El último show (transl. 'The Last Show') is a Spanish television series starring Miguel Ángel Tirado (Marianico el Corto) created by Álex Rodrigo, the first original fiction series produced by Aragón TV. It originally aired in 2020.

El último show
Genre
Created byÁlex Rodrigo
Screenplay by
  • Sara Alquézar
  • Enrique Lojo
  • Álex Rodrigo
Directed by
  • Álex Rodrigo
  • Carlos Val
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time50 min (approx.)
Production companyAragón TV
Original release
NetworkAragón TV
Release20 February (2020-02-20) –
16 April 2020 (2020-04-16)

Premise

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Set in Aragon,[1] the fiction is approached as a tragedy blended with comedy elements.[2] A formerly popular comedian, Miguel Ángel, aka "Marianico el Corto", suffers from an identity crisis after finding out that his jokes are no longer funny.[3] Despite his manager Chusé's intentions to return him back to stardom, he realises that he has little time left and decides to make a surrealist film paying homage to Luis Buñuel.[4][5] He also tries to return to his former wife Pilar, now in a relationship with the much younger Dámaso.[4] Miguel Ángel's story runs parallel to the developments in the teenage years of his granddaughter Claudia.[1]

Cast

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With the special collaboration of

Production and release

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Created by Álex Rodrigo, El último show was the first original fiction series produced by Aragón TV.[10] It was directed by Rodrigo together with Carlos Val, whereas the screenplay was co-written by Rodrigo himself with Sara Alquézar and Enrique Lojo.[3] Mario López worked as cinematography director.[11] Zaza Ceballos, Álex Rodrigo, Jaime Fontán and Silvia Gómez Jordana were credited as executive producers.[11] Shooting fully took place in Zaragoza during the northern hemisphere Fall of 2019.[7][12] The series consists of 8 episodes featuring a running time of around 50 minutes.[3]

Originally broadcast by Aragón TV, the series premiered on 20 February 2020 in the Aragon region, earning 116,000 average viewers and a 23.1% audience share in the first episode, leading its time slot.[13][14] Following its original run, the series has since been aired on HBO España [es] (since 17 April 2021)[11][15] and other FORTA Spanish regional networks (TV3, Canal Sur, TPA, TV Canarias).[16]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2021? 22nd Iris Awards Best Screenplay Álex Rodrigo, Sara Alquézar, Enrique Lojo Pending [16]
Best Actor Miguel Ángel Tirado Pending

References

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  1. ^ a b c Martínez, José Antonio (21 April 2020). "Marianico el Corto llora". La Opinión A Coruña.
  2. ^ Sasot, Mario (17 April 2020). "'El último show': huyendo de Marianico el corto". La Vanguardia.
  3. ^ a b c Hernández Luján, Raquel (20 April 2020). "Crítica de El último show, la serie sobre Marianico el Corto y los tiempos de No te rías que es peor". Hobby Consolas.
  4. ^ a b "À Punt emite el domingo 'El último show', la serie sobre Marianico el Corto del director de 'La casa de papel'". 20minutos.es. 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ "'El último show': llega a HBO una melancólica deconstrucción de Marianico el Corto (y Miguel) en una de las sorpresas de 2020". Espinof. 17 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "'El último show' saltará a HBO un día después de despedirse en Aragón TV". El Periódico. 6 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b Ander, Álex (15 April 2020). "'El último show': desmontando a Marianico el Corto". Cinemanía. 20minutos.es.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Dossier de prensa" (PDF). February 2020.
  9. ^ Onieva, Álvaro (21 February 2020). "Crítica: 'El último show' toca el corazón de yayos y modernos". Fuera de Series.
  10. ^ "Fecha de estreno y tráiler de la primera serie de Aragón TV, sobre 'Marianico el corto'". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 6 February 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "Álex Rodrigo: "El titular de "HBO compra la serie de Marianico el corto" parece de 'El Mundo Today'"". Audiovisual451. 28 April 2020.
  12. ^ ""El último show", la (no) vuelta de Marianico el Corto a la televisión". Heraldo de Aragón. 17 February 2020.
  13. ^ "'El último show', lo más visto del día en Aragón en su estreno, con un 23,1% de cuota de pantalla". Heraldo de Aragón. 21 February 2020.
  14. ^ "'El último show' triunfa en su estreno y recibe el aplauso de los espectadores: "Es una serie imperdible"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 21 February 2020.
  15. ^ Elidrissi, Fátima (24 April 2020). "De Aragón a Galicia, pasando por Cataluña: la ficción autonómica salta al 'streaming'". The Objective.
  16. ^ a b "Nominados a los Premios Iris 2020: 'El ministerio del tiempo' y 'La casa de papel' destacan en unas candidaturas muy repartidas". Espinof. 26 October 2020.