Instinto (TV series)

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Instinto
Genre	Erotic thriller
Created by	Teresa Fernández-Valdés Ramón Campos Gema R. Neira
Directed by	Carlos Sedes Roger Gual
Starring	Mario Casas
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Running time	50 min (approx.)
Production company	Bambú Producciones
Original release
Network	Movistar+
Release	10 May 2019 (2019-05-10)

Instinto (lit. 'Instinct') is a Spanish erotic thriller television series starring Mario Casas. Created by Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira and produced by Bambú Producciones for Movistar+, it was released on 10 May 2019.

Premise

Marco Mur (Mario Casas) is a successful businessman, the CEO of ALVA, a tech company about to launch an innovative prototype of electric car,^[1]^[2] in which he works together with his friend Diego (Jon Arias) and Bárbara (Bruna Cusí). A newcomer, the ambitious Eva (Silvia Alonso), joins the company.^[3]^[4] Marco is however introverted and emotionally blocked.^[1] Dependent on his psychologist Sara (Miryam Gallego), Marco's only mental escape routes are sport and a private club where members receive sexual pleasure and give free rein to their erotic fantasies.^[3]

Marco has an autistic younger brother, José (Óscar Casas),^{[n. 1]} interned in a specialized center where the only person able to connect with him is Carol (Ingrid García-Jonsson).^[4]^[6]

Cast

Mario Casas as Marco Mur.^[7]^[8]
Ingrid García-Jonsson as Carol Majó, José's therapist.^[7]^[8]
Silvia Alonso as Eva Vergara, an ambitious engineer and newcomer to Alva.^[7]^[8]^[4]
Miryam Gallego as Sara Ortuño, a psychologist treating Marco.^[7]^[8]
Jon Arias as Diego Bernal, Marco's friend and business partner.^[7]^[8]
Bruna Cusí as Bárbara Robles, Diego's wife and Alva's marketing director.^[7]^[8]^[1]
Óscar Casas as José Mur, Marco's autistic brother.^[7]^[8]
Elvira Mínguez as Doctora Villegas, the director of the centre José is interned in.^[9]
Lola Dueñas as Laura, Marco and José's mother.^[10]
Juan Diego Botto as Pol Garrido, a peculiar psychologist.^[4]^[8]

Production and release

Produced by Bambú Producciones [es],^[11] the series was created by Ramón Campos [gl], Teresa Fernández-Valdés and Gema R. Neira, whereas Carlos Sedes [gl] and Roger Gual [es] directed the episodes.^[1]

The series was shot in 2018. A former weapons factory in Guadalajara was repurposed as the premises of ALVA, the lead character's company.^[3] The Palacio de Fernán Núñez [es] in Madrid was used to recreate the club.^[3]^[12] Mataelpino [es], in the Sierra de Guadarrama, was another shooting location.^[3]

The series, consisting of 8 episodes with a running time of about 50 min,^[13] was released on Movistar+ on 10 May 2019.^[14] The supporting performance of Óscar Casas (rather than his older brother's leading performance) received praise in social media.^[14]

Awards and nominations


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2020	7h Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series	Óscar Casas	Nominated	^[15]

References

Informational notes

^ Óscar Casas is the real-life brother of Mario Casas.^[5]

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fdez, Juanma (11 May 2019). "'Instinto', la serie que podría haber sido para otra plataforma y con otro protagonista". Bluper. El Español.
^ Escalona, Maribel (23 October 2018). "Así se hace 'Instinto', la nueva serie de Mario Casas". Diez Minutos.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Almodóvar, Marco (27 October 2018). "Así son los escenarios de 'Instinto', la atrevida serie de Movistar+ con Mario Casas". ecoteuve. El Economista.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fernández, Yolanda (17 May 2019). "Mucho ruido y pocas nueces". Diari de Tarragona.
^ "Mario Casas da vida a un empresario incapaz de relacionarse con las mujeres en un nuevo thriller erótico". La Nueva España. 10 May 2019.
^ Enríquez, Amalia (30 May 2019). "Ingrid García-Jonsson: De Carol he aprendido que para amar a los demás antes debes aprender amarte a ti mismo". El Mundo.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Cortés, Iker (6 May 2019). "'Instinto', gatillazo para el thriller sexual de Mario Casas". El Correo. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ""Instinto": ¿tendrá temporada 2 por Movistar + con Mario Casas? Lo que se sabe hasta el momento". El Comercio. 30 May 2019.
^ Quintana, Sonia (2 June 2019). "El clan vallisoletano de la ficción televisiva". El Norte de Castilla.
^ "Lola Dueñas será la madre de Mario Casas en la serie Instinto de Movistar". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 6 July 2018.
^ Moreno, Adriano (17 April 2019). "Mario Casas se queda 'en bolas' en el nuevo tráiler de 'Instinto'". Los 40.
^ Molina, Berto (10 May 2019). "Desmontando sexualmente 'Instinto', la nueva serie de Mario Casas". El Confidencial.
^ "'Instinto', con Mario Casas, plato fuerte de los estrenos de mayo de Movistar+". Mundo Deportivo. 18 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Mario Casas es el protagonista de Instinto pero su hermano se lleva todos los elogios". Los 40. 27 May 2019.
^ "Lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2020". ABC. 17 January 2020.

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