''Compañeros'' () is a Spanish
teen drama
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television series. Produced by Globomedia, it aired on
Antena 3 from 1998 to 2002.
Premise
The fiction follows the mishaps of a group of teenagers studying for the
Bachillerato
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at the Instituto Azcona.
Cast
*
Eva Santolaria as Valle Bermejo.
*
Antonio Hortelano as Quimi Verdet.
* as Sara Antón.
* Nicolás Belmonte as Eloy Rubio.
* as César Vallalta.
* as Isabel Arbueso.
*
Ruth Núñez as Tanja Mijatovic.
* as Arancha Alberti.
* as Lolo Bermejo Fuentes.
* as Luismi Bárcenas.
*
Clara Lago
Clara Lago Grau (born 6 March 1990) is a Spanish actress.
Career
Clara Lago Grau was born on 6 March 1990 in Torrelodones, Community of Madrid. Lago made her feature film debut in '' Miserable Life'' (2000), providing the voice to Bea. She ...
as Desirée.
*
Miguel Rellán
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as Félix Torán.
*
Francis Lorenzo as Alfredo Torán.
* as Rocío.
*
Beatriz Carvajal
Beatriz Pla Navarro (born 24 December 1949) better known as Beatriz Carvajal is a Spanish theatre, television and film actress.
Career
She wanted to be an actress since she was a child and she took part in some theatre plays (''La zapatera pr ...
as Marisa Viñé.
*
Cristina Peña as Jose.
* César Vea as Gustavo.
*
David Janer as Martín.
*
Begoña Maestre as Duna Belarde.
*
Tina Sainz as Tere Roncesvalles.
*
Mercè Pons as Ana.
Production and release
The series premiered on 25 March 1998.
Produced by Globomedia and created by
Manuel Valdivia
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People
* Manuel (name), a given name and surname
* Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...
, the series was initially produced with a tight budget.
It eventually became one of the most iconic Spanish fiction series.
The broadcasting run, comprising 121 episodes and 9 seasons,
ended on 16 July 2002.
''Compañeros'' sparked a 2001 feature film spin-off, ' (), titled after the series' popular opening theme, which was composed by Daniel Sánchez de la Hera and performed by , and then and Marte Menguante.
In 2018, ''
Colegas'', a
spoof web series
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(paying homage to ''Compañeros'' and another popular teen drama series from the 1990s, ''
Al salir de clase''), featuring some actors from the series, was broadcast on Playz.
References
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1998 Spanish television series debuts
2002 Spanish television series endings
1990s Spanish drama television series
2000s Spanish drama television series
Spanish teen drama television series
Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel) network series
Spanish-language television shows
1990s teen drama television series
2000s teen drama television series
Spanish television series about teenagers
Television series by Globomedia