Punta Escarlata is a Spanish mystery television series that originally aired on Telecinco from 20 July to 5 September 2011.
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| Genre | Mystery |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Network | Telecinco |
| Release | 20 July – 5 September 2011 |
Premise
editTwo girls disappeared after attending an open-air dance in the fictional sea-side village of Punta Escarlata. 8 years later a girl from Madrid experiences a vision about the murder of the girls that leads her to the location of the corpses. Two police officers from Madrid arrive to Punta Escarlata to solve the mystery.
Cast
edit- Carles Francino as Bosco Ruiz.[1]
- Antonio Hortelano as Max Vila.[1]
- Nadia de Santiago as Lucía.[1]
- Elena Ballesteros as Eva.[1]
- Kira Miró as Carla.[1]
- Fernando Cayo as Reyes.[2]
- Álvaro Cervantes as Marcos.[2]
- Macarena García as Raquel.[2]
- Javier Coll as Doctor Rozas.[2]
- José Sánchez Orosa as the priest.[2]
- Chema Ruiz as Lucía's father.[2]
- Juan Díaz as Rudy.[2]
- Daniel Holguín as Jero.[2]
- Carla Díaz as Patricia Rozas.[2]
- Ana Rujas as Vir.[3]
- Víctor Elías as Ximo.[3]
- Andrea Guasch as Itzíar.[2]
- Carlotta Cosials as Anabel.[2]
Production and release
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The executive producers were Pablo Barrera and Manuel Valdivia.[4] The series was produced by Cuatro and Globomedia,[5] and it was intended to air on the former TV channel. The series was filmed in 2009 in Altafulla, province of Tarragona.[2][5] However, after the merging of the Cuatro and Telecinco's operators, the series was shelved for a while.[6] The first episode eventually aired on Telecinco on 20 July 2011,[2] at 23:26, attracting an audience of 2,054,000 viewers (18.6%), becoming the best fiction release on the channel since Sin tetas no hay paraíso in 2008.[3] The broadcasting run ended on 7 September 2009, averaging a 12.8% share, slightly below the channel's average.[7]
It premiered in the US market on 20 September 2012, aired on VME.[8]
| No. in season | Title | Viewers | Original air date | Share (%) |
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| 1 | "Soñé que despertaba" | 2,056,000 | 20 July 2011 | 18.6 |
| 2 | "El pasado vuelve hoy" | 1,719,000 | 27 July 2011 | 16.7 |
| 3 | "El adiós" | 1,650,000 | 3 August 2011 | 12.6 |
| 4 | "El bosque" | 1,470,000 | 10 August 2011 | 12.4 |
| 5 | "La sombra" | 915,000 | 17 August 2011 | 6.1 |
| 6 | "Los bailes de Marte" | 1,305,000 | 24 August 2011 | 10.7 |
| 7 | "El monstruo que habita en los hombres" | 1,628,000 | 31 August 2011 | 12.8 |
| 8 | "La duda" | 1,810,000 | 6 September 2011 | 10.9 |
| 9 | "La maldición del fin del mundo" | 1,940,000 | 7 September 2011 | 14.2 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "'Punta Escarlata', despunta este verano en Telecinco pero... ¿Sabés quién es quién en esta serie?". ¡Hola!. 4 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Corrales, Guillermo A. (5 September 2011). "Se acerca el final de 'Punta Escarlata', ¿quién mató a las chicas del camping?". Bekia.
- ^ a b c Álvarez-Duque, Guillermo (21 July 2001). "'Punta Escarlata' triunfa y se convierte en el mejor estreno de ficción de Telecinco desde 2008". Bekia.
- ^ Blanco, Elisa (29 September 2009). "Comienza la grabación de Punta Escarlata". Telelocura.
- ^ a b "Cuatro completa el reparto de su serie de intriga 'Punta Escarlata'". Vertele. eldiario.es. 18 October 2009.
- ^ J., P. Roberto (8 September 2011). "'Punta Escarlata': Cuando el enemigo está en tu propia casa". Espinof.
- ^ a b Álvarez, José (8 September 2011). "'Punta Escarlata' se despide con un 12,8% de media y no logra superar la media de la cadena". FormulaTV.
- ^ ""Punta Escarlata" (Telecinco) entra en el mercado hispano de Estados Unidos". El Periódico de Aquí. 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Punta Escarlata. Capítulos". FormulaTV. Retrieved 14 March 2021.