''Untameable'' () is a Spanish biopic miniseries created by

Daniel Écija Daniel Arturo Écija Bernal (born 17 June 1963) is a media producer and screenwriter. Starting with ''Médico de familia'', he is credited as creator and executive producer of a long list of Spanish television series. He served as chairman of Glo ...

starring

Jaime Lorente Jaime Lorente López (born 12 December 1991) is a Spanish actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Denver in ''Money Heist'' and Nano in ''Elite''. Education Born on 12 December 1991, Jaime Lorente López studied Dramatic Art at The ...

and

Belén Cuesta Belén Cuesta Llamas (born 24 January 1984) is a Spanish actress. She rose to prominence for her performance as Magüi in comedy series ''Paquita Salas''. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her leading performance in drama film '' The E ...

respectively as circus tamer

Ángel Cristo Ángel Papadopoulos Dordi (17 October 1944 in Huelva – 4 May 2010 in Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metro ...

and actress

Bárbara Rey Bárbara Rey ( Totana, Murcia, Spain, 2 February 1950) is a Spanish film and television actress. She is the daughter of Andrés García Valenzuela and Salvadora García Molina. Rey represented Spain at the 21st annual Miss World pageant under her ...

. It is produced by Good Mood for

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Plot

The plot follows the

toxic relationship Psychological abuse, often known as emotional abuse or mental abuse, is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another person to a behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, ...

between circus tamer

and actress and ' icon

, which was very popular during the Transition and was mired behind the scenes by instances of drug use,

infidelity Infidelity (synonyms include non-consensual non-monogamy, cheating, straying, adultery, being unfaithful, two-timing, or having an affair) is a violation of a couple's emotional or sexual exclusivity that commonly results in feelings of anger, se ...

, ludomania and

domestic violence Domestic violence is violence that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes r ...

, while also covering the alleged affair of Rey with "a powerful statement".

Cast

Production and release

was disclosed to have been cast as Ángel Cristo in December 2021 while

was disclosed to have been cast as Bárbara Rey in February 2022. On 11 May 2022,

reported the beginning of shooting and disclosed a number of additional cast members (including the actors set to portray

Juan Carlos Juan Carlos I (; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 November 1975 until his abdication on 19 June 2014. In Sp ...

and

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). The series will air both on Antena 3 and

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. The writing team, coordinated by Andrés Martín Soto and Patricia Trueba, also featured, Daniel Écija, César Mendizábal, Iñaki San Román, and Ángel Gasco-Coloma. A 15 January 2023 premiere on Atresplayer Premium was scheduled.

Episodes

Accolades

, - , rowspan = "3" , , , rowspan = "1" , 25th Iris Awards , , Best Actress , , Belén Cuesta , , , , , - , rowspan = "2" ,

32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards The 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony was held on 11 March 2024 at the Circo Price in Madrid. It was hosted by , , and . In addition to the competitive awards, "the actresses who changed the language of cinema in Spain" were recogni ...

, Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role , Cristóbal Suárez , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best Television Actor in a Minor Role , Dani Muriel ,

References

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