Arde Madrid: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Madrid 1961. Ana Mari is a spinster, lame, a follower of Franco and an instructor in the Female Section. Following Franco's orders, she begins to work as a maid at Ava Gardner's home with a mission of spying on her. For this, she must pretend to be married to Manolo, a hustler who will become the American actress' chauffeur. Manolo tries to take advantage of his position for his dodgy dealings with gypsy clans, and ends up involving Ana Mari and her schizophrenic brother, Floren. Little by little, this leads to an intimate relationship between them. Together with a young maid, Pilar, they will serve during the continuous parties that Ava and her circle enjoy in the Dolce Vita reserved for the elite in Madrid. Parties that will create growing tensions with her downstairs neighbors, none other than General Perón and his wife, recently exiled from Argentina.

Series details

• Title: Arde Madrid
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Spanish
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2018-11-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-11-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Movistar+
• Network country: Spain
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 39963
• IMDb ID: tt7684260
• TVDB ID: 343089

Cast and credited roles

• Inma Cuesta — Anamari
• Paco Léon — Manolo
• Debi Mazar — Ava Gardner
• Anna Castillo — Pilar
• Julián Villagrán — Floren
• Fabiana García Lago — Isabelita Perón
• Osmar Núñez — Juan Domingo Perón
• Ken Appledorn — Bill Gallagher
• Moreno Borja — Vargas
• Miren Ibarguren — Lucero

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-11-08; final listed air date 2018-11-08; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Arde Madrid on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.