Arroz y tartana (TV series)

Arroz y tartana (transl. Rice and cart) is a Spanish prime-time television miniseries based on the 1894 novel of the same name by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Produced by Intercartel for Televisión Española (TVE) and Generalitat Valenciana, it was directed by José Antonio Escrivá, with screenplay by Horacio Valcárcel. Its two episodes adapting the novel were broadcast on La Primera of Televisión Española on 19 November 2003.

Arroz y tartana
GenreHistorical drama
Based onArroz y tartana [es]
by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Screenplay byHoracio Valcárcel
Directed byJosé Antonio Escrivá
ComposerEnric Murillo
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
CinematographyJulio Madurga
Running time120 min.
Production companies
Budget€2.4 million
Original release
NetworkLa Primera
Release19 November 2003 (2003-11-19)

Plot

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In Valencia around 1900, Doña Manuela de Fora, widow twice, lives with the obsession of marrying the two daughters from her second marriage, Concha and Amparo. She is really bankrupt because of her habit of spending money to pretend that she still has the position she once had. She despises the son of her first marriage, Juanito, because he wants to be a merchant like his father and because he is in love with a humble seamstress.

Production

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The miniseries was produced by Intercartel for Televisión Española (TVE) and was partially financed by the Generalitat Valenciana. It was filmed in forty days in Valencia and Xàtiva with a budget of €2.4 million.[1]

The two episodes premiered on La Primera of Televisión Española on 19 November 2003, and had an audience of 4,456,000 viewers in average, which represented a 31.5% share.[1]

Cast

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Accolades

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Monte-Carlo Television Festival

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Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
2004 Golden Nymph Award for Best actress Carmen Maura Won [2]

ATV Awards

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Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
2003 Best TV movie Won [3]
Best direction José Antonio Escrivá Nominated
Best production Nominated
Best cinematography Julio Madurga Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b "TVE-1 emite la miniserie 'Arroz y tartana' por tercera vez en este año". El País (in Spanish). 10 November 2004.
  2. ^ "TVE conquista cuatro premios en el Festival de Montecarlo". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 13 June 2008.
  3. ^ "VI Premios anuales". AcademiaTV (in Spanish). 30 April 2004.
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