Mercado Central (TV series)

*Mercado Central*
Mercado Central
Genre	Soap opera; Drama;
Based on	an original idea by David Plana
Written by	Eva Baeza; David Plana; Verónica Viñé; Eulàlia Carrillo;
Directed by	Joan Noguera
Starring	Antonio Garrido; Lola Marceli; Jesús Olmedo; César Sánchez; Marta Poveda; Miriam Montilla; Bárbara Mestanza; Dani Luque; Malena Gutiérrez; Ana Rayo; Paco Ochoa; Francesc Cuéllar; Abel Rodríguez; Begoña Maestre; Cloe Seró; Santiago Molero; Ettore Colombo; Ana Ruiz; Jean Cruz; Eva Isanta; Jordi Rebellón; Sebastián Iturra; Raúl Mérida;
Opening theme	"Una luz en la ciudad" by Jesús Díaz, performed by Rozalén & Carlos Sadness
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	310
Production
Production location	Boadilla del Monte
Production companies	RTVE; Diagonal TV;
Original release
Network	La 1
Release	23 September 2019 –; 22 January 2021

Mercado Central (transl. 'Central Market') is a Spanish soap opera television series based on an original idea by David Plana that originally aired on La 1 from 23 September 2019 to 21 January 2021. The series' ensemble cast features the likes of Antonio Garrido, Begoña Maestre, Lola Marceli and Jesús Olmedo, among others.

Premise[edit]

The plot revolves around the working and personal relationships and mishaps established among the people whose earnings depend on the stalls of a market located in current-day Madrid. The latter faces the prospect of municipal closure.^[1]^[2]

Cast[edit]

Antonio Garrido as Elías.^[3]
Begoña Maestre as Celia Mendoza.^[3]
Jesús Olmedo as Jorge Santos.^[3]
Lola Marceli as Adela.^[3]
César Sánchez as Jesús de la Cruz^[3]
Francesc Cuéllar as Germán.^[3]
Miriam Montilla [es] as Rosa.^[3]
Marta Poveda [es] as Lorena.^[3]
Malena Gutiérrez as Valeria Hinojosa.^[3]
Ana Rayo as Carmen.^[3]
Paco Ochoa as Nicolás.^[3]
Dani Luque [es] as Samuel.^[3]
Santiago Molero [es] as Nacho Salinas.^[3]
Cloe Seró as Noa.^[3]
Ettore Colombo as Paolo Giordano
Ana Ruiz [es] as Cristina.^[3]
Óscar Ortuño as Andrea.^[3]
Bárbara Mestanza as Carla Rivas.^[3]
Jean Cruz [es] as Jonathan.^[3]
Francesco Nappi as Doménico.^[3]
Raúl Sanz as Ginés Hortuño.^[3]
Eva Isanta as Gloria Suárez.^[4]
Jordi Rebellón as Fernando Luján.^[5]
Raúl Mérida [es] as Martín Suárez.^[6]
María Casal as Sofía Olmos.^[6]
Sebastián Iturria as Lucas Ortega.^[6]
Guadalupe Lancho [es] as Ágata^[7]
David Lorente as Alberto^[8]
Iris de Campos as Marta.^[9]

Production and release[edit]

Based on an original idea by David Plana [ca], the screenplay was developed by Eva Baeza, David Plana, Verónica Viñé and Eulàlia Carrillo.^[8] Produced by RTVE in collaboration with Diagonal TV [es],^[2] shooting started in July 2019,^[2] primarily taking place in a film set in Boadilla del Monte.^[3]^[8] The series was directed by Joan Noguera [es]. The opening theme ("Una luz en la ciudad") was composed by Jesús Díaz and performed by Rozalén and Carlos Sadness.^[10]^[11] Production of the series was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8] The series premiered on La 1 on 23 September 2019, placed in the sobremesa time slot.^[9] After 310 episodes, the broadcasting run ended on 22 January 2021.^[12]

References[edit]

^ Juste, Víctor (23 September 2019). "Crítica de 'Mercado Central': El culebrón moderno que mira a la juventud". El Televisero (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ""Mercado central", el comercio de barrio contra el mundo". abcplay (in Spanish). ABC. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "'Mercado central' abre sus puertas el lunes 23 en TVE". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "Eva Isanta, la nueva 'mala' de 'Mercado Central': "Gloria es tremenda. Viene pisando fuerte"". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "El legado de Jordi Rebellón: todas las series y películas en las que actuó". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Eva Isanta se incorpora a 'Mercado central': estos son todos los fichajes del serial de La 1". El Periódico (in Spanish). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "La actriz salmantina que se suma a la serie Mercado Central". La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "'Mercado Central' también retoma grabaciones en Madrid". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 5 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b García, Mariano (16 March 2020). "Iris de Campos, una actriz aragonesa en 'Mercado Central'". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "Rozalén y Carlos Sadness unirán sus voces en el tema de cabecera de 'Mercado central'". El Periódico (in Spanish). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "La 1 estrena la serie 'Mercado central'". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 23 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ Merenciano, Carlos (22 January 2021). "Así ha sido el final de 'Mercado Central': el amor triunfa con una boda inesperada". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.

External links[edit]

Mercado Central on RTVE Play

[1] Juste, Víctor (23 September 2019). "Crítica de 'Mercado Central': El culebrón moderno que mira a la juventud". El Televisero (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[abcplay-2] ""Mercado central", el comercio de barrio contra el mundo". abcplay (in Spanish). ABC. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[10min-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "'Mercado central' abre sus puertas el lunes 23 en TVE". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[isanta-4] "Eva Isanta, la nueva 'mala' de 'Mercado Central': "Gloria es tremenda. Viene pisando fuerte"". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[5] "El legado de Jordi Rebellón: todas las series y películas en las que actuó". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[yotele-6] "Eva Isanta se incorpora a 'Mercado central': estos son todos los fichajes del serial de La 1". El Periódico (in Spanish). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[7] "La actriz salmantina que se suma a la serie Mercado Central". La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[a451-8] "'Mercado Central' también retoma grabaciones en Madrid". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 5 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[heraldo-9] García, Mariano (16 March 2020). "Iris de Campos, una actriz aragonesa en 'Mercado Central'". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[10] "Rozalén y Carlos Sadness unirán sus voces en el tema de cabecera de 'Mercado central'". El Periódico (in Spanish). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[11] "La 1 estrena la serie 'Mercado central'". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 23 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[12] Merenciano, Carlos (22 January 2021). "Así ha sido el final de 'Mercado Central': el amor triunfa con una boda inesperada". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.

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