La Promesa
{{Short description|Spanish television soap opera}}
{{Infobox television
| image = La Promesa poster.jpg
| genre = {{Plain list|
}}
| based_on = {{Based on|an original idea by Josep Cister Rubio}}
| producer = {{ubl|Ramón Campos|Teresa Fernández-Valdés}}
| executive_producer = {{ubl|Josep Cister Rubio|Borja Gálvez}}
| starring = {{Plain list|
- Ana Garcés
- Eva Martín
- Manuel Regueiro
- Arturo García Sancho
- María Castro
- Joaquín Climent
- Antonio Velázquez
- Andrea del Río
- Carmen Flores Sandoval
- Teresa Quintero
- Carmen Asecas
- Paula Losada
- Alicia Bercán
- Alberto González
- Marga Martínez
- Enrique Fortún
- Sara Molina
}}
| company = {{ubl|RTVE|StudioCanal|Bambú Producciones}}
| country =
| network = {{lang|es|La 1|i=no}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|2023|01|12|df=yes}}
| last_aired = present
| language = Spanish
}}
{{lang|es|La Promesa}} ({{Langx|en|The Vow}}) is a Spanish period television soap opera, based on an original idea by Josep Cister Rubio. It began airing in Spain on 12 January 2023 on {{lang|es|La 1|i=no}} of {{lang|es|Televisión Española|i=no}}. Set in the fictional country estate of {{lang|es|La Promesa|i=no}}, it depicts the lives of the aristocratic family of the marquises of Luján and their domestic servants, beginning in 1913.
On 25 November 2024, the series won the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela.
Premise
In 1913, Jana Expósito arrives in {{lang|es|La Promesa|i=no}} palace (located in Los Pedroches) hellbent on avenging the death of her mother and on finding about the whereabouts of her younger brother. She meets Manuel (the younger son of Alonso Luján, the Marquess of Luján) and rescues him from a plane crash. Meanwhile bridegroom Tomás (the first born son of Alonso and the person willing to share information with Jana about her family), is stabbed by his stepmother Cruz Ezquerdo, Manuel's mother.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Ana Garcés as Jana Expósito{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/series/la-promesa-reparto-personajes-actrices-actores-tve-la-1-nueva-serie-tardes_1_9864281.html|website=verTele!|via=eldiario.es|date=13 January 2023|title=Quién es quién en 'La promesa', la nueva serie de TVE para las tardes de La 1}}
- {{ill|Eva Martín|es}} as Cruz Ezquerdo, the Marquise of Luján
- Manuel Regueiro as Alonso Luján, the Marquis of Luján
- Arturo García Sancho as Manuel Luján
- María Castro as Pía Adarre
- Joaquín Climent as Rómulo Baeza
- Antonio Velázquez as Mauro Moreno
- {{ill|Andrea del Río|es}} as Teresa Villamil
- Carmen Flores as Simona Martínez
- Teresa Quintero as Candela García
- Carmen Asecas as Catalina Luján
- {{ill|Paula Losada|es}} as Jimena de los Infantes
- {{ill|Alicia Bercán|es}} as Leonor Luján
- Alberto González as Juan Ezquerdo
- Marga Martínez as Petra Arcos
- {{ill|Enrique Fortún|es}} as Lope Ruíz
- Laura Simón as Lola Montoro
- Sara Sánchez Molina as María Fernández{{Cite web|url=https://mag.elcomercio.pe/fama/la-promesa-actores-y-personajes-quien-es-quien-en-la-serie-de-tve-espana-nnda-nnlt-noticia/|website=mag|via=El Comercio|date=14 January 2023|first=Bryan|last=Paredes|title=Quién es quién en "La promesa", la nueva serie de TVE}}
- {{ill|Jordi Coll|es}} as Tomás{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariocordoba.com/cordoba/2023/01/12/existieron-marqueses-lujan-palacio-promesa-81107622.html|website=Córdoba|date=12 January 2023|title=¿Existieron los marqueses de Luján y el palacio La Promesa en el Valle de los Pedroches?|first=Maica|last=Mora|publisher=Prensa Ibérica}}
}}
Production
The series is a RTVE and StudioCanal co-production in collaboration with {{ill|Bambú Producciones|es}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deia.eus/television/2022/09/28/comienza-rodaje-promesa-nueva-serie-6056437.html|date=28 September 2022|title=Comienza el rodaje de 'La Promesa', la nueva serie diaria de La 1|website=Deia}} Shooting locations included {{lang|es|El Rincón|i=no}} palace in Aldea del Fresno and {{lang|es|El Jaral de la Mira|i=no}} plot, as well as two soundstages with a total area of around {{convert|3000|m2}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.larazon.es/television/20230110/fxkd66hakfctdpvp4ojwxpphim.html|website=La Razón|date=10 January 2023|first=Patricia|last=Navarro|title="La Promesa": así será la gran apuesta de TVE, rodada en el palacio de Tamara Falcó}}
Episodes
{{Series overview
| seasonT = Season
| infoA = {{Abbr|Avg.|Average}}
viewers
(millions)
| infoB = {{Abbr|Avg.|Average}}
share
| color1 = #1CC61C
| episodes1 = 122
| start1 = 12 January 2023
| end1 = 20 June 2023
| infoA1 = 1.019
