"Los 80" (2004) TV series

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Pepa Sánchez Biezma

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

8 September 2004 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Comedy

Plot:

In a date close to February, the 23th, 1981, the day of the military strike to the Spanish Goverment...

Plot Keywords:

Number In Title

Cast

José Coronado	...	Martín Ortega (6 episodes, 2004)
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón	...	Nuria Acosta (5 episodes, 2004)
Félix Gómez	...	Enrique (5 episodes, 2004)
Bea Segura	...	Lara (5 episodes, 2004)
José Gascón	...	Cristina (5 episodes, 2004)
Diego Molero	...	Leo (5 episodes, 2004)
Beatriz Pascual	...	Paz (5 episodes, 2004)
Antonio de la Torre	...	Fernando (5 episodes, 2004)
Lilian Caro	...	Rosa (5 episodes, 2004)
Marisol Membrillo	...	Montse (5 episodes, 2004)
Julieta Serrano	...	Águeda (5 episodes, 2004)
Adolfo Fernández	...	Alberto (5 episodes, 2004)
Raúl Fernández	...	Franky (5 episodes, 2004)
Martín Gervasoni	...	El Argentino (5 episodes, 2004)
David Venancio Muro	...	José (5 episodes, 2004)
Juan Lombardero		(5 episodes, 2004)
Marta Poveda		(5 episodes, 2004)
Anna Barrachina		(4 episodes, 2004)
José Antonio Navarro	...	Cosme (4 episodes, 2004)
Mariano Peña	...	Carcasona (3 episodes, 2004)
Sonia Almarcha		(3 episodes, 2004)
Leandro Rivera		(3 episodes, 2004)
Mònica Van Campen	...	Olga (3 episodes, 2004)
Víctor Clavijo	...	Gonzalo (3 episodes, 2004)

Also Known As:

"Los ochenta" (Spain) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

60 min | Spain:90 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Spain:T

Company:

Boca Boca Producciones S.L.

Soundtrack:

La chica de ayer

Nothing special

"Los 80" was a highly anticipated series at the time of its initial release due to the strong publicity campaign that preceded it. On the other hand, great actors such as José Coronado and Aitana Sánchez Gijón were in it, so what could go wrong?

It's not that the series is bad, in fact it is nearly perfect technically, but it lacks the charm and charisma of other similar "nostalgic" series (American "Wonder years" or Spanish "Cuéntame" to name two clear examples). Neither Coronado and Sanchez Gijón nor Félix Gómez and Bea Segura work as screen couples, so the romantic subplots are somewhat affected and definitely unbelievable.

As usual with Spanish series, the supporting cast is a delight to watch. In this case it is specially remarkable, since most of them are relative unknowns (Marisol Membrillo, Lilian Caro, Antonio de la Torre).

It is a shame this series turned out to be such a disappointment, since I really wanted this to be good. Maybe it will get better with time, but they should really shift the focus from the uninteresting leading characters and boost the supporting ones.

Overall rating: 6/10