''Los hombres de Paco'' (English: ''Paco's Men'') is a Spanish television series that originally aired from 9 October 2005 to 19 May 2010 on Antena 3. A tenth season was aired from 10 May 2021 to 16 December 2021. Created by Daniel Écija and

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, it stars numerous actors; primarily

Paco Tous Francisco Martínez Tous (born 1 May 1964), known professionally as Paco Tous, is a Spanish actor from Andalusia. He is best known for his television performances as Paco in ''Los hombres de Paco'' (2005–2010; 2021) and Moscow in ''Money Heist ...

and

Pepón Nieto José Antonio Nieto Sánchez, known professionally as Pepón Nieto (born 20 January 1967) is a Spanish actor. He started his acting career in a 1993 episode of the Antena 3 TV series ''Farmacia de Guardia''. He has appeared in other TV series: ...

. The fiction primarily focused on a group of clumsy yet good-hearted police agents.

General

The fiction focused on a group of

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officers in San Antonio, a fictitious neighborhood in

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, originally following a trio of clumsy yet good-hearted police agents: Paco, Mariano and Lucas, overseen by Don Lorenzo Castro Riquelme. The "forbidden" love story between Lucas and Sara (Paco's daughter) was another of the main storylines of the series, later turned into a

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with the addition of Aitor. Season 6 featured a big

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moment, by

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ning the non-death of Lucas. Seasons six through eight of the series centered on a

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relationship between officer María Jose "Pepa" Miranda Ramos and

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Silvia Castro León. Season 8 ended with a finale, "Todos los planes de Lucas Fernández", that brought the

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of Pepa and Silvia, which resulted in a bloodbath and the tragic death of four main characters (Silvia, Montoya, Nelson and Quique). In season 9, dubbed as ''Los hombres de Paco 66.6'', the series jumped the shark again, taking a

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turn by bringing Silvia back from the dead as a phantasmagorical apparition and pitting the lead characters against Satan.

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Cast

as Francisco "Paco" Miranda Ramos (2005–2010; 2021) *

as Mariano Moreno (2005–2010; 2021) *

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as Don Lorenzo Castro Riquelme (2005–2010) *

Marián Aguilera Marián Aguilera Pérez (born 12 March 1977 in Montgat, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish film and television actress. Biography Her image was telecast for the World to see when she carried the Olympic flame at Empúries for the Barcelona Olymp ...

as Silvia Castro León (2005–2010) * Hugo Silva as Lucas Fernández (2005–2010; 2021) *

Michelle Jenner Michelle Jenner Husson (born 14 September 1986) is a Spanish actress. She became popular in Spain for her role as Sara in television series ''Los hombres de Paco''. In addition to live action performances, she has also developed a career as a v ...

as Sara Miranda Castro (2005–2010; 2021) *

Cristina Plazas Cristina Plazas (born 30 September 1969) is a Spanish actress. She appeared in more than fifty films since 1999. she's known for her secondary role in the TV serial Vis a Vis :it:Vis a vis – Il prezzo del riscatto Selected filmography Refere ...

as Marina Salgado (2008–2010) * Federico Celada as Curtis Naranjo (2005–2010) * Carlos Santos as José Luis Povedilla Turriente (2005–2010; 2021) * Neus Sanz as Margarita "Rita" Peláez (2005–2010; 2021) *

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as Aitor Carrasco Menéndez (2007–2010; 2021) *

Aitor Luna Aitor González Luna (born 18 September 1981), professionally known as Aitor Luna, is a Spanish actor. He earned early public recognition in Spain for his performance in '' Los hombres de Paco''. He has since featured in series such as '' Gran Res ...

as Gonzalo Montoya (2005–2009) * Enrique Martínez as Enrique "Quique" Gallardo (2005–2009) * Marcos Gracia as Daniel Andradas (2010) *

Adriana Ozores Adriana Ozores Muñoz (; born 21 May 1959) is a Spanish theatre, film and television actress. Early life 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 ye ...

as Dolores "Lola" Castro León (2005–2009) *

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 Carlota Fernández (2007–2008) *

Neus Asensi María de las Nieves Asensio Liñán known as Neus Asensi (born 4 August 1965, in Barcelona) is a Spanish actress. Education and Career She had complete training to become an actress. She studied classic dance for 5 years and jazz-dance. She s ...

as Bernarda González (2005–2007) * Alan Bond-Ballard as George (2009) * Lucía Caraballo (2009) ;Introduced in season 5 * Laura Sánchez as Pepa. *

Rubén Ochandiano Rubén Ochandiano de Higes (born 3 October 1980) is a Spanish actor. Life and career Rubén Ochandiano de Higes was born in Madrid on 3 October 1980. He is the nephew of actress and stage director . He trained as an actor under Juan Carlos Cor ...

as Enrique. *

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as Portillo. * as Félix. * Miko Jarry as André Salazar. * as Philippe Mignon. * Erica Prior as Alison Morris. ;Introduced in season 7 * Jimmy Castro as Nelson. ;Introduced in seasons 8 and 9 * Goya Toledo as inspectora Reyes. *

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as Deker. * Marcos García as Dani. * as Lis. * Alex Hernández as Goyo. *

Ángela Cremonte Ángela Cremonte is a Spanish-Argentine actress. She is best known for her performance playing Elisa in '' Cable Girls''. Biography Born on 3 April 1985 in Madrid, (or 1982) she is the daughter of Argentinian parents. Cremonte had her debut i ...

as Amaya. * Asier Etxeandía as Blackman. ;Introduced in seasons 10 and 11 * as Dolores Urbizu. * Amaia Sagasti as Ika. * as Rober.

Development, production and release

Aired on Antena 3, the original broadcasting run of the first 9 seasons spanned from 9 October 2005 to 19 May 2010. The series was also broadcast in

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,Release Dates for ''Paco's Men''
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.Company Credits for ''Paco's Men''
at the

;Return On 22 April 2020 it was announced that

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was preparing a return of the series after a decade-long hiatus and that filming would begin in the summer of that same year if the

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crisis allowed it. The return of

, Carlos Santos and Neus Sanz was reported. On 24 June 2020, actors Hugo Silva and

announced that they would return to the series in their respective roles. New additions to the cast included Amparo Larrañaga, Amaia Sagasti and Juan Grandinetti. The new episodes were produced by Atresmedia TV in collaboration with (The Mediapro Studio). Montse García, Marc Cistaré and Javier Pons were credited as executive producers. Direction was tasked to Alejandro Bazzano, Sandra Gallego Christensen, Víctor García León, David Molina, Marc Vigil, Jesús Rodrigo, Marc Cistaré, Jacob Santana and Tom Fernández. Season 10 premiered on Antena 3 on 10 May 2021, with subsequent episodes slated for an exclusive original release on

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. The episode earned 2,691,000 viewers and a 19.5% audience share.

Awards and nominations

, - , rowspan="3" align = "center" , 2007 , 9th ATV Awards , Best Actress in a TV Series ,

, , , - , 57th

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, Best Television Actor , Hugo Silva , , , - , 16th Actors Union Awards , Television: Lead Performance, Male ,

, , , - , align = "center" , 2008 , Zapping Awards , Best Actress , Adriana Ozores , , , - , align = "center" , 2009 , 18th Actors Union Awards , Television: Minor Performance, Male , Carlos Santos , , , - , rowspan="2" align = "center" , 2010 , rowspan="2", 60th

, Best Television Actor ,

, , , - , Best Television Actress ,

, ,

References

;Informational notes ;Citations

External links

Official Website
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