Netflixhas today announced the official trailer and new images forA Day Like No Other, the biographical series based on the life of the renowned Spanish singer Raphael, which will premiere exclusively on Netflix inSpainandLatin Americaon9 October.
Javier Morgade(Culpa tuya,El jardinero) andCarlos Santos(El refugio atómico,1992) portray Raphael at two stages of his life – his youth and his maturity, respectively – in a story that explores the highs and lows of the artist’s life. The cast is rounded off byFrancesco Carril(Los años nuevos,La virgen de agosto),Natalia Varela(Ella es tu padre,No te puedes esconder),Pepa Aniorte(Sueños de libertad,La caza. Guadiana) andManolo Caro(Entrevías,Feria: la luz más oscura), amongst others.
A Day Like No Otheris an eight-episode biographical series that recounts the life of Raphael, from his humble beginnings in post-war Spain to his conquest of the world’s greatest stages. The series portrays the unstoppable rise of a one-of-a-kind artist: his most intimate passions, his greatest hits, his personal struggles and the demons that have haunted him throughout his life. Set against backdrops ranging from Madrid to Las Vegas, via Moscow, Paris and Acapulco,A Day Like no Otheris an emotional journey through five decades full of highs and lows. A moving story that reveals the man behind the legend.
The series is produced byDLO Producciones(El jardinero,Ni una más) in association withCaracol Televisión. It is directed byTito López Amado,Javier PulidoandBeatriz Sanchís, with José Manuel Lorenzoas producer andJacobo Martosas associate producer. The screenplay was written byIgnacio del Moral,Paloma RandoandAdrià P. Xancó. The executive producers areNacho Bolonio,Dago García,Gonzalo Cordoba,Asier Aguilar,Lisette OsorioandJosé Manuel Lorenzo
José Manuel Lorenzo, founder, chairman and executive producer of DLO, established this fiction, film and television production company in 2011; the Banijay Group has held a stake in the company since 2013. DLO comprises a multidisciplinary team of audiovisual professionals with extensive experience and a track record of successful projects:Anatomía de un instante(Movistar Plus+), directed by Alberto Rodríguez and winner of the FORQUÉ Award for Best Series. TheLa cazatrilogy for RTVE (Monteperdido,TramuntanaandGuadiana), which made the leap to Movistar Plus+ withLA CAZA. IRATI;Dime Quién Soy(Movistar Plus+);El Inmortal(Movistar Plus+, Telemundo), nominated at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and already spanning three series;Ni una más, the adaptation of Miguel Sáez Carral’s novel for Netflix;Las largas sombras, directed by Clara Roquet, for Disney+;El Jardinero, created by Miguel Sáez Carral for Netflix; and his most recent production for the same platform:La acusación.
Caracol Televisión is Colombia’s leading television channel for Spanish-language content, having produced several of the industry’s most successful and innovative programmes and formats over the last 20 years. With over 1,900 hours of content produced annually and extensive international sales experience spanning more than 180 countries across five continents, Caracol Televisión is a global pioneer. Today, it is a veritable content production powerhouse, having expanded its influence worldwide through its international business division. With offices in Miami, Madrid and Bogotá, Caracol Internacional distributes the telenovelas, series and entertainment formats created by Caracol TV, which have transcended all cultural and linguistic barriers to become globally recognised products.
