Nights in Tefía
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. It is set in a Francoist concentration camp for vagrants, dissidents, and homosexuals in the island of Fuerteventura.
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| Spanish | Las noches de Tefía |
| Created by | Miguel del Arco |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Network | Atresplayer Premium |
| Release | 25 June 2023 |
Plot
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 back in the 1960s in the Colonia Agrícola Penitenciaria de Tefía, a Francoist concentration camp for the re-education of homosexuals in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.[2][3]
Cast
- Marcos Ruiz as Airam Betancor (young) / La Bambi[3][2]
- Patrick Criado as La Vespa[2]
- Miquel Fernández as Charli[2]
- Roberto Álamo as La Viga[2]
- Luifer Rodríguez as La Pinito[2]
- Ciro Miró as Carlavilla[2]
- Jorge Yumar as Perico[2]
- Mingo Ávila as La Rata[2]
- Jorge Perugorría as Airam Betancor (old)[3]
- Raúl Prieto as Boncho[2]
- Israel Elejalde as Don Anselmo[2]
- Javier Ruesga as La Sissi[2]
- Carolina Yuste as Nisa[2]
- Jorge Usón as Conde Fénix[2]
- José Luis de Madariaga as La Vespa[2]
- José Luis García-Pérez as El Andaluz[2]
- Ana Wagener as Agueda[2]
- Celeste González as La Sissi[2]
- Horacio Colomé as Carlos[2]
- Maykol Hernández as Miguel[2]
- Isaac dos Santos as Caranabo[2]
- José Gimeno as Don Bernabé[2]
- Elisa Cano as Nisa[2]
Production
The series was produced by Buendía Estudios alongside Atresmedia.[4]
Release
The first two episodes received a pre-screening at the Cine Albéniz, 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
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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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
- Hopewell, John (14 April 2023). "Key Spanish Titles at MipTV". Variety.
- Roldán, Álvaro (12 March 2023). "Atresmedia se abraza sin miramientos a 'Las noches de Tefía': la serie que perturbaría a Franco". El Confidencial.
- "'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.
- Neila, Jorge (12 March 2023). "'Las Noches de Tefía' y un sobresaliente Patrick Criado revolucionan Málaga con un estreno atronador". El Televisero – via HuffPost.
- "Atresmedia presenta en el Festival de Málaga 'Las noches de Tefía', su serie sobre un campo de concentración franquista". Europa Press. 11 March 2023.
- Tenza, Alba (11 March 2023). "Un cabaret de ensueño en plena época franquista". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
- "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.
- 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.
- Jiménez, Roberto (17 January 2024). "Premios Iris 2024: Todos los ganadores con 'La Unidad Kabul' como gran triunfadora". El Televisero – via HuffPost.
- Tapp, Tom (14 March 2024). "GLAAD Media Award Winners Include 'Ted Lasso', 'Yellowjackets', 'RuPaul's Drag Race' & Reneé Rapp". Deadline Hollywood.