Bienvenidos al Lolita | |
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Genre | Comedy drama |
Directed by | Fernando González Molina David Molina Sandra Gallego |
Starring | Beatriz Carvajal Roberto Álamo Natalia Verbeke Carlos Santos Nerea Camacho Luis Varela |
Country of origin | Spain |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Daniel Écija Álex Pina Fernando González Molina Esther Martínez Lobato |
Production company | Globomedia |
Original release | |
Network | Antena 3 |
Release | 7 January 25 February 2014 | –
Bienvenidos al Lolita is a Spanish dramedy[1] television series set in a cabaret club. Produced by Globomedia for Antena 3, it aired on the latter channel from January 2014 to February 2014.
The series deals about the backstage mishaps of a troupe of people (a "dysfunctional family") working at a time of economic crisis at the Lolita Cabaret, a cabaret club located in Madrid.[2][3]
Bienvenidos al Lolita, tentatively titled Lolita Cabaret before its release, was inspired in the classical Spanish comedy genre from the 1950s and 1960s.[4] The series was produced by Globomedia,[5] whereas Daniel Écija, Álex Pina, Fernando González Molina and Esther Martínez Lobato were credited as executive producers.[6] Fernando González Molina, David Molina and Sandra Gallego directed the episodes.[6] The 6-month-long filming was wrapped up by November 2013.[7][3] Shooting took place in Madrid.[7]
The series premiered on 7 January 2014, with a "promising" 18.4% share.[8] However interest rapidly waned, and the audience share went all the way down to a 10.5% in the sixth episode.[8] Antena 3 then decided not to renovate the series, with the last 2 episodes yet to be aired.[9] The broadcasting run of the 8-episode season ended on 25 February 2014, averaging 2,658,000 viewers and a 14.0% share.[8]
The misfiring of the series reportedly made Pina "realize the need to regenerate the prevailing model of national television".[10] According to Pina, the series' direst mistake was "not being coherent with the plot", "making a cabaret series" (...) "without being absolutely transgressive is a mistake".[11]
No. in season | Title | Viewers | Original air date | Share (%) |
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1 | "Bienvenidos al Lolita" | 3,551,000 | 7 January 2014 | 18.4 |
2 | "Abuela de día, cabaretera de noche" | 3,361,000 | 14 January 2014 | 17.5 |
3 | "Lo verde empieza en Los Pirineos" | 2,898,000 | 21 January 2014 | 15.6 |
4 | "El hermano rarito de Garritas" | 2,719,000 | 28 January 2014 | 14.7 |
5 | "El teorema del beso con lengua" | 2,597,000 | 4 February 2014 | 12.6 |
6 | "La pandilla basura" | 1,989,000 | 11 February 2014 | 10.5 |
7 | "En el alambre" | 2,079,000 | 18 February 2014 | 11.5 |
8 | "El último viaje a Egipto" | 2,070,000 | 25 February 2014 | 11.5 |