Gran Reserva is a Spanish drama television series, starring Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Ángela Molina, Tristán Ulloa and Paula Echevarría, among others. Created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira and produced by Bambú Producciones for TVE, the 42 episodes of the series aired on La 1 from 2010 to 2013.[2] Charged with melodrama and thriller,[3] the plot follows the conflict and intrigues between two winemaking families, the Cortázar and the Reverte, in the region of La Rioja.
| Gran Reserva | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Melodrama Thriller |
| Created by | Ramón Campos Gema R. Neira |
| Starring | Emilio Gutiérrez Caba Ángela Molina Paula Echevarría Tristán Ulloa |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 3[n. 1] |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | RTVE Bambú Producciones |
| Original release | |
| Network | La 1 |
| Release | 15 April 2010 – 29 April 2013 |
| Related | |
| Gran Reserva. El origen (2013) Reserva de familia Caminos de Guanajuato | |
Premise
editHeralded by Don Vicente Cortázar (Emilio Gutiérrez Caba), the patriarch, the Cortázar family embodies an aggressive and ruthless approach towards the winemaking business.[4] Don Vicente is the father of Miguel (Tristán Ulloa), Raúl (Aitor Luna), Pablo (Francesc Garrido) and Emma (Ana Risueño),[4][5] and represents the archetype of "evil character", while Raúl Cortázar and Gustavo Arístides also display "Machiavellian" masculine behaviours.[6]
Conversely, the Reverte family, prone to the romanticisation of the business, is led by Doña Sofía Reverte (Ángela Molina), the mother of Daniel (Ricard Sales) and Lucía (Paula Echevarría),[4][7] a journalist based on New York who returns to the cellars to help in the family business upon the sudden death of her father.[8]
The attempted assassination of the first born son of the Cortázar, Miguel, is the trigger of the ensuing intrigues and feuds taking place in the series.[9] Married to Paula (Belén Fabra),[10] Miguel survives the attempt on his life, but loses his memory,[11] experiencing a dramatic change in his personality.[8]
Set in the countryside of La Rioja, the series takes place in a fictionalised version of the village of Briones rendered as "La Siesta" or "Lasiesta".[12]
Cast
edit- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Don Vicente Cortázar, the patriach of the Cortázar family, a "tyrannic" man.[7][5]
- Ángela Molina as Doña Sofía Reverte, the matriarch of the Reverte family.[7][13]
- Paula Echevarría as Lucía Reverte.[7]
- Tristán Ulloa as Miguel Cortázar.[7]
- Aitor Luna as Raúl Cortázar.[7]
- Francesc Garrido as Pablo Cortázar.[7]
- Ana Risueño as Emma Cortázar.[7]
- Gloria Muñoz as Rosalía Ortiz.[7]
- Belén Fabra as Paula Gilmado.[7]
- Alejandra Lorente as Sara Gracián.[7]
- Armando del Río as Gustavo Arístides.[7]
- Ledicia Sola as Mónica Robledano.[7]
- Ángela Cremonte as Paloma Olmedo.[7]
- Lucía Gil as Claudia Cortázar.[7]
- Ricard Sales as Daniel Reverte.[7]
- Carlos Álvarez-Novoa as Jesús Reverte.[7]
- Luisa Martín as Agente Ortega.[7]
- Introduced in season 2
- Thaïs Blume as Lorena, a waitress attracted to Daniel Reverte.[7][14]
- Álvaro de Luna as Asensi, the chairman of the Council.[14]
- Marta Belmonte as Nuria, the daughter of the chairman of the Regulatory Council.[14]
- Yon González as Manuel "Manu" Hernández, the secretary of the Cortázar's cellars.[7][14]
- Introduced in season 3
- Manuel Galiana as Adolfo Reverte, Jesús Reverte's younger brother.[7][15]
- Unax Ugalde as Carlos, Rosalía's son.[7][15]
- Mariona Tena as Mar Azpeitia, new oenologist at Bodegas Cortázar;[7][15]
- Mariam Hernández as Ana, Lorena's sister.[7][15]
- Úrsula Corberó as Julia, a lawyer.[15]
- Introduced in El pago de los Cortázar special episodes
- Fernando Andina as Javier.[16]
- Marina San José as Ainhoa.[16]
- Jorge Bosch as Navarro.[16]
Production and release
edit
Created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira[1] and produced between La Rioja and Madrid,[9] the first season of the series was shot between August 2009 and March 2010.[17] The series premiered on 15 April 2010.[1]
Shot in locations of La Rioja region such as Briones, the Valpiedra estate, Cenicero, Fuenmayor, Logroño, Haro and Alfaro, as well as some scenes in El Espinar (province of Segovia), and Chinchón, Aranjuez and Moralzarzal (Community of Madrid),[18] the 13-episode second season began airing on 24 March 2011.[19]
The third season premiered on 7 January 2013.[20][21]
Instead of filming a fullfledged fourth season, TVE decided on the run to add 3 special episodes to the third season to round off the series.[22] These were collectively known as "El pago de los Cortázar".[22] Aired in April 2013, the special episodes were followed by a prequel series titled Gran Reserva. El origen.[1]
The series was remade abroad in Chile (Reserva de familia; 2012)[23] and Mexico (Caminos de Guanajuato; 2015).[24]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | 15 April 2010 | 8 July 2010 | |
| 2 | 13 | 24 March 2011 | 23 June 2011 | |
| 3 | 13 | 7 January 2013 | 8 April 2013 | |
| S | 3 | 15 April 2013 | 29 April 2013 | |
References
edit- Informational notes
- Citations
- ^ a b c d Fdez, Juanma (20 March 2020). "'Gran Reserva', el buen vino que TVE dejó que se avinagrara". Bluper. El Español.
