Mario Conde. Los días de gloria (transl. 'Mario Conde. The Glory Days') is a two-part Spanish television miniseries. It is an adaptation of the Mario Conde's memoir Los días de gloria, portraying the 1993 intervention of Banesto. Directed by Salvador Calvo and starring Daniel Grao in the leading role, it aired in 2013 on Telecinco.
Mario Conde. Los días de gloria | |
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Genre | Biopic Political thriller |
Based on | Los días de gloria by Mario Conde |
Screenplay by | Helena Medina |
Directed by | Salvador Calvo |
Starring | Daniel Grao Francesc Orella Mariona Ribas Juan Carlos Vellido |
Country of origin | Spain |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Production companies | Mediaset España DLO Producciones |
Release | |
Original network | Telecinco |
Original release | 4 July (2013-07-04) – 11 July 2013 (2013-07-11) |
The plot accounts for the Mario Conde's meteoric rise together with his friend Juan Abelló in the banking system, that ended up with the 1993 intervention of Banesto (chaired by Conde) by the Bank of Spain and a 20-year prison sentence eventually handed to Conde.[1][2][3]
Produced by Mediaset España in collaboration with DLO Producciones,[8] the miniseries was an adaptation of the memoir book Los días de gloria by Mario Conde, who was reportedly initially satisfied with the result and even lended part of his personal clothing.[8] The screenplay was authored by Helena Medina, whereas the two parts were directed by Salvador Calvo.[7] Filmed across the Madrid region, shooting locations included the former Banesto headquarters in the calle de Alcalá, the Casa de América, the Palace of Fernán Núñez [es], the Palace of Santa Coloma, the Museo Geominero,[1][9] the former Conde's residence in the Calle de Triana, a rural estate in Alcobendas and a house in Torrelodones.[9] Despite his early positive views on the series, Conde harshly criticised the removal of a scene concerning a conversation with the King, which was left unaired.[10]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Ref. | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 2 | 4 July 2013 (2013-07-04) | 11 July 2013 (2013-07-11) | [10] |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Viewers | Original air date | Share (%) |
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1 | "Primera parte" | Salvador Calvo | Helena Medina | 1,689,000 | 4 July 2013 (2013-07-04) | 11.0 |
2 | "Segunda parte" | Salvador Calvo | Helena Medina | 1,395,000 | 11 July 2013 (2013-07-11) | 9.7 |