''Cristo y Rey'' () is a biopic series 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 Glob ...

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 Th ...

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 En ...

respectively as circus tamer Ángel Cristo and actress Bárbara Rey. It is produced by Good Mood for Atresmedia.

Plot

The plot follows the

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between circus tamer Ángel Cristo and actress and ' icon Bárbara Rey, which was very popular during the Transition and was mired behind the scenes by instances of drug use, infidelity, ludomania and

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

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, Atresmedia reported the beginning of shooting and disclosed a number of additional cast members (including the actors set to portray Juan Carlos 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.

Accolades

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References

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