La princesa de Éboli
Genre
Directed byBelén Macías
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAntena 3
Release18 October (2010-10-18) 
20 October 2010 (2010-10-20)

La princesa de Éboli (transl.'The Princess of Eboli') is a two-part Spanish period drama television miniseries about the woman of the same name. Directed by Belén Macías and starring Belén Rueda, Hugo Silva and Eduard Fernández, it originally aired in October 2010 on Antena 3.

Plot

Developed from a "feminist" point of view,[1] the plot concerns the developments on the biography of Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Éboli—a central figure in the Court of Philip II—after she widowed, when she lived a love story with Antonio Pérez, secretary of the king.[2] The fiction delves on the intrigues taking place in the court, including the Pérez's betrayal on the King or the assassination of Juan de Escobedo, that lead to the imprisonment and fall from grace of Ana de Mendoza.[3]

Cast

Production and release

The Ducal Palace in Pastrana was one of the shooting locations

La princesa de Éboli was produced by Atresmedia Cine and Notro Televisión.[10] Filming began by April 2010 and was wrapped by May 2010.[11][12] Shooting locations included the Ducal Palace of Pastrana; the castle of Mendoza in Manzanares el Real, the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and La Granjilla de La Fresneda.[10] Belén Macías directed the miniseries whereas María Jaén worked as screenwriter.[13][14]

During the film, Belén Rueda wore the eye patch characteristic of her character on her left eye instead of the right eye, which is the one that the Princess of Éboli actually covered.[1]

The miniseries premiered on 18 October 2010,[10] with 2,844,000 viewers and a 16.4% audience share.[15] The finale aired on 20 October 2010, commanding 2,412,000 viewers and a 14.3% share.[16]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewersShare (%)Ref.
First airedLast aired
1218 October 2010 (2010-10-18)20 October 2010 (2010-10-20)2,646,00015.4[17]
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byViewersOriginal air dateShare (%)
1"Primera parte"Belén MacíasMaría Jaén2,844,00018 October 2010 (2010-10-18)16.4
2"Segunda parte"Belén MacíasMaría Jaén2,412,00020 October 2010 (2010-10-20)14.3

References

  1. 1 2 España, Rafael de (2011). "Las dos caras del fotograma. El curioso caso de That Lady (1955), también conocida como la Princesa de Éboli". In Camarero, Gloria (ed.). La biografía fílmica: actas del Segundo Congreso Internacional de Historia y Cine (2, 2010, Madrid)[cd-rom]. Madrid: T&B editores. pp. 173–201. ISBN 978-84-694-3147-4 via Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
  2. ""La Princesa de Éboli" llega a Antena 3". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 15 October 2010.
  3. "Belén Rueda, una princesa entre el amor y la traición". El Mundo. 17 October 2010.
  4. 1 2 Mencías, Lorena (17 October 2010). "Pasión y celos en la corte de Felipe II". La Razón.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Antena 3 estrena la serie de época ´La Princesa de Éboli´, con Belén Rueda". Diario de Mallorca. 7 October 2010.
  6. Gallardo, F. (18 October 2010). ""'La princesa' está basada en la historia de unos personajes claves"". Diario de Sevilla.
  7. "Juana de Coello". Antena3. 7 October 2010.
  8. "Roberto Enríquez es a la vez secretario de Felipe II y héroe de carne y hueso". Europa Press. 18 October 2010.
  9. 1 2 "Antena 3 comienza el rodaje de "La princesa Éboli" con Belén Rueda y Hugo Silva". FormulaTV. 12 April 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 "Antena 3 reemite este jueves en prime time la TV movie 'La princesa de Éboli'". FormulaTV. 19 June 2013.
  11. "Comienza el rodaje de 'La princesa de Éboli', con Belén Rueda y Hugo Silva". Heraldo. 12 April 2010.
  12. "Finaliza el rodaje del telefilme ´La princesa de Eboli´, de A-3 TV". El Periódico Extremadura. 22 May 2010.
  13. "Belén Rueda es la nueva "La Princesa de Éboli"". La Opinión A Coruña. 15 October 2010.
  14. Pàmies, Sergi (20 October 2010). "Tuerta en un mundo ciego". La Vanguardia.
  15. "Audiencias del lunes 18 de octubre: 'Princesa de Éboli' y 'CSI' con "crossover": Todos contentos". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 19 October 2010.
  16. "Audiencias del miércoles 20 de octubre: 'Éboli', 'Lobos' y 'Millennium' se reparten el horario estelar". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 21 October 2020.
  17. Bellido-Acevedo, Gema (2018). "Evolución del género de las miniseries en la televisión española contemporánea (1980-2012)" (PDF). Comunicación y Medios. Ñuñoa: Universidad de Chile. Instituto de la Comunicación e Imagen. 27 (38): 45. doi:10.5354/0719-1529.2018.48496. ISSN 0716-3991.
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