Carta a Eva explained

Genre:Historical fiction
Director:Agustí Villaronga
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Network:La 1
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:2

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. Filming took place in Barcelona. Directed by Agustí Villaronga, the screenplay was authored by Villaronga together with Alfred Pérez and Roger Danès.[6] The miniseries was pre-screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. 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.[7]

Awards and nominations

|-| align = "center" rowspan = "4" | 2013 || rowspan = "2" | 26th Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels || Best Screenplay || Agustí Villaronga, Alfred Pérez & Roger Danès || || rowspan = "2" | |-| Best Actress || Julieta Cardinali || |-| rowspan = "2" | 53rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival || colspan = "2" | Best Miniseries || || rowspan = "2" | [8] |-| Best Actress || Julieta Cardinali || |-| align = "center" | 2014 || 6th Gaudí Awards || colspan = "2" | Best TV Movie || || [9] |}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 January 2013. La producció "Carta a Eva", premiada doblement a Biarritz. Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
  2. Web site: Ana Polo de Franco. La Verdad. 1 June 2013. Rosa. Belmonte.
  3. Web site: El viaje de Evita a España. El Periódico. 27 June 2014.
  4. Web site: 9 ficciones españolas que convirtieron a Franco en un personaje. FormulaTV. 20 November 2016.
  5. Web site: TVE estrena la premiada miniserie 'Carta a Eva'. La Vanguardia. 30 May 2013.
  6. Web site: La miniserie 'Carta a Eva', de Agustí de Villaronga, premiada en Biarritz. Audiovisual451. 29 January 2013.
  7. Web site: 'Carta a Eva' obtiene dos Ninfa de Oro en el Festival de Televisión de Montecarlo. Audiovisual451. 14 June 2013.
  8. Web site: Europa Press. 'Carta a Eva' logra el premio a la mejor Miniserie y Julieta Cardinali a la mejor actriz en el Festival de Montecarlo. 13 June 2013.
  9. Web site: Agustí Villaronga logra un Premio Gaudí por su televisiva 'Carta a Eva'. Última Hora. 4 February 2014.