45 rpm (TV series)

Summary

45 rpm (Spanish: 45 revoluciones) is a 2019 Spanish drama television series created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira that originally aired on Antena 3 from March 18 to May 30, 2019. Starring Carlos Cuevas, Guiomar Puerta and Iván Marcos, the plot revolves around the establishment of a music label in the 1960s and the people involved inside the complex music industry.[1][2][3]

45 rpm
Spanish45 revoluciones
GenreDrama
Created by
  • Ramón Campos
  • Gema R. Neira
Directed by
  • David Pinillos
  • Gustavo Ron
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
  • Ramón Campos
  • Teresa Fernández-Valdés
  • Sonia Martínez
Cinematography
  • Alfonso Postigo
  • Daniel Sosa Segura
  • Miguel P. Gilaberte
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
  • Atresmedia
  • Bambú Producciones
Original release
NetworkAntena 3
ReleaseMarch 18 (2019-03-18) –
May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)

Cast edit

  • Carlos Cuevas as Robert Aguirre
  • Guiomar Puerta [es] as Maribel Campoy
  • Iván Marcos [es] as Guillermo Rojas
  • Israel Elejalde as Pedro Zabala
  • Luis Larrodera [es] as Tino
  • Diana Gómez as Clara Aguirre
  • Silvana Navas as Nines
  • Eudald Font as Diego Salinas
  • Carmen Gutiérrez [es] as Elisa
  • Vito Sanz as Ignacio Betancourt
  • Pau Vinyals as Chimo
  • Pere Ponce as Alberto
  • Héctor Black as Paco
  • Marina San José as Ángeles Costa
  • Joan Pera [ca] as D. Alfredo
  • Kimberley Tell as Fanny
  • Joseba Apaolaza [gl] as Eugenio Vidal
  • Guim Puig as Juan
  • Esmeralda Moya as Celia Vera
  • Fanny Gautier as Feli
  • Héctor Colorado as Jorge Rojas
  • Nikola Zalduegui [eu] as Gary
  • José Luis Hijón as Santi
  • Nieve de Medina as Silvia
  • Juanma Cifuentes [es] as Salvador Quintana
  • Amaia Aberasturi as Carmen
  • Edgar Moreno as Valentín Quesada
  • Javier Ibarz as a doctor

