''El ministerio del tiempo'' (English title: ''The Ministry of Time'') is a Spanish

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created by Javier and Pablo Olivares and produced by Onza Partners and Cliffhanger for Televisión Española (TVE). It premiered on 24 February 2015 on TVE's main channel La 1. The series follows the exploits of an investigative team in the fictional Ministry of Time, which deals with incidents caused by

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that can cause changes to the present day. On 24 March 2015, it was confirmed that TVE had renewed the series for a second season. The show was renewed for a third season on 22 September 2016. On 29 December 2016 it was announced that

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had sold the rights to

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to broadcast the third series internationally, outside of Spain, resulting in a bigger production budget. The series was renewed for a fourth season, which started airing on

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on 5 May 2020. It was known that HBO has acquired the broadcasting rights for the series, at least on HBO Spain and HBO Portugal.

Plot

The Ministry of Time is the best kept and most closely guarded secret of the Spanish government: an autonomous government institution that reports directly to the

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and the Spanish

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. Its patrols watch the doors of time so that no intruder from other eras can change history for their own benefit. The series follows the assignments of the Ministry's newest patrol: the one formed by

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soldier Alonso de Entrerríos, 19th century student Amelia Folch and 21st century SAMUR paramedic Julián Martínez.

Cast and characters

Main characters

* Julián Martínez (

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), one of three members of the new patrol. He is a trained SAMUR paramedic from 21st century Madrid, present as a member of the patrol through season 1 and the second half of season 2. His absence during the first half of season 2 was due to shooting for ''

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'', and he left the series at the end of that season after failing to reach an agreement with the show's producers. In November 2019, however, it was confirmed he will return for season 4. * Amelia Folch (

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), the leader of the patrol. She is a late 19th-century pioneering university student and an only child from an upper-class

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family, still living with her parents. Garrido left the series halfway through the third season citing scheduling conflicts after she, like Sancho, signed on to other projects due to renewal uncertainty. She left on good terms and was open to returning in the future. In November 2019, her return in season 4 was confirmed. * Alonso de Entrerríos ( Nacho Fresneda), one of three members of the patrol. A highly experienced 16th-century soldier from

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, he is portrayed as an expert in fields of combat. He was recruited just prior to being executed, and now lives in the 21st century. * Irene Larra Girón (

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), Head of Logistics inside the Ministry. A lesbian from the repressed 1960s, her character is used to express a less rigid viewpoint within the Ministry. * Ernesto Jiménez (), Chief Operating Officer inside the Ministry. Recruited from the 15th century, he is fiercely incorruptible and a perfectionist. In the fourth episode of Season 1 it is disclosed that he is the father of

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, the first

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of the

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. * Undersecretary Salvador Martí (

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), Head of the Ministry. His (and the Ministry's) overriding priority is to protect and repair history. * Angustias Vázquez (Francesca Piñón), personal secretary to Salvador and widow of a Ministry agent. * Jesús Méndez Pontón ( Hugo Silva), AKA "Pacino", a replacement member for Julián in the second and third seasons. He is a handsome police officer from 1981 Madrid, nicknamed "Pacino" due to his resemblance to actor Al Pacino, whom he admires. * Lola Mendieta ( Natalia Millán): A former agent of the Ministry who was believed to have died on a mission. She provided information about clandestine doors of time to a number of people. Her younger self (played by

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) is recruited to the Ministry, eventually joining the patrol. She is the first and only agent to ever be recruited twice.

Recurring characters

* Diego Velázquez ( Julián Villagrán): One of the most important painters in Spanish history, known for ''

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'' and ''

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'', who was recruited by the Ministry as a facial composite draftsman. * Enric Folch (Xavier Boada) and Carme ( Fanny Gautier): Amelia's parents. While he appears more tolerant about his daughter's concerns, she presses her to marry and settle down. * Blanca (): Alonso's wife, who believes him to be dead since she does not know his

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was avoided by the Ministry. * Elena Castillo (): Alonso's love interest in the present day and Bianca's doppelgänger. * Susana Torres ( Mar Saura): The Prime Minister's

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with the Ministry. Her visits usually mean bad news for Salvador. * Lucía (

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): Appears in the 3rd season claiming to be Lola Mendieta's daughter. *

Ambrogio Spinola Ambrogio Spinola Doria, 1st Marquess of Los Balbases and 1st Duke of Sesto (1569-25 September 1630) was an Italian ''condottiero'' and nobleman of the Republic of Genoa, who served as a Spanish general and won a number of important battles. He i ...

(): One of the main generals of the Spanish Army during the 17th century, most notable for the siege of Breda. He works for the Ministry, and admits he made the mistake of reading about his fate in the books. * Enriqueta Martí (María Rodríguez): A serial murderer who worked as Amelia's maid for a short time. * Marisa (

Nieve de Medina Nieve de Medina (born 1962) is a Spanish actress and stage director. Biography Nieve de Medina was born in Madrid in 1962. She made her film debut as an actress with a small part in Carlos Saura's ''¡Dispara!'' (1993). Following an appearance ...

