La forja de un rebelde (TV series)
| La forja de un rebelde | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biographical Historical drama |
| Based on | The Forging of a Rebel book trilogy by Arturo Barea |
| Screenplay by | Juan Antonio Porto Mario Camus |
| Directed by | Mario Camus |
| Starring | Antonio Valero |
| Composer | Lluís Llach |
| Country of origin | Spain Germany |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 min (approx.) |
| Production companies | Estela Films TVE Beta Film |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVE1 |
| Release | 30 March – 4 May 1990 |
La forja de un rebelde (lit. 'The Forging of a Rebel') is a Spanish-German television series directed by Mario Camus adapting the autobiographical book trilogy The Forging of a Rebel by Arturo Barea. It originally aired on TVE1 in 1990.
Premise
The plot is an adaptation of the autobiographical book trilogy
The story is the account of a man defeated in the Civil War who went on into exile, entailing a homage to the victims of
Cast
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- Jorge Juan García Contreras as Arturo Barea (kid).[2]
- Javier Morales as Arturo Barea (teenager).[2]
- Antonio Valero as Arturo Barea (adult).[2]
- Carmen Rossi.[5]
- Lydia Bosch as Aurelia.[1]
- Alejandra Grepi as Concha.[1]
- Simón Andreu as Heliodoro.[1]
- Rafael Alonso as Don Arsenio.[1]
- María Barranco as Chuchi.[6]
- Mercedes Lezcano as María.[6]
- Magdalena Ritter as Ilsa Kulcsar.[6]
- José Luis López Vázquez.[5]
- Ángel de Andrés as tío José.[6]
- Ángel de Andrés López as Padre Joaquín.[6]
- Jorge Sanz as war disabled.[6]
- Lola Forner as nurse.[6]
- Manuel Alexandre.[7]
Edith Macarthur as British lady
Production and release
The production costed around 2,300 million peseta, the highest budget ever for a TVE production up to release date.[7] Promoted by Pilar Miró and described as "the last great super-production" of the Spanish public broadcaster, the series made use of around 20,000 extras.[3]
Filming took 20 months.
The series, consisting of 6 episodes with a running time of roughly 90 minutes,[1] premiered on 30 March 1990.[3] The weekly broadcasting run ended on 4 May 1990.[8] It earned high viewership figures.[4]
References
- Citations
- ^ a b c d e f López 2009, p. 98.
- ^ a b c d e f Ventajas Dote 2011, p. 333.
- ^ eldiario.es. 28 March 2019.
- ^ a b Bellido-Acevedo 2018, p. 40.
- ^ a b García, Rocío (29 March 1990). "Antonio Valero. Un año en la piel de Arturo Barea". El País.
- ^ a b c d e f g Concepción, J.G (27 May 2009). "Una serie que se adelantó a la ley de la memoria histórica". RTVE.
- ^ a b c d Prados, Luis (30 March 1990). "TVE estrena la serie "La forja de un rebelde', la producción más ambiciosa de su historia". El País.
- ^ a b Ventajas Dote 2011, p. 334.
- ^ Ventajas Dote 2011, p. 322.
- Bibliography
- Bellido-Acevedo, Gema (2018). "Evolución del género de las miniseries en la televisión española contemporánea (1980-2012)" (PDF). Comunicación y Medios (38). Ñuñoa: .
- López, Francisca (2009). "La Guerra Civil en la TVE de los ochenta: de la palabra escrita a la imagen en movimiento". In López, Francisca; Cueto Asín, Elena; George Jr., David R. (eds.). Historias de la pequeña pantalla: representaciones históricas en la televisión de la España democrática. Madrid: Iberoamericana. pp. 91–120. ISBN 978-84-8489-462-9 – via Google Books.
- Ventajas Dote, Fernando (2011). "Antequera como escenario cinematográfico: guía de rodajes (2ª parte)" (PDF). Isla de Arriarán: Revista cultural y científica (38): 331–360. Dialnet.