Hostal Royal Manzanares Explained

Genre:	Comedy
Country:	Spain
Language:	Spanish
Network:	TVE1
Num Seasons:	4
Company:	Prime Time

Hostal Royal Manzanares is a Spanish comedy television series starring Lina Morgan. It aired from 1996 to 1998 on TVE1.

Premise

Reme, a small-town woman, arrives to Madrid together with her father Paciano and her hen Cristal and stay at the hostel owned by Asunción, Reme's aunt.

Cast

• Lina Morgan as Reme, a small-town woman who has just arrived to Madrid with her father and her hen, Cristal.
• Mary Begoña as Asunción, the owner of the guesthouse, Reme's aunt.
• Rafael Alonso as Paciano, Reme's father.^[1]
• Ana Obregón as Sonsy,^[2] a prostitute with a heart of gold.^[3]
• as Luis, Reme's main love interest.
• as Elena, Asunción's daughter and Reme's cousin.
• as Filo, a client of the guesthouse.^[4]
• Lolita Flores as Juncal, a kleptomaniac gypsy woman, who just left prison.^[5]
• as Junior, a well-off man.

Production and release

Produced by Valerio Lazarov's company Prime Time and directed by Sebastián Junyent,^{[6] [7]} the series was filmed in presence of a studio audience. Just like some other comedy series of the time, it was based on an "inoffensive and banal" brand of humour driven by the histrionism of the characters.^[8] It premiered on 15 February 1996, drawing 8,491,000 viewers (a 46.01% share).^[9] The series dominated the prime time for the rest of its broadcasting run, with audience peaking on 15 May 1996 at 8,675,000 viewers and a 50.6% share.^[10] The series finale aired on 25 December 1997, yet a special episode of compilatory nature aired in January 1998.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Hostal Royal Manzanares', el gran éxito de Lina Morgan en televisión. Ecoteuve. El Economista. Adrián. Ruiz. 20 August 2015.
2. Web site: ¿Qué fue de los protagonistas de 'Hostal Royal Manzanares'?. Voz Pópuli. 6 September 2019.
3. La definición de una narrativa propia. La comedia televisiva española (1990-2018). Cuadernos.Info. 46. 0719-367X. 359. Beatriz. Gómez Morales. 2020.
4. Web site: ¿Qué fue de los protagonistas de 'Hostal Royal Manzanares'?. Las Provincias. 27 February 2014. M.. Gardó.
5. News: Dos nuevos huéspedes. El País. 17 October 1996.
6. Web site: Prime Time, la productora de Valerio Lazarov, un camino agridulce. Vertele!. eldiario.es. 31 May 2004.
7. 37. Anàlisi. 23. 1999. La ficción nacional, por fin a escena. Lorenzo. Vilches. Rosa A.. Berciano. Charo. Lacalle.
8. Televisión crítica o industria de la risa. El caso de la comedia televisiva española (1990-2018). UNED. Revista Signa. 29. 2020. 477. Gómez Morales. Beatriz. 1133-3634.
9. Web site: Lina Morgan, la reina del 'share'. El Norte de Castilla. 20 August 2015.
10. News: 'Hostal Royal Manzanares' y otras series de Lina Morgan. El País. Natalia. Marcos. 20 August 2015.
11. Web site: 'Hostal Royal Manzanares', Nostalgia TV. Espinof. 21 March 2010. David. Pastrana.