Two Lives (TV series)

*Two Lives*
Two Lives
Spanish	Dos vidas
Genre	Soap opera; Drama;
Based on	an original idea by Josep Cister Rubio
Starring	Amparo Piñero; Laura Ledesma;
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	255
Production
Production locations	Community of Madrid, Tenerife
Production companies	RTVE; Mascaret Films; Bambú Producciones;
Original release
Network	La 1
Release	25 January 2021 –; 8 February 2022

Two Lives (Spanish: Dos vidas) is a Spanish soap opera television series based on an original idea by Josep Cister Rubio that began airing on 25 January 2021 on La 1. It tells the story of two women in two different timelines: current-day Spain and 1950s colonial Spanish Guinea.

Premise

The plot follows two women in two different timelines: Julia (a 30-year-old woman in current-day Spain who has inherited a house in the mountains from her father) and her grandmother Carmen, who lands in 1950s Equatorial Guinea, then a Spanish colony.

Cast

Amparo Piñero es Carmen^[1]
Laura Ledesma es Julia^[1]
Cristina de Inza es Diana^[1]
Sebastián Haro es Francisco^[1]
Oliver Ruano es Tirso^[1]
Aída de la Cruz es Elena^[1]
Miguel Brocca es Sergio^[1]
Kenai White es María^[1]
Gloria Camila Ortega es Cloe^[1]
Chema Adeva es Mario^[1]
Mario García es Ribero^[1]
Silvia Acosta es Patricia^[1]
Iván Mendes es Kiros^[1]
Boré Buika es Mabale^[1]
Jon López es Víctor^[1]
Bárbara Oteiza es Inés^[1]
Iván Lapadula es Ángel^[1]
Iago García es Ventura^[1]
Esperanza Guardado es Linda^[1]
Mar Vidal es Agustina^[1]
Elena Gallardo es Alicia^[1]
Edith Martínez Val es Enoa^[1]

Production

Based on an original idea by Josep Cister Rubio,^[2] Dos vidas is produced by RTVE and Mascaret Films in collaboration with Bambú Producciones [es].^[1] Shooting began in October 2020,^[3] taking place in between the Anaga Rural Park in Tenerife and the Madrid region.^[1] The fictional village of 'Robledillo de la Sierra' is portrayed by the actual municipalities of Chapinería and Colmenar del Arroyo.^[4]

Release

Developed as replacement for Mercado Central in the early afternoon slot, the series began airing on 25 January 2021.^[5]^[6] TVE temporarily interrupted the airing of the series in August 2021 because of the broadcasting of the 2021 Vuelta a España.^[7] In October 2021, in the wake of the unimpressive viewership ratings, RTVE decided not to renew the series for a second season.^[8] This left the broadcasting of the series a margin until a presumed ending date by February 2022 to close the different subplots.^[8] The series finale was scheduled for 8 February 2022.^[9]


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2021	60th Rose d'Or Entertainment Programming Awards	Best Soap or Telenovela		Won	^[10]
2022	50th International Emmy Awards	Best Telenovela		Nominated	^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "'Dos vidas' – estreno 25 de enero en La 1". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ "Así es 'Dos vidas', la nueva serie de tardes de La1". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ Moreno, Adriano (28 October 2020). "Gloria Camila se estrena como actriz en la nueva serie de TVE: mira las primeras imágenes". Los 40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ "¡Robledillo de la Sierra existe!". RTVE (in Spanish). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ Zárate, Pedro (26 February 2021). "'Dos vidas' cumple un mes en TVE: así rinde hasta ahora contra 'Amar es para siempre'". Vertele! (in Spanish). eldiario.es. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ "'Dos vidas', la serie diaria de Televisión Española con Gloria Camila, se estrena el lunes 25 de enero". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ "¿Por qué TVE no emite Dos Vidas?". El Mundo (in Spanish). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b Serrano, Sergio (22 October 2021). "Televisión Española cancela 'Dos vidas' por su discreto rendimiento en audiencias". FormulaTV.
^ "'Dos vidas' dirá adiós la próxima semana y cederá su hueco en La 1 a la británica 'Victoria'". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 3 February 2022.
^ Roxborough, Scott (29 November 2021). "Netflix's 'Bo Burnham: Inside,' 'Call My Agent!' Win Comedy Honors, British 'Help' Best Drama at 2021 Rose d'Or". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Mass, Jennifer (21 November 2022). "International Emmys 2022: The Complete Winners List". Variety.

External links

Dos vidas on RTVE Play

[a451-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "'Dos vidas' – estreno 25 de enero en La 1". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[2] "Así es 'Dos vidas', la nueva serie de tardes de La1". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[3] Moreno, Adriano (28 October 2020). "Gloria Camila se estrena como actriz en la nueva serie de TVE: mira las primeras imágenes". Los 40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[4] "¡Robledillo de la Sierra existe!". RTVE (in Spanish). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[5] Zárate, Pedro (26 February 2021). "'Dos vidas' cumple un mes en TVE: así rinde hasta ahora contra 'Amar es para siempre'". Vertele! (in Spanish). eldiario.es. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[6] "'Dos vidas', la serie diaria de Televisión Española con Gloria Camila, se estrena el lunes 25 de enero". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[7] "¿Por qué TVE no emite Dos Vidas?". El Mundo (in Spanish). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[cancel-8] Serrano, Sergio (22 October 2021). "Televisión Española cancela 'Dos vidas' por su discreto rendimiento en audiencias". FormulaTV.

[9] "'Dos vidas' dirá adiós la próxima semana y cederá su hueco en La 1 a la británica 'Victoria'". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 3 February 2022.

[10] Roxborough, Scott (29 November 2021). "Netflix's 'Bo Burnham: Inside,' 'Call My Agent!' Win Comedy Honors, British 'Help' Best Drama at 2021 Rose d'Or". The Hollywood Reporter.

[11] Mass, Jennifer (21 November 2022). "International Emmys 2022: The Complete Winners List". Variety.

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