Los 80 (2004)

In a date close to February, the 23th, 1981, the day of the military strike to the Spanish Goverment, Martin's children make a visit to him in Madrid. They're going to stay with him for a ... See full summary »

Stars:

José Coronado, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Félix Gómez

Cast

Series cast summary:
José Coronado	...	Martín Ortega (6 episodes, 2004)
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón	...	Nuria Acosta (5 episodes, 2004)
Félix Gómez	...	Enrique (5 episodes, 2004)
Bea Segura	...	Lara (5 episodes, 2004)
Jose Gascón	...	Cristina (5 episodes, 2004)
Diego Molero	...	Leo (5 episodes, 2004)
Beatriz Pascual	...	Paz (5 episodes, 2004)
Antonio de la Torre	...	Fernando (5 episodes, 2004)
Lilian Caro	...	Rosa (5 episodes, 2004)
Marisol Membrillo	...	Montse (5 episodes, 2004)
Julieta Serrano	...	Águeda (5 episodes, 2004)
Adolfo Fernández	...	Alberto (5 episodes, 2004)
Raúl Fernández	...	Franky (5 episodes, 2004)
Martín Gervasoni	...	El Argentino (5 episodes, 2004)
David Venancio Muro	...	José (5 episodes, 2004)
Juan Lombardero		(5 episodes, 2004)
Marta Poveda		(5 episodes, 2004)
Anna Barrachina		(4 episodes, 2004)
José Antonio Navarro	...	Cosme (4 episodes, 2004)
Mariano Peña	...	Carcasona (3 episodes, 2004)
Sonia Almarcha		(3 episodes, 2004)
Leandro Rivera		(3 episodes, 2004)
Mònica Van Campen	...	Olga (3 episodes, 2004)
Víctor Clavijo	...	Gonzalo (3 episodes, 2004)

Storyline

In a date close to February, the 23th, 1981, the day of the military strike to the Spanish Goverment, Martin's children make a visit to him in Madrid. They're going to stay with him for a while, because Martin's ex-wife is going to Valencia to work. Meanwhile, Nuria's life is going worse day by day. Her relationship with her husband goes worse and she is also loosing her daughter friendship. The military strike is another element to add to these situations...

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Genres:

Drama | Musical | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [es]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

8 September 2004 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boca Boca Producciones S.L., Boca a Boca, Estudios Picasso

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"La chica de ayer"
Written by Antonio Vega (as Antonio Vega Tallés)
Performed by Bea Segura

User Reviews

Nothing special

"Los 80" was a highly anticipated series at the time of its initial release due to the strong publicity campaign that preceded it. On the other hand, great actors such as José Coronado and Aitana Sánchez Gijón were in it, so what could go wrong?

It's not that the series is bad, in fact it is nearly perfect technically, but it lacks the charm and charisma of other similar "nostalgic" series (American "Wonder years" or Spanish "Cuéntame" to name two clear examples). Neither Coronado and Sanchez Gijón nor Félix Gómez and Bea Segura work as screen couples, so the romantic subplots are somewhat affected and definitely unbelievable.

As usual with Spanish series, the supporting cast is a delight to watch. In this case it is specially remarkable, since most of them are relative unknowns (Marisol Membrillo, Lilian Caro, Antonio de la Torre).

It is a shame this series turned out to be such a disappointment, since I really wanted this to be good. Maybe it will get better with time, but they should really shift the focus from the uninteresting leading characters and boost the supporting ones.

Overall rating: 6/10