Drought

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DROUGHT

Prime Time Series - Thriller / Drama

1S - 8x60'

Immerse yourself in the intriguing plot of 'Drought', a series that will transport you to a vibrant scenario full of love, ambition, betrayal, greed and an unsolved crime. 

Due to a severe drought, the village of Campomediano, on the border between Spain and Portugal, emerges from the waters at the bottom of the reservoir that also bears its name.

When the water level drops, a macabre discovery emerges: two mummified corpses with bullet wounds. Inspector Daniela Yanes and investigative journalist Óscar Santos begin an investigation that unravels a web of intrigue linked to past environmental protests. The identification of the bodies leads two powerful families separated by the border between the two countries, but united by business, to become involved in an investigation that dates back to the late 1990s and in a plot in which different characters intertwine their paths with unforeseeable consequences.

Daniela Yanes y Óscar Santos

Shot in breathtaking landscapes that capture the essence of the Iberian Peninsula, 'Drought' offers a unique visual and emotional experience. The series becomes a thriller where the thirst for answers creates an engrossing drama that will keep you hooked in every episode.

CHARACTERS:

DANIELA YANES. When Daniela was a child, her father abandoned her. He disappeared from one day to the next, for no apparent reason, leaving her alone with her mother, Carmen. It is Commissioner Ortiz who, years later, has acted as her guardian or adoptive father during the time she had a sentimental relationship with her mother, now ended, although a good friendship remains between them. Ortiz has been a reference for Daniela and the real reason for her interest in becoming a police officer. Once she has finished her training as an agent, Daniela requests a transfer to Algeciras, one of the hot spots of drug trafficking. She wants to cut loose from her mother and take action to stand up for herself. But things go awry when Daniela suspects that a colleague with whom she has a romantic relationship may be linked to the entry of drugs through the port. Daniela keeps quiet, but the situation becomes untenable and she decides to return home with the frustration that entails. Back in Cáceres, she works under the orders of Commissioner Ortiz. She lives with her mother, which brings up some unresolved family conflicts. The appearance of two bodies in the Campomediano swamp, due to the drought, is a case that motivates him. Daniela begins an investigation in search of the truth of what happened and those responsible. But the investigation will reveal some hard and unexpected truths that will shake Daniela's convictions. In addition, Daniela will have to face the Barbosa family, with enough power to hinder the investigation, and she will meet the Portuguese inspector Hélder Gomes, someone very different but complementary with whom she will live a special connection.

 

Daniela

MARTÍN RUIZ. Martin, Paula's husband and son-in-law of the all-powerful Luis Barbosa, is a man out of place in relation to the environment in which he lives. Owner of an equestrian club in bankruptcy, he is neither successful in business nor in marriage. He has a mistress with whom he is in love, Tina, his relationship with Paula is in a terminal state and Luis Barbosa feels a deep contempt for him, motivated by events of the past. When Martin was 30 years old, and after leaving the army, he is hired by Luis Barbosa first as a chauffeur, then as a bodyguard and, once he has proved his efficiency, as head of security for the Barbosa companies. What Martin did not expect was that he also had to act as a nanny. The young Paula Barbosa was very difficult to control, and she was constantly getting into trouble that Martin had to solve without looking into the means. One of these problems, the most serious, united them forever in marriage, a secret that sooner or later will be revealed. With the discovery of the corpses, the past will also haunt Martin... What is it hiding?

Martín

HELDER. Son of a member of the Republican National Guard, who died in service, Helder always wanted to be a policeman. In the Judicial Police, where he has worked for more than 20 years, everyone knows him and, although they respect him, they also fear him. Hélder is married to Clara, a nurse, and is the father of two teenagers, Maria and Beatriz, the latter with mobility problems after a serious traffic accident. Twenty years earlier, Hélder participated in the investigation of the disappearance of Joaquim Sousa Cardoso (Amália's son), which never resulted in anything concrete. Since then, contact between the two has been maintained and, when Beatriz was run over on her way out of school, Amália helped pay for the costly rehabilitation that allowed the inspector's daughter to recover much of her lost mobility. This is something that Helder will never forget, and which will make him feel permanently indebted to Amália. When the mortal remains of two bodies are found in the dry swamp of Campomediano, the ghosts of the past are resurrected in Amália. Is it possible that one of the corpses belongs to her son? Amália asks Helder to confirm it, but Helder cannot investigate the case through official channels. If he wants to look into the matter, he will have to call in a few favors that could be costly... In Spain, Helder meets agent Daniela Yanes, with whom he will have, at first, a difficult relationship. The course of the investigation will resolve their differences until the two inspectors learn to respect each other. Gradually, even emotional ties will grow that will jeopardize the emotional stability of both, and also Hélder's marriage.

