El último show
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Álex Rodrigo |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 50 min (approx.) |
| Production company | Aragón TV |
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| Network | Aragón TV |
| Release | 20 February – 16 April 2020 |
El último show (transl. 'The Last Show') is a Spanish television series starring Miguel Ángel Tirado (Marianico el Corto) created by Álex Rodrigo, the first original fiction series produced by Aragón TV. It originally aired in 2020.
Premise[edit]
Set in Aragon,[1] the fiction is approached as a tragedy blended with comedy elements.[2] A formerly popular comedian, Miguel Ángel, aka "Marianico el Corto", suffers from an identity crisis after finding out that his jokes are no longer funny.[3] Despite his manager Chusé's intentions to return him back to stardom, he realises that he has little time left and decides to make a surrealist film paying homage to Luis Buñuel.[4][5] He also tries to return to his former wife Pilar, now in a relationship with the much younger Dámaso.[4] Miguel Ángel's story runs parallel to the developments in the teenage years of his granddaughter Claudia.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Miguel Ángel Tirado, Marianico el Corto as Miguel Ángel,[6] a fictional version of himself.[7]
- Laura Boudet as Claudia, Miguel Ángel's granddaughter.[6][8]
- Luisa Gavasa as Pilar, Miguel Ángel's former wife.[6][9]
- Itziar Miranda as Marisa, Pilar and Miguel Ángel's daughter.[6][8]
- José Luis Esteban as Chusé, Miguél Ángel's manager.[6][8]
- Pablo Lagartos as Jacinto, Miguel Ángel's biggest fan.[6][8]
- Denis Cicholewski as Traian, Claudia's classmate.[6][8]
- Ken Appledorn as Max, English-language teacher.[6][8]
- Laura Gómez-Lacueva as Laura, an art dealer.[6][8]
- Armando del Río as Dámaso, Pilar's younger boyfriend.[6][8]
- María Isabel Díaz as Luz, Marisa's co-worker.[6][8]
- Rubén Martínez as Fernando, Claudia's father and Marisa's former husband.[6][8]
- With the special collaboration of
- Álvaro Morte as Álvaro Morte.[1][8]
- José Lifante as Luis Buñuel.[8]
- José María Rubio as Barragán.[8]
- Carlota Callén as Lorena.[8]
Production and release[edit]
Created by Álex Rodrigo, El último show was the first original fiction series produced by Aragón TV.[10] It was directed by Rodrigo together with Carlos Val, whereas the screenplay was co-written by Rodrigo himself with Sara Alquézar and Enrique Lojo.[3] Mario López worked as cinematography director.[11] Zaza Ceballos, Álex Rodrigo, Jaime Fontán and Silvia Gómez Jordana were credited as executive producers.[11] Shooting fully took place in Zaragoza during the northern hemisphere Fall of 2019.[7][12] The series consists of 8 episodes featuring a running time of around 50 minutes.[3]
Originally broadcast by Aragón TV, the series premiered on 20 February 2020 in the Aragon region, earning 116,000 average viewers and a 23.1% audience share in the first episode, leading its time slot.[13][14] Following its original run, the series has since been aired on HBO España (since 17 April 2021)[11][15] and other FORTA Spanish regional networks (TV3, Canal Sur, TPA, TV Canarias).[16]
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021? | 22nd Iris Awards | Best Screenplay | Álex Rodrigo, Sara Alquézar, Enrique Lojo | Pending | [16] |
| Best Actor | Miguel Ángel Tirado | Pending |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Martínez, José Antonio (21 April 2020). "Marianico el Corto llora". La Opinión A Coruña.
- ^ Sasot, Mario (17 April 2020). "'El último show': huyendo de Marianico el corto". La Vanguardia.
- ^ a b c Hernández Luján, Raquel (20 April 2020). "Crítica de El último show, la serie sobre Marianico el Corto y los tiempos de No te rías que es peor". Hobby Consolas.
- ^ a b "À Punt emite el domingo 'El último show', la serie sobre Marianico el Corto del director de 'La casa de papel'". 20minutos.es. 25 March 2021.
- ^ "'El último show': llega a HBO una melancólica deconstrucción de Marianico el Corto (y Miguel) en una de las sorpresas de 2020". Espinof. 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "'El último show' saltará a HBO un día después de despedirse en Aragón TV". El Periódico. 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b Ander, Álex (15 April 2020). "'El último show': desmontando a Marianico el Corto". Cinemanía. 20minutos.es.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Dossier de prensa" (PDF). February 2020.
- ^ Onieva, Álvaro (21 February 2020). "Crítica: 'El último show' toca el corazón de yayos y modernos". Fuera de Series.
- ^ "Fecha de estreno y tráiler de la primera serie de Aragón TV, sobre 'Marianico el corto'". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Álex Rodrigo: "El titular de "HBO compra la serie de Marianico el corto" parece de 'El Mundo Today'"". Audiovisual451. 28 April 2020.
- ^ ""El último show", la (no) vuelta de Marianico el Corto a la televisión". Heraldo de Aragón. 17 February 2020.
- ^ "'El último show', lo más visto del día en Aragón en su estreno, con un 23,1% de cuota de pantalla". Heraldo de Aragón. 21 February 2020.
- ^ "'El último show' triunfa en su estreno y recibe el aplauso de los espectadores: "Es una serie imperdible"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 21 February 2020.
- ^ Elidrissi, Fátima (24 April 2020). "De Aragón a Galicia, pasando por Cataluña: la ficción autonómica salta al 'streaming'". The Objective.
- ^ a b "Nominados a los Premios Iris 2020: 'El ministerio del tiempo' y 'La casa de papel' destacan en unas candidaturas muy repartidas". Espinof. 26 October 2020.