Círculo rojo

Círculo rojo
Genre	Thriller
Directed by	Juanma R. Pachón Carlos Navarro Iñaki Peñafiel
Starring	María Adánez María Botto Carmen Maura Emilio Gutiérrez Caba Esmeralda Moya Jesús Noguero Jorge Bosch Rafael Rojas Jaime Blanch
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	16
Production
Production company	Ida y Vuelta
Original release
Network	Antena 3
Release	7 May (2007-05-07) – 23 July 2007 (2007-07-23)

Círculo rojo (transl. 'Red Circle') is a Spanish thriller television series that originally aired on Antena 3 in 2007. The cast features María Adánez, María Botto, Carmen Maura, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Jaime Blanch, and Jorge Bosch, among others.

Premise

Upon the death of Clara Villalobos (a fashion designer), two former friends, Andrea Onieva and Patricia Villalobos (Clara's sister), meet again after 18 years.^[1] They try to shed light on the mystery of Clara's death,^[1][2] finding out on the fly that Clara actually had a double life and had been a victim of rape.^[3]

Cast

• María Adánez as Patricia Villalobos.^[1]
• María Botto as Andrea Onieva.^[1]
• Carmen Maura as Victoria Villalobos.^[1]
• Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Arturo Onieva.^[1]
• Jaime Blanch as Jaime Villalobos.^[1]
• Jorge Bosch [es] as Esteban Suárez^[1]
• Jesús Noguero as Felipe Torrejón.^[1]
• Rafael Rojas as César Villalobos.^[1]
• Esmeralda Moya as Lucía.^[1]
• Paloma Mozo [es] as Clara Villalobos.^[1]
• Agustín Galiana [es] es Roberto.^[1]
• Nacho López as Julio.^[1]
• Marta Calvó [es] as Montse.^[1]
• Ángel Hidalgo as Diego.^[1]
• Marta Belmonte as Belén.^[1]

Production and release

Círculo rojo was produced by Ida y Vuelta (a subsidiary of Boomerang TV).^[2][4][5] It consisted of 16 episodes,^[6] which were directed by Juanma R. Pachón, Carlos Navarro and Iñaki Peñafiel.^[7] Goyo Quintana was credited as executive producer.^[7] Shooting began on 21 August 2006.^[8]

It premiered on 7 May 2007, earning a weak 2,2 million viewers and 12.7% audience share.^[9] Moved to the late night slot, the finale aired on 23 July 2007, earning 1,022,000 viewers and a 19.5% audience share.^[10] It was the first series to stream on the Antena 3's VOD service.^[11]

References

1. "Antena 3 sobre "Círculo rojo": "Creemos que los lunes hay un hueco para la ficción española"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 5 May 2017.
2. Gallo, Isabel (5 May 2007). "Antena 3 y el misterio del 'Círculo rojo'". El País.
3. Pereira, Azucena (25 April 2015). "11 series cuyo tema principal son los abusos sexuales". FormulaTV.
4. "Círculo rojo". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 8 May 2007.
5. "Antena 3 estrena este lunes la serie de misterio 'Círculo rojo'". FormulaTV. 4 May 2007.
6. Rodríguez, M. (5 May 2007). "Antena 3 estrena 'Círculo rojo', nueva serie de intriga". El Norte de Castilla.
7. Aniorte, Carmen (7 May 2007). "Llega a Antena 3 "Círculo rojo", una serie de misterio con final cerrado". abcplay. ABC.
8. "´Círculo rojo´, un thriller protagonizado por Carmen Maura, María Adánez y Marta Calvó". Diario de Mallorca. 28 August 2006.
9. ""Círculo rojo", la ficción de Antena 3 para los lunes, arranca con debilidad". La Voz de Galicia. 8 May 2007.
10. ""Identity" sube y se sitúa como segunda opción en la noche del lunes". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 24 July 2007.
11. Galán Fajardo, Elena; Pino Romero, Cristina del (2010). "Jóvenes, ficción televisiva y nuevas tecnologías". Área Abierta (25). Madrid: Ediciones Complutense: 3. ISSN 2530-7592.