fiction.wikisort.org - Movie

Mujeres (lit: "Women") is a Spanish dramedy television series created and directed by Dunia Ayaso and Félix Sabroso. It originally aired from September to December 2006 on La 2.

Mujeres
Genre	Dramedy Sitcom
Created by	Dunia Ayaso and Félix Sabroso
Directed by	Dunia Ayaso and Félix Sabroso
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	63–70 min
Production companies	El Deseo Mediapro
Release
Original network	La 2
Original release	18 September (2006-09-18) – 14 December 2006 (2006-12-14)

Plot

The plot delves into the personal stories of three generations of women living in a Madrilenian lower-middle class neighborhood,[1][2] inspired in Hortaleza.[3]

Cast

• Chiqui Fernández [es] as Irene, a widowed woman in her 40s, responsible for the family business, a bakery.[1][3]
• Teresa Lozano as Palmira, the grand mother, with incipient senile dementia.[3][4]
• Carmen Ruiz as Julia, the eldest daughter returning to the family home after going bust.[3]
• Inma Cuevas as Magda, a hung-up teenager.[3]
• Bart Santana as Raúl.[5]
• Gracia Olayo as Susana.[5]
• Antonio Gil Martínez as Manuel.[5]
• Marylin Torres as Belinda.[5]
• Christian Esquivel [es] as Bernardo / Gabriel.[5]
• Víctor Clavijo as Nicolás.[5]
• Aitor Merino [es] as Jamie.[5]
• Malena Gutiérrez as Mariana.[5]
• Oriol Vila [es] as Willy.[5]

Production and release

Produced by El Deseo together with Mediapro,[2] it is the first and, as of 2018, the only television series produced by Pedro Almodóvar's production company.[6] Slated to air on the TVE's flagship channel La 1,[6] it eventually premiered on La 2 on 18 September 2006,[7] a year after it was filmed. The series was created and directed by Dunia Ayaso and Félix Sabroso,[6][8] who authored the screenplay together with Juan Flahn [es], José Ángel Esteban, Carlos López and Carmen Pombero [es].[1] The series consisted of a single-season featuring 13 episodes, with a running time ranging from 63 to 70 minutes.[2] The series broadcasting run ended on 14 December 2006.[2]

Mujeres doubled the average prime time viewer ratings in La 2, received excellent critical reception, and the cast members earned several awards for their performances.[9] RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana purchased the broadcasting rights for Italy.[10]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominees	Result	Ref.
2006	16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Lead Actress	Chiqui Fernández	Won	[11]
		Best Secondary Actress	Inma Cuevas	Won
			Teresa Lozano	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Gracia Olayo	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Víctor Clavijo	Won
2007	57th Fotogramas de Plata	Best Television Actress	Chiqui Fernández	Won	[12]

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Zurian, Francisco A. (2017). "La productora El Deseo y la ficción televisiva: origen de la serie Mujeres" (PDF). Prisma Social (2): 233–259. ISSN 1989-3469.

---