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Javier Morgade y Carlos Santos encarnan al icónico cantante en diferentes etapas de su vida. © Netflix

Netflix ha anunciado el inicio de rodaje de Aquel, su nueva serie original centrada en la vida y trayectoria de Raphael, uno de los artistas más emblemáticos de la música española.

Aquel es una serie biográfica compuesta por ocho episodios que narra la vida de Raphael como nunca antes se había hecho. Desde sus humildes orígenes en la España de posguerra hasta su conquista de los grandes escenarios internacionales, la serie traza el ascenso vertiginoso de un artista irrepetible: sus pasiones más íntimas, sus grandes hits, sus conflictos personales y los fantasmas que le han acompañado a lo largo de su vida. Con escenarios que van de Madrid a Las Vegas, pasando por Moscú, París y Acapulco, Aquel constituye un viaje emocional a través de cinco décadas llenas de luces y sombras. Una historia...

Colombia’s Caracol Televisión and Madrid-based Dlo Productions have started shooting a much-anticipated bio series on Spain’s iconic singer Raphael, with Netflix poised to stream it exclusively in Spain and Latin America.

Titled “Aquel,” which roughly translates to “That” or “That One,” the bio series dovetails with Caracol’s international expansion strategy, as it seeks to expand its footprint. Raphael is widely known as El Monstruo de la Canción or The Giant of Song for his electrifying stage presence.

Spain’s José Manuel Lorenzo of Dlo Prods., the creative force behind such TV hits as “Dime Quién Soy,” “El Inmortal” and “El Jardinero” serves as the showrunner.

“For me, discovering and immersing myself in Raphael’s life has been an extraordinary and unexpected journey—one I’ve undertaken with the same passion I bring to my most ambitious projects. I’m truly fascinated by him: his unique gift, his voice,...

Lionsgate+, formerly known as Starzplay, has set March 3 as the premiere date of its darkly comic original series ‘Nacho’ across all Latin America.

The news comes as Atresplayer Premium in Spain has announced that “Nacho” will bow on its service on March 5 as an Atresplayer Premium Original, in other words an exclusive in Spain on the adventurous service whose recent Originals include “Cardo,” produced by Los Javis.

Bowing its international trailer exclusively on Variety, the eight-episode series stars Martiño Rivas (“Cable Girls”) who plays the legendary Nacho Vidal whose notable physique makes him a star in Spain’s incipient porn industry in the ‘90s.

“Proving his talents reach far beyond his most infamous 25 cm [9.8 inches], Nacho changed the rules of the game in the 1990s when he became an international superstar,” the synopsis goes.

Shot in Spain, “Nacho” tells the story of the people behind the country’s porn industry, which...

Lionsgate-owned Starzplay, Starz’s premium international streaming service, and Spain’s Bambú Producciones, producer of “Cable Girls,” are wrapping production on “Nacho,” one of Starzplay highest-profile productions as it builds its burgeoning international originals portfolio.

Premium U.S. Spanish-language SVOD service Pantaya – already a partner with Starzplay on Lucia Puenzo’s “Señorita 89,” Pablo Fendrik’s “El Refugio” and Sofía Auza and Silviana Aguirre’s “Yellow” – will release “Nacho” in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Starzplay distributes in Spain and Latin America. Elsewhere, Lionsgate will oversee international distribution.

Starzplay has shared with Variety a first-look image from the eight-part series, inspired by the life and times of Nacho Vidal, an adult film industry legend. Taken to California by Rocco Siffredi in 1998, Vidal became the sector’s first Spanish international mega-star.

The series is associate produced in Spain by La Claqueta. Caught on a late June set-visit, few productions look...