): An old love interest of Ernesto's who has returned to work in the Ministry. * Armando Leiva (José Antonio Lobato): A former agent who rebelled against the Ministry when Salvador refused to allow him to bring his 10-year-old son, diagnosed with

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, to the present so that doctors from the 21st century could tend to him. * Maite (Mar Ulldemolins): Julián's late wife, whom he visits by way of the doors of time. * Paul Walcott (Jimmy Shaw): An American time traveller who worked for mysterious corporation Darrow Ltd. * Bosco de Sobrecasa (): A high-ranking member, possibly the leader, of the Society of the Exterminating Angel, which has discovered the existence of the Ministry and plans to use the time doors to fully restore

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in Spain across history. * Juan Martín Díez "El Empecinado" (

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): A notable guerrilla combatant who becomes the target of two Napoleonic soldiers who travel to 2015 and find out about his role in the impending

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Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Special appearances

Season 1

Episode 1

as Juan Martín Díez "El Empecinado" * as Thibaud * Iván Villanueva as Benito

Episode 2

Víctor Clavijo Víctor Clavijo Cobos (born 28 September 1973) is a Spanish actor. He earned early public recognition in Spain for his performance in the serial ''Al salir de clase''. Biography Víctor Clavijo Cobos was born in Algeciras on 28 September 1973. ...

as Lope de Vega * Miguel Rellán as Gil Pérez * Miguel Ángel Somé as Alonso de Entrerríos, Jr. (Alonso's son)

Episode 3

* as

Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was of the (Protection Squadron; SS), and a leading member of the Nazi Party of Germany. Himmler was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and a main architect of th ...

* Pep Miràs as Francisco Franco * Miko Jarry as

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

* Frank Feys as

Heinrich Müller Heinrich Müller may refer to: * Heinrich Müller (cyclist) (born 1926), Swiss cyclist * Heinrich Müller (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1957), Swiss football player and manager * Heinrich Müller (footballer, born 1909) (1909–2000), Austrian ...

* Markus Lambauer as Captain Schweinsteiger * Pep Sais as Antoni Maria Marcet i Poal, abbot of Montserrat * Jorge Pobes as Luis Orcajo * Julio Arrojo as Ángel

Episode 4

* Michelle Jenner as

Isabella of Castile Isabella I ( es, Isabel I; 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504), also called Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: ''la Católica''), was Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death in 1504, as well as Queen consort of Aragon from 1479 until 1504 b ...

* as

Tomás de Torquemada Tomás de Torquemada (14 October 1420 – 16 September 1498), also anglicized as Thomas of Torquemada, was a Castilian Dominican friar and first Grand Inquisitor of the Tribunal of the Holy Office (otherwise known as the Spanish Inquisition). ...

Eusebio Poncela Eusebio Poncela Aprea (born 15 September 1947) is a Spanish actor. Biography Eusebio Poncela Aprea was born in Madrid on 15 September 1947. After graduating in drama, he made his debut onstage in the play '' Mariana Pineda'' in the mid 1960s ...

Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, OFM (1436 – 8 November 1517), spelled Ximenes in his own lifetime, and commonly referred to today as simply Cisneros, was a Spanish cardinal, religious figure, and statesman. Starting from humble beginning ...

* as Rabbi Abraham Levi *

Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa Sánchez (1940 in La Felguera – 23 September 2015) was a Spanish theatre director, writer, actor and lecturer. He won the 2000 Goya award for Best New Actor for his performance as Vecino in '' Solas''. He died on 23 Se ...

as Don Manuel López Castillejo *

Ben Temple Ben Temple (born 1969) is an American-born actor who has developed his career in Spain. Biography Ben Temple was born in 1969 in New York. After moving to Spain in 1991, he installed permanently in the country in 1999. In 2003, he married actress ...

as Aaron Stein * as the Inquisition prosecutor

Episode 5

* Raúl Pulido as

Pablo Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...

* Roberto Álvarez as Julián's father * Vicente Gil as Fernando Jiménez del Oso

Episode 6

* Juan Blanco as

Lázaro de Tormes ''Lázaro de Tormes'' is a 2001 Spanish comedy film directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez and José Luis García Sánchez which stars Rafael Álvarez "El Brujo" as the title character. Plot Set in the 16th century, the plot concerns about a tria ...

* as Fray Juan *

Francesc Orella Francesc Orella i Pinell (born 11 June 1957) is a Spanish actor of cinema, television, theater and dubbing mainly known for his title role in the series '' Merlí'' on TVC. In 2008, Orella won a Max award for Best Actor for his role in ''An ...

as Alberto Díaz Bueno

Episode 7

* María Cotiello as Nuria Celaya (Irene's wife) * Carmen Sánchez as

Isabella II Isabella II ( es, Isabel II; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904), was Queen of Spain from 29 September 1833 until 30 September 1868. Shortly before her birth, the King Ferdinand VII of Spain issued a Pragmatic Sanction to ensure the successi ...

* Carmen Gutiérrez as

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies ( it, Maria Cristina Ferdinanda di Borbone, Principessa delle Due Sicilie, es, link=no, María Cristina de Borbón, Princesa de las Dos Sicilias; 27 April 1806 – 22 August 1878) was Queen of Spain from 182 ...

* Celine Peña as Infanta Luisa Fernanda *

Manolo Solo Manuel Fernández Serrano (born 1964), better known as Manolo Solo, is a Spanish actor. Biography Born in Algeciras in 1964, Manuel Fernández Serrano (his real name) was raised in neighbouring Los Barrios until age 6, later moving to Sevill ...

as Undersecretary Emilio Redón

Episode 8

* Ángel Ruiz as

Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936), known as Federico García Lorca ( ), was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblemat ...

