Mercado Central (TV series)

Mercado Central (transl. 'Central Market') is a Spanish soap opera television series based on an original idea by David Plana that originally aired on La 1 from 23 September 2019 to 21 January 2021. The series' ensemble cast features the likes of Antonio Garrido, Begoña Maestre, Lola Marceli and Jesús Olmedo, among others.

Mercado Central
Genre
Based onan original idea by David Plana
Written by
  • Eva Baeza
  • David Plana
  • Verónica Viñé
  • Eulàlia Carrillo
Directed byJoan Noguera
Starring
Opening theme"Una luz en la ciudad" by Jesús Díaz, performed by Rozalén & Carlos Sadness
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes310
Production
Production locationBoadilla del Monte
Production companies
Original release
NetworkLa 1
Release23 September 2019 (2019-09-23) –
22 January 2021 (2021-01-22)

Premise

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The plot revolves around the working and personal relationships and mishaps established among the people whose earnings depend on the stalls of a market located in current-day Madrid. The latter faces the prospect of municipal closure.[1][2]

Cast

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Production and release

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Based on an original idea by David Plana [ca], the screenplay was developed by Eva Baeza, David Plana, Verónica Viñé and Eulàlia Carrillo.[8] Produced by RTVE in collaboration with Diagonal TV [es],[2] shooting started in July 2019,[2] primarily taking place in a film set in Boadilla del Monte.[3][8] The series was directed by Joan Noguera [es]. The opening theme ("Una luz en la ciudad") was composed by Jesús Díaz and performed by Rozalén and Carlos Sadness.[10][11] Production of the series was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The series premiered on La 1 on 23 September 2019, placed in the sobremesa time slot.[9] After 310 episodes, the broadcasting run ended on 22 January 2021.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Juste, Víctor (23 September 2019). "Crítica de 'Mercado Central': El culebrón moderno que mira a la juventud". El Televisero (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c ""Mercado central", el comercio de barrio contra el mundo". abcplay (in Spanish). ABC. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "'Mercado central' abre sus puertas el lunes 23 en TVE". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Eva Isanta, la nueva 'mala' de 'Mercado Central': "Gloria es tremenda. Viene pisando fuerte"". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ "El legado de Jordi Rebellón: todas las series y películas en las que actuó". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Eva Isanta se incorpora a 'Mercado central': estos son todos los fichajes del serial de La 1". El Periódico (in Spanish). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  7. ^ "La actriz salmantina que se suma a la serie Mercado Central". La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d "'Mercado Central' también retoma grabaciones en Madrid". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 5 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b García, Mariano (16 March 2020). "Iris de Campos, una actriz aragonesa en 'Mercado Central'". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Rozalén y Carlos Sadness unirán sus voces en el tema de cabecera de 'Mercado central'". El Periódico (in Spanish). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  11. ^ "La 1 estrena la serie 'Mercado central'". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 23 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  12. ^ Merenciano, Carlos (22 January 2021). "Así ha sido el final de 'Mercado Central': el amor triunfa con una boda inesperada". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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