Cathedral of the Sea (TV series)

2018 Spanish-language television mini-series

Cathedral of the Sea

Spanish| La catedral del mar
Genre| Historical drama
Based on| Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones
Written by| Ildefonso Falcones, Rodolf Sierra, Sergio Barrejón, Antonio Onetti [es]
Directed by| Jordi Frades [es]
Starring|

* Michelle Jenner
* Aitor Luna
* Daniel Grao
* Pablo Derqui
* Tristán Ulloa
* Natalia de Molina
* Andrea Duro
* José María Pou
* Silvia Abascal
* Ginés García Millán

Music by| Federico Jusid
Country of origin| Spain
Original language| Spanish
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 8
Production
Executive producer| Albert Sagalés
Producers| Jaume Banacolocha, Joan Bas
Cinematography| Teo Delgado, Cuco Segura
Editor| Carlos J. Sanavia
Running time| 50–51 min
Production companies|

* Atresmedia Televisión
* Diagonal TV [es]
* La Catedral del Mar, A.I.E
* Televisió de Catalunya

Original release
Network| Antena 3
Release| May 23, 2018 (2018-5-23) –
July 18, 2018 (2018-7-18)
Related

* Heirs to the Land

Cathedral of the Sea (Spanish: La catedral del mar) is a Spanish historical drama television series that originally aired on Antena 3 from May 23 to July 18, 2018. It is an adaptation of Ildefonso Falcones's novel La catedral del mar. Directed by Jordi Frades [es; ca], it stars Michelle Jenner, Aitor Luna, Daniel Grao, Pablo Derqui, Tristán Ulloa, Natalia de Molina, Andrea Duro, José María Pou, Silvia Abascal and Ginés García Millán, among others.

The series sparked a sequel, Heirs to the Land.[1]

## Plot

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In the fourteenth century, Barcelona under the Crown of Aragon is in one of the most prosperous moments of its history: the city has grown up to the Ribera, a humble fishing district, where the church of Santa María del Mar is being built. In this context a serf, Arnau Estanyol, arrives in Barcelona after fleeing with his father from the abuses of the feudal lords.

Arnau works as stable boy, bastaix [es; ca] and soldier, and then becomes a free man. His social ascent will lead him from misery to a comfortable life as a money changer, which will awaken the envy of his enemies, who will plot a conspiracy and will put his life in the hands of the Inquisition.[2][3][4]

