El último show explained

Creator:	Álex Rodrigo
Country:	Spain
Language:	Spanish
Network:	Aragón TV
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	8
Runtime:	50 min (approx.)

El último show is a Spanish television series starring Miguel Ángel Tirado (Marianico el Corto) created by Álex Rodrigo, the first original fiction series produced by Aragón TV. It originally aired in 2020.

Premise

Set in Aragon,^[1] the fiction is approached as a tragedy blended with comedy elements.^[2] A formerly popular comedian, Miguel Ángel, aka "Marianico el Corto", suffers from an identity crisis after finding out that his jokes are no longer funny.^[3] Despite his manager Chusé's intentions to return him back to stardom, he realises that he has little time left and decides to make a surrealist film paying homage to Luis Buñuel.^[4] He also tries to return to his former wife Pilar, now in a relationship with the much younger Dámaso.^[5] Miguel Ángel's story runs parallel to the developments in the teenage years of his granddaughter Claudia.

Cast

• Miguel Ángel Tirado, Marianico el Corto as Miguel Ángel,^[6] a fictional version of himself.
• Laura Boudet as Claudia, Miguel Ángel's granddaughter.
• Luisa Gavasa as Pilar, Miguel Ángel's former wife.^[7]
• as Marisa, Pilar and Miguel Ángel's daughter.^[8]
• José Luis Esteban as Chusé, Miguél Ángel's manager.
• Pablo Lagartos as Jacinto, Miguel Ángel's biggest fan.
• Denis Cicholewski as Traian, Claudia's classmate.
• Ken Appledorn as Max, English-language teacher.
• Laura Gómez-Lacueva as Laura, an art dealer.
• as Dámaso, Pilar's younger boyfriend.
• María Isabel Díaz as Luz, Marisa's co-worker.
• Rubén Martínez as Fernando, Claudia's father and Marisa's former husband.

With the special collaboration of

• Álvaro Morte as Álvaro Morte.
• José Lifante as Luis Buñuel.
• José María Rubio as .
• Carlota Callén as Lorena.

Production and release

Created by Álex Rodrigo, El último show was the first original fiction series produced by Aragón TV.^[9] It was directed by Rodrigo together with Carlos Val, whereas the screenplay was co-written by Rodrigo himself with Sara Alquézar and Enrique Lojo. Mario López worked as cinematography director. Zaza Ceballos, Álex Rodrigo, Jaime Fontán and Silvia Gómez Jordana were credited as executive producers. Shooting fully took place in Zaragoza during the northern hemisphere Fall of 2019.^{[10] [11]} The series consists of 8 episodes featuring a running time of around 50 minutes.

Originally broadcast by Aragón TV, the series premiered on 20 February 2020 in the Aragon region, earning 116,000 average viewers and a 23.1% audience share in the first episode, leading its time slot.^{[12] [13]} Following its original run, the series has since been aired on (since 17 April 2021)^{[14] [15]} and other FORTA Spanish regional networks (TV3, Canal Sur, TPA, TV Canarias).

Awards and nominations

|-| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2021? || rowspan = "2" | 22nd Iris Awards || Best Screenplay || Álex Rodrigo, Sara Alquézar, Enrique Lojo || || rowspan = "2" align = "center" | ^[16] |-| Best Actor || Miguel Ángel Tirado || |}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marianico el Corto llora. La Opinión A Coruña. 21 April 2020. José Antonio. Martínez.
2. Web site: 'El último show': huyendo de Marianico el corto. La Vanguardia. 17 April 2020. Mario. Sasot.
3. Web site: Crítica de El último show, la serie sobre Marianico el Corto y los tiempos de No te rías que es peor. 20 April 2020. Raquel. Hernández Luján. Hobby Consolas.
4. Web site: Espinof. 'El último show': llega a HBO una melancólica deconstrucción de Marianico el Corto (y Miguel) en una de las sorpresas de 2020. 17 April 2020.
5. Web site: À Punt emite el domingo 'El último show', la serie sobre Marianico el Corto del director de 'La casa de papel'. 20minutos.es. 25 March 2021.
6. Web site: 'El último show' saltará a HBO un día después de despedirse en Aragón TV. El Periódico. 6 April 2020.
7. Web site: Crítica: 'El último show' toca el corazón de yayos y modernos. Fuera de Series. 21 February 2020. Álvaro. Onieva.
8. Web site: Dossier de prensa. February 2020.
9. Web site: Fecha de estreno y tráiler de la primera serie de Aragón TV, sobre 'Marianico el corto'. Vertele!. eldiario.es. 6 February 2020.
10. Web site: 'El último show': desmontando a Marianico el Corto. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 15 April 2020. Álex. Ander.
11. Web site: "El último show", la (no) vuelta de Marianico el Corto a la televisión. Heraldo de Aragón. 17 February 2020.
12. Web site: 'El último show', lo más visto del día en Aragón en su estreno, con un 23,1% de cuota de pantalla. Heraldo de Aragón. 21 February 2020.
13. Web site: 'El último show' triunfa en su estreno y recibe el aplauso de los espectadores: "Es una serie imperdible". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 21 February 2020.
14. Web site: Álex Rodrigo: "El titular de "HBO compra la serie de Marianico el corto" parece de 'El Mundo Today'". Audiovisual451. 28 April 2020.
15. Web site: De Aragón a Galicia, pasando por Cataluña: la ficción autonómica salta al 'streaming'. The Objective. 24 April 2020. Fátima. Elidrissi.
16. Web site: Nominados a los Premios Iris 2020: 'El ministerio del tiempo' y 'La casa de papel' destacan en unas candidaturas muy repartidas. Espinof. 26 October 2020.