Piratas
Piratas (transl. 'Pirates') is a Spanish adventure drama television series with comedy elements created by Carlos Portela and which stars Óscar Jaenada, Pilar Rubio and Silvia Abascal. It aired on Telecinco in 2011.
| Piratas | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure Period drama  | 
| Created by | Carlos Portela | 
| Directed by | Jorge Coira Jorge Saavedra  | 
| Starring | Óscar Jaenada Pilar Rubio Silvia Abascal  | 
| Country of origin | Spain | 
| Original language | Spanish | 
| No. of seasons | 1 | 
| No. of episodes | 8 | 
| Production | |
| Production companies | Telecinco Mandarina  | 
| Release | |
| Original network | Telecinco | 
| Original release | 9 May – 27 June 2011  | 
Premise
    
Set in the 18th century, the fiction follows the exploits of Álvaro Mondego (Óscar Jaenada), a member of the nobility who ends up captured by a pirate crew led by Captain Bocanegra (Aitor Mazo) and his daughter Carmen (Pilar Rubio).[1][2][3]
Cast
    
- Óscar Jaenada as Álvaro Mondego.[4]
 - Pilar Rubio as Carmen Bocanegra.[4]
 - Silvia Abascal as Blanca Díaz de Andrade, Marquise of Toro.[5]
 - Miguel Ortiz as Esteban Yáñez de Oliveira.[4]
 - Aitor Mazo as Captain Bocanegra.[4]
 - Xenia Tostado as Victoria Falcón.[4]
 - Luis Zahera as Puñales.[4]
 - Áxel Fernández as Antón Velasco.[4]
 - Octavi Pujades as Rodrigo Malvar.[4]
 - Babou Cham as Aymán Kadar.[4]
 - Xabier Deive as Fosco.[4]
 - Luis Iglesia as Intendant Gaspar Falcón.[4]
 - Luisa Merelas as Doña Beatriz Jiménez de Vicuña.[4]
 
Production and release
    
Created by Carlos Portela,[6] Piratas was produced by Telecinco in collaboration with Mandarina.[7] Jorge Coira and Jorge Saavedra directed the episodes.[8] Filming began in August 2010 in Galicia.[7] The series premiered on 9 May 2011.[9] The first episode earned good viewership ratings (3,454,000 viewers and 17.2% share) and led the prime time slot.[10] However interested rapidly waned and the series ended its broadcasting run on 27 June 2011 with only a 10.3% audience share, averaging 2,027,000 viewers and a 11.9% audience share across the 8 episodes.[9] The episodes' release time was also progressively delayed by the channel.[9]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Viewers | Share (%) | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||||||
| 1 | 8 | 9 May 2011 | 27 June 2011 | Telecinco | 2,027,000 | 11.9 | [9] | ||
| No. in season  | Title | Viewers | Original air date | Share (%) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cómo nace una leyenda" | 3,454,000 | 9 May 2011 | 17.2 | 
| 2 | "Diarios" | 2,443,000 | 16 May 2011 | 12.5 | 
| 3 | "Mujeres de armas tomar" | 2,277,000 | 23 May 2011 | 12.0 | 
| 4 | "¡Ron, ron ron, la botella de ron!" | 1,923,000 | 30 May 2011 | 10.4 | 
| 5 | "Una carta para el Rey" | 1,834,000 | 6 June 2011 | 10.8 | 
| 6 | "El pueblo contra Mondego" | 1,583,000 | 13 June 2011 | 11.8 | 
| 7 | "La boca del infierno" | 1,445,000 | 20 June 2011 | 10.3 | 
| 8 | "La X marca el lugar" | 1,259,000 | 27 June 2011 | 10.3 | 
References
    
- "'Piratas' completa su reparto". Heraldo. 8 October 2010.
 - Perezagua, Irene (5 December 2010). "Telecinco se atreve con una de 'Piratas'". Las Provincias.
 - Fernández, Saúl (11 May 2011). "En Avilés empieza la aventura". La Nueva España.
 - ""Piratas es el proyecto más ambicioso en la historia de Telecinco"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 28 April 2011.
 - Fdez, Juan M. (29 April 2011). "El equipo de Piratas se vuelca con Silvia Abascal: "Queremos que vuelva a rugir como una leona"". El Confidencial.
 - "'Piratas' atraca en Telecinco". Las Provincias. 9 May 2011.
 - "Espectaculares localizaciones en Galicia acogen el rodaje de la serie 'Piratas'". FormulaTV. 3 December 2010.
 - "El salón Nau trae una goleta de la serie de televisión Piratas". Atlantico. 24 May 2011.
 - "'Piratas' (11,9%) se despide de Telecinco sin conseguir el resultado deseado". FormulaTV. 18 June 2011.
 - Méndez, Isabel (10 May 2011). "El primer capítulo de 'Piratas', lo más visto en televisión el lunes". Diario Sur.