Episodes edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateSpain viewers
(millions)
1"Futura"
(Futura)
David PinillosRamón Campos, Gema R. Neira, Paula Fernández,
Javier Chacártegui, Salvador S. Molina, David Orea
March 18, 2019 (2019-03-18)1.53[4]
Disgraced music executive Guillermo Rojas discovers talented singer Robert and teams up with his assistant Maribel Campoy to launch Futura, an imprint of Golden Records which will focus on the modern music trends.
2"The License"
(El carnet)
David PinillosCampos, Neira, Fernández, Chacártegui, Molina, OreaMarch 25, 2019 (2019-03-25)1.10[5]
Robert auditions for a license to perform professionally, but Guillermo's past gets in the way. Maribel learns Robert's best kept secret.
3"The Single"
(El sencillo)
Gustavo RonCampos, Neira, Fernández, Chacártegui, Molina, OreaApril 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)0.81[6]
Guillermo struggles to find a studio to record Robert's debut single. Maribel comes up with an unorthodox solution.
4"The Campaign"
(La promoción)
Gustavo RonCampos, Neira, Fernández, Chacártegui, Curro Serrano, D. C. TorallasApril 8, 2019 (2019-04-08)0.73[7]
Maribel and Robert's connection becomes deeper just as his career begins to take off. Meanwhile, some of Guillermo's past mistakes come back to haunt him.
5"The Album"
(El álbum)
David PinillosCampos, Neira, Fernández, Chacártegui, Serrano, TorallasApril 15, 2019 (2019-04-15)0.62
The Futura team faces a series of challenges as they try to record Robert's debut album, and Maribel faces sexism at work and lies at home.
6"The Concert"
(El concierto)
David PinillosCampos, Neira, Fernández, Chacártegui, Serrano, Orea, MolinaApril 22, 2019 (2019-04-22)0.60
Maribel takes the helm in helping prepare Robert's concert at the iconic Circo Price, but an unexpected lawsuit involving songwriter Ignacio Betancourt spells trouble, not just for Robert, but for all of Golden Records.
7"The Movie"
(La película)
Gustavo RonCampos, Neira, Fernández, Chacártegui, Serrano, Moisés Gómez RamosApril 29, 2019 (2019-04-29)0.62
Robert is cast in a movie opposite film star Fanny. Meanwhile, Maribel awaits medical results.
8"The Tour"
(La gira)
Gustavo RonCampos, Neira, Fernández, Chacártegui, Serrano, Gómez RamosMay 9, 2019 (2019-05-09)0.47
The new majority shareholder of Golden Records tells Robert, who is getting ready to head off on a nationwide tour, to fake a relationship with Fanny to help promote the movie.
9"The Premiere"
(El estreno)
David PinillosCampos, Neira, Fernández, Chacártegui, Serrano, Gómez RamosMay 16, 2019 (2019-05-16)0.43
Robert and Fanny are instructed to continue to lie about being in love, but the press catches wind of Robert's romance with Maribel.
10"The Debut"
(La puesta de largo)
David PinillosCampos, Neira, Fernández, Chacártegui, Serrano, Gómez RamosMay 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)0.41
Ignacio is arrested, and his only hope to be released is Robert accepting to perform at a military party.
11"The Offer"
(La oferta)
Gustavo RonCampos, Neira, Fernández, Chacártegui, SerranoMay 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)0.19
The future of Golden Records is up in the air after a tragic death, leaving Guillermo and Zabala to scramble for money to save the company. Meanwhile, Robert receives a deal offer from Decca Records.
12"The Competition"
(El concurso)
Gustavo RonCampos, Neira, Fernández, Chacártegui, Serrano, Gómez RamosMay 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)0.42
The government requests Robert take part in a singing competition to represent the Franco regime.
13"The Last Song"
(La última canción)
David PinillosCampos, Neira, Fernández, Chacártegui, SerranoMay 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)0.28
News of Robert's illness breaks, so Guillermo and Maribel organize a farewell concert for him. Meanwhile, Robert has a surprise of his own.

Release edit

45 rpm premiered on March 18, 2019, on Antena 3.[8] The original broadcasting run ended on May 30, 2019, in what it was one of the biggest blunders in the history of Spanish private television channels, with the series averaging a 4.3% audience share.[8][9] It was released on Netflix on August 16, 2019.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "'45 revoluciones': Atresmedia y Bambú preparan una serie sobre la industria musical en los años 60". FormulaTV.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ "'Allí Abajo' y '45 revoluciones' tendrán una duración por capítulo de 50 minutos". ObjetivoTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Stream It Or Skip It: '45 RPM' On Netflix, A Spanish '60s-Set Drama About A New Rock Star And The Two People Who Discovered Him". Decider. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ "'Got Talent' arrasa con máximo de temporada (22,2%) ante el estreno de '45 revoluciones' (10,1%)". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ "'Monteperdido' (15,2%) se estrena fuerte, 'Got Talent' (22%) lidera y '45 revoluciones' cae a un escueto 7,1%". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  6. ^ "'Got Talent' (22,4%) marca máximo, 'Monteperdido' (14,9%) se mantiene y '45 revoluciones' (5,4%) se hunde". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. ^ "'Got Talent España' (22,4%) repite máximo, mientras que '45 revoluciones' no toca fondo con un ínfimo 4,8%". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 9 April 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b Navarro, Sergio (May 31, 2019). "'45 revoluciones' acaba con su sufrimiento y se despide con un increíble (pero cierto) 4,3% de media". FormulaTV.
  9. ^ "Acabó '45 Revoluciones', un caso único en la historia de la TV privada". Vertele!. eldiario.es. May 30, 2019.

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