Perfect Life (TV series)
| Perfect Life | |
|---|---|
| Vida perfecta | |
| Genre | Comedy Dramedy |
| Created by | Leticia Dolera |
| Written by | Leticia Dolera Manuel Burque |
| Directed by | Ginesta Guindal Leticia Dolera Elena Martín |
| Starring | Leticia Dolera Celia Freijeiro Aixa Villagrán |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 min (approx.) |
| Production companies | Movistar+ Corte y Confección de Películas |
| Original release | |
| Network | Movistar+ |
| Release | 18 October 2019 |
Perfect Life (Template:Lang-es) is a Spanish comedy television series, created by Leticia Dolera for Movistar+. The first season was fully released on the latter platform on 19 October 2019.
Premise
The fiction follows three women in their thirties: Cris (Celia Freijeiro), Esther (Aixa Villagrán) and María (Leticia Dolera), facing different life situations and eventually coming to rethink their pre-established ideas.[1][2]
Cast
- Leads
- Celia Freijeiro as Cris
- Leticia Dolera as María
- Aixa Villagrán as Esther
- Other
- Enric Auquer as Gari.[3]
- David Verdaguer as Gustavo.[3]
- Manuel Burque as Xosé.[3]
- Font García as Pablo.[3]
- Carmen Machi as María del Pilar.[3]
- Fernando Colomo as José Antonio.[3]
- Pedro Casablanc as Ricardo.[3]
Production and release
Created by Leticia Dolera, the series was written by Dolera together with Manuel Burque, whereas it was directed by Dolera together with Ginesta Guindal and Elena Martín.[4] It was co-produced by Movistar+ and Corte y Confección de Películas.[1] The decision to remove actress Aina Clotet from the cast due to her pregnancy generated controversy and public scrutiny.[5]
The first season, consisting of 8 episodes with a running time of about 25 minutes was fully released on Movistar+ on 18 October 2019.[2] The production of a second season was subsequently announced in December 2019.[2] In January 2021, HBO Max reached an agreement with Movistar+ to release the first season in the United States as well as to join the set of producing companies of the second season, whose filming had ended by that time.[6][7][8]
| No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cuando no te dejas llevar" | 18 October 2019 |
| 2 | "Cuando nada es lo que parece" | 18 October 2019 |
| 3 | "Cuando tomas un camino inesperado" | 18 October 2019 |
| 4 | "Cuando te confiesas con tus padres" | 18 October 2019 |
| 5 | "Cuando quieres y no puedes" | 18 October 2019 |
| 6 | "Cuando no quieres estar sola" | 18 October 2019 |
| 7 | "Cuando todo se derrumba" | 18 October 2019 |
| 8 | "Cuando te dejas llevar" | 18 October 2019 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominees | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7th Feroz Awards | Best Comedy Series | Won | [10] | |
| Best Lead Actress in a TV Series | Leticia Dolera | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series | Enric Auquer | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress in a TV series | Celia Freijeiro | Nominated | |||
| Aixa Villagrán | Nominated | ||||
| 70th Fotogramas de Plata | Best Spanish TV Series (according to readers) | Won | [11] | ||
| 2021 | 8th MiM Series Awards | Best Comedy Series | Nominated | [12] | |
| Best Screenplay | Leticia Dolera and Manuel Burque | Won | |||
| Best Comedy Actor | Enric Auquer | Won | |||
| Best Comedy Actress | Aixa Villagrán | Won | |||
References
- ^ a b Álvarez, Paloma (17 October 2019). "La "Vida perfecta", la nueva serie de Leticia Dolera que promete por igual risas y lecciones de vida". Telva.
- ^ a b c ""Vida perfecta" de Leticia Dolera tendrá una segunda temporada". La Vanguardia. 17 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Personajes". Movistar+. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Borrás, Daniel (4 November 2019). "'Vida perfecta' es el claro ejemplo de cómo estar un poco mal pero estar bien". GQ.
- ^ Palés, Alejandra (14 September 2019). "Les 10 sèries que veurem aquesta tardor". Ara.
- ^ "Movistar+ y HBO Max firman un acuerdo de producción internacional para 'Vida Perfecta'". El Periódico. 11 January 2021.
- ^ "HBO Max producirá junto a Movistar+ la segunda temporada de 'Vida perfecta'". Sindicato Alma. 12 January 2021.
- ^ Lang, Jamie (11 January 2021). "HBO Max Joins Movistar Plus on Season 2 of Canneseries Winner 'Perfect Life'". Variety.
- ^ "Vida Perfecta. Temporada 1access-date=1 April 2021". Sensacine.
- ^ "Lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2020". abcplay. ABC. 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Fotogramas de PLata 2019: 'Vida perfecta', mejor serie española según los lectores". Fotogramas. 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Premios Mim Series 'Servir y proteger', mejor serie diaria en unos Premios MiM Series que se reparten 'La unidad', 'Vida Perfecta' y 'Patria'". RTVE. 25 February 2021.
