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Promesas de arena

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Promesas de arena
GenreAdventure
Romance
Based onPromesas de arena
by Laura Garzón
Written byIgnasi Rubio
Guadalupe Rilova
Directed byJoaquín Llamas
Manuel Estudillo
StarringAndrea Duro
Daniel Grao
Blanca Portillo
Francesco Arca [it]
ComposerPablo Cervantes [es]
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Production companiesRTVE
Atlantia Media
Original release
NetworkLa 1
Release11 November (2019-11-11) –
16 December 2019 (2019-12-16)

Promesas de arena (lit.'Sand Promises') is a Spanish limited television series starring Andrea Duro, Daniel Grao, Blanca Portillo and Francesco Arca. Produced by RTVE in collaboration with Atlantia Media, the adventure and romance television series is based on the namesake novel by Laura Garzón. It originally aired in 2019 on La 1.

Premise

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Featuring the world of international aid as backdrop, the plot of the series begins with Lucía travelling to a hospital managed by the fictional NGO 'Acción Global' located in the Libyan desert which is led by Andy (Daniel Grao) and Julia (Blanca Portillo).[1][2] A love story develops between Lucía and Hayzam (Francesco Arca), the man responsible for providing the supplies to the hospital yet also living a double life as weapon trafficker.[1]

The series is set in the fictional Libyan city of Fursa.[3]

Cast

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Production and release

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Tozeur, Tunisia, was a shooting location.

Based on the namesake novel by Laura Garzón,[4] Promesas de arena was produced by RTVE in collaboration with Atlantia Media.[5] The 3-month-long filming took place in Tunisia and Spain; scenes were shot in the Sfax harbour and the Tozeur oasis,[3] whereas the rest of the filming took place in Madrid.[5] It consisted of six episodes.[6]

The script is authored by Ignasi Rubio and Guadalupe Rilova, based on the plot by Laura Garzón and Ignasi Rubio.[7] Joaquín Llamas and Manuel Estudillo directed the series.[7]

The original musical score is a work by Pablo Cervantes.[7]

The first episode began airing on 11 November 2019 in prime time on La 1, TVE's flagship channel, attracting 1,585,000 viewers (10.5% share).[8] The viewership remained stable albeit unimpressive throughout the broadcasting run.[6]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedRef.
First airedLast airedNetwork
1611 November 2019 (2019-11-11)16 December 2019 (2019-12-16)tve[6][9]
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No. in
season
TitleViewersOriginal air dateShare (%)
1"El código de las dunas"1,585,00011 November 2019 (2019-11-11)10.5
2"La ruta del halcón"1,471,00018 November 2019 (2019-11-18)9.5
3"Oasis de vida y muerte"1,438,00025 November 2019 (2019-11-25)9.9
4"La soledad del viento"1,402,0002 December 2019 (2019-12-02)9.5
5"Amar sin haber amado"1,474,0009 December 2019 (2019-12-09)10.1
6"La última piedra del desierto"1,416,00016 December 2019 (2019-12-16)9.4

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2021 22nd Iris Awards Best Fiction Nominated [10]
Best Actress Blanca Portillo Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Fernández, Yolanda (22 November 2019). "Una visión edulcorada del mundo de las ONGs". Diari de Tarragona.
  2. ^ "'Promesas de arena', la nueva serie de TVE con Andrea Duro y Daniel Grao". Diez Minutos. 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b Sanz Ezquerro, David (11 November 2019). "Peregrinaje al mundo árabe para hacer Promesas de arena: así se rodó la serie". El Mundo.
  4. ^ "¿Habrá segunda temporada de 'Promesas de arena', la serie de La 1?". Bluper. El Español. 16 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b "'Promesas de arena': La complicidad de Lucía y Hayzam aumenta". Diez Minutos. 18 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Palenzuela, Fernando S. (17 December 2019). "'Promesas de arena' pone fin a su historia de amor y cooperación ante un discreto 9,8% de media". FormulaTV.
  7. ^ a b c "Amparo Miralles: "'Promesas de arena' es un proyecto muy importante para Atlantia Media porque es la primera serie que producimos"". Audiovisual451. 11 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Audiencias: 'Al Rojo Vivo' marca su máximo histórico con su análisis poselectoral". Bluper. El Español. 12 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Promesas de arena. Temporada 1". SensaCine. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  10. ^ "'Antidisturbios', 'La Resistencia' y Roberto Leal triunfan en los Premios Iris 2021 de la Academia TV". Vertele! (in Spanish). eldiario.es. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.