''Olmos y Robles'' (''Olmos and Robles'') is a Spanish

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television series produced by 100 Balas for

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(TVE). It premiered on September 8, 2015 on TVE's main channel La 1. The series focuses on two civil guards of very different backgrounds who have to work together solving relevant crimes. The series was renewed for a second season, but not for a third one.

Plot

Olmos is a corporal of the Civil Guard's Public Order and Prevention service who works in the station of his birthplace,

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. Robles is a lieutenant of the Rapid Reaction Group, one of the most prestigious units of the Civil Guard, an urban and modern officer. They see themselves forced to work together if they want to solve the international case which, as luck would have it, has united them in this town in La Rioja, the serial murder of a group of mercenaries. They are polar opposites, but together they make up a great team. In season 2, both guards have to work together in order to solve another important crime, which includes the death of Robles' parents, the assassination attempt of a Spanish high-ranked NATO politician and an international corruption plot related to an important arms trade enterprise.

Production

Filming of the series began in July 2015. Indoor scenes were filmed in studio in

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. Outdoor scenes were filmed on location in

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, Haro,

San Millán de la Cogolla San Millán de la Cogolla () is a sparsely populated municipality in La Rioja (Spain). The village is famous for its twin monasteries, Yuso and Suso (Monasterio de San Millán de Yuso and Monasterio de San Millán de Suso), which were declared a ...

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and Zaldierna.

Cast and characters

The following is the cast of the series:

Main characters

* Pepe Viyuela as Cp. Sebastián Olmos * Rubén Cortada as Lt. Agustín Robles *

Enrique Villén Enrique Villén Cruz (born 1 May 1960) is a Spanish actor, best known for his supporting performances in films directed by Álex de la Iglesia. He was nominated for the 2005 Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in '' Ninette ...

as agent Gregorio Atiza * Ana Morgade as Catalina "Cata" * Asunción Balaguer as Doña Domitilla "Domi" (Olmos' grandmother) * as Damián Navarro, the mayor of Ezcaray * Pilar Castro as Isabel "Isa" Antúnez * Luis Miguel Seguí as César Alcides * as Lucas "Lucky" Mellado *

Andrea Duro Andrea Duro Flores (born 14 October 1991) is a Spanish actress. She is known for playing the lead role in the series ''Física o Química''. Career In 2007, Duro started her career with fifteen years in the Spanish television series ''Cuesti ...

as Nuria Atiza

Recurring characters

*Antonio Tato as Claudio *Ricardo Lacámara as Braulio *

Sara Sálamo Sara Ainhoa Concepción Sálamo (born 20 January 1992), simply known as Sara Sálamo, is a Spanish actress known for her performance in television series such as '' Arrayán'', ''B&b, de boca en boca'' and ''Brigada Costa del Sol''. Biography ...

as Doctora Aguilar * Kimberley Tell as Preston

List of episodes

Season 1

Season 2

References

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