Desaparecida

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Desaparecida
GenreDrama
Mystery
Directed by
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
Production companyGrupo Ganga
Original release
NetworkLa 1
Release3 October 2007 (2007-10-03) –
28 January 2008 (2008-01-28)
Related
UCO [es]

Desaparecida (lit.'Missing') is a Spanish drama television series produced by Grupo Ganga for TVE. It originally aired on La 1 from 2007 to 2008.

Premise[edit]

Patricia Marcos (Beatriz Ayuso), a young woman from Blancaró (a fictional village close to Madrid) about to have her 18th birthday, disappears after asking her parents for allowance to go the neighbouring village's festival.[1][2][3] Patricia's parents, Lola (Luisa Martín) and Alfredo (Carlos Hipólito), face the disappearance of their daughter.[4] Lieutenant Bruno Sierra (Miguel Ángel Solá), an officer from the Central Operative Unit (UCO) is charged with leading the investigation of the whereabouts of Patricia.[4][5]

Cast[edit]

  • Beatriz Ayuso as Patricia Marcos.[6]
  • Carlos Hipólito as Alfredo Marcos, Patricia's father.[6]
  • Luisa Martín as Lola Álvarez, Patricia's mother.[6]
  • Francesc Tormos as Diego Marcos, Patricia's older brother.[6]
  • Bárbara Meier as Sonia Marcos, Patricia's younger daughter.[6]
  • Marina Salas as Cristina, the cousin.[6]
  • Carlos Kaniowsky as Gerardo, the uncle.[6]
  • Santi Marín [es] as Rubén, the boyfriend.[6]
  • Miguel Ángel Solá as Lieutenant Sierra.[6]
  • Esther Ortega as Laura, UCO sergeant.[6]
  • Alejandro Cano as Richi.[6]
  • Julio Cabañas as Chete.[6]
  • Marina Ballesteros as Carla.[6]
  • Héctor Claramunt as César.[6]
  • Luisa Martínez as Rosa.[6]

Production and release[edit]

Produced by Grupo Ganga for TVE, it consisted of 13 episodes.[7] It began airing on La 1 on 3 October 2007.[8] The original broadcasting run ended on 29 January 2008.[8] Desaparecida sparked a spin-off, UCO, Unidad Central Operativa.[9]

The series and its spin-off UCO were collectively rebranded in Argentina as Bruno Sierra, el rostro de la ley for broadcasting on Canal 7 in 2009.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Baragaño, Techu (3 October 2007). "'Desaparecida' aborda en TVE-1 el drama de la pérdida de un hijo". El País.
  2. ^ "'Desaparecida', un drama realista en TVE-1". El Mundo. 1 October 2007.
  3. ^ Pliego, Ángela (30 August 2017). "11 secuestros y desapariciones de series de televisión que nos mantuvieron en vilo". FormulaTV.
  4. ^ a b "TVE-1 estrena la serie 'Desparecida', "una ficción basada en casos reales"". Europa Press.
  5. ^ a b "Televisión: Canal 7 estrena "Bruno Sierra, el rostro de la ley"". Clarín. 13 July 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Desaparecida. Dossier" (.pdf). RTVE. pp. 1–8. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  7. ^ Rodríguez, Mercedes (3 October 2007). "TVE-1 estrena hoy 'Desaparecida', un drama realista sobre una joven". El Diario Montañés.
  8. ^ a b "La Guardia Civil premia a TVE por dar buena imagen del cuerpo". 20minutos.es. 30 September 2008.
  9. ^ "TVE estrena 'Unidad Central Operativa', un spin off de 'Desaparecida'". El Correo de Andalucía. 16 September 2009.

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