23-F: El día más difícil del Rey
| 23-F: El día más difícil del Rey | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Helena Medina |
| Directed by | Sílvia Quer |
| Composer | Albert Garcia i Demestres |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Pablo Usón |
| Running time | 150 min. |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | La 1 |
| Release | 10 February – 12 February 2009 |
| Network | TV3 |
| Release | 19 February 2010 |
23-F: El día más difícil del Rey (transl. 23-F: The King's most difficult day), is a 2009 Spanish prime-time television historical two-episode mini-series. It dramatizes the events that occurred during the 1981 Spanish coup attempt on 23–24 February 1981. It was produced by Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) and Televisió de Catalunya (TVC). It was first aired on 10–12 February 2009 on La 1 nationwide, and on 19 February 2010 on TV3 in Catalonia.
The mini-series received critical acclaim and numerous awards, including the National Television Award awarded by the Ministry of Culture and a Premio Ondas.
Cast
- Lluís Homar as King Juan Carlos I
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Sabino Fernández Campo
- Mónica López as Queen Sofía of Spain
- Manel Barceló as Antonio Tejero
- Jordi Dauder as José Gabeiras
- Jesús Ferrer as José Juste
- Juli Mira as Luis Torres Rojas
- Joaquín Gómez as José Luis Aramburu Topete
- Joan Massotkleiner as José Ignacio San Martín
- Alicia Pérez as Princess Irene of Greece
- Pep Munné as Francisco Laína
- Juan Luis Galiardo as Alfonso Armada
- José Sancho as Jaime Milans del Bosch
- Miguel Ángel Jenner as Luis Caruana
- Lluís Bou as Prince Felipe
- Haidée Fernández de Terán as Infanta Elena
- Anna Viñas as Infanta Cristina
- Albert Pérez as Fernando Castedo
Production
The mini-series was produced by Alea Docs & Films for Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) and Televisió de Catalunya (TVC). It was written by Helena Medina, and directed by Sílvia Quer.[1]
Episodes
The series premiered nationwide on 10 February 2009 in prime-time on La 1 of Televisión Española (TVE) with average of 6,491,000 viewers and 31.5% of share. The second and last episode was aired on 12 February with average of 6,920,000 viewers and 35.5% of share.[2] The series was later aired on 19 February 2010 on TV3 in Catalonia dubbed into Catalan.
| No. | Title | Original release date | Spain viewers (millions) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 10 February 2009 | 6,491 | 31.5% |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 12 February 2009 | 6,920 | 35.5% |
Accolades
| Award | Category | Laureate | Result | R. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd National Television Award | Won | [3] | ||
| 2nd Gaudí Awards | Best Television Film | Won | [2] | |
| 56th Premios Ondas | Innovation or television quality | Won | [4] | |
| 12th ATV Awards | Best Television Film | Won | [5][6] | |
| Best Series Actor | Lluís Homar | Won | ||
| Best Makeup and Characterization | Montse Buqueras and Sergio Pérez | Nominated | ||
References
- ^ "TVE estrena una miniserie histórica sobre el 23-F". RTVE (in Spanish). 20 January 2009.
- ^ a b "'23-F: el día más difícil del Rey', mejor película para televisión". El Mundo (in Spanish). 4 February 2010.
- ^ "Order CUL/3446/2010, 20 December, of the Ministry of Culture for which is awarded the 2010 National Television Award" (PDF) (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Los Ondas 2009 premian la creatividad y el humor". El País (in Spanish). 16 October 2009.
- ^ "XII Premios Anuales". ATV (in Spanish). 9 June 2010.
- ^ "Nominados a los Premios Anuales de la Academia de Televisión 2010". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 23 April 2010.
External links
- 23-F: El día más difícil del Rey at IMDb
- 23F: El dia més difícil del Rei at 3Cat (in Catalan)