Gigantes (TV series)

Gigantes is a Spanish crime drama television series. Created by Miguel Barros, Michel Gaztambide and Enrique Urbizu for Movistar+ based on the original idea by Manuel Gancedo and starring Isak Férriz, Daniel Grao and Carlos Librado, the fiction follows the history of the Guerrero, a family based in Lavapiés controlling an extensive criminal network. The two seasons of the series aired in October 2018 and March 2019, respectively. It has been described as a "story about moral corruption, the dissolution of the family and the extinction of masculinity".[1]

Gigantes
Genre	Crime drama Thriller
Created by	Miguel Barros Michel Gaztambide Enrique Urbizu
Written by	Miguel Barros Miguel Gaztambide
Directed by	Enrique Urbizu Jorge Dorado
Starring	Daniel Grao Isak Férriz Carlos Librado
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Production company	Movistar+
Release
Original network	Movistar+
Original release	5 October 2018 – 22 March 2019

Premise

The fiction follows the Guerrero, a family based in Lavapiés controlling an extensive criminal network,[2] using the furniture trade as cover.[3] The patriarch of the family, the widowed Abraham Guerrero (José Coronado), built a criminal empire in El Rastro.[4] The three sons of Abraham, Daniel (Isak Férriz), Tomás (Daniel Grao) and Clemente (Carlos Librado) have received a backward and toxic upbringing, heirs to a crumbling male-dominant world eating itself up.[5] The three brothers struggle for control of the criminal business.[5]

The bulk of the story has Madrid as background.[6][7]

Cast

• Isak Férriz as Daniel Guerrero.[5][8]
• Daniel Grao as Tomás Guerrero.[5][8]
• Carlos Librado, "Nene" as Clemente Guerrero.[5][8]
• Elisabet Gelabert as Ángela Márquez.[9][8]
• Yolanda Torosio as Sol.[9][8]
• Sofía Oria as Carmen.[9][8]
• Xenia Tostado as Bárbara.[8]
• Ariana Martínez as Lorena.[8]
• Juana Acosta as Lucía.[8]
• Roberto Enríquez as Ortiz.[8]
• José Coronado as Abraham Guerrero.[1]

Production and release

The series was created by Miguel Barros, Michel Gaztambide and Enrique Urbizu,[1] based on the original idea by Manuel Gancedo. The episodes were directed by Enrique Urbizu and Jorge Dorado.[10] The former sausage factory of La Choricera and the Museo Esteban Vicente in Segovia were repurposed as set for some scenes of the first season.[11] The first season consisted of 6 episodes with a running time ranging from to 47 to 58 minutes.[12] It was released on 5 October 2018 on Movistar+.[9]

The filming of the second season took 18 months, shooting in locations of Madrid other than the centre (Moncloa, Chamartín, Herrera Oria, Vallecas), the Madrid region (El Escorial, Villanueva del Pardillo) as well as Portugal (Porto).[13]

The second season, also comprising 6 episodes,[14] was released on 22 March 2019.[15]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominees	Result	Ref.
2019	6th Feroz Awards	Best Drama Series		Nominated	[16]
	7th MiM Series Awards	Best Direction	Enrique Urbizu & Jorge Dorado	Won	[17]
		Best Screenplay	Miguel Barros & Miguel Gaztambide	Nominated	[17]
		Best Drama Actor	Isak Férriz	Nominated	[17]
		Best Drama Series		Nominated	[17]

References

1. González, Víctor M. (3 October 2018). "'Gigantes' es un thriller de la vieja escuela sobre un mundo de hombres en extinción". GQ.
2. Yuste, Javier (20 March 2019). "Enrique Urbizu: "'Gigantes' es una serie kamikaze, como los Guerrero"". El Cultural.
3. García, Cecilia (21 March 2019). "Los malos del barrio son "Gigantes"". La Razón.
4. ""Gigantes", la feroz lucha por el poder de Urbizu y Coronado". La Vanguardia. 3 June 2017.
5. Arias, María José (5 October 2018). "'Gigantes', la historia de una familia condenada a destruirse a sí misma". Público.
6. Lorente, Nacho (30 March 2019). "'Gigantes' (Movistar+) vuelve más grande y enorme que nunca en su temporada final". El Confidencial.
7. Onieva, Álvaro (4 October 2018). "Crítica: Gigantes no solo es muy Urbizu, es la serie original de Movistar+ más entretenida". Fotogramas.
8. "Personajes". Movistar+.
9. Romero, Marta (6 February 2019). "La segunda temporada de 'Gigantes' ya tiene fecha de estreno en Movistar+". Sensacine.
10. Gómez, Belén (5 October 2018). "'Gigantes', vuelve el thriller español más sorprendente con Urbizu y Coronado". Eldiario.es.
11. Sáez, Nacho (4 October 2018). "Segovia, plató para 'Gigantes'". El Día de Segovia.
12. Hernández Luján, Raquel (16 October 2018). "Crítica de Gigantes, el thriller criminal con José Coronado". Hobby Consolas.
13. Sanz Ezquerro, David (21 March 2019). "Madrid, territorio de Gigantes". El Mundo.
14. Hernández Luján, Raquel (3 April 2019). "Crítica de Gigantes temporada 2, de las mejores series de Movistar+". Hobby Consolas.
15. Zárate, Pedro (7 April 2019). "Urbizu cierra etapa con Gigantes: "Los últimos tres años han sido los mejores de mi vida profesional"". Vertele!. eldiario.es.
16. Prats, Marina (20 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". HuffPost.
17. Prieto, Beatriz (17 December 2019). "Lista completa de los ganadores de los Premios MiM Series 2019". FormulaTV.