Círculo rojo
{{Short description|Spanish television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
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- Juanma R. Pachón
- Carlos Navarro
- Iñaki Peñafiel
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- María Adánez
- María Botto
- Carmen Maura
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
- Esmeralda Moya
- Jesús Noguero
- Jorge Bosch
- Rafael Rojas
- Jaime Blanch
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| language = Spanish
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| num_episodes = 16
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| company = Ida y Vuelta
| network = Antena 3
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Círculo rojo ({{translation|'Red Circle'}}) is a Spanish thriller television series that originally aired on Antena 3 in 2007. The cast features María Adánez, María Botto, Carmen Maura, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Jaime Blanch, and Jorge Bosch, among others.
Premise
Upon the death of Clara Villalobos (a fashion designer), two former friends, Andrea Onieva and Patricia Villalobos (Clara's sister), meet again after 18 years. They try to shed light on the mystery of Clara's death, finding out on the fly that Clara actually had a double life and had been a victim of rape.{{Cite web|url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/series-tema-principal-abusos-sexuales-107569/|website=FormulaTV|title=11 series cuyo tema principal son los abusos sexuales|date=25 April 2015|first=Azucena|last=Pereira}}
Cast
- María Adánez as Patricia Villalobos.{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/videos/actualidad/antena-circulo-creemos-ficcion-espanola_1_7779747.html|website=Vertele!|publisher=eldiario.es|title=Antena 3 sobre "Círculo rojo": "Creemos que los lunes hay un hueco para la ficción española"|date=5 May 2017}}
- María Botto as Andrea Onieva.
- Carmen Maura as Victoria Villalobos.
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Arturo Onieva.
- Jaime Blanch as Jaime Villalobos.
- {{ill|Jorge Bosch|es}} as Esteban Suárez
- Jesús Noguero as Felipe Torrejón.
- Rafael Rojas as César Villalobos.
- Esmeralda Moya as Lucía.
- {{ill|Paloma Mozo|es}} as Clara Villalobos.
- {{ill|Agustín Galiana|es}} es Roberto.
- Nacho López as Julio.
- {{ill|Marta Calvó|es}} as Montse.
- Ángel Hidalgo as Diego.
- Marta Belmonte as Belén.
Production and release
Círculo rojo was produced by Ida y Vuelta (a subsidiary of Boomerang TV).{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2007/05/05/radiotv/1178316002_850215.html|website=El País|title=Antena 3 y el misterio del 'Círculo rojo'|date=5 May 2007|first=Isabel|last=Gallo}}{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/noticias/circulo-rojo_1_7779732.html|website=Vertele!|publisher=eldiario.es|title=Círculo rojo|date=8 May 2007}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/4379/antena-3-estrena-este-lunes-la-serie-de-misterio-circulo-rojo/|website=FormulaTV|title=Antena 3 estrena este lunes la serie de misterio 'Círculo rojo'|date=4 May 2007}} It consisted of 16 episodes,{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/prensa/20070505/television/antena-estrena-circulo-rojo_20070505.html|website=El Norte de Castilla|title=Antena 3 estrena 'Círculo rojo', nueva serie de intriga|date=5 May 2007|first=M.|last=Rodríguez}} which were directed by Juanma R. Pachón, Carlos Navarro and Iñaki Peñafiel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/play/television/noticias/abci-llega-antena-circulo-rojo-serie-misterio-final-cerrado-200705070300-1632959097349_noticia.html|website=abcplay|publisher=ABC|title=Llega a Antena 3 "Círculo rojo", una serie de misterio con final cerrado|date=7 May 2007|first=Carmen|last=Aniorte}} Goyo Quintana was credited as executive producer. Shooting began on 21 August 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodemallorca.es/ocio/tv/2006/08/28/circulo-rojo-thriller-protagonizado-carmen-4421778.html|website=Diario de Mallorca|title=´Círculo rojo´, un thriller protagonizado por Carmen Maura, María Adánez y Marta Calvó|date=28 August 2006}}
It premiered on 7 May 2007, earning a weak 2,2 million viewers and 12.7% audience share.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/television/2007/05/08/circulo-rojo-ficcion-antena-3-lunes-arranca-debilidad/0003_5787641.htm|website=La Voz de Galicia|title="Círculo rojo", la ficción de Antena 3 para los lunes, arranca con debilidad|date=8 May 2007}} Moved to the late night slot, the finale aired on 23 July 2007, earning 1,022,000 viewers and a 19.5% audience share.{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/audiencias-tv/identity-segunda-opcion-noche-lunes_1_7779067.html|title="Identity" sube y se sitúa como segunda opción en la noche del lunes|date=24 July 2007|website=Vertele!|publisher=eldiario.es}} It was the first series to stream on the Antena 3's VOD service.{{Cite journal|issn=2530-7592|title=Jóvenes, ficción televisiva y nuevas tecnologías|issue=25|year=2010|url=https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ARAB/article/view/ARAB1010130003A/4082|journal=Área Abierta|publisher=Ediciones Complutense|first1=Elena|last1=Galán Fajardo|last2=Pino Romero|first2=Cristina del|pages=3 |location=Madrid}}