Euskolegas

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Euskolegas
Genre Sitcom
Directed byJavier Vicuña
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24
Production
Production location Basque Country
Running time50 min
Production companyPausoka
Original release
Network ETB 2
Release11 May (2009-05-11) –
14 December 2009 (2009-12-14)
Related
Vaya Semanita

Euskolegas is a Spanish sitcom television series. It aired on ETB 2, the second channel of Basque broadcaster EITB, from 11 May to 14 December 2009. It is a sequel to a recurring comedy sketch of the same name that had been part of Vaya Semanita . [1]

Contents

Premise and characters

Set in Bilbao, the series follows a group of flatmates consisting of Alejandro "Álex" Ufarte (Javier Antón  [ es ]) from San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa; Francisco "Patxi" Goikoetxea (Andoni Agirregomezkorta  [ es ]) from Bilbao, Biscay; Prudencio "Pruden" Fournier (Iker Galartza  [ es ]) from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava; and Leire Roncal (Laura de la Calle  [ es ]) from Caparroso, Navarre. [2] [3] Following the events from the sketches that aired as part of Vaya Semanita, the series starts with the wedding of Álex and Leire. The wedding is cancelled due to various difficulties, and the flatmates move to an apartment in the same building where Patxi's uncle Santi (Ramón Barea), aunt Begoña (Arantxa Aranguren  [ es ]) and cousin Estíbaliz (Verónika Moral) live. During his honeymoon cruise and while intoxicated, Álex marries Sara (Nayra Navarro), a waiter that works in the ship.

After losing her job, Sara rents a room in Begoña's flat. Shortly afterwards, Leire discovers Álex's marriage and leaves. The first season ends with Sara and Álex divorcing. However, they start dating by the time Leire returns, visibly pregnant. [3] Initially, she thinks that the father is Rafa (Luis Larrodera), Álex's cousin. However, by the time she gives birth, Álex is determined to be the father.

A secondary plotline involves the divorce of Santi and Begoña, and her subsequent relationship with Juan Mari (Ramón Ibarra), a banker who is Estíbaliz's and Álex's boss.

Production

Filming for the first season started in the summer of 2008. [1] [4] The second season started filming in July 2009. [5]

The first season obtained high ratings, [6] but they declined during the second, leading to the cancellation of the show. The administrator of the official blog of the series subsequently published an entry giving a summary of the cancelled third season. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "'Euskolegas', el spin-off del programa 'Vaya semanita', llegará el 11 de mayo a ETB2". FórmulaTV (in Spanish). 11 March 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ↑ Echevarría, Jan (14 March 2009). "El equipo de 'Euskolegas' graba un spot publicitario para promocionar la nueva serie". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Reaparición de Leire en 'Euskolegas'". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 9 November 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "'Euskolegas' ya ha comenzado a rodar". El Correo (in Spanish). 27 July 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Pausoka comienza el rodaje de la segunda temporada de 'Euskolegas'". FórmulaTV (in Spanish). 5 July 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Lakunza, Rosana (5 October 2009). "Cuidado, día de 'Euskolegas'". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "¿Qué hubiera pasado?". Euskolegas (in Spanish). EITB. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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