La Fortuna is a Spanish-American adventure drama television miniseries. Directed by Alejandro Amenábar, and starring Álvaro Mel, Ana Polvorosa, Stanley Tucci, T'Nia Miller and Clarke Peters, among others, it is an adaptation of the 2018 graphic novel El tesoro del Cisne Negro by Paco Roca and Guillermo Corral. It premiered on 30 September 2021 on Movistar+.
| La Fortuna | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | El tesoro del Cisne Negro by Paco Roca and Guillermo Corral |
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| Directed by | Alejandro Amenábar |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Network | Movistar+ |
| Release | 30 September 2021 |
Premise
editÁlex Ventura is a young diplomat who ends up becoming the leader of a collective effort to recover an underwater shipwreck seized by Frank Wild, a treasure hunter.[1]
Cast
edit- Álvaro Mel as Álex Ventura, a young diplomat.[2]
- Ana Polvorosa as Lucía Vallarta,[3] a civil servant.
- Stanley Tucci as Frank Wild, a treasure hunter.[2]
- T'Nia Miller as Susan McLean, a lawyer collaborating with Frank Wild.[4]
- Clarke Peters as Jonas Pierce, a lawyer helping the Spanish Ministry of Culture.[5]
- Karra Elejalde as Enrique Moliner,[3] Spanish Minister of Culture.
- Manolo Solo as Horacio Valverde, a former legionary.[3]
- Pedro Casablanc as Ambassador Arribas,[3] the Spanish Ambassador in Washington DC.[5]
- Blanca Portillo as Zeta.[3]
- Indy Lewis as Amy Wild.[3]
- Alfonso Lara as Mazas.[3]
Production
editLa Fortuna is an adaptation of the graphic novel El tesoro del Cisne Negro, by Paco Roca y Guillermo Corral,[6] who were not directly involved in the screenplay.[7] The miniseries was produced by Movistar+ together with AMC Studios, in collaboration with MOD Producciones.[4] Directed by Alejandro Amenábar, it is the latter's television debut.[5] Amenábar co-wrote the screenplay with Alejandro Hernández.[2] It comprises 6 episodes each with a running time of around 45 minutes.[8] Movistar+ released the series in Spain, while AMC handled broadcast in the US, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America.[9]
After 5 months of shooting, the part of the filming located in Spain was wrapped up in January 2021.[5] Shooting locations in Spain included the Madrid region (including the Moncloa Palace),[2] the province of Cádiz (including La Línea, Algeciras and Naval Station Rota),[8] Guadalajara, A Coruña and Zaragoza.[2] Filming wrapped in Spain on 27 April 2021.[10][11] In August 2021, Movistar+ announced the premiere date of the first two episodes, slated for 30 September 2021.[12] The series was presented by Amenábar at the 69th San Sebastián International Film Festival.[13]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | 27th Forqué Awards | Best Fiction Series | Nominated | [14][15] | |
| Best Actress (TV series) | Ana Polvorosa | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor (TV series) | Álvaro Mel | Nominated | |||
2022
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9th Feroz Awards | Best Drama Series | Nominated | [16] | |
| Best Main Actress in a Series | Ana Polvorosa | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Series | Karra Elejalde | Nominated | |||
| 30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role | Karra Elejalde | Nominated | [17] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Silvestre, Juan (30 July 2020). "'La Fortuna', serie de Alejandro Amenábar para Movistar+, arranca su rodaje". Fotogramas (in Spanish).
- ^ a b c d e Herrera, Nuria (25 February 2021). "Alejandro Amenábar comparte un avance de 'La Fortuna', su primera serie para Movistar". Diez Minutos.
- ^ a b c d e f g "¿Quién es quién en 'La fortuna'? Así son los personajes de la nueva serie de Alejandro Amenábar para Movistar+". El Periódico (in Spanish). 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Amenábar descubre el título y reparto internacional de su serie: de Stanley Tucci a Ana Polvorosa y Álvaro Mel". Vertele! (in Spanish). eldiario.es. 29 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d Ponga, Paula (4 January 2021). "'La fortuna': Primeras fotos de la serie de Amenábar para Movistar+". Fotogramas.
- ^ "El rodaje de la nueva serie de Amenábar para Movistar inquieta en Madrid al sacar tanques a la calle". Vertele! (in Spanish). eldiario.es. 3 November 2020.
- ^ Onieva, Álvaro (26 July 2019). "Alejandro Amenábar adaptará de 'El tesoro del Cisne Negro' en Movistar+". Fuera de Series (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "Vídeo: La serie de Alejandro Amenábar, con rodaje en Cádiz, muestra sus primeras imágenes". Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 3 March 2021.
- ^ "'La fortuna': Movistar+ desvela las primeras imágenes de la prometedora serie de Alejandro Amenábar". Espinof (in Spanish). 25 February 2021.
- ^ Hopewell, John (27 April 2021). "'The Others' Director Alejandro Amenábar Wraps Production on AMC, Movistar Plus Series 'La Fortuna'". Variety.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (27 April 2021). "'La Fortuna': finaliza el rodaje de la serie de Alejandro Amenábar para Movistar+". Fotogramas.
- ^ "'La Fortuna' de Amenábar avista su fecha de estreno en Movistar+ con este poderoso tráiler". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 25 August 2021.
- ^ Medina, Marta (25 September 2021). "Amenábar rescata la historia de la Mercedes, fragata española hundida en 1804 por los ingleses". El Confidencial.
- ^ "'Maixabel', 'Hierro' y 'La Fortuna' parten como favoritas en la 27ª edición del Premio José María Forqué". Audiovisual451. 11 November 2021.
- ^ Rebolledo, Matías G. (11 December 2021). "Lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Forqué 2021". La Razón.
- ^ "Palmarés de los Premios Feroz 2022: todos los ganadores en la noche del cine español". Vanitatis. 30 January 2022 – via El Confidencial.
- ^ Aller, María (15 March 2022). "Premios Unión de Actores 2022: 'El buen patrón' arrasa entre los premiados". Fotogramas.
External links
edit- La Fortuna at IMDb