Libertad (TV series)

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Libertad (TV series) - Wikipedia

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Libertad
Genre	Historical drama Western
Screenplay by	Miguel Barros Michel Gaztambide
Directed by	Enrique Urbizu
Starring	Bebe Isak Férriz Xabier Deive Jorge Suquet Sofía Oria Jason Fernández
Composer	Mario de Benito
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Running time	50 min
Production companies	Movistar+ LaZona
Original release
Network	Movistar+
Release	26 March 2021 (2021-03-26)

Libertad (lit. 'Freedom') is a Spanish historical drama limited television series set in 19th-century Spain featuring both Western and survival thriller elements,^[1] produced by Movistar+ and LaZona, directed by Enrique Urbizu and starring Bebe, Isak Férriz, Xabier Deive, Jorge Suquet, Sofía Oria and Jason Fernández. It was released on 26 March 2021, both the five-part series and a theatrical feature film cut.

Premise

Set in 1807 Spain,^[2] the fiction tracks the struggle of a woman, La Llanera (Bebe), in her search for freedom. After serving a 17-year prison sentence, La Llanera is pardoned and leaves with her son Juan (Jason Fernández), born in prison, son of Lagartijo (Xabier Deive), but they are chased by parties of bandits and hit men on behalf of the Governor (Luis Callejo).^[2]^[3]^[4]

Cast

Bebe as Lucía, La Llanera.^[4]^[5]
Isak Férriz as Aceituno.^[4]
Xabier Deive [gl] as Lagartijo.^[4]
Jorge Suquet [es] as John.^[4]
Sofía Oria as Reina.^[4]
Jason Fernández as Juan.^[4]
Manolo Caro.^[6]
Ginés García Millán as Pedro de Urquijo.^[7]
José Sospedra.^[6]
Antonio Velázquez as Saldaña.^[8]
Óscar Higares.^[9]

With the special collaboration of

Pedro Casablanc as Don Anastasio.^[4]^[10]
Luis Callejo as El Gobernador.^[4]^[10]

Production and release

Produced by LaZona and Movistar+, the series is directed by Enrique Urbizu, whereas the screenplay is authored by Michel Gaztambide and Miguel Barros, who had already worked with Urbizu in Gigantes.^[11] The original score was composed by Mario de Benito.^[12] The series mostly features outdoor locations.^[13] The series was shot in different locations in the Madrid region, and the provinces of Segovia, Cuenca and Guadalajara, including the surroundings of the Monastery of San Bartolomé [es] in Lupiana.^[5] Filming ended in March 2020, a week before the country-wide lockdown enforced in Spain because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[11] The series consists of 5 episodes with a running time of around 50 minutes.^[14]^[6] On 18 February 2021 Enrique Urbizu and Movistar+ presented the series, announcing the slated release date of the full series for 26 March 2021.^[11]^[15] They also announced an alternative 135-minute-long film format would simultaneously become available in cinemas,^[14]^[10]^[15]^[16] distributed by A Contracorriente Films.^[11] Beta Film secured the international distribution rights of the series.^[14]

Series	Episodes		Originally aired			Ref.
Series	Episodes		First aired	Last aired	Network	Ref.
1	5		26 March 2021 (2021-03-26)		Movistar+	^[17]

No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original air date
1	"Lucía, ‘La Llanera’"	Enrique Urbizu	26 March 2021 (2021-03-26)
2	"Ruiz, ‘El Lagartijo’"	Enrique Urbizu	26 March 2021 (2021-03-26)
3	"El hombre del río"	Enrique Urbizu	26 March 2021 (2021-03-26)
4	"La frontera"	Enrique Urbizu	26 March 2021 (2021-03-26)
5	"Libertad"	Enrique Urbizu	26 March 2021 (2021-03-26)

References

^ Pickard, Michael (26 March 2021). "Leading Libertad". Drama Quarterly.
^ ^a ^b Vázquez, Tamara (14 February 2020). "Enrique Urbizu: "Parece que en España interesa más destruir nuestros mitos, que construirlos"". Expansión.
^ "Movistar pone fecha de estreno a la 'Libertad' de Enrique Urbizu, que se verá como serie y película". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 11 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Silvestre, Juan (3 February 2020). "'Libertad': Así es la nueva serie de Enrique Urbizu para Movistar+". Fotogramas.
^ ^a ^b Roca, Ana Teresa (18 February 2020). "El doble de Stallone que enseña a galopar a Bebe". El País.
^ ^a ^b ^c Paloma A. (18 February 2021). "Enrique Urbizu: "Que 'Libertad' esté protagonizado por una mujer habría un mundo de posibilidades"". Mew Magazine.
^ Albero, Enric (26 March 2021). "'Libertad': rit(m)os y leyendas". El Cultural.
^ Fuentes Sánchez, Almudena (28 March 2021). "Antonio Velázquez: "Libertad" es cine puro, sin fuegos artificiales" | "Libertad" de Movistar +". La Caja de Música.
^ "De Emma Suárez a Cayetana Guillén-Cuervo: nadie quiso perderse la gran noche de Bebe". Vanitatis. El Confidencial. 26 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hernández Luján, Raquel (18 February 2021). "Enrique Urbizu presenta Libertad, que se estrenará en cines y en Movistar+". Hobby Consolas.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rivera, Antonio (18 February 2021). "'Libertad', la consagración de la alianza entre Enrique Urbizu y Movistar+ que será película y serie". Fuera de Series.
^ Roces, Pablo R. (23 March 2021). "Así será 'Libertad', la serie y la película de Enrique Urbizu que se estrenará en Movistar y en cines el 26 de marzo". El Mundo.
^ "Urbizu y Movistar + buscan con "Libertad" dar espaldarazo a las salas de cine". Yahoo.com. 18 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hopewell, John; Lang, Jamie (18 February 2021). "Enrique Urbizu's 'Libertad' Heralds Movistar Plus' First Movie/Series Hybrid". variety.com.
^ ^a ^b Marín Bellón, Federico (18 February 2021). "Enrique Urbizu: "Es el wéstern el que tiene una deuda con España"". abcplay. ABC.
^ "Enrique Urbizu vuelve a los cines con 'Libertad'". Audiovisual451. 18 February 2021.
^ "Capítulos Libertad". FormulaTV. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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