The Patients of Dr. García

The Patients of Dr. García
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Spanish	Los pacientes del doctor García
Genre	Drama
Based on	Los pacientes del doctor García by Almudena Grandes
Written by	José Luis Martín
Directed by	Joan Noguera
Starring	Javier Rey Verónica Echegui Tamar Novas
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
Production
Production companies	RTVE Diagonal DeAPlaneta
Original release
Network	La 1
Release	19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)

The Patients of Dr. García (Spanish: Los pacientes del doctor García) is a Spanish drama television series adapting the novel of the same name by Almudena Grandes. The cast is led by Javier Rey, Verónica Echegui, and Tamar Novas.

Plot

Doctor Guillermo García, a communist sympathiser, remains living in Madrid after the takeover of the country by the Francoists. To save his life, he is forced to hide and adopt the false identity of Rafael Cuesta Sánchez, facilitated by his friend Manuel Arroyo, a spy for the Republican side. Years later, in 1946, García meets Arroyo again as the latter returns from exile to carry out a secret mission in the city under the assumed identity of Adrián Gallardo, a former member of the Blue Division, who is considered a war criminal for collaborating with the Nazis.[1][2]

Arroyo, in the guise of a Blue Division veteran, emigrates to Argentina and infiltrates the ratlines between Juan Domingo Perón and Franco in favor of the Nazis who feel safe in South America, with the promise that the United States, through the CIA, will intervene at some point against both dictators.

Cast

• Javier Rey as doctor Guillermo García Medina, aka Rafael Cuesta Sánchez[2]
• Verónica Echegui as Amparo Priego[2]
• Tamar Novas as Manuel Arroyo Benítez, aka Felipe Ballesteros, Peter Louzan, Adrián Gallardo[1]
• Jon Olivares [es] as Adrián Gallardo Ortega, aka Alfonso Navarro[1]
• Eva Llorach as Clara Stauffer[2]
• Stephanie Cayo as Meg Williams[2]
• Claudia Traisac as Rita Velázquez[2]
• Raúl Jiménez as Pepe Moya[2]
• Nancho Novo as Fortunato Quintanilla[2]
• Pepa Pedroche as Experta Fernández[2]
• Luis Bermejo as Juan Negrín[2]
• Enrique Villén as Pirulo[2]
• Mario de la Rosa [de] as Alfonso Navarro[2]
• Daniel Albaladejo [es] as Antonio Ochoa[2]
• Martina Gusmán as Simona Gaitán[2]
• Itziar Atienza [es] as Geni León[2]
• Toni Sevilla [es] as Gabino de la Fuente[2]
• Iñaki Miramón [es] as Basilio Rodríguez[2]
• Javier Lara as Jesús Romero[2]
• Marius Biegai [pl] as Otto Skorzeny, aka Rolf Steinbauer[2]
• Carmen Molinar [de] as Ingrid Weiss[2]
• Eduard Farelo [es] as Pablo de Azcárate[2]

Production

The series is a RTVE, Diagonal (Banijay Iberia), and DeAPlaneta production, and it had the participation of Netflix.[3] An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Almudena Grandes, the series was written by José Luis Martín and directed by Joan Noguera [es].[1] Shooting started in January 2022 in Segovia and wrapped by June 2022 in Madrid.[4][3] Shooting locations also included Guadalajara.[1]

Release

The series debuted on La 1 on 19 April 2023.[5]

References

1. Silvestre, Juan (17 June 2022). "'Los pacientes del doctor García': primer tráiler de la serie". Fotogramas. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
2. "'Los pacientes del doctor García', de Almudena Grandes, se convierte en serie en La 1". Diez Minutos. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
3. Escalalada Medrano, Paula (21 June 2022). "Nostalgia y respeto: así se ha rodado la primera serie de Almudena Grandes". Heraldo de Aragón. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
4. "Nuevo proyecto Arranca el rodaje de 'Los pacientes del doctor García', la serie basada en la novela de Almudena Grande". rtve.es. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
5. Zárate, Pedro (20 April 2023). "'Los pacientes del doctor García' (10.1%) cumple en su estreno y eleva la noche del miércoles de La 1". Vertele! – via eldiario.es.

External links

• Los pacientes del doctor García on RTVE Play