* as

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in ...

* as

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and ...

* Antonio Alcalde as Pepín Bello *

Secun de la Rosa Secundino de la Rosa Márquez (born 23 December 1969), artistically known as Secun de la Rosa, is a Spanish actor and theatre author and director. Biography Secundino Benjamín Juan de la Rosa Márquez Ailagas de Carvajal was born in Barce ...

as Antonio Lancha * as Silvia (Amelia's granddaughter) * Mar del Hoyo as Rosita Díaz Gimeno *

Jordi Hurtado Jordi Hurtado Torres (Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Barcelona, 16 June 1957) is a Spanish radio and television presenter and voice actor. He is popular in Spain thanks to Televisión Española shows like '' Saber y ganar'' (''To Know and To Win''). ...

as himself

Season 2

Episode 9

Antonio Velázquez Antonio Velázquez Bautista (born 1981) is a Spanish actor. Biography Antonio Velázquez Bautista was born in 1981 in Granada. He was raised in the small village of , spending most of his childhood in the 'Venta de la Cebada' ''cortijo''. He ...

as Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar "El Cid" *

Sergio Peris-Mencheta Luis Sergio Peris-Mencheta Barrio (born 7 April 1975), better known as Sergio Peris-Mencheta, is a Spanish theatre, cinema, and television actor, as well as a theatre director. Life and career Luis Sergio Peris-Mencheta Barrio was born on 7 Apri ...

as Rogelio Buendía / Imposter Cid * Savitri Ceballos as

Jimena Díaz Doña Jimena Díaz (also spelled Ximena) (before July 1046–c.1116) was the wife of El Cid, whom she married between July 1074 and 12 May 1076, and her husband's successor as ruler of Valencia from 1099 to 1102. The spelling ''Jimena'' is a ...

* Luis G. Gámez as

Ramón Menéndez Pidal Ramón Menéndez Pidal (; 13 March 1869 – 14 November 1968) was a Spanish philologist and historian."Ramon Menendez Pidal", ''Almanac of Famous People'' (2011) ''Biography in Context'', Gale, Detroit He worked extensively on the history of t ...

* Pablo Scola as Charlton Heston * Vincente Colomar as

Blas de Lezo Admiral Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta (3 February 1689 – 7 September 1741) was a Spanish navy officer best remembered for the Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1741) in the Viceroyalty of New Granada, where Spanish imperial forces under his command ...

Episode 10

* Andrés Gertrúdix as * as Pacino's father * Antonio Reyes as Morán's father * Ximena Vera as Morán's mother * Carmela Lloret and Eva Llorach as two of Morán's victims

Episode 11

* Pere Ponce as

Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best kno ...

's second appearance as Lope de Vega * Jimmy Shaw as Lord Charles York/Walcott * Markos Marín as John Bennet * Miguel Rellán's second appearance as Gil Pérez

Episode 12

Fernando Cayo Fernando Cayo (born 22 April 1968) is a Spanish actor. Biography Cayo was born on 22 April 1968 in Valladolid. He moved to Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitant ...

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...

* as Rodolfo Suárez * Jordi Martínez as

Michel Ney Michel Ney, 1st Duke of Elchingen, 1st Prince of the Moskva (; 10 January 1769 – 7 December 1815), was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one o ...

* Nadia de Santiago as Rosa del Amo * as Sor Flora * Aránzazu Zorate as Sor Paula * Sonia Almarcha as Sor Antonia

Episode 13

* Elena Furiase as Micaela Amaya * José Luis Torrijo as Doctor Vargas * José Ramón Iglesias as Germán * Tania Vilamarín as

María Pita María Mayor Fernández de Cámara y Pita (1565 – 21 February 1643), known as María Pita, was a heroine in the defense of Coruña, Galicia ( northern Spain), against the English Armada attack, an English attack upon the Spanish mainland in ...

* Joaquín Gómez as Germán's father * Jaime Zatarain as Ramón de la Vega * Pepe Zafra as young Velázquez * Guillermo Vallverdú as Mariano * Javier Laorden as Pepe * as

Gregorio Marañón Gregorio Marañón y Posadillo, OWL (19 May 1887 in Madrid – 27 March 1960 in Madrid) was a Spanish physician, scientist, historian, writer and philosopher. He married Dolores Moya in 1911, and they had four children (Carmen, Belén, María ...

* José Luis Patiño as

Francisco Pacheco Francisco Pacheco del Río (bap. 3 November 1564 – 27 November 1644) was a Spanish painter, best known as the teacher and father-in-law of Diego Velázquez and Alonzo Cano, and for his textbook on painting, entitled ''Art of Painting'', ...

* Sergi Méndez as young Alonso de Entrerríos * Nicole Valle as young Blanca

Episode 14

Miki Esparbé Miki Esparbé (born 9 October 1983) is a Spanish actor. He is known for his performances in ''Off Course'', ''Barcelona, nit d'estiu'', and ''Cuerpo de élite''. Biography Born in Manresa, Catalonia, on 9 October 1983, Esparbé earned a licen ...

as Joaquín María Argamasilla *

Gary Piquer Gary Piquer is a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than forty films since 1979. Selected filmography References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Spanish male film actors 21st-century Spanish m ...

as Harry Houdini * Rick Zingale as L. Gromek * as Josefa * as

J. Edgar Hoover John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was an American law enforcement administrator who served as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He was appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation � ...

