Netflix has announced today the release date, the first images, and the teaser poster for Aquel, the biographical series based on the life of the renowned Spanish singer Raphael, which will premiere exclusively on Netflix in Spain and Latin America on October 9th.
Javier Morgade (Culpa tuya, El jardinero) and Carlos Santos (El refugio atómico, 1992) embody Raphael in two stages of his life: youth and maturity, respectively, in a story that traverses the lights and shadows of the artist. The cast is completed by Francesco Carril (Los años nuevos, La virgen de agosto), Natalia Varela (Ella es tu padre, No te puedes esconder), Pepa Aniorte (Sueños de libertad, La caza. Guadiana) and Manolo Caro (Entrevías, Feria: la luz más oscura), among others.
Aquel is an eight-episode biographical series that tells the life of Raphael, from his humble origins in post-war Spain to the conquest of the great international stages. The series portrays the unstoppable rise of an unrepeatable artist: his most intimate passions, his greatest hits, his personal conflicts, and the ghosts that have accompanied him throughout his entire life. With settings ranging from Madrid to Las Vegas, passing through Moscow, Paris, or Acapulco, Aquel is an emotional journey through five decades full of lights and shadows. A moving story that reveals the man behind the myth.
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The series is a production by DLO Producciones (El jardinero, Ni una más) in association with Caracol Televisión. It is directed by Tito López Amado, Javier Pulido and Beatriz Sanchís, and features José Manuel Lorenzo as producer and Jacobo Martos as associate producer. The script was written by Ignacio del Moral, Paloma Rando and Adrià P. Xancó. Participating as executive producers are Nacho Bolonio, Dago García, Gonzalo Cordoba, Asier Aguilar, Lisette Osorio and José Manuel Lorenzo.
About DLO Producciones
José Manuel Lorenzo, founder, president and executive producer of DLO, founded this fiction, film and television production company in 2011, which has been partially owned by the Banijay Group since 2013. DLO is made up of a multidisciplinary team of professionals from the audiovisual world with a long track record and recognized successful projects: Anatomía de un instante (Movistar Plus+), directed by Alberto Rodríguez and winner of the FORQUÉ award for best series. The La caza trilogy for RTVE (Monteperdido, Tramuntana and Guadiana), which moved to Movistar Plus+ with LA CAZA. IRATI; Dime Quién Soy (Movistar Plus+); El Inmortal (Movistar Plus+, Telemundo), nominated at the 2022 Cannes Festival and which already has 3 seasons; Ni una más, the adaptation of Miguel Sáez Carral’s novel for Netflix; Las largas sombras, directed by Clara Roquet, for Disney+; El Jardinero, created by Miguel Sáez Carral for Netflix and its most recent production for this same platform: La acusación.
About Caracol Televisión
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Caracol Televisión is the leading Colombian television channel for Spanish-language content, having produced several of the most successful and innovative programs and formats in the industry over the last 20 years. With more than 1,900 hours of content produced per year and extensive international sales experience in more than 180 countries across 5 continents, Caracol Televisión is a global pioneer. Today, it is a true content production factory that has expanded its influence worldwide through its International business division. With offices in Miami, Madrid, and Bogotá, Caracol Internacional distributes the telenovelas, series, and entertainment formats created by Caracol TV, which have crossed all cultural and linguistic barriers, becoming globally recognized products.
