Malaka (TV series)
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Genre | Police crime drama Thriller |
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Country of origin | Spain |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Production location | Málaga |
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Running time | 60 min |
Production company | Globomedia |
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Network | La 1 |
Release | September 9 October 21, 2019 | –
Malaka is a Spanish thriller television series created by Daniel Corpas Hansen and Samuel Pinazo, produced by Globomedia and Javier Olivares, and starring Maggie Civantos, Salva Reina and Vicente Romero.[1][2] It is directed by Marc Vigil.[3] It premiered on La 1 on 9 September 2019.
Premise
[edit]Set in Málaga, the fiction starts with the disappearance of Noelia Castañeda (Helena Kaittani).[4] Two police officers—Blanca Gámez (Maggie Civantos) and Darío Arjona (Salva Reina)—are charged with the case.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Maggie Civantos as Blanca Gámez
- Salva Reina as Darío Arjona "Gato"
- Vicente Romero as Joaquín "Quino" Romero
- Alejandro Casaseca as Felipe Monzón
- Antonio Gil as Germán Castañeda
- Manuel Morón as Esteban Sarabia
- Víctor Castilla as Vicente Cortés "El Suizo"
- Emilio Palacios as Álvaro
- Ignacio Mateos as Israel Cruz "El Barra"
- Laura Baena Torres as Asunción Cortés "La Tota"
- Héctor Medina as Jesús Pacheco "El Malo"
- Susana Córdoba as Salomé
- Pilar Gómez as Nines
- Noemí Ruiz as Ruth Bravo
- Helena Kaittani as Noelia Castañeda
- Cuca Escribano as Olga de la Cova
- Marco Cerezo as Perico
Production and release
[edit]Malaka was shot between April and July 2019 in Málaga, Andalusia.[5]
In advance of its television premiere, two episodes of the series received a preview screening at the 2019 FesTVal on 2 September 2019.[6] The series premiered on La 1 on 9 September 2019, with 2 back-to-back episodes.[7][8]
No. in season | Title | Viewers | Original air date | Share (%) |
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1 | "Fenicios" | 1,874,000 | 9 September 2019 | 13.5 |
2 | "Vivir dentro de una piedra" | 1,523,000 | 9 September 2019 | 15.6 |
3 | "Tú no sabes quién soy yo" | 1,341,000 | 16 September 2019 | 9.0 |
4 | "La palabra es plata, el silencio es oro" | 1,150,000 | 23 September 2019 | 8.0 |
5 | "El secreto de Kali" | 1,269,000 | 30 September 2019 | 8.5 |
6 | "Alquimia" | 1,233,000 | 7 October 2019 | 8.4 |
7 | "Mañana todo aquí será como ayer" | 1,246,000 | 14 October 2019 | 8.3 |
8 | "Y yo cobro" | 1,173,000 | 21 October 2019 | 7.5 |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | 7th MiM Series Awards | Best Drama Series | Nominated | [9] | |
Best Screenplay | Daniel Corpas, Samuel Pinazo, Jordi Calfí, Sergio Sarriá, Santiago Díaz, Luis Miguel Pérez and Isabel Sánchez | Nominated | |||
Best Drama Actor | Salva Reina | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ "TVE y Movistar eligen sus series de futuro: un policíaco oscuro y una comedia con sello Malviviendo". El Diario (in Spanish). Vertele!. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Escalona, Maribel (3 September 2019). "'Malaka': la serie más cruda de TVE". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Hearst Magazines International. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Griñán, Francisco (4 February 2019). "Globomedia ficha para la serie 'Malaka' al director de 'El Ministerio del Tiempo' y 'Vis a vis'". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ a b Escalona, Maribel (3 September 2019). "'Malaka': la serie más cruda de TVE". Diez Minutos.
- ^ "RTVE comienza en Málaga el rodaje de 'Malaka', thriller policíaco con Maggie Civantos, Salva Reina y Vicente Romero". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 3 April 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "RTVE inaugura la XI edición del FesTVal de Vitoria con la serie 'Malaka'". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ a b Navarro, Sergio (22 October 2019). "'Malaka' resuelve un caso que ha registrado un discreto pero estable 9,6% de media en La 1". FormulaTV. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Malaka - La serie se estrena el 9 de septiembre a las 22:40". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Herrera, Nuria (18 December 2019). "La lista de ganadores de los Premios MiM Series 2019". Diez Minutos.
External links
[edit]- 2010s Spanish drama television series
- 2019 Spanish television series debuts
- La 1 (Spanish TV channel) network series
- Spanish crime television series
- Television shows set in Andalusia
- Television shows filmed in Spain
- 2010s crime television series
- 2019 Spanish television series endings
- Television series by Globomedia
- Málaga in fiction