Luimelia

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#Luimelia
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Genre Romance
Created by
  • Camino Sánchez
  • Borja González Santaolalla
  • Diana Rojo
Directed byBorja González Santaolalla
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
  • Montse García
  • Francisco Sierra
  • Lucía Alonso-Allende
  • Ignacio García Alonso
Running time
  • c.10 min (S. 1–3)
  • c.30 min (S. 4)
Production companies
Original release
Network Atresplayer Premium
Release14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)
Related

#Luimelia is a Spanish lesbian romance television series starring Paula Usero and Carol Rovira. It began airing on Atresplayer Premium on 14 February 2020.

Contents

Premise

#Luimelia is a spin-off of the period serial drama Amar es para siempre . It rescues two iconic characters, the lesbian couple formed by Luisita and Amelia, and transfers them forward from the late 1970s to current day, while being played by the same actresses. [1] The project was driven by the strong momentum of fandom's shipping behind the two characters in the period drama series. [2] [3] [4]

Cast

Starring

Other

Production and release

#Luimelia is based on an original idea by Camino Sánchez, Borja González Santaolalla and Diana Rojo. [11] Produced by Atresmedia and Diagonal TV, the filming of the series began in Madrid by November 2019. [12] Montse García, Francisco Sierra, Lucía Alonso-Allende and Ignacio García Alonso were credited as executive producers and Borja González Santaolalla as director. [11] The first season premiered on Atresplayer Premium on 14 February 2020. [13] The second season began airing on 16 August 2020, [14] whereas the third season began airing on 17 January 2021. [15] Consisting of 8 episodes, [10] season 4 features an extended running time of around 30 minutes per episode. [16] Its premiere date is slated for 25 July 2021. [16]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedRef.
First airedLast airedNetwork
1614 February 2020 (2020-02-14)15 March 2020 (2020-03-15) Atresplayer Premium [17] [18]
2616 August 2020 (2020-08-16)20 September 2020 (2020-09-20) [17] [19]
3617 January 2021 (2021-01-17)21 February 2021 (2021-02-21) [20] [19]
4825 July 2021 (2021-07-25)12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) [21] [22] [23]

Season 1

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
11"Luisita y Amelia"14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)
22"Primera Cita"16 February 2020 (2020-02-16)
33"#Lurelia"23 February 2020 (2020-02-23)
44"Nosotres"1 March 2020 (2020-03-01)
55"Ana, Sergi y el Rey León"8 January 2020 (2020-01-08)
66"Naranjas"15 March 2020 (2020-03-15)

Season 2

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
71"Luisita y Amelia 2"16 August 2020 (2020-08-16)
82"Improesía"23 August 2020 (2020-08-23)
93"#BoicotLurelia"30 August 2020 (2020-08-30)
104"Kamchatka"6 September 2020 (2020-09-06)
115"Madrid"13 September 2020 (2020-09-13)
126"Algo pasa con Mary"20 September 2020 (2020-09-20)

Season 3

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
131"La vecina indiscreta"17 January 2021 (2021-01-17)
142"Sarajebo"24 January 2021 (2021-01-24)
153"El tercero de la tercera"31 January 2021 (2021-01-31)
164"Yo nunca"7 February 2021 (2021-02-07)
175"Ventanas"14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)
186"Ukelele y guitarra"21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

Season 4

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
191"La teoría del caos"25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
202"Adiós Federico"1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
213"La maniobra Hogan"8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
224"La gran conjunción"15 August 2021 (2021-08-15)
235"Hasta luego, Mari Carmen"22 August 2021 (2021-08-22)
246"Asteroide Z"29 August 2021 (2021-08-29)
257"Principio de incertidumbre"5 September 2021 (2021-09-05)
268"Multiverso"12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
20204th PRODU Awards  [ es ]Best Short SeriesWon [24]
2021 32nd GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Spanish-Language Scripted Television SeriesNominated [25]
2022 33rd GLAAD Media Awards Nominated [26]

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