* Juan Carlos Sánchez as

Ramón del Valle-Inclán Ramón María del Valle-Inclán y de la Peña (in Vilanova de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, 28 October 1866 – Santiago de Compostela, 5 January 1936) was a Spanish dramatist, novelist and member of the Spanish Generation of 98. He is considered per ...

Juan Antonio Quintana Juan Antonio Quintana (1939 – 15 February 2022) was a Spanish actor. Biography He was born in Zaragoza in 1939. The only son of Juan, a bank clerk, and Felisa, a housewife, he was fond of cinema and theater from an early age. He studied Phi ...

Santiago Ramón y Cajal Santiago Ramón y Cajal (; 1 May 1852 – 17 October 1934) was a Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specializing in neuroanatomy and the central nervous system. He and Camillo Golgi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Me ...

* Pedro Miguel Martínez as Joaquín José Javier Argamasilla

Episodes 15/16

Pedro Alonso Pedro González Alonso (born 21 June 1971), known as Pedro Alonso, is a Spanish actor, writer, and artist. He is best known for his role of Andrés "Berlin" de Fonollosa in the Spanish heist series ''Money Heist'' (''La casa de papel'') and fo ...

as Saturnino Martín Cerezo * as * as Antonio Sanchez Menache * as José Lafarga Abad * Joan Carles Suau as Miguel * Borja Maestre as Heredia * Alberto Jiménez as *

Juan José Ballesta Juan José Ballesta Muñoz, also known as Juanjo Ballesta (born 12 November 1987) is a Spanish actor. Biography Born on 12 November 1987 in Parla, Ballesta grew up in Toledo. He had his debut performance in television in 1997, starring in t ...

as Vicente González Toca * Nacho Sánchez as Rafael Ríos * Andrey Finanta as Alejo * Vanessa Castro as Maria * Pastora Vega as Pacino's mother *

Mónica Estarreado Mónica Estarreado (born 29 June 1975, in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her role as Cayetana de la Vega on the popular Spanish comedy-drama ''Yo soy Bea'' and for her current role as Dr. Valeria Peralta on ''Hospital C ...

as Asunción * as Luis Méndez (Pacino's father)

Episode 17

* as

Philip V of Spain Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign of 45 years is the longest in the history of the Spanish mon ...

* María Álvarez as

Elisabeth Farnese Elisabeth Farnese ( Italian: ''Elisabetta Farnese'', Spanish: ''Isabel Farnesio''; 25 October 169211 July 1766) was Queen of Spain by marriage to King Philip V. She exerted great influence over Spain's foreign policy and was the ''de facto'' r ...

* Algis Arlauskas as Ferguson

Episode 18

Carlos Cuevas Carlos Cuevas Sisó (born 27 December 1995) is a Spanish television, film, and theater actor, known for his performances in the Catalan television series '' Ventdelplà'' and '' Merlí''. Early life Carlos Cuevas was born on 27 December 1995 in ...

as Javier * Mario Tardón as Dr. Madrigal * Arnau García as young Salvador Martí * Alexandra Jiménez as Teresa Méndez / Julia Lozano * Rosa Vivas as Salvador's adoptive mother

Episode 19

* as Sebastián Lombardi *

Anna Castillo Anna Castillo Ferré (born 9 October 1993) is a Spanish actress. From 2013 to 2016, she played Dorita in soap opera ''Amar es para siempre''. Her film breakthrough came with the role of Alma in the drama '' El Olivo'' (2016) for which she won a ...

as Sonia Lombardi * Joan Carreras as

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...

Episode 20

Nancho Novo Venancio Manuel Jesús Novo Cid-Fuentes (born 17 September 1958), known as Nancho Novo, is a Spanish actor. He studied medicine at Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, but stopped halfway to move to Madrid, where he studied acting at the '' ...

as Don Fadrique de Villaespesa * Alba Ribas as Constanza * Chusa Barbero as Claudia *

Raúl Cimas Raúl Cimas Navarro Lequio (born 5 November 1976 in Albacete, Spain) is a Spanish actor, comedian and writer. He has appeared in television programs including ''Buenafuente'', '' La Hora Chanante'', and ''Noche Sin Tregua''. In addition, he ha ...

as Isaac Vila * Richard Sahagún as Alberto Ortigosa * Garbiñe Insausti as Natalia Vila * Maitane San Nicolás as Rocio *

Patrick Criado Patrick Criado de la Puerta (born 23 September 1995) is a Spanish actor. He became popular for his role in the TV series ''Águila Roja''. He has also performed in series such as '' Mar de plástico'', '' Unauthorized Living'' and ''Riot Police ...

as Sancho * Félix Arkarazo as

Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century f ...

* Javier Mula as Saavedra * Pepe Rodríguez as himself

Episode 21

Carlos Hipólito Carlos López Hipólito (born 1956), better known as Carlos Hipólito, is a Spanish actor with a long stage career. He is perhaps most familiar to a television audience for performances in series such as '' Desaparecida'', '' Guante blanco'', ''L ...

as Philip II of Spain * Carlos Kaniowsky as * Víctor Duplá as

Agustín Argüelles Agustín Argüelles (18 August 1776 in Ribadesella, Asturias – 26 March 1844 in Madrid) was a Spanish liberal politician. He served as the 81st and 94th president of the Congress of Deputies. Biography He studied Law at the University of Ovie ...

