Colegas (TV series) explained

Genre:	Dramedy
Director:	Peris Romano
Country:	Spain
Language:	Spanish
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	6
Runtime:	20 min (approx.)
Network:	playz

Colegas is a Spanish dramedy streaming television series directed by Peris Romano which stars Manuel Feijóo, Julián González, Lara de Miguel, Fernando Gil and Marta Solaz, among others. Produced by RTVE Digital and Hill Valley Producciones, it was released from 2017 to 2018 on playz.

Premise

The fiction, a dramedy,^[1] tracks a group of people who reunite 20 years after becoming popular as performers in a fictional television series, Colegas. It makes recurring nods to teen drama titles such as Compañeros or Al salir de clase, in which the real-life actors who perform exaggerated version of themselves actually starred.^[2]

Cast

Main

• as Manu.^[3]
• as Julián
• as Dani
• as Rafa
• as Lara
• as Fernando Will.i.am Gil.
• as Marta
• Soy una pringada, as Patetic-girl.^[4]
• Javi Coll as Rasty Palacios.
• Enrique Villén as Villén, Manu's manager.
• Rodrigo Poisón as Machete.
• .

Other and cameos

• as Señor Romano.^[5]
• Víctor Clavijo
• Lucía Jiménez^[6]
• Eva Santolaria.
• William Miller.

Production and release

Produced by RTVE Digital in collaboration with Hill Valley Producciones,^[7] Colegas was shot in locations across the Madrid region and the province of Ávila.^[8] Directed by Peris Romano,^[9] it consists of 6 episodes with a running time of around 20 minutes.^[10] RTVE released the pilot on 30 October 2017,^[11] as part of the launch of the Playz platform together with the release of the pilots of Dorien and Mambo.^[12] The broadcasting run resumed on 13 February 2018,^[13] with a weekly release on Tuesday.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Playz ya está en marcha: Televisión Española quiere ganarse a los millennials. Audiovisual451. 31 October 2017.
2. News: El País. 'Colegas', tan encantadora como olvidable. 16 March 2018. Álvaro P.. Ruiz de Elvira.
3. Web site: "Colegas", una serie del siglo XXI que mira a la televisión de los noventa. abcplay. ABC. 15 February 2018. Carmen. Aniorte.
4. Web site: Playz estrena 'Colegas', la serie que recupera el espíritu de las ficciones juveniles de los 90. RTVE. 13 February 2018.
5. Web site: 'Colegas': Antonio Hortelano vuelve a reencontrarse con la pandilla de 'Compañeros' en Playz. FormulaTV. Héctor. Alabadí. 12 March 2018.
6. News: El País. 17 February 2018. La serie que responde qué fue de los actores de 'Al salir de clase' y 'Compañeros'. Álvaro P.. Ruiz de Elvira.
7. Web site: Así es la cabecera de 'Colegas' con homenaje a las series de los 90. Bluper. El Español. 15 February 2018.
8. Web site: 'Colegas', la serie que bebe del espíritu de 'Compañeros'. La Razón. 14 February 2018.
9. Web site: El espíritu de las series juveniles de los 90 vuelve con "Colegas" a Playz. El Periódico. 13 February 2018.
10. Web site: 'Colegas' tira de la nostalgia de los 90 para nuevas generaciones. Fuera de Series. 14 February 2018. Marina. Such.
11. Web site: El comienzo de 'Colegas' falla al presentar su interesante premisa. Espinof. 1 November 2017.
12. Web site: RTVE lanza Playz, su nueva plataforma online con contenidos originales e interactivos. Vertele!. eldiario.es. 27 October 2017.
13. Web site: Colegas. TV Time. 28 April 2021.