| Pedro I el Cruel | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical drama Biographical |
| Screenplay by | Graciela Sáenz de Heredia |
| Directed by | Francisco Abad |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 min (approx.) |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVE1 |
| Release | 9 January (1989-01-09) – 20 January 1989 (1989-01-20) |
Pedro I el Cruel is a Spanish limited drama television series directed by Francisco Abad and written by Graciela Sáenz de Heredia about the life of Peter I of Castile, "the Cruel". It aired on TVE1 in January 1989.
Cast
- Ramón Madaula [es] as Peter the Cruel.
- Marisa de Leza as Queen Mother of Castile.
- Juan Luis Galiardo.
- José Luis Pellicena [es].
- Fernando Guillén.
- Jaime Blanch.
- Fernando Cebrián.
- Lluís Homar.
- José Sancho.
- Jesús Ruimán as Henry of Trastámara.
Production and release
Pedro I el Cruel was directed by Francisco Abad whereas the screenplay was authored by Graciela Sáenz de Heredia. The series, one of the several biographical miniseries released by the Spanish public broadcaster in the 1980s, had a 200 million peseta budget, an amount described as "cheap" by the director. The series was shot in 1988 in different locations including the Castle of Peñafiel. It premiered on 9 January 1989 on TVE. The broadcasting run of the 10-episode miniseries ended on 20 January 1989.
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | |||
| 1 | 10 | 9 January 1989 (1989-01-09) | 20 January 1989 (1989-01-20) | tve1 | |
References
- ^ Dios, Luis Miguel de (28 July 1988). "Rodaje en Castilla de una serie sobre Pedro el Cruel". El País.
- "Adiós a Marisa de Leza, una actriz intuitiva y pasional". AISGE. 28 October 2020.
- ^ Jiménez Alcázar & Abad Merino 2016, p. 19.
- Jiménez Alcázar, Juan Francisco; Abad Merino, Mercedes (2016). "El pasado como producto de consumo en los medios de ocio" (PDF). Historia y videojuegos: el impacto de los nuevos medios de ocio sobre el conocimiento histórico. Murcia: Centro de Estudios Medievales de la Universidad de Murcia-Ed. Compobell-IGN España. ISBN 978-84-944757-3-3.
- Diego González, Patricia; Grandío, María del Mar (2011). "La producción de adaptaciones de ficción televisivas en España: "Life on Mars" y "La Chica de Ayer"" (PDF). Previously on: estudios interdisciplinarios sobre la ficción televisiva en la Tercera Edad de Oro de la Televisión. p. 846. ISBN 978-84-695-1808-3.
- Álvarez Berciano, Rosa (14 January 1989). "Historia de un cazador furtivo". El País.
- Haro Tecglen, Eduardo (21 January 1989). "Epitafio". El País.