* Jon Ariño as De las Cuevas *

as Javier * Maitane San Nicolás as Rocio * Marta Nieto as Isabella of Portugal *

as himself

Season 3

Episode 22

* José Ángel Egido as Alfred Hitchcock * Pierre Kiwitt as Petrov * Óscar de la Fuente as Francisco Morales * Julia Fossi as

Alma Reville Alma Lucy Reville, Lady Hitchcock (14 August 1899 – 6 July 1982), was an English director, editor, and screenwriter. She was the wife of the film director Alfred Hitchcock. She collaborated on scripts for her husband's films, including '' Sha ...

* as waiter

Episode 23

* as William Martin * Antonio Dechent as Mr. Naylor * as Mrs. Naylor * Christian Stamm as Sgt. Sommer * Mark Schardan as

Ewen Montagu Ewen Edward Samuel Montagu (29 March 1901 – 19 July 1985) was a British judge, Naval intelligence officer and author. He is best known for his leading role in Operation Mincemeat, a critical military deception operation which misdirected G ...

* Mikel Tello as Azcárate * Miko Jarry's second appearance as

Episode 24

* Tamar Novas as

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer Gustavo Adolfo Claudio Domínguez Bastida (17 February 1836 – 22 December 1870), better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (), was a Spanish Romantic poet and writer (mostly short stories), also a playwright, literary columnist, and talented ...

Miryam Gallego Miryam Gallego (born 1976) is a Spanish actress. She played the iconic villainous role of the Marchioness of Santillana in the television series ''Águila Roja'', which earned her public recognition. Biography Born in Ourense in 1976, her fathe ...

as Mencía * as Juana * as Faustino * Adelfa Calvo as Aurelia * Joan Arias as Damián * Jorge San José as Valero * Teresa Almeda as Agustina

Episode 25

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 ...

Francisco de Goya Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 174616 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and e ...

* María Adánez as

María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna Doña María Josefa Alonso-Pimentel y Téllez-Girón ''Iure uxoris, iure uxoris'' Duchess of Osuna, ''suo jure'' 12th Duchess of Benavente (26 November 1752 – 5 October 1834), was a Spanish Salonnière, famous as a patron of artists, writers ...

Luis Callejo Luis Callejo Martínez (born 1 August 1970) is a Spanish actor. Biography Luis Callejo Martínez was born in Segovia on 1 August 1970. He trained his acting chops at the local Municipal Theatre Workshop, later joining the Madrid's RESAD. His ...

Manuel Godoy Manuel Godoy y Álvarez de Faria, Prince of the Peace, 1st Duke of Alcudia, 1st Duke of Sueca, 1st Baron of Mascalbó (12 May 17674 October 1851) was First Secretary of State of Spain from 1792 to 1797 and from 1801 to 1808. He received many t ...

* Raquel Pérez as María Teresa del Toro * as Pepita Tudó *

Itzan Escamilla Itzan Escamilla Guerrero (born 31 October 1997) is a Spanish actor, known for his work in films and streaming series. Escamilla is best known for his lead role of Samuel García in the Netflix Thriller teen drama series, ''Élite In polit ...

as young Simón Bolívar * Noemí Ruiz as María "Cayetana" de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba

Episode 26

Fernando Guillén Cuervo Fernando Guillén Cuervo (born March 11, 1963) is a Spanish actor, film director and scriptwriter. Biography Born on March 11, 1963 in Barcelona in a family of thespians to father Fernando Guillén and mother Gemma Cuervo. Cayetana (also an a ...

as Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, 1st Duke of Lerma * Scott Cleverdon as Charles Howard * as Anthony Peel * as Felipe III of Spain * Óscar de la Fuente as Francisco Morales * as *

Mariano Venancio Mariano Venancio (born 1947) is a Spanish stage, television and film actor. Biography Mariano Venancio was born in Salamanca in 1947. He studied childhood education () in Salamanca but moved to Madrid to train his acting chops and pursue a care ...

as Azpilicueta * as Encarna * Paco Hidalgo as Carrasco * Nick Devlin as

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

* Pere Ponce as

Episode 27

* Lluís Soler as Père Folch (Amelia's uncle) * Chete Lera as Antonio López, 1st Marquess of Comillas * as

Alfonso XII of Spain Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo; 28 November 185725 November 1885), also known as El Pacificador or the Peacemaker, was King of Spain from 29 December 1874 to his death in 188 ...

* Gal Soler as

Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Práxedes Mariano Mateo Sagasta y Escolar (21 July 1825 – 5 January 1903) was a Spanish civil engineer and politician who served as Prime Minister on eight occasions between 1870 and 1902—always in charge of the Liberal Party—as part of th ...

* Nacho Marraco as Doctor Morales * as

Eusebi Güell Eusebi Güell i Bacigalupi, 1st Count of Güell (; 15 December 1846 – 8 July 1918) was a Catalan entrepreneur who profited greatly from the industrial revolution in Catalonia in the late 19th century. He married Luisa Isabel Lopez y Bru —a d ...

* Carlos Villarino as young Antonio López, 1st Marquess of Comillas * César Vea as overseer * Mario Makón as Tomasín * Tamara Ndong as Tomasín's mother

Episode 28

* Pep Tosar as

* Carlos Areces as Ambrosio Pitaluga * as

Domingo Dominguín Domingo González Mateos, better known as Domingo Dominguín (4 August 1895 – 21 August 1958), was a Spanish bullfighter and progenitor of a dynasty of bullfighters. Career He was born in Quismondo in the province of Toledo into a peasan ...

