Águila Roja

Spanish TV series or program

Águila Roja

Genre| Adventure
Swashbuckler
Created by| Daniel Écija
Pilar Nadal
Ernesto Pozuelo
Juan Carlos Cueto
Starring| David Janer
Javier Gutiérrez
Inma Cuesta
Miryam Gallego
Francis Lorenzo
Country of origin| Spain
Original language| Spanish
No. of seasons| 9
No. of episodes| 116
Production
Executive producer| Hugo Mendiri Villarruvia
Producers| César Ruíz de Diego
Miguel Turón
Running time| 80 minutes (approx.)
Production company| Globomedia for Televisión Española
Original release
Network| La 1
Release| February 19, 2009 (2009-02-19) –
October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)

Águila Roja (English: Red Eagle) is a Spanish adventure television series set in Spain during the 17th century. It was produced by Globomedia for Televisión Española and was broadcast on La 1 of Televisión Española from 2009 to 2016. It is one of the channel's most successful shows, and its rights have been sold to several countries.

The aim of the show was to capitalize on the success of Televisión Española's period dramas such as Cuéntame cómo pasó, La Señora or Amar en tiempos revueltos, but at the same time aiming for mature audiences with a masked hero in the style of Zorro or Green Arrow as the main character. Many of the latter shows carry warnings that they are for mature audiences only.[1]

## Synopsis[edit]

The series begins in 1660 and follows Gonzalo de Montalvo (David Janer), a school teacher who trained as a ninja while exiled in Japan as he traveled through Asia during his youth, said to be the illegitimate son of reigning king Philip IV, as he becomes Águila Roja in an attempt to expose the assassin of his wife and avenge her death, which usually includes foiling plots against the monarchy planned by a secret society known as "La Logia" ("The Lodge"), amongst whose members are Lucrecia (Miryam Gallego), Marquise of Santillana, and Hernán Mejías (Francis Lorenzo), Commissioner in the Village of Madrid.

## Cast[edit]

* David Janer as Gonzalo de Montalvo / Águila Roja
* Javier Gutiérrez as Saturno "Sátur" García
* Inma Cuesta as Margarita Hernando
* Miryam Gallego as Lucrecia de Guzmán, Marquesa de Santillana
* Francis Lorenzo as Hernán Mejías Benavides / El comisario
* Pepa Aniorte [es] as Catalina del Valle †
* Santiago Molero [es] as Cipriano "Cipri" Benítez
* Pepe Quero [es] as Floro Morales †
* Erika Sanz [es] as Inés †
* Roberto Álamo as Juan de Calatrava, duque de Velasco y Fonseca
* Guillermo Campra as Alonso de Montalvo Hernando
* Patrick Criado as Nuño de Santillana y Guzmán, Marqués de Santillana
* Adolfo Fernández [es] as Agustín †
* Xabier Elorriaga as Rey Felipe IV
* José Ángel Egido as Cardenal Francisco de Mendoza y Balboa
* Elisa Mouliaá as Ana / Irene de Mendoza
* Julia Gutiérrez Caba as Laura de Montignac †
* Mónica Cruz as Mariana / Claudia
* Loles León as Sagrario de Castro
* Carlos Areces as Jacobo de Castro
* Amaruk Kayshapanta as Maya Indian chief
* Óscar Casas as Gabi.[2]
* Eusebio Poncela as Malasangre.[3]
* Carles Francino [es] as Monseñor Adrián Vega.[4]
* Manuela Velasco as Eugenia de Molina.[5]
* Alberto San Juan as Víctor.[6]
* Jorge Sanz as Trinidad.[7]
* Manuel Manquiña as Emilio.[7]
* Belén López as Puri.[8]
* Gorka Otxoa as Zigor.[3]
* Tina Sainz as Flora.[7]
* María Pedroviejo as Anaís.[7]
* Juan Fernández as conde de Lizana.[9]
* Bárbara Lennie as Cristina Hernando.[10]

