Malaka
Official poster
GenrePolice crime drama
Thriller
Created by
  • Daniel Corpas Hansen
  • Samuel Pinazo
Directed by
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Daniel Corpas Hansen
  • Javier Pons
  • Javier Olivares
  • Marc Vigil
  • Javier García Díaz
Production locationMálaga
Cinematography
  • Manuel Aguado
  • Curro Ferreira
  • David Tudela
Editors
  • Laura Montesinos
  • Josu Martínez
  • Silvia Pizarro
Running time60 min
Production companyGlobomedia
Original release
NetworkLa 1
ReleaseSeptember 9 (2019-09-09) –
October 21, 2019 (2019-10-21)

Malaka is a Spanish thriller television series created by Daniel Corpas Hansen and Samuel Pinazo, produced by Globomedia and Javier Olivares, and starring Maggie Civantos, Salva Reina and Vicente Romero.[1][2] It is directed by Marc Vigil.[3] It premiered on La 1 on 9 September 2019.

Premise

Set in Málaga, the fiction starts with the disappearance of Noelia Castañeda (Helena Kaittani).[4] Two police officers—Blanca Gámez (Maggie Civantos) and Darío Arjona (Salva Reina)—are charged with the case.[4]

Cast

  • Maggie Civantos as Blanca Gámez
  • Salva Reina as Darío Arjona "Gato"
  • Vicente Romero as Joaquín "Quino" Romero
  • Alejandro Casaseca as Felipe Monzón
  • Antonio Gil as Germán Castañeda
  • Manuel Morón as Esteban Sarabia
  • Víctor Castilla as Vicente Cortés "El Suizo"
  • Emilio Palacios as Álvaro
  • Ignacio Mateos as Israel Cruz "El Barra"
  • Laura Baena Torres as Asunción Cortés "La Tota"
  • Héctor Medina as Jesús Pacheco "El Malo"
  • Susana Córdoba as Salomé
  • Pilar Gómez as Nines
  • Noemí Ruiz as Ruth Bravo
  • Helena Kaittani as Noelia Castañeda
  • Cuca Escribano as Olga de la Cova
  • Marco Cerezo as Perico

Production and release

Malaka was shot between April and July 2019 in Málaga, Andalusia.[5]

In advance of its television premiere, two episodes of the series received a preview screening at the 2019 FesTVal on 2 September 2019.[6] The series premiered on La 1 on 9 September 2019, with 2 back-to-back episodes.[7][8]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedViewersShare (%)Ref.
First airedLast airedNetwork
189 September 2019 (2019-09-09)21 October 2019 (2019-10-21)tve1,360,0009.6[7]
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No. in
season		TitleViewersOriginal air dateShare (%)
1"Fenicios"1,874,0009 September 2019 (2019-09-09)13.5
2"Vivir dentro de una piedra"1,523,0009 September 2019 (2019-09-09)15.6
3"Tú no sabes quién soy yo"1,341,00016 September 2019 (2019-09-16)9.0
4"La palabra es plata, el silencio es oro"1,150,00023 September 2019 (2019-09-23)8.0
5"El secreto de Kali"1,269,00030 September 2019 (2019-09-30)8.5
6"Alquimia"1,233,0007 October 2019 (2019-10-07)8.4
7"Mañana todo aquí será como ayer"1,246,00014 October 2019 (2019-10-14)8.3
8"Y yo cobro"1,173,00021 October 2019 (2019-10-21)7.5

Awards and nominations

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
20197th MiM Series AwardsBest Drama SeriesNominated[9]
Best ScreenplayDaniel Corpas, Samuel Pinazo, Jordi Calfí, Sergio Sarriá, Santiago Díaz, Luis Miguel Pérez and Isabel SánchezNominated
Best Drama ActorSalva ReinaWon

References

  1. ↑ "TVE y Movistar eligen sus series de futuro: un policíaco oscuro y una comedia con sello Malviviendo". El Diario (in Spanish). Vertele!. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Escalona, Maribel (3 September 2019). "'Malaka': la serie más cruda de TVE". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Hearst Magazines International. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Griñán, Francisco (4 February 2019). "Globomedia ficha para la serie 'Malaka' al director de 'El Ministerio del Tiempo' y 'Vis a vis'". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 Escalona, Maribel (3 September 2019). "'Malaka': la serie más cruda de TVE". Diez Minutos.
  5. ↑ "RTVE comienza en Málaga el rodaje de 'Malaka', thriller policíaco con Maggie Civantos, Salva Reina y Vicente Romero". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 3 April 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "RTVE inaugura la XI edición del FesTVal de Vitoria con la serie 'Malaka'". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  7. 1 2 Navarro, Sergio (22 October 2019). "'Malaka' resuelve un caso que ha registrado un discreto pero estable 9,6% de media en La 1". FormulaTV. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Malaka - La serie se estrena el 9 de septiembre a las 22:40". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  9. ↑ Herrera, Nuria (18 December 2019). "La lista de ganadores de los Premios MiM Series 2019". Diez Minutos.
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