Helder

PAULA BARBOSA. Her father, Luis Barbosa, would have preferred to have a son. Paula's childhood was not a happy one. Throughout her childhood she witnessed the frequent clashes between her parents and the physical and mental deterioration of her mother, Matilde. Alone, with no siblings or cousins to play with, in a house that was too big, with an absent father and constantly accused of infidelity by a languid, depressive mother who was given to drinking. In fact, it is a lethal mixture of pills and alcohol that causes her death. For Paula there is no doubt that the culprit is her father. Paula becomes an indomitable teenager and together with her friends Joaquim Sousa and Coque Portela starts a dangerous spiral flirting with the lumpen world, drug use and uncontrolled sex. Finally, she becomes pregnant and in the middle of a conflict with a Portuguese mafia clan. She participates in a failed bank robbery and it is she who decides to kill Portela when she sees her son's future threatened. The discovery of the bodies decades later puts Paula between a rock and a hard place. She has to avoid at all costs that the deaths are related to her husband, Martin, and her. She will do whatever it takes to prevent it. Her son Ruben has become a brilliant young man, but with a personality too similar to that of the person Paula hates the most, her father Luis Barbosa. Her relationship with Martin is at an impasse and she is aware that her husband has a mistress. The new situation caused by the discovery in the swamp brings the couple back together and also gives her the definitive opportunity to take revenge on her father after so many years of hatred.

Paula

OSCAR SANTOS. A journalist by vocation, he learned much of what he knows from his father, a journalist well known for standing up to the powerful without fear of reprisals. His courage cost him dearly when he gave voice to the citizens' movement that tried to prevent the expansion of the Campomediano dam and denounced the repression exercised on them, he was threatened by Luís Barbosa - president of the Hydroelectric Company - who managed to make him leave the newspaper. Óscar never forgot, and continues to try to prove his father right: 20 years ago, several crimes were committed that were never judged. And the culprit is named Luis Barbosa. In his youth, Oscar and Daniela dated, but it didn't last long. When Daniela started a police career, they stopped having contact. Óscar has had quite a few relationships after Daniela, although nothing serious. He has no patience for most women, or perhaps it is they who realize that with a person like him there can be no compromise. Obsessed with his work, he sometimes has a certain lack of scruples when it comes to approaching a story and doesn't care about the means to the end. When he learns of Daniela's return to the town where they grew up, and realizes that she is investigating the case of the two corpses discovered in Campomediano, Oscar seeks her out and tries to get information out of her. When she realizes Oscar's intentions, Daniela will feel used, but the truth is that she also needs Oscar and the two end up making a pact to discover the truth. This collaboration will go beyond the search for the truth.

Oscar

LUIS BARBOSA. Luís was born in Lisbon into a lower middle-class family. His father was a skilled locksmith, who worked in the construction of the dams built in the Portuguese colonies in the 50s and 60s. Luis, even more ambitious than his father, grows up believing that there are ends that justify the means. The important thing is not to get caught... Luis studies Economics in Lisbon, where he meets Rui and Amália Sousa Cardoso. Both were sons of influential families, and they have introduced him to Matilde, a young Spanish heiress to a large fortune. Her father was the owner of a hydroelectric company that Luís will covet from the first moment until he manages to plunder his father-in-law some years later. Something that Matilde will never forgive him and that will cause her to become a depressive woman who will take refuge in alcohol and pills, until she finally commits suicide. Luís and Matilde's daughter - Paula - will never forgive her father for the suffering he caused her mother. She becomes a raging teenager, who openly defies her father's authority, getting involved in problems that will culminate in the death of Joaquim Sousa Cardoso. Currently, Luis Barbosa and his daughter work together, but they distrust each other. Luis wants to make his grandson Ruben his successor in the Company, and that is the straw that breaks the camel's back for Paula, who will start, with Martin, her revenge against her father, taking advantage of a moment of greater fragility of the hydroelectric company, motivated by the drought. The two bodies that appear at the bottom of the Campomediana dam will be just the beginning of a family war where no one is innocent.

CREDITS:

Directed by: Joaquín Llamas and Oriol Ferrer. 

Script: Daniel Corpas and Arturo Ruiz. 

Cast: Elena Rivera, Rodolfo Sancho, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Miryam Gallego, Marco D'Almeida, Juan Gea.

An RTVE and RTP production, with the participation of Orange, and in collaboration with Atlantia Media and Coral Europa.