Alba (TV series)
{{Short description|Tv series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
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| genre = Drama
| creator =
| runtime = 50 min (approx.)
| based_on = {{based on|Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?}}
| director = {{Plain list|
- Pablo Guerrero
- Carlota Martínez-Pereda
- Humberto Miró
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| screenplay =
| executive_producer = {{Plain list|
- Pablo Guerrero
- Montse García
- Luis Santamaría
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| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
| network = Atresplayer Premium
| first_aired = {{start date|2021|03|28|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2021|06|20}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 13
| company = {{Plain list|
- Atresmedia
- {{interlanguage link|Boomerang TV (production company)|es|Boomerang TV|lt=Boomerang TV}}
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| related = {{Plain list|
- Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?
- Kya Qusoor Hai Amala Ka?
}}
}}
Alba is a Spanish drama television series produced by Atresmedia and Boomerang TV, consisting of an adaptation of the Turkish series Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?. It premiered on Atresplayer Premium on 28 March 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/noticias/Alba-critica-serie-Atresplayer-Premium-elena-rivera-estreno-violacion-multiple_0_2325067492.html|website=Vertele!|publisher=eldiario.es|title='Alba': un crudo y doloroso retrato de la violación múltiple que por fin les señala a ellos|date=28 March 2021|first=Laura|last=Higueras}}
Premise
The series is set in the Marina Baixa.{{Cite web|url=https://elcultural.com/series-espanolas-modelo-import-export|website=El Cultural|first=Enric|last=Albero|date=30 March 2021|title=Series españolas: modelo import/export
}} Alba, a student at the university in Madrid, is in a relationship there with Bruno, a young man from her hometown. One night, after returning to her hometown for the holidays, she is the victim of gang rape and wakes up on the beach in the morning with no memory of the event. Alba soon learns that the three male perpetrators are Bruno's best friends, and that Bruno was also on the scene during the crime. Seeking justice, Alba and Bruno must resist pressure and threats from the wealthy and powerful Entrerríos family.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Elena Rivera as Alba{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/yotele/20200516/alvaro-rico-pol-hermoso-alba-fatmagul-antena3-7964220|website=El Periódico|title=Álvaro Rico y Pol Hermoso se suman al reparto de 'Alba', la 'Fatmagül' española de Antena 3|date=16 May 2020}}
- {{interlanguage link|Eric Masip|es}} as Bruno Costa
- Álvaro Rico as Jacobo Entrerríos
- Adriana Ozores as Mercedes Entrerríos
- {{interlanguage link|Pol Hermoso|es}} as Rubén Entrerríos
- Tito Valverde as Víctor Entrerríos{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/noticias/Alvaro-Rico-pol-hermoso-fichan-por-alba-serie-antena-3_0_2232076774.html|website=Vertele!|publisher=eldiario.es|title=Tito Valverde, Álvaro Rico y Pol Hermoso fichan por 'Alba', la nueva apuesta de Antena 3 para su prime time|date=16 May 2020}}
- {{interlanguage link|Jason Fernández|es}} as Hugo Roig
- Beatriz Segura as Clara
- Ana Wagener
- {{interlanguage link|Jorge Silvestre|es}} as Tirso
- {{interlanguage link|Miquel Fernández|es}}
- Franky Martín as Toño
- Caterina Mengs as Bego
- Candela Cruz as Miriam{{Cite web|url=https://decider.com/2022/07/15/alba-netflix-review/|website=decider.com|date=15 July 2022|first=Joel|last=Keller|title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'Alba' On Netflix, A Spanish Thriller Where A Woman Finds Out That Her Boyfriends' Buddies Sexually Assaulted Her}}
- Antonio Gil
- {{interlanguage link|Jordi Ballester|es}}
- {{interlanguage link|Luis Iglesia|es}}
- Mario Santos
- Pepa Gracia{{Cite web|url=https://www.que.es/2021/02/18/alba-fecha-estreno-atresplayer-premium-remake-fatmagul-actores-protagonistas/4/|website=Qué!|title=Alba: fecha de estreno en Atresplayer Premium del remake de Fatmagül y actores protagonistas|first=Jesús|last=Ortega Mingo|date=18 February 2021}}
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Production and release
Alba is an adaptation of the popular Turkish series Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?, known as Fatmagül in Spain. Coproduced by Atresmedia and Grupo Boomerang,{{Cite web|url=https://www.elespanol.com/bluper/television/20200715/elena-rivera-shock-rodar-violacion-grupal-alba/504700118_0.html|website=Bluper|publisher=El Español|title=Elena Rivera, en shock tras rodar una violación grupal en 'Alba'|date=15 July 2020}} it consists of 13 episodes with a running time of roughly 50 minutes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/series/20210216/6250262/alba-serie-atresplayer-adaptacion-fatmagul.html|website=La Vanguardia|title=Lo que sabemos de 'Alba', la adaptación de 'Fatmagül'|date=16 February 2021|first=Pere|last=Solà Gimferrer}} The scriptwriting team was formed by Irma Correa, {{interlanguage link|Susana López Rubio|es|lt=Susana López}}, Javier Holgado, {{interlanguage link|Carlos Vila Sexto|es|lt=Carlos Vila}}, Ignasi Rubio and Carlos Martín. Filming began in June 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/yotele/20200617/antena-3-rodaje-alba-reparto-completo-8002997|website=El Periódico|title=Antena 3 inicia el rodaje de 'Alba' y desvela su reparto al completo|date=17 June 2020}} Shooting locations included the Madrid region, Villajoyosa and other cities in the Costa Blanca such as Benidorm and Finestrat.{{Cite web|website=Diez Minutos|title=Nuevas imágenes de 'Alba'. La serie protagonizada por Elena Rivera termina su rodaje|first=Nuria|last=Herrera|date=11 December 2020|url=https://www.diezminutos.es/teleprograma/series-tv/a34938645/alba-serie-elena-rivera-reparto-estreno-imagenes-rodaje-antena-3/}} The 6-month-long filming wrapped by December 2020. Atresmedia set the date of the premiere for 28 March 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/noticias/Alba-anuncia-fecha-estreno-Atresplayer-Premium_0_2321467863.html|website=Vertele!|publisher=eldiario.es|title=Atresplayer Premium cierra la fecha de estreno de su 'Alba', con Elena Rivera|date=10 March 2021}} Netflix acquired the series in 2022 and released it on 15 July.{{Cite web|url=https://bgr.com/entertainment/the-brutal-new-netflix-series-that-people-say-is-too-hard-to-watch/|website=bgr.com|title=The brutal new Netflix series that people say is too hard to watch|last=Meek|first=Andydate=18 July 2022|date=19 July 2022 |access-date=24 August 2022}}
References
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Category:Atresplayer Premium original programming
Category:2020s Spanish drama television series
Category:Non-Turkish television series based on Turkish television series
Category:Television shows about rape
Category:Television shows filmed in Spain
Category:Television shows set in the Valencian Community
Category:Spanish television series based on non-Spanish television series
Category:Spanish-language television shows