Mercado Central (transl. 'Central Market') is a Spanish soap opera television series based on an original idea by David Plana that originally aired on La 1 from 23 September 2019 to 21 January 2021. The series' ensemble cast features the likes of Antonio Garrido, Begoña Maestre, Lola Marceli and Jesús Olmedo, among others.
| Mercado Central | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | an original idea by David Plana |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Joan Noguera |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "Una luz en la ciudad" by Jesús Díaz, performed by Rozalén & Carlos Sadness |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 310 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Boadilla del Monte |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | La 1 |
| Release | 23 September 2019 – 22 January 2021 |
Premise
editThe plot revolves around the working and personal relationships and mishaps established among the people whose earnings depend on the stalls of a market located in current-day Madrid. The latter faces the prospect of municipal closure.[1][2]
Cast
edit- Antonio Garrido as Elías.[3]
- Begoña Maestre as Celia Mendoza.[3]
- Jesús Olmedo as Jorge Santos.[3]
- Lola Marceli as Adela.[3]
- César Sánchez as Jesús de la Cruz[3]
- Francesc Cuéllar as Germán.[3]
- Miriam Montilla as Rosa.[3]
- Marta Poveda as Lorena.[3]
- Malena Gutiérrez as Valeria Hinojosa.[3]
- Ana Rayo as Carmen.[3]
- Paco Ochoa as Nicolás.[3]
- Dani Luque as Samuel.[3]
- Santiago Molero as Nacho Salinas.[3]
- Cloe Seró as Noa.[3]
- Ettore Colombo as Paolo Giordano
- Ana Ruiz as Cristina.[3]
- Óscar Ortuño as Andrea.[3]
- Bárbara Mestanza as Carla Rivas.[3]
- Jean Cruz as Jonathan.[3]
- Francesco Nappi as Doménico.[3]
- Raúl Sanz as Ginés Hortuño.[3]
- Eva Isanta as Gloria Suárez.[4]
- Jordi Rebellón as Fernando Luján.[5]
- Raúl Mérida as Martín Suárez.[6]
- María Casal as Sofía Olmos.[6]
- Sebastián Iturria as Lucas Ortega.[6]
- Guadalupe Lancho as Ágata[7]
- David Lorente as Alberto[8]
- Iris de Campos as Marta.[9]
Production and release
editBased on an original idea by David Plana, the screenplay was developed by Eva Baeza, David Plana, Verónica Viñé and Eulàlia Carrillo.[8] Produced by RTVE in collaboration with Diagonal TV,[2] shooting started in July 2019,[2] primarily taking place in a film set in Boadilla del Monte.[3][8] The series was directed by Joan Noguera. The opening theme ("Una luz en la ciudad") was composed by Jesús Díaz and performed by Rozalén and Carlos Sadness.[10][11] Production of the series was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The series premiered on La 1 on 23 September 2019, placed in the sobremesa time slot.[9] After 310 episodes, the broadcasting run ended on 22 January 2021.[12]
References
edit- ^ Juste, Víctor (23 September 2019). "Crítica de 'Mercado Central': El culebrón moderno que mira a la juventud". El Televisero (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ a b c ""Mercado central", el comercio de barrio contra el mundo". abcplay (in Spanish). ABC. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "'Mercado central' abre sus puertas el lunes 23 en TVE". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Eva Isanta, la nueva 'mala' de 'Mercado Central': "Gloria es tremenda. Viene pisando fuerte"". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "El legado de Jordi Rebellón: todas las series y películas en las que actuó". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Eva Isanta se incorpora a 'Mercado central': estos son todos los fichajes del serial de La 1". El Periódico (in Spanish). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "La actriz salmantina que se suma a la serie Mercado Central". La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "'Mercado Central' también retoma grabaciones en Madrid". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 5 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ a b García, Mariano (16 March 2020). "Iris de Campos, una actriz aragonesa en 'Mercado Central'". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Rozalén y Carlos Sadness unirán sus voces en el tema de cabecera de 'Mercado central'". El Periódico (in Spanish). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "La 1 estrena la serie 'Mercado central'". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 23 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Merenciano, Carlos (22 January 2021). "Así ha sido el final de 'Mercado Central': el amor triunfa con una boda inesperada". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.