Fariña (TV series) explained

Alt Name:Cocaine Coast
Native Name:
Genre:Crime drama
Biographical
Theme Music Composer:Federico Jusid
Opentheme:"O que teño que facer para non ter que ir ó mar" by Iván Ferreiro
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
(some dialogue in Galician)
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:10
List Episodes:
  1. List of episodes
Runtime:70 minutes
Channel:Antena 3

Cocaine Coast (Galician: '''Fariña'''|lit=Flour) is a Spanish crime drama television series created by Bambú Producciones for Atresmedia. The series is based on Nacho Carretero's nonfiction book Fariña (Flour, slang for cocaine in Galician). It premiered on Antena 3 on 28 February 2018. The series stars Javier Rey as Sito Miñanco, an infamous Galician drug trafficker.[1] On 3 August 2018, the series premiered internationally on Netflix as Cocaine Coast.[2]

Premise

Sito Miñanco, a fisherman who is skilled in speedboat handling, starts to work in a tobacco smuggling ring led by Vicente Otero Pérez "Terito", the head of the Galician clans of the Ría de Arousa. Miñanco then starts his own ring alongside two friends. The different clans consider starting to traffic hashish, but Terito is against smuggling illegal drugs. Later, on a trip to Panama to launder money, Sito contacts traffickers who want to introduce cocaine into Europe through Galicia.

Cast

Recurring cast

See also

References

  1. Web site: Fariña: Todo lo que necesitas saber de la serie de Antena 3. La Vanguardia. Spanish. 28 February 2018.
  2. News: Happy FM. 'Fariña' ya tiene fecha de lanzamiento en Netflix. El Mundo. Spanish. 26 July 2018.