Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco
| Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco | |
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| Genre | Political thriller Period drama |
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| Directed by | Miguel Bardem |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
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| Running time | 98 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | La 1 |
| Release | 15 December 2014 |
Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco is a Spanish television film directed by Miguel Bardem recreating the magnicide of Juan Prim in 1870. It originally aired on 15 December 2014 on La 1.
Premise
[edit]Narrated by Benito Pérez Galdós,[1] a young journalist at the time the events take place, the fiction accounts for the political intrigues and conspiracies in the last year of the life of General Prim, prime minister of Spain, who had to find a suitable candidate to the country's throne.[1][2] It involves all the prime suspects behind Prim's murder,[2] an unsolved case up to this date. Prim's carriage was shot in the Calle del Turco on 28 December 1870. Wounded in the assassination attempt, Prim would die two days later.
Cast
[edit]- Francesc Orella as Juan Prim,[3] Prime Minister of Spain also serving as Minister of War.
- Javier Godino as Benito Pérez Galdós,[4] a young Canarian journalist.
- Pedro Casablanc as Felipe de Solís y Campuzano,[4] Montpensier's confidant and personal secretary.
- Daniel Grao as José María Pastor,[4] General Serrano's security chief.
- Víctor Clavijo as José Paúl y Angulo,[4] a Republican politician, Prim's enemy.[5]
- Javivi as Antonio de Orleans,[3] Duke of Montpensier.
- Simón Andreu as Francisco Serrano y Domínguez,[5] Regent of Spain.
- Manolo Solo as Juan José González Nandín,[6] Prim's personal secretary.
- Yuriria del Valle as Francisca "Paca" Agüero,[7][8] Prim's Mexican wife.
- Enrique Villén as Moya.[8]
- Pepe Lorente as Bravo.[8]
- Itsaso Arana as Josefa.[8]
- Secun de la Rosa as Gaspar Ruiz.[9]
- Luis Bermejo as Rojo Arias.[8]
- José Luis Alcobendas as Felipe Ducazcal y Lasheras, the leader of the "Partida de la Porra".[8]
- Alfonso Lara as Montesinos.[8]
- Carmen Segarra as Doña Encarna.[8]
- Jesús Noguero as López.[8]
- Paco Marín as Sostrada.[8]
- David Pinilla as Topete.[8]
- Francisco Olmo as Don Bernardo.[8]
Production and release
[edit]A Televisión Española co-production together with Shine Iberia, Televisió de Catalunya and Dream Team Concept,[10][11] the TV movie was written by Nacho Faerna and Virginia Yagüe and directed by Miguel Bardem.[5] It was created on occasion of the 200th anniversary of Joan Prim's birth.
The movie was pre-screened at the Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián.[12] Gregorio de la Fuente Monge and José Álvarez Junco collaborated as historical advisors.[10] Aired in prime time on La 1 on 15 December 2014, the telefilm earned a 13.2% audience share and 2,491,000 viewers.[13]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Zapping Awards | Best Actor | Francesc Orella | Won | [14] |
| 3rd MiM Series Awards | Best Miniseries or TV Movie | Won | [15] | ||
References
[edit]- References
- ^ a b Redondo, David (15 December 2014). "'Prim', otra ficción que salva el honor de TVE". Cadena SER.
- ^ a b Cameno Mayo 2019, p. 120.
- ^ a b "TVE estrena el próximo lunes 'Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco', la historia de un magnicidio rodeado de misterio". RTVE. 9 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "La 1 estrena 'Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco' el próximo lunes 15 de diciembre". FormulaTV. 9 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Noelius (9 December 2014). "TVE estrena el lunes 15 de diciembre 'Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco'". Espinof.
- ^ "Cine histórico para el finde… 'Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco'". 20minutos.es. 18 December 2020.
- ^ "'Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco' en el Festival MiM Series". RTVE. 25 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Guion de la Tv Movie (PDF). Ohch. 2014. pp. 27, 238. ISBN 978-84-96582-94-1.
- ^ "Prim: "España no es tierra de asesinos"". Cultura Joven. 7 December 2014.
- ^ a b Belinchón, Gregorio (15 December 2014). "Magnicidio a la española". El País.
- ^ "TVE rueda 'Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco'". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 18 November 2013.
- ^ Hernández, Clara (15 December 2014). "'Prim', un sucesor digno y temporal para la serie 'Isabel'". 20minutos.es.
- ^ "'La que se avecina' bate récord de temporada y no da opción al estreno de 'Prim'". El Confidencial. 16 December 2014.
- ^ "TVE y TV3, las grandes ganadoras de los Premios Zapping 2015". La Vanguardia. 26 February 2015.
- ^ Jabonero, Daniel (1 December 2015). "Los MiM premian las novedades de la temporada por encima de las viejas glorias". Bluper. El Español.
- Bibliography
- Cameno Mayo, Diego (2019). "El bicentenario del general Prim y la polémica sobre su asesinato en los medios de comunicación españoles" (PDF). Revista Internacional de Historia de la Comunicación. 2 (13). Seville: Editorial de la Universidad de Sevilla: 107–128. doi:10.12795/RiHC.2019.i13.07. hdl:11441/92117. ISSN 2255-5129. S2CID 239346099.
- Spanish television films
- La 1 (Spanish TV channel) original programming
- Spanish political thriller films
- Films about conspiracy theories
- Spanish-language television shows
- Films about assassinations
- 2014 in Spanish television
- Films set in 1870
- Films set in Madrid
- 2014 television films
- 2014 films
- 2010s political thriller films
- Films about prime ministers