = "5" , , - , colspan = "2" , Best Creation , , , - , colspan = "2" , Best Direction , , , - , Best Actress , , Paula Echevarría , , , - , Best Actor , , Miguel Ángel Silvestre , , , - , align = "center" rowspan = "3" , 2015 , , rowspan = "2" , 65th

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, , Best TV Actress , , Cecilia Freire , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best TV Actor , , Asier Etxeandia , , , - , rowspan = "1" , 3rd , , Best Drama Actress , , Paula Echevarría , , , , rowspan = "1" , , - , align = "center" rowspan = "4" , 2016 , , rowspan = "3" , 25th

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, , Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role , , Cecilia Freire , , , , align = "center" rowspan = "3" , , - , Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role , , Asier Etxeandia , , , - , Best Television Actor in a Minor Role , , Diego Martín , , , - , 4th , , Best Drama Actress , , Paula Echevarría , , , , align = "center" rowspan = "1" , , - , - , align = "center" rowspan = "9" , 2017 , , rowspan = "2" , 4th Feroz Awards , , Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series , , José Sacristán , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series , , Cecilia Freire , , , - , rowspan = "4" , 67th

, , colspan = "2" , Best Spanish TV Series , , , , rowspan = "4" , , - , rowspan = "2" , Best TV Actress , , Paula Echevarría , , , - , Cecilia Freire , , , - , Best TV Actor , , Asier Etxeandia , , , - , rowspan = "3" ,

26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards The 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony was held on 13 March 2017 at the Circo Price in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolita ...

, , Best Television Actor in a Leading Role , , José Sacristán , , , , rowspan = "3" , , - , Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role , , Asier Etxeandia , , , - , Best Television Actor in a Minor Role , , Adrián Lastra , ,

References

External links

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* {{IMDb title, 2955402 2010s Spanish drama television series 2014 Spanish television series debuts 2016 Spanish television series endings Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel) network series Fashion-themed television series Television series set in the 1950s Television shows set in Madrid Television series by Bambú Producciones