| infoB1 = 10.7%
| color2 = #5eb0eb
| episodes2 = 119
| start2 = 20 June 2023
| end2 = 29 November 2023
| infoA2 = 1.055
| infoB2 = 11.9%
| color3 = #EEDC3D
| episodes3 = 250
| start3 = 30 November 2023
| end3 = 24 December 2024
| infoA3 = 0.962
| infoB3 = 12.0%
| color4 = #7A8FD7
| episodes4 = 250
| start4 = 26 December 2024
| end4 =
}}
Release
The first two episodes premiered in prime time on {{lang|es|La 1|i=no}} in Spain on 12 January 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/audiencias-tv/jueves-12-enero-2023-la-promesa-firma-estreno-prometedor-tve-instalarse-franja-tarde_1_9863079.html|website=vertele!|via=eldiario.es|date=13 January 2023|title='La Promesa' (9.8% y 12.2%) firma un estreno alentador en prime time antes de instalarse en la tarde de La 1}} The regular {{lang|es|sobremesa}} release began a day later on 13 January 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/audiencias-tv/viernes-13-enero-2023-la-promesa-estreno-sobremesa-tve-salvame-amar-es-para-siempre_1_9865999.html|website=vertele!|via=eldiario.es|date=14 January 2023|title='La Promesa' (8.3%) aterriza suave en la tarde de La 1 contra 'Amar' (11.7%) y 'Sálvame Limón' (10.5%)}} RTVE will also distribute the series in the United States and Latin America, whilst StudioCanal will handle distribution elsewhere.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/josep-cister-una-serie-como-la-promesa-hace-industria/|website=Audiovisual451|date=12 January 2023|title=Josep Cister: "Una serie como 'La Promesa' hace industria"}}
Following the good viewership figures of the 122-episode first season which wrapped on 20 June 2023, after which the 119-episodes second season began without pause, RTVE renovated the series for a 250-episodes third season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/television/2023/06/29/649d5e92e85ece160f8b45d0.html|website=El Mundo|date=29 June 2023|title=RTVE renueva La Promesa por 250 capítulos más}} In July 2024, the series was renovated for a 250-episodes fourth season.{{cite web|url=https://www.elconfidencialdigital.com/articulo/medios/tve-renueva-promesa-encarga-250-capitulos/20240722000000818524.html|title=TVE renueva ‘La Promesa’ y encarga 250 capítulos|date=22 July 2024|website=Confidencial Digital|author=Gutiérrez Martínez, Óscar|language=es}}
Mediaset purchased rights to {{lang|es|La Promesa}} in Italy, with the series debuting on Canale 5 on 29 May 2023 with positive viewership figures.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diezminutos.es/telenovela/espanolas/a44061758/la-promesa-rtve-exito-en-italia/|website=Diez Minutos|date=1 June 2023|title='La Promesa' irrumpe en Italia con un éxito rotundo|first=Vilma|last=Degorgue Alegre}} Throughout its first months on air, it enjoyed a good audience share (larger than in Spain) as high as 25% (20 June 2023).{{Cite web|url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/la-promesa-fenomeno-mayor-italia-todos-datos-124559/|website=FormulaTV|first=Alejandro|last=Rodera|title='La promesa' es un fenómeno (aún mayor) en Italia: todos los datos de su éxito fuera de España|date=29 September 2023}}
RTVE sold rights to the series to Warner Bros. Discovery for a HBO Max debut in the Latin-American region.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/hbo-max-adquiere-la-promesa-y-dos-vidas-para-su-estreno-en-latinoamerica/|website=Audiovisual451|title=HBO Max adquiere ‘La Promesa’ y ‘Dos vidas’ para su estreno en Latinoamérica|date=4 December 2023}}
Accolades
= Awards and nominations =
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Award !Category !Result ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|R.|References}} |
|---|
| 2023
| 62nd Rose d'Or Awards | Best Soap or Telenovela | {{nom}} | {{cite web|url=https://www.rosedor.com/2023/11/06/rose-dor-2023-nominees-announced/|title=Rose d'Or 2023 Nominees Announced|date=6 November 2023|website=Rose d'Or}} |
| 2024
| 52nd International Emmy Awards | {{won}} | {{cite web|url=https://www.iemmys.tv/116839-2/|title=2024 International Emmy Winners Announced|date=25 November 2024|website=International Emmy Awards}} |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/la-promesa/ La Promesa] on RTVE Play
- {{IMDb title|22325164}}
{{Televisión Española original series}}
{{InternationalEmmyAward Telenovela}}
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Category:2023 Spanish television series debuts
Category:Television series set in the 1910s
Category:Television shows filmed in Spain
Category:La 1 (Spanish TV channel) network series
Category:Television shows set in Andalusia
Category:Spanish-language television shows
Category:Television series by StudioCanal