* as Alberto Larra * Carolina Vázquez as María Asunción Girón * as José María Muñoz Fontán * Enrique Asenjo as Juan Antonio Bardem * as

Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter born in Águilas, a town in the south-western part of the province of Murcia, Spain. Throughout his career, Raba ...

* Michel Herráiz as young Jesús Méndez Pontón * as Olivia * Andrea López as Sandrita

Episode 29

Miguel Ángel Muñoz Miguel Ángel Muñoz Blanco (born 4 July 1983) is a Spanish actor and singer. Career Muñoz began his career as an actor at the age of eleven in the film '' El Palomo cojo'' (1995), followed by many television appearances. From 1997-98, he was a ...

Gonzalo Guerrero Gonzalo Guerrero (also known as Gonzalo Marinero, Gonzalo de Aroca and Gonzalo de Aroza) was a sailor from Palos, in Spain who was shipwrecked along the Yucatán Peninsula and was taken as a slave by the local Maya. Earning his freedom, Gue ...

* as

Gerónimo de Aguilar Jerónimo de Aguilar O.F.M. (1489–1531) was a Franciscan friar born in Écija, Spain. Aguilar was sent to Panama to serve as a missionary. He was later shipwrecked on the Yucatán Peninsula in 1511 and captured by the Maya. In 1519 Hernán ...

* as Gaspar de Entrerríos (Alonso's grandfather) * as fake

Bernal Díaz del Castillo Bernal Díaz del Castillo ( 1492 – 3 February 1584) was a Spanish conquistador, who participated as a soldier in the conquest of the Aztec Empire under Hernán Cortés and late in his life wrote an account of the events. As an experience ...

* Marco Tulio as Andrés Román * Jan Fresneda as young Alonso de Entrerríos * Valentín Garcés as young Salvador Martí / Salvador Roa

Episode 30

* as Abraham Levi * Francesc Corbera as Ginés Morcillo * Jorge Kent as Master of the Knights Templar * Fernando Díaz as Hugo de Claramonte * José Luis Matienzo as Simón Cascajosa * as

Adolfo Suárez Adolfo Suárez González, 1st Duke of Suárez (; 25 September 1932 – 23 March 2014) was a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister since the Second Spanish Republic and a key figure in th ...

* Rodrigo Sáenz de Heredia as young Salvador Martí / Salvador Roa * as

Antipope Benedict XIII Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor (25 November 1328 – 23 May 1423), known as in Spanish and Pope Luna in English, was an Aragonese nobleman who, as Benedict XIII, is considered an antipope (see Western Schism) by the Catholic Church ...

«Papa Luna» * Michel Herráiz as young Jesús Méndez Pontón * Andrea López as Sandrita * as Felipe III of Spain

Episode 31

Juan Pablo Shuk Juan Pablo Shuk Aparicio ( hu, Shuk Aparicio János Pál; born 7 November 1965) is a Colombian actor who lives and works in Colombia and Spain. He is married to Ana de la Lastra. He is of Hungarian descent from his father's side, he mentions h ...

as Simón Bolívar * Said El Mouden as Habib * as Arteche * Inma Lloret as

Manuela Sáenz Doña Manuela Sáenz de Vergara y Aizpuru (27 December 1797 – 23 November 1856) was an Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine of South America who supported the revolutionary cause by gathering information, distributing leaflets and protesting for ...

* Guido Balzaretti as Cosme * as

Rafael Urdaneta Rafael José Urdaneta y Farías (October 24, 1788 – August 23, 1845) was a Venezuelan General and hero of the Spanish American wars of independence. He served as President of Gran Colombia from 1830 until 1831. He was an ardent supporter ...

Episode 32

* as

Tomás Bretón Tomás Bretón y Hernández (29 December 1850 – 2 December 1923) was a Spanish conductor and composer. Biography Tomás Bretón was born in Salamanca. He completed his musical studies at the School of Fine Arts in his hometown, where he ea ...

* as * Eva Manjón as * Fernando Albizu as Arregui * Pepa Charro as * José Troncoso as * Norma Ruiz as * Jorge Basanta as Benito Pérez Galdós * Manuel Brun as * Pedro García de las Heras as

José Echegaray José Echegaray y Eizaguirre (19 April 183214 September 1916) was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, statesman, and one of the leading Spanish dramatists of the last quarter of the 19th century. He was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize in Li ...

* as Arteche

Episode 33

* Pablo Viña as Usher * as

Torcuato Fernández-Miranda Torcuato Fernández-Miranda y Hevia, 1st Duke of Fernández-Miranda (10 November 1915 – 19 June 1980) was a Spanish lawyer and politician who played important roles in both the Spanish State of Francisco Franco and in the Spanish transition ...

* Toni Medina as leader of the Ángel Exterminador * Pablo Menasanch as leader of the Comunero * as

Episode 34

* as Leopoldo Ureña * Sergio Villanueva as Narciso "Chicho" Ibáñez Serrador * as Juan Ureña * as

Jesús Aparicio-Bernal Jesús Aparicio-Bernal Sánchez (born june 15, 1929 in Madrid) is a Spanish politician who began his career under the Francoist State. Biography Having read jurisdiction at university, Aparicio-Bernal became a representative (''procurador'') ...

