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Nights in Tefía

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Nights in Tefía
Promotional release poster
SpanishLas noches de Tefía
Created byMiguel del Arco
Written by
  • Miguel del Arco
  • Antonio Rojano
Directed by
  • Miguel del Arco
  • Rómulo Aguillaume
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAtresplayer Premium
Release25 June 2023 (2023-06-25)

Nights in Tefía[1] (Spanish: Las noches de Tefía) is a 2023 Spanish drama television series created, co-written and co-directed by Miguel del Arco [es]. It is set in a Francoist concentration camp for vagrants, dissidents and homosexuals in the island of Fuerteventura.

Plot

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Told from the account of and old Airam Betancor in 2004, the plot delves into the repression and abuses but also the camaraderie that he experienced in the 1960s in the Colonia Agrícola Penitenciaria de Tefía [es], a Francoist concentration camp for the re-education of homosexuals in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.[2][3]

Cast

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Production

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The series was produced by Buendía Estudios alongside Atresmedia.[4]

Release

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The first two episodes received a pre-screening at the Cine Albéniz [es], as a part of the 'Pantalla TV' section of the 26th Málaga Film Festival.[4][5][6] The series will premiere on Atresplayer Premium on 25 June 2023.[7]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2023
 70th Ondas Awards Best Television Actor Patrick Criado Won [8]
2024
 25th Iris Awards Best Fiction Nominated [9]
Best Fiction Production Montse García, Sonia Martínez Nominated
Best Fiction Screenplay Miguel del Arco, Antonio Rojano Nominated
Best Actor Patrick Criado Nominated
35th GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Spanish-language Scripted Television Series Won [10]

References

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  1. ^ Hopewell, John (14 April 2023). "Key Spanish Titles at MipTV". Variety.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Roldán, Álvaro (12 March 2023). "Atresmedia se abraza sin miramientos a 'Las noches de Tefía': la serie que perturbaría a Franco". El Confidencial.
  3. ^ a b c "'Las noches de Tefía' revoluciona el Festival de Málaga con lo nunca visto en una serie española (o mundial)". Cine con Ñ. 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b Neila, Jorge (12 March 2023). "'Las Noches de Tefía' y un sobresaliente Patrick Criado revolucionan Málaga con un estreno atronador". El Televisero – via HuffPost.
  5. ^ "Atresmedia presenta en el Festival de Málaga 'Las noches de Tefía', su serie sobre un campo de concentración franquista". Europa Press. 11 March 2023.
  6. ^ Tenza, Alba (11 March 2023). "Un cabaret de ensueño en plena época franquista". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
  7. ^ "Atresplayer Premium pone fecha de estreno a 'Las noches de Tefía', su serie en un campo de concentración franquista". vertele!. 23 May 2023 – via eldiario.es.
  8. ^ López Martín, Sergio (18 October 2023). "La Kings League, Silvia Itxaurrondo, Úrsula Corbero y el Benidorm Fest, Premios Ondas 2023". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
  9. ^ Jiménez, Roberto (17 January 2024). "Premios Iris 2024: Todos los ganadores con 'La Unidad Kabul' como gran triunfadora". El Televisero – via HuffPost.
  10. ^ Tapp, Tom (14 March 2024). "GLAAD Media Award Winners Include 'Ted Lasso', 'Yellowjackets', 'RuPaul's Drag Race' & Reneé Rapp". Deadline Hollywood.
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