Pedro I el Cruel (TV series)

Pedro I el Cruel
GenreHistorical drama
Biographical
Screenplay byGraciela Sáenz de Heredia
Directed byFrancisco Abad
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time50 min (approx.)
Original release
NetworkTVE1
Release9 January (1989-01-09) –
20 January 1989 (1989-01-20)

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

Production and release

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]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1109 January 1989 (1989-01-09)20 January 1989 (1989-01-20)tve1

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Adiós a Marisa de Leza, una actriz intuitiva y pasional". AISGE. 28 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e Jiménez Alcázar & Abad Merino 2016, p. 19.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Álvarez Berciano, Rosa (14 January 1989). "Historia de un cazador furtivo". El País.
  7. ^ Haro Tecglen, Eduardo (21 January 1989). "Epitafio". El País.