''Luna, el misterio de Calenda'' is a Spanish mystery and horror television series. Produced by Globomedia for Antena 3, it aired from 2012 to 2013 on the latter channel.

Premise

Sara (

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), a judge, moves with her teenage daughter Leire (Lucía Guerrero) to a remote mountain village seeking to resume her marriage with David Costa (

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), a law enforcement officer who after ten years separated from Sara has reportedly relocated to the area. But David disappears. Upon her arrival to Calenda, Sara finds out the mystery around the village is connected to gruesome legends, some of them related to

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. Meanwhile, Leire feels attracted to the mysterious Joel (

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) and also becomes a close friend of Vera (

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), herself infatuated by Nacho (

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) a Guardia Civil officer several years her senior.

Cast

as Sara Cruz, a judge. * as Leire (Sara's daughter). *

as Joel. *

as Vera, Carola's daughter. * Daniel Grao as Raúl Pando, a

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agent, married to Carola. *

as Nacho, a Guardia Civil agent. * Olivia Molina as Olivia, the court clerk. * Belén López as Carola, the village's bar owner. * as Joel's father. * as Pablo, Vera's brother. * Claudia Traisac as Silvia Elías, the Mayor's daughter. * as Francisco Elías, Mayor of Calenda, Manuel and Silvia's father. *

as David Costa, Sara's husband. * as Sonia, a rookie police officer. * as Basilio. *

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as Tomás, Olivia's son. * as Gerardo, the janitor of the high school. * Daniel Ortiz as Salva, a high school teacher. ;Introduced in season 2 *

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as Diego, Vera and Pablo's biological father. *

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as Marcela, a neighbor of Calenda. *

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as Ernesto Cruz, Sara's father. * , a troubling teenager.

Production and release

Created by Laura Belloso and David Bermejo and produced by , Laura Belloso and

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were credited as executive producers. The series was shot in a 1,300 m² indoor set, with outdoor scenes primarily shot in

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(province of Salamaca), and additional outdoor shooting locations in

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(province of Ávila), and a forest in the

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. The first season consisted of 12 episodes. The series premiered on 10 April 2012. The series returned with an 8-episode second season on 13 February 2013. The non-renovation of the series for a third season was determined before airing finished. The season finale aired on 10 April 2013.

Season 1

Season 2

References

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