2014 Spanish TV series or program
| Bienvenidos al Lolita | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Directed by | Fernando González Molina David Molina Sandra Gallego |
| Starring | Beatriz Carvajal Roberto Álamo Natalia Verbeke Carlos Santos Nerea Camacho Luis Varela |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Daniel Écija Álex Pina Fernando González Molina Esther Martínez Lobato [es] |
| Production company | Globomedia |
| Original release | |
| Network | Antena 3 |
| Release | 7 January (2014-01-07) – 25 February 2014 (2014-02-25) |
Bienvenidos al Lolita is a Spanish dramedy television series set in a cabaret club. Produced by Globomedia for Antena 3, it aired on the latter channel from January 2014 to February 2014.
Premise
The series is about the backstage mishaps of a troupe of people (a "dysfunctional family") working at a time of economic crisis at the Lolita Cabaret club located in Madrid.
Cast
- Beatriz Carvajal as Dolores Reina.
- Luis Varela [es] as Don José Luis Carrión.
- Natalia Verbeke as Violeta Reina.
- Roberto Álamo as Cúper.
- Carlos Santos as Alfredo.
- Sara Vega as Roxy.
- Rodrigo Guirao as Jota.
- Nerea Camacho as Greta.
- Jorge Bosch [es] as Reverendo.
- Cristina Peña as Norma del Pino.
- Maggie Civantos interpreta a Fanny.
- Nuria Herrero [es] as Lupe.
- Estefanía de los Santos as Charo.
- Font García as Virgilio.
- Denisse Peña as Daniela.
- Álvaro Balas as Xuxo.
- Lucía Balas as Nuri.
- Pablo Espinosa as Camilo.
Production and release
Bienvenidos al Lolita, tentatively titled Lolita Cabaret before its release, was inspired in the classical Spanish comedy genre from the 1950s and 1960s. The series was produced by Globomedia, whereas Daniel Écija, Álex Pina, Fernando González Molina and Esther Martínez Lobato were credited as executive producers. Fernando González Molina, David Molina and Sandra Gallego directed the episodes. The 6-month-long filming was wrapped up by November 2013. Shooting took place in Madrid.
The series premiered on 7 January 2014, with a "promising" 18.4% share. However interest rapidly waned, and the audience share went all the way down to a 10.5% in the sixth episode. Antena 3 then decided not to renovate the series, with the last 2 episodes yet to be aired. The broadcasting run of the 8-episode season ended on 25 February 2014, averaging 2,658,000 viewers and a 14.0% share.
The misfiring of the series reportedly made Pina "realize the need to regenerate the prevailing model of national television". According to Pina, the series' direst mistake was "not being coherent with the plot", "making a cabaret series" (...) "without being absolutely transgressive is a mistake".
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | Viewers | Share (%) | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | ||||||
| 1 | 8 | 7 January 2014 (2014-01-07) | 25 February 2014 (2014-02-25) | Antena 3 | 2,658,000 | 14.0 | ||
| No. in season | Title | Viewers | Original release date | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bienvenidos al Lolita" | 3,551,000 | 7 January 2014 (2014-01-07) | 18.4 |
| 2 | "Abuela de día, cabaretera de noche" | 3,361,000 | 14 January 2014 (2014-01-14) | 17.5 |
| 3 | "Lo verde empieza en Los Pirineos" | 2,898,000 | 21 January 2014 (2014-01-21) | 15.6 |
| 4 | "El hermano rarito de Garritas" | 2,719,000 | 28 January 2014 (2014-01-28) | 14.7 |
| 5 | "El teorema del beso con lengua" | 2,597,000 | 4 February 2014 (2014-02-04) | 12.6 |
| 6 | "La pandilla basura" | 1,989,000 | 11 February 2014 (2014-02-11) | 10.5 |
| 7 | "En el alambre" | 2,079,000 | 18 February 2014 (2014-02-18) | 11.5 |
| 8 | "El último viaje a Egipto" | 2,070,000 | 25 February 2014 (2014-02-25) | 11.5 |
References
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- ^ "Así son los personajes de 'Bienvenidos al Lolita', la nueva comedia de Antena 3". FormulaTV. 7 January 2014.
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- Aparicio, Santiago (27 November 2013). "'Lolita Cabaret' cambia de nombre a 'Bienvenidos al Lolita'". FormulaTV.
- "Finaliza la grabación de 'Bienvenidos al Lolita', nueva serie de Globomedia y Antena 3". Audiovisual451. 2 December 2013.
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- ^ Aparicio, Santiago (26 February 2014). "'Bienvenidos al Lolita' llega a su final tras una irregular temporada (14%)". FormulaTV.
- Redondo, David (13 February 2014). "Antena 3 se carga 'Bienvenidos al Lolita'". Cadena Ser.
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- Television shows set in Madrid
- 2014 Spanish television series debuts
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