La canción (TV series)
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| Genre | Historical drama |
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| Directed by | Alejandro Marín |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Cinematography | Andreu Ortoll |
| Production company | Buendía Estudios |
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| Network | Movistar Plus+ |
| Release | 8 May 2025 |
La canción is a Spanish historical drama miniseries created by Pepe Coira and Fran Araújo, and directed by Alejandro Marín for Movistar Plus+. It explores Spain's winning run at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, and it stars Carolina Yuste as Massiel.
Plot
Ambitious Televisión Española executive Esteban Guerra teams up with eccentric Artur Kaps to find the appropriate song and artist to represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968. After several setbacks in the so-called 'Operación Eurovisión', including the depart of singer Joan Manuel Serrat, his replacement Massiel will go on to win the contest with the catchy song "La, la, la".[1]
Cast
- Carolina Yuste as Massiel[2]
- Patrick Criado as Esteban Guerra[2]
- Àlex Brendemühl as Artur Kaps[2]
- Marcel Borràs as Joan Manuel Serrat
- Mariano Peña as Lasso de la Vega[2]
- Carlos Santos as Balmaseda[2]
- Laia Manzanares as Lucía[3]
- Carlos González as Rafael Ibarbia[2]
- Eneko Sagardoy as Carlos[2]
- Xose A. Touriñán as Manuel Fraga[2]
- Luis G. Gámez as Francisco Franco[2]
- Chloe Berman as Katie Boyle[2]
- Garmon Rhys as Cliff Richard[2]
Production
The series is a Buendía Estudios production for Movistar Plus+.[4] It was primarily shot in Madrid with additional footage shot in London and Paris.[4] Among the sets built for filming was a full-scale replica of the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 stage and scoreboard.[5]
Release
La canción made it to the television series programme of the 28th Málaga Film Festival's official selection.[6] The three-episode miniseries premiered on Movistar Plus+ on 8 May 2025.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Moreno, B. (15 January 2025). "Carolina Yuste se convierte en Massiel en 'La canción', la serie sobre el triunfo de España en Eurovisión". ¡Hola!.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Medianoche, Mike. "Carolina Yuste es Massiel en 'La canción': la serie sobre la victoria del 'La La La' en Eurovisión ya tiene fecha". Bluper – via El Español.
- ^ Medina, Marta (9 May 2025). "'La canción': la loca historia de cómo llegó la Tanqueta de Leganitos a lo más alto de Eurovisión". El Confidencial.
- ^ a b "Movistar Plus+ estrenará este año 'La canción', nueva creación de Pepe Coira y Fran Araújo". Audiovisual451. 9 January 2025.
- ^ Sarrión, Sara (28 October 2024). "¡Nos colamos en el rodaje de La canción!". Eurovision-Spain (in Spanish).
- ^ "La canción". Málaga Film Festival.
- ^ Castilla, Enrique (7 February 2025). "¿Qué día se estrena "La canción", la serie de Movistar Plus+ sobre la victoria de Massiel en Eurovisión?". La Razón.