* Arturo Querejeta as Director * as

* Juan Renedo as Fernando Guillén * Ruth Santamaría as

Gemma Cuervo Gemma Cuervo Igartua (born 22 June 1936) is a Spanish TV, cinema and theatre actress. Biography Her best known works are her roles in the TV programs ''Estudio 1'', ''Médico de familia'' and ''Aquí no hay quien viva''. She also worked in ...

Season 4

Episode 35

* Pep Mirás as Francisco Franco * Koldo Olabarri as

Luis García Berlanga Luis García-Berlanga Martí (12 June 1921 – 13 November 2010) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Acclaimed as a pioneer of modern Spanish cinema, his films are marked by social satire and acerbic critiques of Spanish culture under t ...

* Belén Ponce de León as

Carmen Polo María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, 1st Lady of Meirás, Grandee of Spain (11 June 1900 – 6 February 1988) was the wife of the dictator, General and "''caudillo"'' Francisco Franco and is considered the most influential woman in Franco ...

* Luichi Macías as Ministry's Agent of 1943 * Olga Rodríguez as Wife of the productor of Amor y Patria * Rafael Calatayud as Javier Zurrilla * Carolina García as Ana Quijada

Episode 36

* as

Felipe IV de España Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy ...

and

Fabio McNamara Fabio de Miguel (so as: Fanny McNamara and Fabio McNamara; born 8 January 1957, Madrid) is a Spanish artist. He grew up in the Alameda de Osuna area of Madrid. He was involved in La Movida Madrileña like many of his friends, including Pedro Almo ...

* Carlos Santos as

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narra ...

* Raúl Prieto as Ángel Fuensanta Carrasco * Vito Sanz as Eduardo Robles Prieto * Claudio Portalo as Antonio Banderas * Eduardo Antuña as Porter * Palmira Ferrer as neighbour of Carolina

Episode 37

* Jorge Clemente as young

Felipe II of Spain Philip II) in Spain, while in Kingdom of Portugal, Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, K ...

* Rachel Lascar as Mary I of England * Jesús Noguero as Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, III duke of Alba * Ramón Esquinas as

Count of Egmont Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere (18 November 1522 – 5 June 1568) was a general and statesman in the Spanish Netherlands just before the start of the Eighty Years' War, whose execution helped spark the national uprising that eventuall ...

* as Padre Bartolomé Carranza * Rosa Blake as

Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". Eli ...

* Julius Cotter as Sir Henry Bedingfeld * Robert Crumpton as Lord Arthur * Pere Costa as Amelia's employee 1885

Episode 38

as Alberto Díaz Bueno * as

* as

Clara Campoamor Clara Campoamor Rodríguez (12 February 1888 – 30 April 1972) was a Spanish politician, lawyer and writer, considered by some the mother of the Spanish feminist movement. She was one of the main promoters for women's suffrage in Spa ...

* Claudio Villarubia as Braulio * Lydia López as Agustina * Stéphanie Magnin as

Dora Maar Henriette Theodora Markovitch (22 November 1907 – 16 July 1997), known as Dora Maar, was a French photographer, painter, and poet. A romantic partner of Pablo Picasso, Maar was depicted in a number of Picasso's paintings, including his ''Portr ...

* Annick Weerts as

Marie-Thérèse Walter Marie-Thérèse Walter (13 July 1909 – 20 October 1977) was a French model and lover of Pablo Picasso from 1927 to about 1935 and the mother of their daughter Maya Widmaier-Picasso. Their relationship began when she was seventeen years old; he ...

* Astrid Jones as Joséphine Baker

Episode 39

* Jan Fresneda as Alonso de Entrerríos (child) * Asier Flores as Julián Martínez (child) * David García as Psychiatrist

Episode 40

* Vicente Romero as Emilio Herrera * as María Sofía Beltrán Ruiz * Rodrigo Sáenz de Heredia as young Salvador Martí / Salvador Roa * Beatriz Arjona as young María Sofía Beltrán Ruiz * Thomas Sauerteig as

Albert Einstein Albert Einstein ( ; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory ...

* Paco Lahoz as Baldovinos * Juan Vinuesa as Gerardo * Fran Calvo as Emilio Herrera (father) * Raúl Escobar as Ignacio María Ayerbe de la Fuente Giménez-Salgado * Quim Ramos as Arturo * Oti Manzano as Irene Aguilera

Episode 41

* Juan Codina as * as himself and Fernando VII de España * Camila Viyuela as María Cristina de Borbón-Two Sicilies * as Carlos María Isidro de Borbón * Fernando Sansegundo as

Francisco Tadeo Calomarde Francisco Tadeo Calomarde y Arría, 1st Duke of Santa Isabel (10 February 1773 – 19 June 1842) was a Spanish statesman. Biography Calomarde was born in Villel, Aragon, to poor parents. He studied law in Zaragoza, and secured through the ...

