Teresa (2015 film)

Teresa
Promotional release poster
Written by	Juanma Romero Gárriz
Directed by	Jorge Dorado
Starring	Marian Álvarez David Luque Carla Díaz Terele Pávez Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Antonio de la Torre
Music by	Federico Jusid
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
Production
Producers	Gerardo Iracheta Vallés Luis Hernández Cardona
Cinematography	Álvaro Gutiérrez
Editor	Josu Martínez
Production companies	RTVE La Cometa TV
Original release
Network	TVE
Release	17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)

Teresa is a 2015 television film directed by Jorge Dorado from a screenplay by Juanma Romero which stars Marian Álvarez as the title character alongside David Luque, Carla Díaz, Terele Pávez, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, and Antonio de la Torre.

Plot

In 2015 Ávila, a teenager coping with her father's death and with school bullying opens a Teresa of Ávila's autobiography, with the plot going on to account for the 16th-century Carmelite nun's biography.[1]

Cast

• Marian Álvarez as Santa Teresa[2]
• Carla Díaz as Teresa actual[3]
• Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as doña Jimena[3]
• David Luque [es] as inquisidor Rodrigo Salazar[3]
• Terele Pávez as priora del convento[3]
• Antonio de la Torre as inquisidor general Fernando de Valdés[3]
• Belén López Valcárcel[2]
• Savitri Ceballos[2]
• Yara Capa[2]
• Fernando Soto[2]
• Tomás del Estal [es][2]
• José A. Lobato[2]
• Xenia Tostado [es][2]
• Claudia Téllez[2]
• Paco Obregón [es][2]
• Maite Gil [es][2]
• Carmen Chaves[2]

Production

The film was co-produced by Televisión Española and La Cometa TV.[4] Shooting locations included Ávila, Soria, Alcalá de Henares and El Escorial.[2]

Release

Teresa premiered at the 63rd San Sebastián International Film Festival (Zinemaldia) on 24 September 2015.[3] RTVE set a television debut on La 1 for 17 November 2015.[5]

References

1. A.A.G. (17 November 2015). "'Teresa', la versión moderna de una rebelde con hábito". rtve.es.
2. "La vida de Santa Teresa llega a La 1 en una película protagonizada por Marian Álvarez". Heraldo de Aragón. 17 November 2015.
3. "TVE preestrenó este jueves en el Festival de Cine de San Sebastián la TV movie histórica 'Teresa'". FormulaTV. 25 September 2015.
4. "Cinco producciones de RTVE, premiadas en Nueva York". vertele!. 20 April 2016 – via eldiario.es.
5. Onieva, Álvaro (16 November 2015). "TVE estrena este martes 'Teresa', la nueva tv-movie sobre Santa Teresa de Jesús". Fotogramas.