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Piratas

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Piratas
GenreAdventure
Period drama
Created byCarlos Portela [es]
Directed byJorge Coira [es]
Jorge Saavedra
StarringÓscar Jaenada
Pilar Rubio
Silvia Abascal
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Production companiesTelecinco
Mandarina
Original release
NetworkTelecinco
Release9 May (2011-05-09) –
27 June 2011 (2011-06-27)

Piratas (transl. 'Pirates') is a Spanish adventure drama television series with comedy elements created by Carlos Portela and which stars Óscar Jaenada, Pilar Rubio and Silvia Abascal. It aired on Telecinco in 2011.

Premise

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Set in the 18th century, the fiction follows the exploits of Álvaro Mondego (Óscar Jaenada), a member of the nobility who ends up captured by a pirate crew led by Captain Bocanegra (Aitor Mazo) and his daughter Carmen (Pilar Rubio).[1][2][3]

Cast

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Production and release

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Created by Carlos Portela,[6] Piratas was produced by Telecinco in collaboration with Mandarina.[7] Jorge Coira and Jorge Saavedra directed the episodes.[8] Filming began in August 2010 in Galicia.[7] The series premiered on 9 May 2011.[9] The first episode earned good viewership ratings (3,454,000 viewers and 17.2% share) and led the prime time slot.[10] However interested rapidly waned and the series ended its broadcasting run on 27 June 2011 with only a 10.3% audience share, averaging 2,027,000 viewers and a 11.9% audience share across the 8 episodes.[9] The episodes' release time was also progressively delayed by the channel.[9]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedViewersShare (%)Ref.
First airedLast airedNetwork
189 May 2011 (2011-05-09)27 June 2011 (2011-06-27)Telecinco2,027,00011.9[9]
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No. in
season
TitleViewersOriginal air dateShare (%)
1"Cómo nace una leyenda"3,454,0009 May 2011 (2011-05-09)17.2
2"Diarios"2,443,00016 May 2011 (2011-05-16)12.5
3"Mujeres de armas tomar"2,277,00023 May 2011 (2011-05-23)12.0
4"¡Ron, ron ron, la botella de ron!"1,923,00030 May 2011 (2011-05-30)10.4
5"Una carta para el Rey"1,834,0006 June 2011 (2011-06-06)10.8
6"El pueblo contra Mondego"1,583,00013 June 2011 (2011-06-13)11.8
7"La boca del infierno"1,445,00020 June 2011 (2011-06-20)10.3
8"La X marca el lugar"1,259,00027 June 2011 (2011-06-27)10.3

References

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  1. ^ "'Piratas' completa su reparto". Heraldo. 8 October 2010.
  2. ^ Perezagua, Irene (5 December 2010). "Telecinco se atreve con una de 'Piratas'". Las Provincias.
  3. ^ Fernández, Saúl (11 May 2011). "En Avilés empieza la aventura". La Nueva España.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l ""Piratas es el proyecto más ambicioso en la historia de Telecinco"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 28 April 2011.
  5. ^ Fdez, Juan M. (29 April 2011). "El equipo de Piratas se vuelca con Silvia Abascal: "Queremos que vuelva a rugir como una leona"". El Confidencial.
  6. ^ "'Piratas' atraca en Telecinco". Las Provincias. 9 May 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Espectaculares localizaciones en Galicia acogen el rodaje de la serie 'Piratas'". FormulaTV. 3 December 2010.
  8. ^ "El salón Nau trae una goleta de la serie de televisión Piratas". Atlantico. 24 May 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d "'Piratas' (11,9%) se despide de Telecinco sin conseguir el resultado deseado". FormulaTV. 18 June 2011.
  10. ^ Méndez, Isabel (10 May 2011). "El primer capítulo de 'Piratas', lo más visto en televisión el lunes". Diario Sur.