Santiago. The Path's End

17/01/2017 11:07 horas

Por RTVE

SANTIAGO. THE PATH'S END

Prime Time Series - 8x70' - History / Action and adventures

Historical series that narrates the experiences of three brothers, three anonymous (or not so anonymous) heroes who lived with the excessive ambition of many historical characters, their love affairs, betrayals, passions and follies while the construction of the Cathedral of Santiago began.

In the year 1075, Spain was broken by the fratricidal struggles of five brothers who divided the kingdoms of Castile, Leon, Portugal, Aragon and Galicia after the death of King Fernando I. Battles, intrigues, power strategies and assassinations were currency in a cruel and violent time. Its protagonists are the kings, who promoted a war that transformed Spain into a battlefield for 140 years; the religious, who administered the doctrine of the Church while girding the sword; and the people, who suffered all the evils.

In that convulsive time, the remains of the Apostle Santiago turned Compostela into an important religious and economic center where thousands of pilgrims converged, giving rise to a tradition, the Camino de Santiago, which continues to this day.

The Camino became the link between the Christian kingdoms but, at the same time, it was a road full of dangers.

CHARACTERS:

GONZALO. Our hero. Honest and consistent; he always does what is expected of him, what he should, even when the price to pay is excessive. His nobility, loyalty and talent with the sword have led him to be Chief of the Guard of Bishop Pelaez, a position of great prestige that he exercises diligently but without a trace of pride.

PEDRO. He is the brother of Gonzalo and Esteban, a good boy left for dead after a Saracen attack. Instructed in the art of war.

ESTEBAN GUILLERMO. He is the youngest of the Catoira family. Introverted, naïve and more shy than his brothers. He is a builder, he works building the cathedral of Santiago, a task he carries out with a passion that little by little becomes an unhealthy obsession.

ISMAEL ANIMAL. Rodrigo de Limia, better known as 'Animal', is a guard of Compostela who, due to his fondness for wine and indiscipline, ended up expelled. Gonzalo recovers him to help him rescue his brother, imprisoned in Toledo. He is a man of one piece. He doesn't lie, he doesn't cheat, he goes straight. And the words go straight from his stomach to his mouth. His nickname, 'Animal', was given to him for his way of fighting, dirty, bestial, lethal, and for his way of living; always letting himself be dragged by the most primal instincts.

ELVIRA BEGOÑA. Independent, bold and determined. Proof of this is her work as assistant to Efraim, Compostela's doctor. Wife in love with Gonzalo, a husband proud of his wife's independence and courage.

CREDITS:

Directed by: Miguel Alcantud, Miguel Conde, Óscar Pedraza

Script: Alberto Guntín, Xosé Morais, Víctor Sierra

Cast: Antonio Velázquez, Javier Rey, Ismael Martínez, Begoña Maestre, Guillermo Barrientos, Joan Massotkleiner, Antonio Durán 'Morris', Xabier Deive, Tito Asorey, Fina Calleja, Héctor Arteaga, Asier Etxeandia, Miguel Ángel Blanco, Intissar El Meskine, Alejandro Martínez, Jaime Olías, Cristina Castaño, Antonio Mourelos, Manuel de Blas, Juan Fernández, Patricia Peñalver, Fernando Morán, Carlos Villarino, Fernando Dacosta, Abdelatif Hwidar, Paco Manzanedo, Juan Díaz

Year: 2017

An RTVE production in collaboration with Voz Audiovisual.