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Spanish | Vida perfecta |
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Created by | Leticia Dolera |
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Country of origin | Spain |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 14 |
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Running time | 25 min (approx.) |
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Network | Movistar+ |
Release | 18 October 2019 – 19 November 2021 |
Perfect Life (Spanish: Vida perfecta) is a Spanish comedy television series, created by Leticia Dolera for Movistar+. The first season was fully released on the latter platform on 19 October 2019, whereas the second and last season was released on 19 November 2021.[1]
Premise
The fiction follows three women in their thirties: Cris, Esther and María, facing different life situations and eventually coming to rethink their pre-established ideas.[2][3]
Cast
- Leads
- Celia Freijeiro as Cris
- Leticia Dolera as María
- Aixa Villagrán as Esther
- Other
- Enric Auquer as Gari.[4]
- David Verdaguer as Gustavo.[4]
- Manuel Burque as Xosé.[4]
- Font García as Pablo.[4]
- Carmen Machi as María del Pilar.[4]
- Fernando Colomo as José Antonio.[4]
- Pedro Casablanc as Ricardo.[4]
- Ángela Cervantes as Ro.[5]
Production and release
Created by Leticia Dolera, the series was written by Dolera together with Manuel Burque, whereas it was directed by Dolera together with Ginesta Guindal and Elena Martín.[6] It was co-produced by Movistar+ and Corte y Confección de Películas.[2] The decision to remove actress Aina Clotet from the cast due to her pregnancy generated controversy and public scrutiny.[7]
The first season, consisting of 8 episodes with a running time of about 25 minutes was fully released on Movistar+ on 18 October 2019.[3] The production of a second season was subsequently announced in December 2019.[3] In January 2021, HBO Max reached an agreement with Movistar+ to release the first season in the United States as well as to join the set of production companies of season 2, whose filming had ended by that time.[8][9][10] Consisting of 6 episodes, season 2 was directed by Dolera together with Lucía Alemany and Irene Moray.[1]
The first episode of season 2 was presented at the Iberseries Platino Industria festival in September 2021.[11] The release date for the full final season (19 November 2021) was also announced.[12]
No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Cuando no te dejas llevar" | 18 October 2019 |
2 | "Cuando nada es lo que parece" | 18 October 2019 |
3 | "Cuando tomas un camino inesperado" | 18 October 2019 |
4 | "Cuando te confiesas con tus padres" | 18 October 2019 |
5 | "Cuando quieres y no puedes" | 18 October 2019 |
6 | "Cuando no quieres estar sola" | 18 October 2019 |
7 | "Cuando todo se derrumba" | 18 October 2019 |
8 | "Cuando te dejas llevar" | 18 October 2019 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominees | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | 7th Feroz Awards | Best Comedy Series | Won | [14] | |
Best Lead Actress in a TV Series | Leticia Dolera | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series | Enric Auquer | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress in a TV series | Celia Freijeiro | Nominated | |||
Aixa Villagrán | Nominated | ||||
7th Platino Awards | Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV series | Leticia Dolera | Nominated | [15] | |
70th Fotogramas de Plata | Best Spanish TV Series (according to readers) | Won | [16] | ||
2021 | 8th MiM Series Awards | Best Comedy Series | Nominated | [17] | |
Best Screenplay | Leticia Dolera and Manuel Burque | Won | |||
Best Comedy Actor | Enric Auquer | Won | |||
Best Comedy Actress | Aixa Villagrán | Won |
References
- 1 2 "La 'Vida perfecta' de Leticia Dolera acaba con su temporada 2, que ya tiene teaser y mes de estreno en Movistar+". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 9 September 2021.
- 1 2 Álvarez, Paloma (17 October 2019). "La "Vida perfecta", la nueva serie de Leticia Dolera que promete por igual risas y lecciones de vida". Telva.
- 1 2 3 ""Vida perfecta" de Leticia Dolera tendrá una segunda temporada". La Vanguardia. 17 December 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Personajes". Movistar+. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ Fariñas, T. (18 January 2022). "De Chechu Salgado a Almudena Amor: de dónde salen los actores y actrices revelación de los Goya". El Confidencial.
- ↑ Borrás, Daniel (4 November 2019). "'Vida perfecta' es el claro ejemplo de cómo estar un poco mal pero estar bien". GQ.
- ↑ Palés, Alejandra (14 September 2019). "Les 10 sèries que veurem aquesta tardor". Ara.
- ↑ "Movistar+ y HBO Max firman un acuerdo de producción internacional para 'Vida Perfecta'". El Periódico. 11 January 2021.
- ↑ "HBO Max producirá junto a Movistar+ la segunda temporada de 'Vida perfecta'". Sindicato Alma. 12 January 2021.
- ↑ Lang, Jamie (11 January 2021). "HBO Max Joins Movistar Plus on Season 2 of Canneseries Winner 'Perfect Life'". Variety.
- ↑ "Dolera y Burque dan un toque de "existencialismo" a la 'Vida perfecta'". La Vanguardia. 28 September 2021.
- 1 2 Prieto, Belén (28 September 2021). "'Vida Perfecta' finalizará con el estreno de su segunda temporada, que ya tiene fecha en Movistar+". Series & Más. El Español.
- ↑ "Vida Perfecta. Temporada 1access-date=1 April 2021". Sensacine.
- ↑ "Lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2020". abcplay. ABC. 17 January 2020.
- ↑ Méndez, Nancy (30 June 2020). "Cecilia Suárez repite triunfo en los Platino". Excélsior.
- ↑ "Fotogramas de PLata 2019: 'Vida perfecta', mejor serie española según los lectores". Fotogramas. 12 November 2020.
- ↑ "Premios Mim Series 'Servir y proteger', mejor serie diaria en unos Premios MiM Series que se reparten 'La unidad', 'Vida Perfecta' y 'Patria'". RTVE. 25 February 2021.