## Cast

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* Aitor Luna as Arnau Estanyol.[5][6]
* Hugo Arbués [es] as Arnau Estanyol (child).
* Daniel Grao as Bernat Estanyol, Arnaus' father.[5][6]
* Abel Vitón as Loco Estanyol, Bernat's father.
* Nathalie Poza as Francesca Esteve, Arnaus' mother.[5][6]
* Natalia de Molina as Francesca Esteve (young).[5][6]
* David Venancio Muro [es] as Pere Esteve, Francesca's father.
* Ana Labordeta [es; ca] as Francesca's mother.
* Ariadna Castellano [es] as María Cardona, Arnau's first wife.[6]
* Silvia Abascal as Elionor, Arnau's second wife.[5]
* Pablo Derqui as Joan "Joanet" Estanyol, Bernat's adopted son.[5]
* Álvaro Villaespesa as Joan (child).
* Laura Domínguez as Joana, Joan's birth mother.
* Francisco José Lahoz as Oriol, Joan's birth father.
* Michelle Jenner as Mar, Arnau's adopted daughter.[5]
* Patricia Arbués [es; ca] as Mar (child).
* Jorge Usón as Felip de Ponts, Mar's first husband.
* Jaume Solà as Bernat, Arnau's and Mar's son.
* Andrea Duro as Aledis, Arnau's lover.[5]
* Joaquín Notario as Gastó Segura, Aledis' father, a tanner.
* Veki Velilla as Alesta Segura, Aledis' sister.
* Fernando Sansegundo as Pau, Aledis' husband and Gastó's master tanner.
* Montse Peidro [es; ca] as Eulalia, Aledis's mother
* Juanma Cifuentes [es; ca] as Miquel, Arnau and Joan's landlord.
* Trinidad Iglesias [it] as Marina, Arnau and Joan's landlady.
* Josep Maria Pou as Sahat, Arnau's Moor freed slave.[5]
* Belén Ponce de León as Donaha, Arnau's housekeeper.
* Ginés García Millán as Grau Puig, Bernat's brother-in-law and employer.[5]
* Nora Navas as Guiamona, Bernat's sister and Grau Puig's first wife.[5]
* Eva Rufo [es] as Isabel, Grau Puig's second wife.[5]
* Críspulo Cabezas [es; ca] as Genis Puig, Grau's and Guiamona's eldest son.[5]
* Anna Moliner [es; ca] as Margarida Puig, Grau's and Guiamona's daughter.[5][6]
* Lucía Díez as Margarida Puig (child).[6]
* Óscar Rabadán as Jaume, supervisor in Grau Puig's workshop.[6]
* Ali El Aziz as Ahmed, slave in Grau Puig's workshop.
* Julia Carnero as Habiba, slave in Grau Puig's household.
* Ramon Madaula [ca] as Hasdai Crescas, Jewish money changer.[5]
* Paula Iwasaki as Raquel Crescas, Hasdai's daughter.
* Anna Cortés as Raquel Crescas (child).
* Igor Szpakowski [es], Jucef Crescas, Hasdai's son.
* Alejandro Fuertes as Jucef Crescas (child).
* Tristán Ulloa as Padre Albert, local priest.[5]
* Fernando Sendino as Berenguer de Montagut, architect of Santa Maria del Mar.
* Andrés Lima as Ramón, María Cardona's father and a bastaix [es; ca].[5]
* Roser Pujol [es; ca] as Maria's mother
* Jordi Aguilar as Cesc, a bastaix.
* José Milán as Jordi, a bastaix.
* Pablo Olewski as Ramiro Terrasa, a bastaix.
* Kai Puig as Mallorquí, a bastaix.
* Mario de la Rosa as Narcís, a bastaix.
* Fernando Valdivielso [es] as Josep, a bastaix.
* Alain Hernández as Llorenç de Bellera, Bernat's feudal lord in Navarcles.[6]
* Jorge Kent as soldier of Llorenç de Bellera.
* Jonás Berami [es] as Simó, blacksmith of Llorenç de Bellera.
* Iñaki Font as Jaume de Bellera, Llorenç's son.
* Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Nicolau Emeric, Grand Inquisitor of Aragon.[5]
* Albert Prat as Inquisitor.
* Francesc Lucchetti [es; ca] as Inquisitor.
* Tacho González [es] as King Pedro of Aragon.
* Joaquín Gómez as Perellós, royal advisor.
* Fernando Soto as Ferrán Montaner, Arnau's Captain during the war.
* Iria del Río as Blanca.
* Pepo Oliva as Pere.

## Production and release

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Produced by Atresmedia Televisión in collaboration with Diagonal TV [es], La Catedral del Mar A.I.E and Televisió de Catalunya,[7] it premiered on 23 May 2018 on Antena 3. The original broadcasting run ended on 18 July 2018.[8] It averaged a good 17.4% audience share.[9]

No.| Title| Directed by| Original release date

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1| "Fugitivos"| Jordi Frades [es]| 23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
2| "Hermanos"| Jordi Frades| 30 May 2018 (2018-05-30)
3| "Deseo"| Jordi Frades| 6 June 2018 (2018-06-06)
4| "Arrepentíos"| Jordi Frades| 20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)
5| "No somos como ellos"| Jordi Frades| 27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)
6| "Secretos"| Jordi Frades| 4 July 2018 (2018-07-04)
7| "Venganza"| Jordi Frades| 11 July 2018 (2018-07-11)
8| "Condenado"| Jordi Frades| 18 July 2018 (2018-07-18)

The series sparked a sequel, Heirs to the Land.[1]

## See also

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* Santa Maria del Mar, the cathedral under construction which serves as background for the plot

## References

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1. ^ a b "Una playa de Tarragona, el escenario de la nueva serie de Netflix". La Vanguardia. 24 November 2020.
2. ^ "'Cathedral of the Sea' ('La catedral del mar') - Netflix TV Review". Ready Steady Cut. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
3. ^ "Cathedral Of The Sea Season 1 Review". The Review Geek. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
4. ^ "'Cathedral of the Sea' Series Review". Geeks. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Funes, A (23 November 2016). "Conoce a los personajes de 'La catedral del mar'". El Confidencial.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "¿Quién es quién en La Catedral del Mar? Los actores y los personajes en la serie". El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
7. ^ "'La catedral del mar' logra el 'Global Spotlight Award'". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
8. ^ Cano, Alberto (2018-07-19). "'La catedral del mar': Así fue el emocionante final de la serie de Antena 3". ecartelera (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
9. ^ Carro, David (19 July 2018). "Antena 3 culmina 'La Catedral del Mar' con un gran 17,4% de media". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2021.

## External links

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* Cathedral of the Sea at IMDb
* Cathedral of the Sea on Netflix
* Cathedral of the Sea at Rotten Tomatoes

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