Punta Escarlata

Punta Escarlata
GenreMystery
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producers
  • Pablo Barrera
  • Manuel Valdivia
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTelecinco
Release20 July (2011-07-20) –
5 September 2011 (2011-09-05)

Punta Escarlata is a Spanish mystery television series that originally aired on Telecinco from 20 July to 5 September 2011.

Premise

Two girls disappeared after attending an open-air dance in the fictional sea-side village of Punta Escarlata. 8 years later a girl from Madrid experiences a vision about the murder of the girls that leads her to the location of the corpses. Two police officers from Madrid arrive to Punta Escarlata to solve the mystery.

Cast

Production and release

The coast of the province of Tarragona near Altafulla (in the image the Tamarit beach and the Castle of Tamarit) was a shooting location

The executive producers were Pablo Barrera and Manuel Valdivia.[4] The series was produced by Cuatro and Globomedia [es],[5] and it was intended to air on the former TV channel. The series was filmed in 2009 in Altafulla, province of Tarragona.[2][5] However, after the merging of the Cuatro and Telecinco's operators, the series was shelved for a while.[6] The first episode eventually aired on Telecinco on 20 July 2011,[2] at 23:26, attracting an audience of 2,054,000 viewers (18.6%), becoming the best fiction release on the channel since Sin tetas no hay paraíso in 2008.[3] The broadcasting run ended on 7 September 2009, averaging a 12.8% share, slightly below the channel's average.[7]

It premiered in the US market on 20 September 2012, aired on VME.[8]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedViewersShare (%)Ref.
First airedLast airedNetwork
1920 July 2011 (2011-07-20)7 September 2011 (2011-09-07)Telecinco1,610,33312.8[7][9]
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No. in
season		TitleViewersOriginal air dateShare (%)
1"Soñé que despertaba"2,056,00020 July 2011 (2011-07-20)18.6
2"El pasado vuelve hoy"1,719,00027 July 2011 (2011-07-27)16.7
3"El adiós"1,650,0003 August 2011 (2011-08-03)12.6
4"El bosque"1,470,00010 August 2011 (2011-08-10)12.4
5"La sombra"915,00017 August 2011 (2011-08-17)6.1
6"Los bailes de Marte"1,305,00024 August 2011 (2011-08-24)10.7
7"El monstruo que habita en los hombres"1,628,00031 August 2011 (2011-08-31)12.8
8"La duda"1,810,0006 September 2011 (2011-09-06)10.9
9"La maldición del fin del mundo"1,940,0007 September 2011 (2011-09-07)14.2

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "'Punta Escarlata', despunta este verano en Telecinco pero... ¿Sabés quién es quién en esta serie?". ¡Hola!. 4 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Corrales, Guillermo A. (5 September 2011). "Se acerca el final de 'Punta Escarlata', ¿quién mató a las chicas del camping?". Bekia.
  3. ^ a b c Álvarez-Duque, Guillermo (21 July 2001). "'Punta Escarlata' triunfa y se convierte en el mejor estreno de ficción de Telecinco desde 2008". Bekia.
  4. ^ Blanco, Elisa (29 September 2009). "Comienza la grabación de Punta Escarlata". Telelocura.
  5. ^ a b "Cuatro completa el reparto de su serie de intriga 'Punta Escarlata'". Vertele. eldiario.es. 18 October 2009.
  6. ^ J., P. Roberto (8 September 2011). "'Punta Escarlata': Cuando el enemigo está en tu propia casa". Espinof.
  7. ^ a b Álvarez, José (8 September 2011). "'Punta Escarlata' se despide con un 12,8% de media y no logra superar la media de la cadena". FormulaTV.
  8. ^ ""Punta Escarlata" (Telecinco) entra en el mercado hispano de Estados Unidos". El Periódico de Aquí. 25 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Punta Escarlata. Capítulos". FormulaTV. Retrieved 14 March 2021.