Pedro I el Cruel (TV series)
| Pedro I el Cruel | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical drama Biographical |
| Screenplay by | Graciela Sáenz de Heredia |
| Directed by | Francisco Abad |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 min (approx.) |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVE1 |
| Release | 9 January – 20 January 1989 |
Pedro I el Cruel is a Spanish limited drama television series directed by Francisco Abad and written by Graciela Sáenz de Heredia about the life of Peter I of Castile, "the Cruel". It aired on TVE1 in January 1989.
Cast[edit]
- Ramón Madaula as Peter the Cruel.[1]
- Marisa de Leza as Queen Mother of Castile.[2][1]
- Juan Luis Galiardo.[1]
- José Luis Pellicena.[1]
- Fernando Guillén.[3]
- Jaime Blanch.[3]
- Fernando Cebrián.[3]
- Lluís Homar.[3]
- José Sancho.[3]
- Jesús Ruimán as Henry of Trastámara.[1]
Production and release[edit]
Pedro I el Cruel was directed by Francisco Abad whereas the screenplay was authored by Graciela Sáenz de Heredia.[4] The series, one of the several biographical miniseries released by the Spanish public broadcaster in the 1980s,[5] had a 200 million peseta budget, an amount described as "cheap" by the director.[1] The series was shot in 1988 in different locations including the Castle of Peñafiel.[1] It premiered on 9 January 1989 on TVE.[6] The broadcasting run of the 10-episode miniseries ended on 20 January 1989.[7]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 10 | 9 January 1989 | 20 January 1989 | tve1 | |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Dios, Luis Miguel de (28 July 1988). "Rodaje en Castilla de una serie sobre Pedro el Cruel". El País.
- ^ "Adiós a Marisa de Leza, una actriz intuitiva y pasional". AISGE. 28 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Jiménez Alcázar & Abad Merino 2016, p. 19.
- ^ Jiménez Alcázar, Juan Francisco; Abad Merino, Mercedes (2016). "El pasado como producto de consumo en los medios de ocio" (PDF). Historia y videojuegos: el impacto de los nuevos medios de ocio sobre el conocimiento histórico. Murcia: Centro de Estudios Medievales de la Universidad de Murcia-Ed. Compobell-IGN España. ISBN 978-84-944757-3-3.
- ^ Diego González, Patricia; Grandío, María del Mar (2011). "La producción de adaptaciones de ficción televisivas en España: "Life on Mars" y "La Chica de Ayer"" (PDF). Previously on: estudios interdisciplinarios sobre la ficción televisiva en la Tercera Edad de Oro de la Televisión. p. 846. ISBN 978-84-695-1808-3.
- ^ Álvarez Berciano, Rosa (14 January 1989). "Historia de un cazador furtivo". El País.
- ^ Haro Tecglen, Eduardo (21 January 1989). "Epitafio". El País.