Vergüenza (TV series) explained

Genre:	Comedy Cringe comedy
Creator:	Álvaro Fernández Armero
Starring:	Javier Gutiérrez Malena Alterio
Country:	Spain
Language:	Spanish
Num Seasons:	3
Num Episodes:	23
Network:	Movistar+
Related:	Pena ajena

Vergüenza is a Spanish comedy television series starring Malena Alterio and Javier Gutiérrez. The fiction follows the developments in the marriage formed by Jesús (Gutiérrez) and Nuria (Alterio). Created, written and directed by Álvaro Fernández Armero and Juan Cavestany,^[1] the first season aired on Movistar+ in 2017.

Premise

Jesús Gutiérrez is an awkward man working as photographer for hire in weddings, baptisms and (first) communions, normally unaware of the cringe he causes in others because of his clumsiness, while his wife Nuria suffers from the consequences of the former.^[2]

The fiction is set in Madrid at the present time.

Production and release

While Fernández Armero has a substantial TV career, Vergüenza was Cavestany's debut in television.The first season of the series consisted of ten episodes,^[3] with a running time ranging from 22 to 26 minutes. The idea for the series predated the actual release by nearly ten years.

The filming took place in locations of Madrid and the wider Community of Madrid in 2016.^[4]

The full first season of the series was originally released under video-on-demand by Movistar+ on 24 November 2017.

The series spawned a Mexican adaptation, Pena ajena.^[5]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominees	Result
2018	5th Feroz Awards	Best Comedy Series			^[6]
Best Leading Actress in TV		Malena Alterio
Best Leading Actor in TV		Javier Gutiérrez
Best Supporting Actor in TV		Miguel Rellán
68th Fotogramas de Plata	Best Television Actress	Malena Alterio		^[7]
27th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Leading Actress in TV	Malena Alterio		^[8]
2019	6th Feroz Awards	Best Comedy Series			^[9]
Best Leading Actress in TV		Malena Alterio
Best Leading Actor in TV		Javier Gutiérrez
Best Supporting Actor in TV		Miguel Rellán
2021	8th Feroz Awards	Best Comedy Series			^[10]

References

Citations

Bibliography

• De la televisión de pago al video bajo demanda. Análisis de la primera temporada de la estrategia de producción original de ficción de Movistar+. Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. Salamanca. Fonseca, Journal of Communication. 17. 2018. Concepción. Cascajosa Virino. Concepción Cascajosa. 57–74. 2172-9077. 10.14201/fjc2018175774. free.

Notes and References

1. Web site: La dura vida del metepatas. El País. Natalia. Marcos. 25 November 2017.
2. Web site: ‘Vergüenza’: el patetismo como generador de risas. El Agora Diario. Lorenzo. Mejino. 30 March 2020.
3. Web site: Crítica de Vergüenza, la nueva serie de producción propia de Movistar +. Hobby Consolas. Raquel. Hernández Luján. 22 November 2017.
4. Web site: Una pareja de 'Vergüenza'. El Periódico. 2 September 2016. Olga. Lerín.
5. Web site: Pantaya, El Estudio Wrap Production on ‘Pena Ajena,’ Starring Adrián Uribe and Mónica Huarte (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Jamie. Lang. 5 August 2021.
6. Web site: La lista completa de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2018. HuffPost. 22 January 2018. Margarita. Lázaro.
7. Web site: Malena Alterio, mejor actriz de televisión por 'Vergüenza'. Fotogramas. 23 February 2018.
8. Web site: Ganadores/as de los 27 Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices. 13 March 2018. Artezblai.
9. Web site: La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019. HuffPost. 19 January 2019. Marina. Prats.
10. Web site: Lista de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2021: Triunfo de 'Las niñas', 'Antidisturbios' y Mario Casas. Los 40. David. Maciejewski Reszka. 3 March 2021.