Matar al padre (transl. 'To Kill the Father') is a four-part Spanish family drama television miniseries with comedy elements directed by Mar Coll. It stars Gonzalo de Castro, Paulina García, Marcel Borràs, Greta Fernández, Pol López and Nuria González. It was released by Movistar+ in May 2018.

Matar al padre
Genre
Screenplay by
  • Mar Coll
  • Valentina Viso
  • Diego Vega
Directed byMar Coll
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languagesSpanish
Catalan
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time50 minutes
Production companyMovistar+
Original release
Release25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)

Premises

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The fiction spans along 16 years, with each episode respectively set in 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012.[1][2] Starting in 1996 post-Olympic Barcelona, the plot focuses on Jacobo Vidal—an authoritarian, obsessive and dysfunctional pater familias—and his developing relationship with his children, Tomás and Valeria.[3][4] While the depicted family members in the series are largely Spanish-speaking, they sometimes interact with other characters in Catalan too.[1]

Cast

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Production and release

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Directed by Mar Coll, she wrote the screenplay together with Valentina Viso and Diego Vega.[7] Entirely shot in Catalonia, production crew worked in the surroundings of Barcelona, namely in Font Vella de Can Catà [ca].[8][9] Matar al padre was pre-screened on 18 April 2018 at the 21st Málaga Spanish Film Festival.[10] Consisting of 4 episodes with a running time of around 50 minutes,[3] the miniseries was fully released by Movistar+ on 25 May 2018.[11]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedRef.
First airedLast airedNetwork
1425 May 2018 (2018-05-25)Movistar+[11][12]
No.TitleDirected byOriginal air date
1"1996"Mar Coll25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
2"2004"Mar Coll25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
3"2008"Mar Coll25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
4"2012"Mar Coll25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)

References

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  1. ^ a b Onieva, Álvaro (18 April 2018). "'Matar al padre': Gonzalo de Castro es el padre que no querrías tener". Fotogramas.
  2. ^ Mingo, Alicia (24 May 2018). "'Matar al padre', la comedia negra de Gonzalo de Castro y Movistar+". Diez Minutos.
  3. ^ a b "'Matar al padre' – estreno 25 de mayo en Movistar+". Audiovisual451. 20 May 2018.
  4. ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (21 May 2018). "Crítica de Matar al padre, la nueva serie de Movistar +". Hobby Consolas.
  5. ^ a b c d e f ""Matar al padre": las claves de un reparto encabezado por Gonzalo de Castro". La Razón. 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ Albero, Enric (20 April 2018). "Málaga, en serie". El Cultural.
  7. ^ Güell, María (17 November 2017). ""Matar al padre", la primera serie de Movistar+ con sello femenino". abcplay. ABC.
  8. ^ "Gonzalo De Castro encabeza 'Matar al padre', la nueva y alocada serie de Movistar+". FormulaTV. 15 November 2017.
  9. ^ "12. Matar al padre (Movistar)". Telva. 13 March 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Mar Coll regresa al tema de las relaciones familiares con "Matar al padre"". El Periódico. 18 April 2018.
  11. ^ a b ""Matar al padre", retrato de una familia". La Razón. 31 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Matar al padre". TV Time. Retrieved 22 April 2021.