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| Genre | Police crime drama Thriller |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Production location | Málaga |
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| Running time | 60 min |
| Production company | Globomedia |
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| Network | La 1 |
| Release | September 9 (2019-09-09) – October 21, 2019 (2019-10-21) |
Malaka is a Spanish thriller television series created by Daniel Corpas Hansen and Samuel Pinazo, produced by Globomedia and Javier Olivares, and starring Maggie Civantos, Salva Reina and Vicente Romero. It is directed by Marc Vigil. It premiered on La 1 on 9 September 2019.
Premise
Set in Málaga, the fiction starts with the disappearance of Noelia Castañeda (Helena Kaittani). Two police officers—Blanca Gámez (Maggie Civantos) and Darío Arjona (Salva Reina)—are charged with the case.
Cast
- Maggie Civantos as Blanca Gámez
- Salva Reina as Darío Arjona "Gato"
- Vicente Romero as Joaquín "Quino" Romero
- Alejandro Casaseca as Felipe Monzón
- Antonio Gil as Germán Castañeda
- Manuel Morón as Esteban Sarabia
- Víctor Castilla as Vicente Cortés "El Suizo"
- Emilio Palacios as Álvaro
- Ignacio Mateos as Israel Cruz "El Barra"
- Laura Baena Torres as Asunción Cortés "La Tota"
- Héctor Medina as Jesús Pacheco "El Malo"
- Susana Córdoba [es] as Salomé
- Pilar Gómez as Nines
- Noemí Ruiz as Ruth Bravo
- Helena Kaittani as Noelia Castañeda
- Cuca Escribano [es] as Olga de la Cova
- Marco Cerezo as Perico
Production and release
Malaka was shot between April and July 2019 in Málaga, Andalusia.
In advance of its television premiere, two episodes of the series received a preview screening at the 2019 FesTVal on 2 September 2019. The series premiered on La 1 on 9 September 2019, with 2 back-to-back episodes.
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | Viewers | Share (%) | Ref. | |||
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| 1 | 8 | 9 September 2019 (2019-09-09) | 21 October 2019 (2019-10-21) | tve | 1,360,000 | 9.6 | ||
| No. in season | Title | Viewers | Original release date | Share (%) |
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| 1 | "Fenicios" | 1,874,000 | 9 September 2019 (2019-09-09) | 13.5 |
| 2 | "Vivir dentro de una piedra" | 1,523,000 | 9 September 2019 (2019-09-09) | 15.6 |
| 3 | "Tú no sabes quién soy yo" | 1,341,000 | 16 September 2019 (2019-09-16) | 9.0 |
| 4 | "La palabra es plata, el silencio es oro" | 1,150,000 | 23 September 2019 (2019-09-23) | 8.0 |
| 5 | "El secreto de Kali" | 1,269,000 | 30 September 2019 (2019-09-30) | 8.5 |
| 6 | "Alquimia" | 1,233,000 | 7 October 2019 (2019-10-07) | 8.4 |
| 7 | "Mañana todo aquí será como ayer" | 1,246,000 | 14 October 2019 (2019-10-14) | 8.3 |
| 8 | "Y yo cobro" | 1,173,000 | 21 October 2019 (2019-10-21) | 7.5 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | 7th MiM Series Awards [es] | Best Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Daniel Corpas, Samuel Pinazo, Jordi Calfí, Sergio Sarriá, Santiago Díaz, Luis Miguel Pérez and Isabel Sánchez | Nominated | |||
| Best Drama Actor | Salva Reina | Won | |||
References
- "TVE y Movistar eligen sus series de futuro: un policíaco oscuro y una comedia con sello Malviviendo". El Diario (in Spanish). Vertele!. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- Escalona, Maribel (3 September 2019). "'Malaka': la serie más cruda de TVE". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Hearst Magazines International. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- Griñán, Francisco (4 February 2019). "Globomedia ficha para la serie 'Malaka' al director de 'El Ministerio del Tiempo' y 'Vis a vis'". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Escalona, Maribel (3 September 2019). "'Malaka': la serie más cruda de TVE". Diez Minutos.
- "RTVE comienza en Málaga el rodaje de 'Malaka', thriller policíaco con Maggie Civantos, Salva Reina y Vicente Romero". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 3 April 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "RTVE inaugura la XI edición del FesTVal de Vitoria con la serie 'Malaka'". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Navarro, Sergio (22 October 2019). "'Malaka' resuelve un caso que ha registrado un discreto pero estable 9,6% de media en La 1". FormulaTV. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- "Malaka - La serie se estrena el 9 de septiembre a las 22:40". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- Herrera, Nuria (18 December 2019). "La lista de ganadores de los Premios MiM Series 2019". Diez Minutos.
External links
Categories:- 2010s Spanish drama television series
- 2019 Spanish television series debuts
- La 1 (Spanish TV channel) network series
- Spanish crime television series
- Television shows set in Andalusia
- Television shows filmed in Spain
- 2010s crime television series
- 2019 Spanish television series endings
- Television series by Globomedia
- Málaga in fiction