- ^ "El 'Gran Reserva' más consumido por la audiencia". La Rioja. 25 July 2015.
- ^ Barrientos Bueno 2012, p. 620.
- ^ a b c "TVE se atreve con un thriller entre viñedos para sustituir a «Águila Roja". La Voz de Galicia. 13 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Gutiérrez Caba da vida a Vicente Cortázar en "Gran Reserva"". Última Hora. 13 April 2010.
- ^ Guarinos 2013, p. 101.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Personajes". RTVE. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b "TVE se atreve con un thriller entre viñedos para sustituir a "Águila Roja"". La Información. 13 April 2010.
- ^ a b "La 1 'descorcha' su 'Gran reserva', la gran apuesta de ficción para 2010". El Mundo. 20 September 2009.
- ^ "La serie de TVE 'Gran reserva' comienza su rodaje". FormulaTV. 17 September 2009.
- ^ "La serie de bodegueros riojanos 'Gran Reserva' verá la luz en enero". Rioja2. 18 September 2009.
- ^ Araújo Vila & Fraiz Brea 2017, pp. 43, 44.
- ^ "TVE se atreve con un thriller entre viñedos para sustituir a «Águila Roja". abcplay. ABC. 13 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Los Cortázar y los Reverte vuelven a La 1". Heraldo de Aragón. 24 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Palomo, Miguel Ángel (6 January 2013). "Nuevos rostros para 'Gran reserva'". El País.
- ^ a b c "Vicente Cortázar intenta arrebatar a los Reverte la custodia del hijo de Lucía en 'Gran Reserva. El pago de los Cortázar'". FormulaTV. 15 April 2013.
- ^ "TVE estrena el próximo día 15 de abril la serie 'Gran Reserva' sobre dos familias de bodegueros riojanos". Europa Press. 10 April 2010.
- ^ "Una boda, un viejo secreto familiar y cuatro fichajes, en la vuelta de "Gran Reserva"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 21 March 2011.
- ^ "La serie de TVE 'Gran Reserva' termina esta semana el rodaje de exteriores en La Rioja de su segunda temporada". 20minutos.es. 7 April 2011.
- ^ "RTVE blinda 'Isabel' con una cláusula para evitar una 'fuga' a otra cadena". 20minutos.es. 24 January 2013.
- ^ Álvarez, José (9 April 2013). "'Gran Reserva' pierde cinco puntos en su tercera temporada (13,4%), pero sigue muy por encima de la media de La 1". FormulaTV.
- ^ a b Álvarez, José (2 January 2013). "'Gran Reserva' regresa el próximo lunes con su tercera temporada, un año después de lo planeado". FormulaTV.
- ^ "La ambición también se hereda en Reserva de familia, el remake chileno de Gran Reserva". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 3 February 2012.
- ^ Baños, Sughey (11 March 2020). ""Gran reserva" se estrena hoy por Canal Catorce". El Universal.
- Bibliography
- Araújo Vila, Noelia; Fraiz Brea, José Antonio (2017). "Las rutas turísticas vinculadas a series de ficción. Análisis de las rutas de Doctor Mateo y Gran Reserva" (PDF). Cuadernos de Gestión. 17 (1): 37–56. ISSN 1131-6837.
- Barrientos Bueno, Mónica (2012). "La apuesta por las series de calidad en TVE desde la respuesta de la audiencia" (PDF). Crisis y políticas: la radiotelevisión pública en el punto de mira. pp. 615–631. ISBN 978-84-9860-864-9.
- Guarinos, Virginia (2013). Hombres en serie. Construcción de la masculinidad en los personajes de la ficción seriada española de televisión. Madrid: Fragua. ISBN 9788470745706.