Piratas

Spanish television series

Piratas
GenreAdventure
Period drama
Created byCarlos Portela [es]
Directed byJorge Coira [es]
Jorge Saavedra
StarringÓscar Jaenada
Pilar Rubio
Silvia Abascal
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Production companiesTelecinco
Mandarina
Original release
NetworkTelecinco
Release9 May (2011-05-09) –
27 June 2011 (2011-06-27)

Piratas (transl. 'Pirates') is a Spanish adventure drama television series with comedy elements created by Carlos Portela and which stars Óscar Jaenada, Pilar Rubio and Silvia Abascal. It aired on Telecinco in 2011.

Premise

Set in the 18th century, the fiction follows the exploits of Álvaro Mondego (Óscar Jaenada), a member of the nobility who ends up captured by a pirate crew led by Captain Bocanegra (Aitor Mazo) and his daughter Carmen (Pilar Rubio).[1][2][3]

Cast

  • Óscar Jaenada as Álvaro Mondego.[4]
  • Pilar Rubio as Carmen Bocanegra.[4]
  • Silvia Abascal as Blanca Díaz de Andrade, Marquise of Toro.[5]
  • Miguel Ortiz [es] as Esteban Yáñez de Oliveira.[4]
  • Aitor Mazo [es] as Captain Bocanegra.[4]
  • Xenia Tostado [es] as Victoria Falcón.[4]
  • Luis Zahera as Puñales.[4]
  • Áxel Fernández as Antón Velasco.[4]
  • Octavi Pujades [es] as Rodrigo Malvar.[4]
  • Babou Cham as Aymán Kadar.[4]
  • Xabier Deive [gl] as Fosco.[4]
  • Luis Iglesia [es] as Intendant Gaspar Falcón.[4]
  • Luisa Merelas [gl] as Doña Beatriz Jiménez de Vicuña.[4]

Production and release

Created by Carlos Portela,[6] Piratas was produced by Telecinco in collaboration with Mandarina.[7] Jorge Coira and Jorge Saavedra directed the episodes.[8] Filming began in August 2010 in Galicia.[7] The series premiered on 9 May 2011.[9] The first episode earned good viewership ratings (3,454,000 viewers and 17.2% share) and led the prime time slot.[10] However interested rapidly waned and the series ended its broadcasting run on 27 June 2011 with only a 10.3% audience share, averaging 2,027,000 viewers and a 11.9% audience share across the 8 episodes.[9] The episodes' release time was also progressively delayed by the channel.[9]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedViewersShare (%)Ref.
First airedLast airedNetwork
189 May 2011 (2011-05-09)27 June 2011 (2011-06-27)Telecinco2,027,00011.9[9]
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No. in
season		TitleViewersOriginal air dateShare (%)
1"Cómo nace una leyenda"3,454,0009 May 2011 (2011-05-09)17.2
2"Diarios"2,443,00016 May 2011 (2011-05-16)12.5
3"Mujeres de armas tomar"2,277,00023 May 2011 (2011-05-23)12.0
4"¡Ron, ron ron, la botella de ron!"1,923,00030 May 2011 (2011-05-30)10.4
5"Una carta para el Rey"1,834,0006 June 2011 (2011-06-06)10.8
6"El pueblo contra Mondego"1,583,00013 June 2011 (2011-06-13)11.8
7"La boca del infierno"1,445,00020 June 2011 (2011-06-20)10.3
8"La X marca el lugar"1,259,00027 June 2011 (2011-06-27)10.3

References

  1. ^ "'Piratas' completa su reparto". Heraldo. 8 October 2010.
  2. ^ Perezagua, Irene (5 December 2010). "Telecinco se atreve con una de 'Piratas'". Las Provincias.
  3. ^ Fernández, Saúl (11 May 2011). "En Avilés empieza la aventura". La Nueva España.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l ""Piratas es el proyecto más ambicioso en la historia de Telecinco"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 28 April 2011.
  5. ^ Fdez, Juan M. (29 April 2011). "El equipo de Piratas se vuelca con Silvia Abascal: "Queremos que vuelva a rugir como una leona"". El Confidencial.
  6. ^ "'Piratas' atraca en Telecinco". Las Provincias. 9 May 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Espectaculares localizaciones en Galicia acogen el rodaje de la serie 'Piratas'". FormulaTV. 3 December 2010.
  8. ^ "El salón Nau trae una goleta de la serie de televisión Piratas". Atlantico. 24 May 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d "'Piratas' (11,9%) se despide de Telecinco sin conseguir el resultado deseado". FormulaTV. 18 June 2011.
  10. ^ Méndez, Isabel (10 May 2011). "El primer capítulo de 'Piratas', lo más visto en televisión el lunes". Diario Sur.