* Victoria Dal Vera as Doctor

Episode 42

* Anna Cortés as Iria Martínez *

Fiorella Faltoyano María Blanca Fiorella Renzi Gil ( María Blanca Gil Paradela; born 19 October 1949), better known as Fiorella Faltoyano, is a Spanish actress. Career Fiorella Faltoyano took dramatic studies, and in 1967 debuted in Nati Mistral's theater comp ...

as Dolores "Lola" Mendieta (old) * Marta Milans as Inspectora Carmen Ayala

Awards

The series won the 2015 Ondas Award for Best Spanish Series. In 2017 it won at

Premios Feroz The Feroz Awards ( es, Premios Feroz) are Spain-based film and television awards presented by the Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España (''Association of Cinematographic Informers of Spain''). They are considered the Spanish equ ...

the awards for best drama series, best lead actress (

) and best supporting actor for a television series ( Hugo Silva, tied with ''

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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 ...

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4th Feroz Awards The 4th award ceremony of Feroz Awards was held at the Palacete de los Duques de Pastrana in Madrid, on January 23, 2017. It was hosted by actor Antonio de la Torre and aired on #0. Awards recognizing television productions and documentary films ...

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, , - , Best Supporting Actress (TV) ,

, , - , 5th , Best Drama Actor , Nacho Fresneda , , , - , align = "center" rowspan = "7" , 2018 , rowspan = "5" ,

5th Feroz Awards The 5th award ceremony of the Feroz Awards was held at Polideportivo Antonio Magariños, in Madrid, on January 22, 2018. It was hosted by Julián López and aired on #0. Winners and nominees The nominees were announced on December 5, 2017. The c ...

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, , - , Best Supporting Actress (TV) ,

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, , - , rowspan="2" ,

5th Platino Awards The 5th Platino Awards was presented at Gran Tlachco Theater in Riviera Maya, Mexico on April 29, 2018 to honour the best in Ibero-American films of 2017. The ceremony was televised in Latin America by TNT, and hosted by Mexican actor Eugenio Der ...

, Best Miniseries or TV series , El Ministerio del Tiempo , , rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;", , - , Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV series ,

, , - , align = "center" rowspan = "5" , 2021 ,

8th Feroz Awards The 8th ceremony of the Feroz Awards was held at the Teatro Coliseum in Madrid, on 2 March 2021. The ceremony was hosted by Pilar Castro. Originally scheduled to take place on 8 February 2021 at the Teatro Ciudad de Alcobendas in Alcobendas, the ...

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International adaptations

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adaptation entitled ' was produced by Iniziomedia. The format has also been sold to China, with negotiations mentioned for

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and US. An adaptation of the series was shot in

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, but has not been released.

''Timeless'' lawsuit

On 27 September 2016 Onza Partners presented a lawsuit to the CDCA against Sony Pictures,

NBCUniversal NBCUniversal Media, LLC is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate corporation owned by Comcast and headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. NBCUniversal is primaril ...

, and executive producers Shawn Ryan, Eric Kripke and John Davis (producer), John Davis for copyright infringement and Breach of contract, breach Implied-in-fact contract, of implied contract, claiming that the U.S. TV series ''Timeless (TV series), Timeless'' is a copy of ''El Ministerio del Tiempo''. The defendants responded to the suit in a November 23, 2016 filing, contending that shows about time travel are an established television genre, and that similarities between the two shows are generic, and largely based on the notion that the main characters will travel in time to effect some kind of change. A request to dismiss Onza's lawsuit by Sony was denied on February 15, 2017, but the two parties ultimately came to an agreement and jointly moved to dismiss.

References

External links

* *
''The Ministry of Time'' on FilmAffinity

TVE risks with ''The Ministry of Time'' with new formats

* [https://variety.com/2016/tv/global/rtve-onza-blim-cliffhanger-1201748494/ MipTV: RTVE, Onza’s ''Department of Time'' Discovers Chinese TV Market] , Variety.
En el tiempo , Televisión , ''EL PAÍS''.
(In Spanish). 12 April 2015.

(In Spanish). 16 February 2016. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ministerio del Tiempo 2010s time travel television series 2015 Spanish television series debuts Spanish time travel television series Television shows set in Spain Television series about the history of Spain La 1 (Spanish TV channel) network series Television shows involved in plagiarism controversies Cultural depictions of Heinrich Himmler Cultural depictions of Salvador Dalí Cultural depictions of Adolf Hitler Cultural depictions of Pablo Picasso Cultural depictions of Federico García Lorca Cultural depictions of Francisco Franco Cultural depictions of Napoleon Cultural depictions of Harry Houdini Cultural depictions of J. Edgar Hoover Cultural depictions of Christopher Columbus Cultural depictions of Ernest Hemingway Cultural depictions of Isabella I of Castile Cultural depictions of Tomás de Torquemada Cultural depictions of Miguel de Cervantes Cultural depictions of Luis Buñuel Cultural depictions of El Cid Inquisition in fiction 2010s Spanish drama television series 2020s Spanish drama television series Cultural depictions of Isabella II of Spain Television series by Onza Television controversies in Spain

Plot

Cast and characters

Main characters

Recurring characters

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Special appearances

Season 1

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Season 2

Episode 9

Episode 10

Episode 11

Episode 12

Episode 13

Episode 14

Episodes 15/16

Episode 17

Episode 18

Episode 19

Episode 20

Episode 21

Season 3

Episode 22

Episode 23

Episode 24

Episode 25

Episode 26

Episode 27

Episode 28

Episode 29

Episode 30

Episode 31

Episode 32

Episode 33

Episode 34

Season 4

Episode 35

Episode 36

Episode 37

Episode 38

Episode 39

Episode 40

Episode 41

Episode 42

Awards

International adaptations

''Timeless'' lawsuit

See also

References

External links