† Denotes deceased character

## Awards and nominations[edit]

Year | Awards | Category | Nominated | Result

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2009  | Festival de Televisión y Cine Histórico de León[11] | Best New Actor  | Guillermo Campra  | Won
Festival de Cine y Televisión de Islantilla  | Best Television Series  | Águila Roja | Won
Festival de Televisión y Radio de Vitoria[12] | Premio Pasión de Críticos for best drama  | Won
Premios TP de Oro[13] | Best National Series  | Won
Premios Unión de Actores  | Best television supporting actress  | Inma Cuesta | Nominated
Premios ATV[14] | Best fiction show  | Águila Roja | Won
Best producer  | Won
Best make-up and characterization  | Won
Best art direction and set design  | Won
Best cinematography and lighting  | Won
Best music for television  | Nominated
Premios CineyMás[15] | Best new Spanish series  | Nominated
2010  | New York International Independent Film and Video Festival[13] | Silver Medal for Best Action and Adventure Series  | Águila Roja | Won
Rose d'Or[16] | Best Multi-Platform Content  | Won
Premios Ondas | Best National Television Series  | Won
Premios Protagonistas  | Television award  | David Janer  | Nominated
Premios Fotogramas de Plata  | Best television actor  | Nominated
Best television actress  | Inma Cuesta | Nominated
Premios Unión de Actores  | Best television supporting actor  | Francis Lorenzo  | Nominated
Premios ALMA  | Best television screenplay  | Águila Roja | Nominated
Premios TP de Oro  | Best national series  | Won
Best actor  | David Janer  | Nominated
Premios CINE&TELE  | Most watched show in Spain  | Águila Roja | Won
Premios ATV  | Best fiction show  | Nominated
Best series actress  | Inma Cuesta | Nominated
Best filming  | Águila Roja | Nominated
Best make-up and characterization  | Nominated
Best art direction and set design  | Won
Best cinematography and lighting  | Won
Best music for television  | Nominated
Premios CineyMás[17] | Best national series  | Won
Best Spanish actor  | David Janer  | Won
2011  | ACE Awards[18] | Best characteristic  | Francis Lorenzo  | Won
Television personality of the year  | Miryam Gallego  | Won
Premios Fotogramas de Plata[19] | Best television actor  | David Janer  | Nominated
Best television actress  | Inma Cuesta | Won
Premios Pétalo[20] | Best actress  | Won
Premios Kapital[21] | Best fiction series  | Águila Roja | Won
Premios CineyMás  | Best Spanish series  | Won
Best Spanish actor  | David Janer  | Won
Best Spanish actress  | Miryam Gallego  | Won
Premios Pizquita Series  | Best Spanish drama series  | Águila Roja | Nominated
Best cast in Spanish series  | Nominated
Best female performance in Spanish drama series  | Miryam Gallego  | Won
Best soundtrack in Spanish series  | Águila Roja | Won
Best fictional couple in Spanish series  | Miryam Gallego & Francis Lorenzo  | Nominated
Premios TP de Oro  | Best Spanish series  | Águila Roja | Won
Best actor  | David Janer  | Won
Premios Unión de Actores  | Best television main actor  | Javier Gutiérrez  | Won
2012  | Premios CineyMás  | Best Spanish series  | Águila Roja | Won
Best Spanish main actor  | David Janer  | Won
Best Spanish main actress  | Inma Cuesta | Won
Best Spanish supporting actor  | Javier Gutiérrez  | Won
Best Spanish supporting actress  | Miryam Gallego  | Won
2014 | 2nd MiM Series Awards [es][22] | Best Actor | Javier Gutiérrez | Won

## References[edit]

1. ^ "TVE prepara otra serie de época, 'Águila roja'". FormulaTV. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
2. ^ Pallas, Beatriz (8 February 2018). "Óscar Casas: "Tenemos más público joven del que parece"". La Voz de Galicia.
3. ^ a b Peña, Merche (26 November 2015). "Gorka Otxoa se incorpora a 'Águila roja'". Noticias de Álava.
4. ^ Caz, Ángela del (18 September 2014). "Carlos Francino ('Águila Roja'): "Hacer de cura no es habitual y entrar en ese mundo es interesante"". Bekia.
5. ^ Lerín, Olga (1 September 2010). "'Águila Roja' regresará a TVE-1 con tres nuevos personajes". El Periódico.
6. ^ "'Águila Roja' regresa a La 1 con nuevos personajes, intrigas e inesperados giros". Heraldo de Aragón. 22 September 2010.
7. ^ a b c d Robert, María (11 June 2016). "'Águila Roja', un final al estilo Hollywood". El País.
8. ^ "Quién es Belén López, la actriz que concursa en 'MasterChef Celebrity'". Bluper. El Español. 13 September 2021.
9. ^ Ortega Dolz, Patricia (1 February 2012). "Madame Bovary levanta la cabeza". El País.
10. ^ "Bárbara Lennie, la actriz de moda". Metropoli. El Mundo. 18 October 2018.
11. ^ "El Festival de Televisión de León premia a Guillermo Campra por su papel en 'Águila roja'". FormulaTV. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
12. ^ "El Festival de Televisión y Radio de Vitoria premia los productos y profesionales más destacados de la última temporada" (in Spanish). Europapress.es. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
13. ^ a b "'Águila Roja' se despide como el programa más visto de la actual temporada". FormulaTV. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
14. ^ "'Águila Roja' arrasa en unos premios de la Academia monopolizados por TVE". FormulaTV. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
15. ^ "Web Oficial de los Premios CineyMás - Televisión 2008/09". Premioscineymas.es. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
16. ^ "La web de 'Águila Roja' logra la Rose D'Or del Festival de Lucerna". FormulaTV. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
17. ^ "Web Oficial de los Premios CineyMás - Televisión 2009/10". Premioscineymas.es. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
18. ^ "Mario Casas, Francis Lorenzo y Miryam Gallego ganadores de los premios ACE". FormulaTV. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
19. ^ "Yon González ('Gran Hotel') e Inma Cuesta ('Águila Roja') ganan el Fotograma de Plata 2011". FormulaTV. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
20. ^ "Inma Cuesta, FĂŠlix GĂłmez, Paula EchevarrĂa galardonados en los Premios PĂŠtalo de Rosa de Cosmopolitan 2011 - Bekia". Bekia.es. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
21. ^ "Premios Kapital 2011: Mario Casas y Ăšrsula CorberĂł, el triunfo de la juventud". Lavozlibre.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
22. ^ "MIM Series: 'El tiempo entre costuras' triunfa en unos premios repartidos con 'El Príncipe' y 'LQSA'". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 2 December 2014.

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