La barraca (TV series)

La barraca (transl. The shack) is a Spanish prime-time television series based on the 1898 novel of the same name by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Produced by Aldebarán Films for Televisión Española (TVE), it was directed by León Klimovsky, with screenplay by Manuel Mur Oti. Its nine episodes adapting the novel were broadcast on La Primera of Televisión Española in 1979.

La barraca
GenreHistorical drama
Based onThe Shack
by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Screenplay byManuel Mur Oti
Directed byLeón Klimovsky
ComposerAlfonso Santisteban [es]
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
ProducerEduardo Manzanos
CinematographyManuel Merino
EditorRenata Merino
Running time540 min.
Production companyTelevisión Española
Budget81 million
Original release
NetworkLa Primera
Release1 October (1979-10-01) –
11 October 1979 (1979-10-11)

Plot

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Uncle Barret's family has to leave the shack, unable to pay the debts owed to the owner, Don Salvador. Uncle Barret, full of anger, kills him and is imprisoned. The shack is occupied by Batiste's family, who are not well received by the locals. From the initial rejection it turns to violence, which causes a tragic outcome.

Production

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After the success of its 1978 television series Cañas y barro, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez's first novel adapted to television, Televisión Española (TVE) commissioned the same production company, Aldebarán Films, to adapt La barraca, another novel by Blasco Ibáñez. The production was done with practically the same technical crew to try to repeat the success of its predecessor. The series was filmed in ten weeks with a cost of 81 million pesetas (€486,820). The exteriors were filmed on location near the Albufera in Valencia and the interiors were filmed in Madrid.[1][2]

The shack referred to in the title is a barraca [es], a typical building of the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia that served as housing for farmers in irrigated farming areas.

Cast

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Accolades

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TP de Oro

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Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
1979 Best Spanish Series Won [3]
Best Actor Álvaro de Luna Won
Best Actress Lola Herrera Won
Marisa de Leza 2nd Place
Victoria Abril 3rd place

References

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  1. ^ "La serie 'La barraca', esta Semana Santa en La 2". RTVE (in Spanish). 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Los directivos de RTVE ignoran sus cuentas, inventado, plantilla, gastos, patrimonio y costes". El País (in Spanish). 20 January 1980.
  3. ^ "Premios TP de Oro 1979". Teleprograma (in Spanish). No. 729. 24 March 1980.
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