El don de Alba (lit. 'Alba's Gift') is a Spanish supernatural television series consisting of a remake of the American series Ghost Whisperer, starring Patricia Montero, Martiño Rivas and Antonio Hortelano. Produced by Disney Media Distribution for Telecinco, it aired in 2013.
Premise
The fiction follows Alba Rivas (Patricia Montero), a young woman tasked with the mission of helping the dead ones to cross to "the other side" after the death of her grandmother.[1] Just arrived to the village of "Bellavista",[2] Alba counts with help from Gabriel Vega (Antonio Hortelano), an employee at the municipal archives with a great deal of interest in the supernatural.[1] Meanwhile, she establishes a relationship with Pablo Escudero (Martiño Rivas), a sceptical physician who has just graduated.[1]
Cast
- Patricia Montero as Alba Rivas.[3]
- Martiño Rivas as Pablo Escudero.[3]
- Antonio Hortelano as Gabriel Vega.[3]
- Itsaso Arana as Andrea Santos.[3]
- Carmela Poch as Nuria Guerrero.[3]
- Carmen Sánchez as Alicia Ramos.[3]
- Ismael Martínez as Ramón Ramon.[3]
- Ramiro Blas as the "Faceless Man".[3]
Production and release
Consisting of an adaptation of the American series Ghost Whisperer,[4] El don de Alba was produced by Disney Media Distribution for Telecinco.[1] Filming began in 2012.[4] The series premiered on 9 April 2013 in prime time.[5] Interest in the series progressively waned, ending its intermittent broadcasting run on 16 July 2013, averaging 1,641,923 viewers and a 9.2% audience share across its 13 episodes.[5]
| No. in season | Title | Viewers | Original release date | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Espíritu dividido" | 2,482,000 | 9 April 2013 | 13.2 |
| 2 | "Dos mundos" | 2,188,000 | 16 April 2013 | 11.8 |
| 3 | "El camino del perdón" | 1,820,000 | 23 April 2013 | 9.6 |
| 4 | "La última noche" | 1,516,000 | 30 April 2013 | 7.7 |
| 5 | "Extraña pareja" | 1,832,000 | 7 May 2013 | 10.1 |
| 6 | "Juguetes perdidos" | 1,671,000 | 14 May 2013 | 9.3 |
| 7 | "La novia blanca" | 1,813,000 | 21 May 2013 | 9.9 |
| 8 | "El último fantasma" | 1,683,000 | 28 May 2013 | 9.4 |
| 9 | "Perdido en la montaña" | 1,520,000 | 4 June 2013 | 8.3 |
| 10 | "Los niños perdidos" | 1,525,000 | 11 June 2013 | 8.3 |
| 11 | "El crimen de la estación" | 988,000 | 2 July 2013 | 5.7 |
| 12 | "La elegida (I)" | 1,080,000 | 9 July 2013 | 7.2 |
| 13 | "La elegida (II)" | 1,227,000 | 16 July 2013 | 10.0 |
References
- ^ a b c d "El don de Alba". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Todo el reparto de "El don de Alba", el "Entre fantasmas" de Telecinco que inicia rodaje". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 3 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Los espíritus regresan a Telecinco con el estreno de 'El don de Alba'". FormulaTV. 9 April 2013.
- ^ a b Leyda, Ana (25 January 2018). "10 series españolas que son un remake de ficciones internacionales". FormulaTV.
- ^ a b c Moreno, Adriano (17 July 2013). "'El don de Alba' se despide con una media final del 9,2% en sus 13 capítulos". FormulaTV.
- ^ "El don de Alba. Temporada 1". SensaCine. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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