| Arroz y tartana | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | Arroz y tartana [es] byVicente Blasco Ibáñez |
| Screenplay by | Horacio Valcárcel |
| Directed by | José Antonio Escrivá |
| Composer | Enric Murillo |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Julio Madurga |
| Running time | 120 min. |
| Production companies | |
| Budget | €2.4 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | La Primera |
| Release | 19 November 2003 (2003-11-19) |
Arroz y tartana (transl. Rice and cart) is a Spanish prime-time television miniseries based on the 1894 novel of the same name byVicente Blasco Ibáñez. Produced by Intercartel forTelevisión Española (TVE) andGeneralitat Valenciana, it was directed by José Antonio Escrivá, with screenplay by Horacio Valcárcel. Its two episodes adapting the novel were broadcast onLa Primera of Televisión Española on 19 November 2003.
In Valencia around 1900, Doña Manuela de Fora, widow twice, lives with the obsession of marrying the two daughters from her second marriage, Concha and Amparo. She is really bankrupt because of her habit of spending money to pretend that she still has the position she once had. She despises the son of her first marriage, Juanito, because he wants to be a merchant like his father and because he is in love with a humble seamstress.
The miniseries was produced by Intercartel forTelevisión Española (TVE) and was partially financed by theGeneralitat Valenciana. It was filmed in forty days inValencia andXàtiva with a budget of €2.4 million.[1]
The two episodes premiered onLa Primera of Televisión Española on 19 November 2003, and had an audience of 4,456,000 viewers in average, which represented a 31.5% share.[1]
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Golden Nymph Award for Best actress | Carmen Maura | Won | [2] |
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Best TV movie | Won | [3] | |
| Best direction | José Antonio Escrivá | Nominated | ||
| Best production | Nominated | |||
| Best cinematography | Julio Madurga | Nominated | ||