| Creator: | Patricia Ferreira |
| Network: | La 1 |
| Country: | Spain |
| Language: | Spanish |
Las abogadas is a Spanish drama television series created by Patricia Ferreira. It stars Paula Usero, Almudena Pascual, Irene Escolar, and Elisabet Casanovas as respectively, Lola González, Paquita Sauquillo, Manuela Carmena and Cristina Almeida.
The plot takes place in Madrid in the 1960s and the 1970s. Recently graduated in law, Lola comes across Cristina, Manuela, and Paca. After her boyfriend Enrique is detained by the Francoist secret police and died by defenestration in unclear circumstances in 1969, Lola is relentless in her efforts to bring the truth to light.
Created by Patricia Ferreira, the series was originally developed for Movistar Plus+ under the title Flores de hierro. Marta Sánchez, Irene Niubó, and Virginia Yagüe also participated in writing duties. Las abogadas was produced by RTVE and MOD Producciones.[1] It was executively produced by Nieves Fernández Blanco (on behalf of RTVE) and Fernando Bovaira and Guillem Vidal-Folch (on behalf of MOD Producciones).[2] The episodes were directed by Juana Macías and Polo Menárguez. Shooting locations included Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Leganés, and Hoyo de Manzanares.[3]
The series was presented at the Vitoria-based FesTVal in September 2024.[4] [5] RTVE initially set a 18 September 2024 debut date on La 1,[6] but postponed it to 25 September to give its daily series Valle salvaje a prime-time premiere ahead of its arrival in the afternoon slot.[7]
The first episode earned a 13.3% audience share and 1.291 million viewers.[8]
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