The Pier

A sucessful architect woman called Alexandra (Verónica Sánchez) faces her worst nightmare when she gets a call from a local cop to identify the body of her husband Oscar (Alvaro Morte) , found on a pier in the spectacular Albufera landscape outside Valencia , Suicide ? . How can it be when they had made plans for their future just hours ago ? But it only gets worse : Oscar had been leading a double-life with another woman, Verónica (Irene Arcos) . Who is this woman? Who was the man she loved for 15 years? And what happened that fatal night on the pier? Taking on a false identity, Alex accompanied by her friend Katia (Marta Milans) travels to Valencia , then Alex moves in with Veronica and, with Guardia Civil Conrado's (Roberto Enriquez) help, delves into the secrets Oscar kept, soon leading her to question who, in the enchanting remoteness of the Albufera, is friend, who is foe. All of them result in an intriguing series , full of secrets , double life , death and inexpected twists .

This is a thrilling and enjoyable series with high doses of suspense , intrigue ,triangular love stories and plot twists . At the begining it is a simple story in which a woman to identify her husband Oscar's body, found on a pier in the beautiful Albufera but things go wrong when she discovers the suicide person had a double life ; as Alex would love to hate Veronica, Alex But will the bond they forge over Oscar's death survive the moment when Alex must reveal her true identity? Or can an even closer bond develop giving the Alex and Veronica the strength to uncover the whole truth together? . While the look is suitable attractive and intriguing, the plot spreads to the surprising breaking point , including an unexpected final that turns out to be extremely stirring . However , the film relies heavily on excessive dialog and sometimes monotonous conversation. The flick is rated ¨R¨ for a lot of loving scenes ,intercourses , male frontal nudity ,female nudism , lesbianism and violence .Main cast is pretty good , such as : Alvaro Morte gives a nice acting as Alex who discovers an alluring woman who leads a life so enticingly different from her own. Verónica Sánchez is acceptable as a high-profile architect faces her worst nightmare when she gets a call from local cop , though actress Valeria Alonso was originally cast as Alejandra, but she left the series for personal reasons . And Irene Arcos is charming and agreeable as the mysterious woman who has a really free spirit . Support cast is frankly well such as : Marta Milans , Roberto Enriquez , Antonio Garrido ,Miguel Fernández and the veteran Cecilia Roth as mother .

The series displays gorgeous outdoors from Valencian Albufera as well as a colorful and evocative cinematography from Álvaro Gutiérrez and Migue Amoedo. Furthermore , a sensitive musical score by Iván Martínez Lacámara and Manel Santisteban composed by means of synthesizer . Soundtrack Credits includes Coyotes Written and Performed by Travis Birds . In this series has collaborated powerful Production Companies as Movistar+ , Atresmedia Studios , Beta Film and Vancouver Media .The series well written and produced by Esther Martínez Lobato , Sonia Martínez , Álex Pina who created the successful ¨La Casa de Papel¨ and they are shooting the second season . Being compellingly directed by Jorge Dorado , Alex Rodrigo and Jesús Colmenar . Rating : Above average series . Well worth watching