La princesa de Éboli | |
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Directed by | Belén Macías |
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Country of origin | Spain |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
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Original release | |
Network | Antena 3 |
Release | 18 October – 20 October 2010 |
La princesa de Éboli (transl. 'The Princess of Eboli') is a two-part Spanish period drama television miniseries about the woman of the same name. Directed by Belén Macías and starring Belén Rueda, Hugo Silva and Eduard Fernández, it originally aired in October 2010 on Antena 3.
Plot
Developed from a "feminist" point of view,[1] the plot concerns the developments on the biography of Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Éboli—a central figure in the Court of Philip II—after she widowed, when she lived a love story with Antonio Pérez, secretary of the king.[2] The fiction delves on the intrigues taking place in the court, including the Pérez's betrayal on the King or the assassination of Juan de Escobedo, that lead to the imprisonment and fall from grace of Ana de Mendoza.[3]
Cast
- Belén Rueda as Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Éboli.
- Hugo Silva as Antonio Pérez.[4]
- Eduard Fernández as King Philip.[4]
- Michelle Jenner as Anna of Austria.[5]
- Pedro Casablanc as Mateo Vázquez,[5] secretary of the King.[6]
- Nathalie Poza as Sofonisba Anguissola.[5]
- Álex Angulo as Núñez de Arce.[5]
- Nuria Mencía as Juana de Coello,[7] wife of Antonio Pérez.
- Roberto Enríquez as Juan de Escobedo.[8]
- Petra Martínez as Bernardina.[9]
- Ferran Rañé as Padre Chaves.[9]
Production and release
La princesa de Éboli was produced by Atresmedia Cine and Notro Televisión.[10] Filming began by April 2010 and was wrapped by May 2010.[11][12] Shooting locations included the Ducal Palace of Pastrana; the castle of Mendoza in Manzanares el Real, the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and La Granjilla de La Fresneda.[10] Belén Macías directed the miniseries whereas María Jaén worked as screenwriter.[13][14]
During the film, Belén Rueda wore the eye patch characteristic of her character on her left eye instead of the right eye, which is the one that the Princess of Éboli actually covered.[1]
The miniseries premiered on 18 October 2010,[10] with 2,844,000 viewers and a 16.4% audience share.[15] The finale aired on 20 October 2010, commanding 2,412,000 viewers and a 14.3% share.[16]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Average viewers | Share (%) | Ref. | ||
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1 | 2 | 18 October 2010 | 20 October 2010 | 2,646,000 | 15.4 | [17] |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Viewers | Original air date | Share (%) |
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1 | "Primera parte" | Belén Macías | María Jaén | 2,844,000 | 18 October 2010 | 16.4 |
2 | "Segunda parte" | Belén Macías | María Jaén | 2,412,000 | 20 October 2010 | 14.3 |
References
- 1 2 España, Rafael de (2011). "Las dos caras del fotograma. El curioso caso de That Lady (1955), también conocida como la Princesa de Éboli". In Camarero, Gloria (ed.). La biografía fílmica: actas del Segundo Congreso Internacional de Historia y Cine (2, 2010, Madrid)[cd-rom]. Madrid: T&B editores. pp. 173–201. ISBN 978-84-694-3147-4 – via Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
- ↑ ""La Princesa de Éboli" llega a Antena 3". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 15 October 2010.
- ↑ "Belén Rueda, una princesa entre el amor y la traición". El Mundo. 17 October 2010.
- 1 2 Mencías, Lorena (17 October 2010). "Pasión y celos en la corte de Felipe II". La Razón.
- 1 2 3 4 "Antena 3 estrena la serie de época ´La Princesa de Éboli´, con Belén Rueda". Diario de Mallorca. 7 October 2010.
- ↑ Gallardo, F. (18 October 2010). ""'La princesa' está basada en la historia de unos personajes claves"". Diario de Sevilla.
- ↑ "Juana de Coello". Antena3. 7 October 2010.
- ↑ "Roberto Enríquez es a la vez secretario de Felipe II y héroe de carne y hueso". Europa Press. 18 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Antena 3 comienza el rodaje de "La princesa Éboli" con Belén Rueda y Hugo Silva". FormulaTV. 12 April 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Antena 3 reemite este jueves en prime time la TV movie 'La princesa de Éboli'". FormulaTV. 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "Comienza el rodaje de 'La princesa de Éboli', con Belén Rueda y Hugo Silva". Heraldo. 12 April 2010.
- ↑ "Finaliza el rodaje del telefilme ´La princesa de Eboli´, de A-3 TV". El Periódico Extremadura. 22 May 2010.
- ↑ "Belén Rueda es la nueva "La Princesa de Éboli"". La Opinión A Coruña. 15 October 2010.
- ↑ Pàmies, Sergi (20 October 2010). "Tuerta en un mundo ciego". La Vanguardia.
- ↑ "Audiencias del lunes 18 de octubre: 'Princesa de Éboli' y 'CSI' con "crossover": Todos contentos". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 19 October 2010.
- ↑ "Audiencias del miércoles 20 de octubre: 'Éboli', 'Lobos' y 'Millennium' se reparten el horario estelar". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 21 October 2020.
- ↑ Bellido-Acevedo, Gema (2018). "Evolución del género de las miniseries en la televisión española contemporánea (1980-2012)" (PDF). Comunicación y Medios. Ñuñoa: Universidad de Chile. Instituto de la Comunicación e Imagen. 27 (38): 45. doi:10.5354/0719-1529.2018.48496. ISSN 0716-3991.