Mercado Central (TV series)
{{short description|Spanish soap opera}}
{{Infobox television
| alt_name =
| image =
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| genre = {{Plain list|
}}
| creator =
| based_on = an original idea by David Plana
| developer =
| writer = {{Plain list|
- Eva Baeza
- David Plana
- Verónica Viñé
- Eulàlia Carrillo
}}
| director = Joan Noguera
| creative_director =
| starring = {{Plain list|
- Antonio Garrido
- Lola Marceli
- Jesús Olmedo
- César Sánchez
- Marta Poveda
- Miriam Montilla
- Bárbara Mestanza
- Dani Luque
- Malena Gutiérrez
- Ana Rayo
- Paco Ochoa
- Francesc Cuéllar
- Abel Rodríguez
- Begoña Maestre
- Cloe Seró
- Santiago Molero
- Ettore Colombo
- Ana Ruiz
- Jean Cruz
- Eva Isanta
- Jordi Rebellón
- Sebastián Iturra
- Raúl Mérida
}}
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme = "Una luz en la ciudad" by Jesús Díaz, performed by Rozalén & Carlos Sadness
| endtheme =
| composer =
| country = Spain
| location = Boadilla del Monte
| language = Spanish
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 310
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer =
| editor =
| cinematography =
| camera =
| runtime =
| company = {{Plain list|
- RTVE
- Diagonal TV
}}
| channel = La 1
| first_aired = {{Start date|2019|09|23|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2021|01|22|df=yes}}
}}
Mercado Central ({{translation|'Central Market'}}) is a Spanish soap opera television series based on an original idea by David Plana that originally aired on La 1 from 23 September 2019 to 21 January 2021. The series' ensemble cast features the likes of Antonio Garrido, Begoña Maestre, Lola Marceli and Jesús Olmedo, among others.
Premise
The plot revolves around the working and personal relationships and mishaps established among the people whose earnings depend on the stalls of a market located in current-day Madrid. The latter faces the prospect of municipal closure.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eltelevisero.com/2019/09/critica-de-mercado-central-el-culebron-moderno-que-mira-a-la-juventud/|website=El Televisero|title=Crítica de 'Mercado Central': El culebrón moderno que mira a la juventud|date=23 September 2019|first=Víctor|last=Juste|language=es|access-date=18 October 2021}}
Cast
{{Cast list|
- Antonio Garrido as Elías.
- Begoña Maestre as Celia Mendoza.
- Jesús Olmedo as Jorge Santos.
- Lola Marceli as Adela.
- César Sánchez as Jesús de la Cruz{{Cite web|url=https://www.diezminutos.es/teleprograma/series-tv/a29141363/mercado-central-estreno-la1-tve-personajes-sinopsis-antonio-garrido-jesus-olmedo/|website=Diez Minutos|title='Mercado central' abre sus puertas el lunes 23 en TVE|date=20 September 2019|language=es|access-date=18 October 2021}}
- Francesc Cuéllar as Germán.
- {{ill|Miriam Montilla|es}} as Rosa.
- {{ill|Marta Poveda|es}} as Lorena.
- Malena Gutiérrez as Valeria Hinojosa.
- Ana Rayo as Carmen.
- Paco Ochoa as Nicolás.
- {{ill|Dani Luque|es}} as Samuel.
- {{ill|Santiago Molero|es}} as Nacho Salinas.
- Cloe Seró as Noa.
- Ettore Colombo as Paolo Giordano
- {{ill|Ana Ruiz|es}} as Cristina.
- Óscar Ortuño as Andrea.
- Bárbara Mestanza as Carla Rivas.
- {{ill|Jean Cruz|es}} as Jonathan.
- Francesco Nappi as Doménico.
- Raúl Sanz as Ginés Hortuño.
