Promesas de arena (lit. 'Sand Promises') is a Spanish limited television series starring Andrea Duro, Daniel Grao, Blanca Portillo and Francesco Arca. Produced by RTVE in collaboration with Atlantia Media, the adventure and romance television series is based on the namesake novel by Laura Garzón. It originally aired in 2019 on La 1.
| Promesas de arena | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure Romance |
| Based on | Promesas de arena by Laura Garzón |
| Written by | Ignasi Rubio Guadalupe Rilova |
| Directed by | Joaquín Llamas Manuel Estudillo |
| Starring | Andrea Duro Daniel Grao Blanca Portillo Francesco Arca |
| Composer | Pablo Cervantes |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | RTVE Atlantia Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | La 1 |
| Release | 11 November – 16 December 2019 |
Premise
editFeaturing the world of international aid as backdrop, the plot of the series begins with Lucía travelling to a hospital managed by the fictional NGO 'Acción Global' located in the Libyan desert which is led by Andy (Daniel Grao) and Julia (Blanca Portillo).[1][2] A love story develops between Lucía and Hayzam (Francesco Arca), the man responsible for providing the supplies to the hospital yet also living a double life as weapon trafficker.[1]
The series is set in the fictional Libyan city of Fursa.[3]
Cast
edit- Andrea Duro as Lucía[1]
- Daniel Grao as Andy[1]
- Francesco Arca as Hayzam[1]
- Blanca Portillo as Julia[1]
- Marcel Borràs as Jaime[1]
- Thaïs Blume as Berta[1]
- Jairo Sánchez as Diego[1]
Production and release
edit
Based on the namesake novel by Laura Garzón,[4] Promesas de arena was produced by RTVE in collaboration with Atlantia Media.[5] The 3-month-long filming took place in Tunisia and Spain; scenes were shot in the Sfax harbour and the Tozeur oasis,[3] whereas the rest of the filming took place in Madrid.[5] It consisted of six episodes.[6]
The script is authored by Ignasi Rubio and Guadalupe Rilova, based on the plot by Laura Garzón and Ignasi Rubio.[7] Joaquín Llamas and Manuel Estudillo directed the series.[7]
The original musical score is a work by Pablo Cervantes.[7]
The first episode began airing on 11 November 2019 in prime time on La 1, TVE's flagship channel, attracting 1,585,000 viewers (10.5% share).[8] The viewership remained stable albeit unimpressive throughout the broadcasting run.[6]
| No. in season | Title | Viewers | Original air date | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "El código de las dunas" | 1,585,000 | 11 November 2019 | 10.5 |
| 2 | "La ruta del halcón" | 1,471,000 | 18 November 2019 | 9.5 |
| 3 | "Oasis de vida y muerte" | 1,438,000 | 25 November 2019 | 9.9 |
| 4 | "La soledad del viento" | 1,402,000 | 2 December 2019 | 9.5 |
| 5 | "Amar sin haber amado" | 1,474,000 | 9 December 2019 | 10.1 |
| 6 | "La última piedra del desierto" | 1,416,000 | 16 December 2019 | 9.4 |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22nd Iris Awards | Best Fiction | Nominated | [10] | |
| Best Actress | Blanca Portillo | Nominated | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Fernández, Yolanda (22 November 2019). "Una visión edulcorada del mundo de las ONGs". Diari de Tarragona.
- ^ "'Promesas de arena', la nueva serie de TVE con Andrea Duro y Daniel Grao". Diez Minutos. 22 October 2018.
- ^ a b Sanz Ezquerro, David (11 November 2019). "Peregrinaje al mundo árabe para hacer Promesas de arena: así se rodó la serie". El Mundo.
- ^ "¿Habrá segunda temporada de 'Promesas de arena', la serie de La 1?". Bluper. El Español. 16 December 2019.
- ^ a b "'Promesas de arena': La complicidad de Lucía y Hayzam aumenta". Diez Minutos. 18 November 2019.
- ^ a b c Palenzuela, Fernando S. (17 December 2019). "'Promesas de arena' pone fin a su historia de amor y cooperación ante un discreto 9,8% de media". FormulaTV.
- ^ a b c "Amparo Miralles: "'Promesas de arena' es un proyecto muy importante para Atlantia Media porque es la primera serie que producimos"". Audiovisual451. 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Audiencias: 'Al Rojo Vivo' marca su máximo histórico con su análisis poselectoral". Bluper. El Español. 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Promesas de arena. Temporada 1". SensaCine. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "'Antidisturbios', 'La Resistencia' y Roberto Leal triunfan en los Premios Iris 2021 de la Academia TV". Vertele! (in Spanish). eldiario.es. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.