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series released on

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in May 2019. The program is set aboard a

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. It stars Ivana Baquero, Alejandra Onieva,

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. The show was renewed for a second season in June 2019 and was released on November 22, 2019. Bambú Producciones is the production company behind the series. Actor

, who portrays character Nicolás Vázquez, confirmed season three of the show on his official Instagram page on November 6, 2019. A planned fourth season was cancelled by Netflix in mid-2020.

Plot

Following the death of their father, sisters Eva and Carolina Villanueva travel on the

, ''Bárbara de Braganza'' (formerly ''Covadonga''), en route from Spain to Brazil in the late 1940s. They become embroiled in investigating mysterious on-board deaths, a secret microfilm, and hidden Nazi gold. The series starts with a mysterious woman called Luisa asking for help from the sisters, who smuggle her on board. Later Luisa is apparently thrown off the ship into the sea, and thus the investigation starts. It seems to finish quickly when someone confesses but their suicide in confinement is suspicious. Eventually the sisters' father proves to be alive, having been thought dead for the past two years. Complications continue as the sisters must choose who to believe – their father or their uncle – concerning the sending of people to concentration camps in trucks belonging to the family business. The true culprit is finally apprehended and Carolina gets married. But at the end of the first season, they receive a distress signal from a boat asking for help, and alter course to intercept.

Cast

* Ivana Baquero (dub: Nathalie Buscombe) as Eva Villanueva, a headstrong, curious young author, who becomes wrapped up in mysteries aboard the ship as she faces

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. * Alejandra Onieva (dub: Bethan Rose Young) as Carolina Villanueva, Eva's timid, mature older sister and Fernando's

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(later wife). *

(dub: Adam Rhys Dee) as Nicolás Vázquez, a suave officer aboard the ''Bárbara de Braganza'', who helps Eva with her investigations. *

(dub: Daniel Flynn) as Fernando Fábregas, Carolina's fiancé and owner of the ship. He and Eva do not get along, after she accused him of having a gambling addiction. *

(dub: Tamaryn Payne) as Luisa Castro Bermúdez / Sofía Plazaola, a

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whom Eva sneaks onto the ship. * (dub: Julia Brams) as Francisca de García, the Villanueva sisters' stern maid (seasons 1-2). *

(dub: Jade Matthew) as Verónica de García, Francisca's shy daughter who becomes embroiled in a love triangle. *

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(dub: David Shaw Parker) as Pedro Villanueva, Eva and Carolina's uncle. * Natalia Rodríguez (dub: Amy Noble) as Natalia Fábregas, Fernando's sister. *

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(dub: Wayne Forester) as Detective Varela, the slimy head of the ship's security. *

(dub: Dominic Tighe) as Sebastián de la Cuesta, a rich playboy who romances Verónica. * (dub: Ben Elliot) as Dimas Gómez, Sebastián's servant who also romances Verónica. * Eduardo Blanco (dub: Tim Bentinck) as Capitán Santiago Aguirre, the ship's captain. * Pepe Ocio (dub:

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) as Doctor Rojas, the ship's doctor. * Laura Prats (dub: Naomi McDonald) as Clara Romero (seasons 1-2), the ship's lounge singer and Pierre's girlfriend. *

(dub: John Hasler) as Pierre, an officer aboard the ship and Clara's boyfriend. *

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(dub:

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) as Aníbal de Souza (season 1), Natalia's husband who stalks and rapes Clara. * Luis Bermejo (dub: Neil McCaul) as Carlos Villanueva/Mario Plazaola (seasons 1-2), Eva and Carolina's father and Luisa/Sofia's uncle. Initially believed to be deceased.

Season 2

* Claudia Traisac (dub: Clare Corbett) as Casandra Lenormand, one of those rescued who appears to be a psychic * Antonio Reyes (dub: Antony Byrne) as Erich, one of the rescues servant to Casandra * Abel Rodríguez (dub: Ewan Goddard) as Simón, one of the rescues. *

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as Teresa, one of the rescues.

Season 3

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as Fábio, a British spy. * Morgan Symes as Steve Taylor, head of the British investigation into Untermann's virus *

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as Carmen, family friend of Pedro * Alejandra Onieva as Diana, Carmen's daughter * Pep Anton Muñoz as Doctor Ayala, a doctor taking care of Diana *

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as Héctor Birabent, takes over as first mate for Nicolás * Claudia Galán as Chantel, Nicolás's wife * Andrès López as Viktor Andonov, * Itsaso Arana as Anna, a new maid aboard the cruise

Recurring

* Javier Taboada as Agustín, one of the receptionists. * Gonzalo Kindelán as Arturo, a wealthy passenger on the ship and friend of Sebastián. * Pepe Barroso as Julián, a third class passenger and skilled thief.

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2019)

Season 3 (2020)

Production

The original season was filmed in the winter of 2018. Season two of the series was confirmed by Netflix in June 2019 and filming took place in the middle of 2019. Season three of the series was renewed in November 2019 and filming began that same month. Season three aired on August 7, 2020.

English-language dubbing

A strategy bringing a mixture of

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s was employed as an alternative to accent standardisation, including a Standard British English (SBE) accent for the upper-class characters, an anachronistic

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for the younger lower-class women, and, vis-à-vis the lower-class male characters, a mix of a Standard British accent and a

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-coloured accent sported by those involved in criminal activities.

References

External links

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