Carta a Eva
GenreHistorical fiction
Screenplay by
Directed byAgustí Villaronga
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
Production companies
Original release
NetworkLa 1
Release30 May (2013-05-30) –
6 June 2013 (2013-06-06)

Carta a Eva is a two-part Spanish television miniseries directed by Agustí Villaronga, starring Julieta Cardinali, Ana Torrent and Nora Navas. It originally aired on La 1 in 2013.

Premise

The fiction deals about how the lives of three different women—Eva Perón (first lady of Argentina), Carmen Polo (Francisco Franco's wife) and Juana Doña (a communist militant)—intertwine during the official visit paid by the first one to Spain in 1947, when the country was internationally isolated and the population starving.[1]

Cast

Main
Supporting

Production and release

It was co-produced by TVE, TV3 and Copia Cero.[5] Filming took place in Barcelona.[5] Directed by Agustí Villaronga, the screenplay was authored by Villaronga together with Alfred Pérez and Roger Danès.[10] The miniseries was pre-screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.[10] The two parts were released by Televisión Española from 30 May to 6 June 2013, earning average viewership figures of 2,666,000 viewers and a 14% audience share.[11]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewershipShare (%)Ref.
First airedLast airedNetwork
1230 May 2013 (2013-05-30)6 June 2013 (2013-06-06)tve2,666,00014[11]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2013 26th Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels Best Screenplay Agustí Villaronga, Alfred Pérez & Roger Danès Won [10]
Best Actress Julieta Cardinali Won
53rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival Best Miniseries Won [12]
Best Actress Julieta Cardinali Won
2014 6th Gaudí Awards Best TV Movie Won [13]

References

  1. ^ "La producció "Carta a Eva", premiada doblement a Biarritz". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 28 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b Belmonte, Rosa (1 June 2013). "Ana Polo de Franco". La Verdad.
  3. ^ "El viaje de Evita a España". El Periódico. 27 June 2014.
  4. ^ "9 ficciones españolas que convirtieron a Franco en un personaje". FormulaTV. 20 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "TVE estrena la premiada miniserie 'Carta a Eva'". La Vanguardia. 30 May 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Equipo artístico de 'Carta a Eva'". RTVE. 22 May 2013.
  7. ^ Hoyo, Marta del (4 September 2020). "Entrevista. Laura Prats: "No es un camino fácil, pero si es lo que llevas dentro, confía en ello"". Vavel.
  8. ^ Minghetti, Claudio D. (31 May 2013). "Eva Perón por partida doble en una noche de la TV española". Telam. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ^ Ferriol, Rosa (2 July 2013). "Pepa Charro, una ´maruja esposada´ en Telecinco". Diario de Mallorca.
  10. ^ a b c "La miniserie 'Carta a Eva', de Agustí de Villaronga, premiada en Biarritz". Audiovisual451. 29 January 2013.
  11. ^ a b "'Carta a Eva' obtiene dos Ninfa de Oro en el Festival de Televisión de Montecarlo". Audiovisual451. 14 June 2013.
  12. ^ "'Carta a Eva' logra el premio a la mejor Miniserie y Julieta Cardinali a la mejor actriz en el Festival de Montecarlo". Europa Press. 13 June 2013.
  13. ^ "Agustí Villaronga logra un Premio Gaudí por su televisiva 'Carta a Eva'". Última Hora. 4 February 2014.
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