''El embarcadero'' (''The Pier'') is a Spanish drama
television series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed ...
created by
Álex Pina
Alejandro "Álex" Pina Calafi (born 22 June 1967) is a Spanish television producer, writer, and director, known for the crime drama ''Money Heist''. Previous shows include '' Vis a vis'', '' El embarcadero'', and '' Los hombres de Paco''. His ne ...
and Esther Martínez Lobato. It was produced by
Atresmedia Studios and Vancouver Media for
Movistar+
Movistar () is a major telecommunications provider owned by Telefónica, operating in Spain and Hispanic American countries. It is the largest provider of landline, broadband, mobile services, and pay television ( Movistar+) in Spain. Movistar ...
. The first season was released on Movistar+ on 18 January 2019., the second and final season, consisting of 8 episodes, was released on 17 January 2020.
Premise
Alejandra (
Verónica Sánchez) is a high-profile architect in
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
who is shattered by the secrets left behind by the death of Óscar, her husband of 15 years. She discovers he was leading a double-life with another woman, Veronica, in a nearby village in the
Albufera
The Albufera, La Albufera or L'Albufera de València (, meaning "lagoon" in Valencian, from Arabic ''al-buhayra'', "small sea"), is a freshwater lagoon and estuary on the Gulf of Valencia coast of the Valencian Community in eastern Spain. It ...
lagoon. She decides to approach the woman under another identity to discover why her husband lived a lie and what really happened on the fateful night of his death.
The series is set in city of Valencia and the nearby Albufera.
Cast
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Álvaro Morte as Óscar
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Verónica Sánchez as Alejandra
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Irene Arcos as Verónica
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Roberto Enríquez as Conrado
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Marta Milans as Katia
* Judit Ampudia as Ada
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Antonio Garrido as Big Boss
* Miquel Fernández as Fran
* Paco Manzanedo as Vicent
* with
Cecilia Roth
Cecilia Edith Rotenberg Gutkin better known as Cecilia Roth (; born August 8, 1956) is an Argentine actress. She is the winner of two Goya Awards and a European Film Award. She is known for being an " Almodóvar girl" and the "muse" of Fito ...
as Blanca
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Awards and nominations
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, Best Drama Actress , , Irene Arcos , ,
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, Best Drama Actor , ,
Álvaro Morte , ,
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Actors Union Awards , , Best New Actress , , Irene Arcos , , , , align = "center" ,
References
External links
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2019 Spanish television series debuts
2020 Spanish television series endings
Spanish-language television shows
Television shows set in the Valencian Community
Spanish LGBT-related television shows
2010s Spanish drama television series
2020s Spanish drama television series
Television shows filmed in Spain
Television series by Vancouver Media