Veneno

2020 · Drama · 1 season · ★ 8.4

Ended

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Synopsis of Veneno

Valeria Vegas is a journalism student who never understood why people called her by a name that wasn't hers. That same problem marked the childhood of Cristina Ortiz, whom they called Joselito in her early years, in 1960s Spain marked by hardship and violence. When Valeria decides to write a book about the life of La Veneno, her story and Cristina's intertwine, and the series traces the artist's life from childhood to her years in television. Created by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi for Atresplayer, the role of Cristina is shared by Jedet, Daniela Santiago, and Isabel Torres depending on the stage of her life. Lola Rodríguez plays Valeria Vegas.

«The icon. The woman. The story.»

1season

8episodes

60 minper episode

8.4audience scoreTMDB · 1,432 votes

8.6IMDb rating5,436 votes

Seasons of Veneno

Season 12020 · 8 ep. · ★ 7.6

Cast by Veneno

Lola RodríguezValeria8 episodes

Isabel TorresLa Veneno - Older8 episodes

Daniela SantiagoLa Veneno8 episodes

JedetLa Veneno - Young8 episodes

Paca la PirañaPaca la Piraña - Older8 episodes

Israel ElejaldePepe8 episodes

Sophia LamarCristina Onassis8 episodes

Mariona TerésAmparo8 episodes

Goya ToledoValeria's Mother8 episodes

Juani RuizLa Juani8 episodes

Elvira MínguezBlanca8 episodes

Marcos SotkovszkiJoselito - Teenager8 episodes

Guille MárquezJoselito - Childhood8 episodes

Desirée RodríguezPaca la Piraña - Young8 episodes

La ZowiSonia Monroy8 episodes

Ciro PetroneAngelo8 episodes

Valeria VegasLola8 episodes

Álex SaintSacha8 episodes

Lola DueñasFaela8 episodes

Estíbaliz Quesada RuizFan de grupo Take That8 episodes

Cristina Ortíz RodríguezSelf8 episodes

Brays EfeCrispin8 episodes

Pepón NietoHermano de Cristina8 episodes

Mercedes LeónMaría Jesus Rodriguez8 episodes

Mona MartínezMari Carmen Ortiz8 episodes

Ana MilánSara Montiel8 episodes

Loli PascuaDepiladora8 episodes

Pepe NavarroVigilante8 episodes

Inma Pérez-QuirósGracia8 episodes

Carlos GonzálezAlfonso3 episodes

Carlos ManglanoMihai2 episodes

Eric MasipTomás2 episodes

Ester ExpósitoMachús Osinaga2 episodes

Santi AlverúRoberEpisode 1

Benja de la RosaMaquilladorEpisode 1

Maite SandovalMariEpisode 1

Ángeles OrtegaManolaEpisode 1

LalaChusLydia LozanoEpisode 1

Kaydy CainJuanilloEpisode 1

David MoraJavierEpisode 1

Technical Details

Created by: Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
Address: Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi, Mikel Rueda, Álex Rodrigo
Writing: Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, Claudia Costafreda, Ian de la Rosa, Elena Martín Gimeno
Music: Julio de la Rosa
Photography: Gris Jordana, Andreu Adam
Original novel: Valeria Vegas
Production: Ignacio Corrales
Executive Producer: Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, Sonia Martínez, David Troncoso
Production companies: Atresmedia, Buendía Estudios, Suma Content
Network or Platform: Atresplayer
Country: Spain
Original Language: Spanish
Premiere: March 29, 2020
Last Episode: October 25, 2020 (1x08)
Status: Ended
Type: Miniseries
Awards: 5 awards and 13 nominations in total.
Links: IMDb · TMDB · Official Website

Trivia about Veneno

Filming began on December 16 in Isleta del Moro, a small village in the province of Almería, and later moved to Adra, Valencia, and the Community of Madrid.

Audiences responded very well to the cast, and they appreciated that the creators chose three trans women to play one trans woman. Jedet, Daniela Santiago, and Isabel Torres were the chosen ones.

The premiere of Veneno was the biggest debut for a series in Atresplayer Premium's history, reaching 10 times the viewership of any other series on the platform to date.

The first two episodes aired on Antena 3 on October 25, 2020 were the most-watched shows of the day in Spain, with more than 2.5 million viewers for the first one alone.

On June 28, 2021, the Ministry of Equality presented the Rainbow Award to the creators and Valeria Vegas for the series' LGBTQ+ visibility in culture.

After its initial success, Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo announced they were working on a second season, even though the first one had concluded with eight episodes.

Daniela Santiago and Isabel Torres shared the 2020 Ondas Award for Best Actress in Fiction for their performances in the series.

Sources: Wikipedia (English) · Wikipedia (Spanish)