- Eva Isanta as Gloria Suárez.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diezminutos.es/teleprograma/series-tv/a34156109/eva-isanta-gloria-mercado-central-mala-venganza/|website=Diez Minutos|title=Eva Isanta, la nueva 'mala' de 'Mercado Central': "Gloria es tremenda. Viene pisando fuerte"|date=25 September 2020|access-date=18 October 2021|language=es}}
- Jordi Rebellón as Fernando Luján.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lasprovincias.es/culturas/tv/jordi-rebellon-peliculas-series-20210908165736-nt.html|website=Las Provincias|title=El legado de Jordi Rebellón: todas las series y películas en las que actuó|date=8 September 2021|access-date=18 October 2021|language=es}}
- {{ill|Raúl Mérida|es}} as Martín Suárez.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/yotele/20200806/eva-isanta-mercado-central-fichajes-nuevos-capitulos-8067171|website=El Periódico|access-date=18 October 2021|language=es|title=Eva Isanta se incorpora a 'Mercado central': estos son todos los fichajes del serial de La 1|date=6 August 2020}}
- María Casal as Sofía Olmos.
- Sebastián Iturria as Lucas Ortega.
- {{ill|Guadalupe Lancho|es}} as Ágata{{Cite web|url=https://www.lagacetadesalamanca.es/television/la-actriz-salmantina-que-se-suma-a-la-serie-mercado-central-HX3671393|website=La Gaceta de Salamanca|title=La actriz salmantina que se suma a la serie Mercado Central|date=26 June 2020|language=es|access-date=18 October 2021}}
- David Lorente as Alberto
- Iris de Campos as Marta.
}}
Production and release
Based on an original idea by {{ill|David Plana|ca}}, the screenplay was developed by Eva Baeza, David Plana, Verónica Viñé and Eulàlia Carrillo. Produced by RTVE in collaboration with {{ill|Diagonal TV (production company)|es|Diagonal TV|lt=Diagonal TV}},{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/play/series/noticias/abci-mercado-central-comercio-barrio-contra-mundo-201908060101_noticia.html|website=abcplay|publisher=ABC|date=6 August 2019|title="Mercado central", el comercio de barrio contra el mundo|access-date=18 October 2021|language=es}} shooting started in July 2019, primarily taking place in a film set in Boadilla del Monte.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/mercado-central-tambien-retoma-grabaciones-en-madrid/|website=Audiovisual451|title='Mercado Central' también retoma grabaciones en Madrid|date=5 June 2020|access-date=18 October 2021|language=es}} The series was directed by {{ill|Joan Noguera (director)|es|Joan Noguera|lt=Joan Noguera}}. The opening theme ("Una luz en la ciudad") was composed by Jesús Díaz and performed by Rozalén and Carlos Sadness.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/yotele/20190801/rozalen-carlos-sadness-voces-mercado-central-7578505|website=El Periódico|title=Rozalén y Carlos Sadness unirán sus voces en el tema de cabecera de 'Mercado central'|date=1 August 2019|language=es|access-date=18 October 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lasprovincias.es/culturas/tv/estrena-serie-mercado-20190923002940-ntvo.html|website=Las Provincias|title=La 1 estrena la serie 'Mercado central'|date=23 September 2019|access-date=18 October 2021|language=es}} Production of the series was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The series premiered on La 1 on 23 September 2019, placed in the sobremesa time slot.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/ocio-y-cultura/2020/03/16/iris-de-campos-mercado-central-series-actriz-aragonesa-1364121.html|website=Heraldo de Aragón|title=Iris de Campos, una actriz aragonesa en 'Mercado Central'|date=16 March 2020|first=Mariano|last=García|access-date=18 October 2021|language=es}} After 310 episodes, the broadcasting run ended on 22 January 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/asi-sido-final-mercado-central-106114/|website=FormulaTV|title=Así ha sido el final de 'Mercado Central': el amor triunfa con una boda inesperada|first=Carlos|last=Merenciano|date=22 January 2021|access-date=18 October 2021|language=es}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/mercado-central/ Mercado Central] on RTVE Play
{{Televisión Española original series}}
{{authority control}}
Category:La 1 (Spanish TV channel) network series
Category:Spanish-language television shows
Category:2019 Spanish television series debuts
Category:2021 Spanish television series endings
Category:Spanish television soap operas
Category:2010s Spanish drama television series
Category:2020s Spanish drama television series
Category:Television shows filmed in Spain
Category:Television shows set in Madrid