Bienvenidos al Lolita is a Spanish dramedy[1] television series set in a cabaret club. Produced by Globomedia for Antena 3, it aired on the latter channel from January 2014 to February 2014.
Premise
The series is about the backstage mishaps of a troupe of people (a "dysfunctional family") working at a time of economic crisis at the Lolita Cabaret club located in Madrid.[2][3]
Cast
- Beatriz Carvajal as Dolores Reina.[2]
- Luis Varela as Don José Luis Carrión.[2]
- Natalia Verbeke as Violeta Reina.[2]
- Roberto Álamo as Cúper.[2]
- Carlos Santos as Alfredo.[2]
- Sara Vega as Roxy.[2]
- Rodrigo Guirao as Jota.[2]
- Nerea Camacho as Greta.[2]
- Jorge Bosch as Reverendo.[2]
- Cristina Peña as Norma del Pino.[2]
- Maggie Civantos interpreta a Fanny.[2]
- Nuria Herrero as Lupe.[2]
- Estefanía de los Santos as Charo.[2]
- Font García as Virgilio.[2]
- Denisse Peña as Daniela.[2]
- Álvaro Balas as Xuxo.[2]
- Lucía Balas as Nuri.[2]
- Pablo Espinosa as Camilo.[2]
Production and release
Bienvenidos al Lolita, tentatively titled Lolita Cabaret before its release, was inspired in the classical Spanish comedy genre from the 1950s and 1960s.[4] The series was produced by Globomedia,[5] whereas Daniel Écija, Álex Pina, Fernando González Molina and Esther Martínez Lobato were credited as executive producers.[6] Fernando González Molina, David Molina and Sandra Gallego directed the episodes.[6] The 6-month-long filming was wrapped up by November 2013.[7][3] Shooting took place in Madrid.[7]
The series premiered on 7 January 2014, with a "promising" 18.4% share.[8] However interest rapidly waned, and the audience share went all the way down to a 10.5% in the sixth episode.[8] Antena 3 then decided not to renovate the series, with the last 2 episodes yet to be aired.[9] The broadcasting run of the 8-episode season ended on 25 February 2014, averaging 2,658,000 viewers and a 14.0% share.[8]
The misfiring of the series reportedly made Pina "realize the need to regenerate the prevailing model of national television".[10] According to Pina, the series' direst mistake was "not being coherent with the plot", "making a cabaret series" (...) "without being absolutely transgressive is a mistake".[11]
| No. in season | Title | Viewers | Original release date | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bienvenidos al Lolita" | 3,551,000 | 7 January 2014 | 18.4 |
| 2 | "Abuela de día, cabaretera de noche" | 3,361,000 | 14 January 2014 | 17.5 |
| 3 | "Lo verde empieza en Los Pirineos" | 2,898,000 | 21 January 2014 | 15.6 |
| 4 | "El hermano rarito de Garritas" | 2,719,000 | 28 January 2014 | 14.7 |
| 5 | "El teorema del beso con lengua" | 2,597,000 | 4 February 2014 | 12.6 |
| 6 | "La pandilla basura" | 1,989,000 | 11 February 2014 | 10.5 |
| 7 | "En el alambre" | 2,079,000 | 18 February 2014 | 11.5 |
| 8 | "El último viaje a Egipto" | 2,070,000 | 25 February 2014 | 11.5 |
References
- ^ Fdez, Juan M. (7 January 2017). "'Bienvenidos al Lolita' pone a bailar y cantar a Natalia Verbeke". El Confidencial.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Así son los personajes de 'Bienvenidos al Lolita', la nueva comedia de Antena 3". FormulaTV. 7 January 2014.
- ^ a b ""Bienvenidos al Lolita", una serie con música y "familia disfuncional"". Heraldo. 28 November 2013.
- ^ Aparicio, Santiago (27 November 2013). "'Lolita Cabaret' cambia de nombre a 'Bienvenidos al Lolita'". FormulaTV.
- ^ "Finaliza la grabación de 'Bienvenidos al Lolita', nueva serie de Globomedia y Antena 3". Audiovisual451. 2 December 2013.
- ^ a b "'Bienvenidos al Lolita' – estreno 7 de enero en Antena 3". Audiovisual451. 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b Rodríguez, Marta (6 January 2014). "'Bienvenidos al Lolita': Nerea Camacho estrena su primer personaje estable en televisión". La Voz de Almería.
- ^ a b c d Aparicio, Santiago (26 February 2014). "'Bienvenidos al Lolita' llega a su final tras una irregular temporada (14%)". FormulaTV.
- ^ Redondo, David (13 February 2014). "Antena 3 se carga 'Bienvenidos al Lolita'". Cadena Ser.
- ^ Echeverría-Domingo, Julia (2020). "Is Yellow the New Orange? The Transnational Phenomenon of Female Prison Dramas". In Harmes, Marcus; Harmes, Meredith; Harmes, Barbara (eds.). The Palgrave Handbook of Incarceration in Popular Culture. p. 64. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-36059-7. ISBN 978-3-030-36058-0.
- ^ "Cosas que no sabías de las series míticas españolas y sus protagonistas". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 2 April 2016.
- ^ "Bienvenidos al Lolita. Temporada 1". SensaCine. Retrieved 28 March 2021.