Spanish TV series
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Spanish Superestar Created by Nacho Vigalondo Written by Nacho Vigalondo María Bastarós Paco Bezerra Claudia Costafreda Directed by Nacho Vigalondo Claudia Costafreda Starring Country of origin Spain Original language Spanish No. of episodes 6 Production Producers Production company Suma Content Original release Network Netflix Release 18 July 2025 (2025-07-18 )
Superstar [ 1] (Spanish:Superestar ) is a Spanish biographical miniseries directed byNacho Vigalondo and Claudia Costafreda starringIngrid García-Jonsson asTamara alongsideSecun de la Rosa , Rocío Ibáñez,Natalia de Molina ,Pepón Nieto ,Carlos Areces , andJulián Villagrán . It was released onNetflix on 18 July 2025.
The fiction tackles its subject matter with asurrealist tone.[ 2]
Set against the backdrop of the turn of the 21st century in Spain, the plot tracks the unlikely breakout of pop singer and social iconTamara alongside a troupe of other oddballtelevision personalities .[ 3] [ 4]
Ingrid García-Jonsson asMarimar Cuena Seisdedos / Tamara / Yurena ,[ 5] a singer and television personality fromSanturtzi and the daughter of Margarita and Floreal; García-Jonsson also portrays a version of Marimar who never became a singer and stayed in her hometownSecun de la Rosa asLeonardo Dantés [es ] ,[ 6] a songwriter, melodic singer, and poet fromSan Vicente de Alcántara Natalia de Molina asLoly Álvarez [es ] ,[ 6] a struggling singer fromGualchos who created "No cambié" along with Dantés before it became a hit songPepón Nieto asTony Genil [es ] ,[ 6] a seasoned singer fromPuente Genil who claims to have fedMichael Jackson with a dish ofMacaroni with tomatoCarlos Areces as Paco Porras,[ 6] amisogynist right-wingseer and television personality who claims to see the future in fruits and vegetablesRocío Ibáñez as Margarita Seisdedos,[ 6] Tamara's overprotective mother who defends her daughter with a bag containing a brick Julián Villagrán as Miguel de Diego "Arlekín",[ 6] [ 7] Tamara's manager and occasionalclown Sofía González as Tamarita,[ 8] 13-year-old version of Tamara Nacho Vigalondo as Joaquín Sardana,[ 9] television host ofTiempo de Marte ;[ n. 1] Vigalondo also appears as narratorTerelu Campos as Teresa María Prados, host ofEl reino de las mañanas [ n. 2] [ 10] Jorge Javier Vázquez as himself[ 11] Alejandro Jato [es ] asMario Vaquerizo ,[ 11] Tamara's late managerDrag Sethlas asPaco España [es ] [ 12] Javier Gurruchaga as capricho del director[ 13] [ n. 3] A Suma Content (Javier Calvo andJavier Ambrossi ) production forNetflix ,[ 3] the series was written byNacho Vigalondo ,María Bastarós [es ] ,Paco Bezerra [es ] , and Claudia Costafreda.[ 14] The six episodes were directed by Nacho Vigalondo and Claudia Costafreda.[ 4]
Netflix released the series on 18 July 2025 alongside a tie-in documentary,I'm Still a Superstar (Spanish:Sigo siendo la misma ).[ 15]
No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original release date 1 1 "Margarita Seisdedos Drops a Brick" (Margarita Seisdedos y la crisis del ladrillo) Nacho Vigalondo Nacho Vigalondo, María Bastarós 18 July 2025 (2025-07-18 ) 2 2 "The Strange Case of Dr. Leonardo and Mr. Dantés" (El extraño caso del doctor Leonardo y míster Dantés) Claudia Costafreda Nacho Vigalondo, María Bastarós 18 July 2025 (2025-07-18 ) 3 3 "Loly Álvarez and Arlekin in the Lost Highway" (Loly Álvarez y Arlekin en la carretera podrida) Claudia Costafreda Claudia Costafreda, Nacho Vigalondo 18 July 2025 (2025-07-18 ) 4 4 "Bring Me the Head of Paco Porras" (Quiero la cabeza de Paco Porras) Nacho Vigalondo Nacho Vigalondo, María Bastarós 18 July 2025 (2025-07-18 ) 5 5 "Tony Genil and the Bohemian Shadows" (Tony Genil y las 'losers' de Bohemia) Claudia Costafreda Paco Bezerra 18 July 2025 (2025-07-18 ) 6 6 "The Ballad of Marimar Cuena Seisdedos" (La balada de Marimar Cuena Seisdedos) Nacho Vigalondo Nacho Vigalondo 18 July 2025 (2025-07-18 )
On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes , 78% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10.[ 16]
Ricardo Rosado ofFotogramas rated the miniseries 5 out of 5 stars, writing the Vigalondo does not hide a "radical act of love for the fascinating, for the frontiers of the traditional and for the capacity of the narrative to make canonical what was clearly impossible".[ 17]
Alfonso Rivera ofCineuropa assessed that "while the pathetic, grotesque and delirious go hand in hand, the series also overflows with glitter, unbridled imagination and a baroque flair".[ 18]
Andrea G. Bermejo ofCinemanía deemed the first and last episodes to be "masterpieces that are already part of the history of Spanish television".[ 19]
Raquel Hernández Luján ofHobbyConsolas gaveSuperestar 55 points ('so-so') lamenting that "it is a very uneven series that takes us back to a shameful period of television. It is even embarrassing to travel to this past".[ 20]
Natalia Marcos ofEl País pointed out that Vigalondo approachesTamarismo "from asurrealistic point of view , in many momentsLynchian , to portray grotesque characters with a good load of poignancy".[ 21]
Informational notes [ edit ] ^ Based onJavier Sardá [es ] and his showCrónicas marcianas ^ Based onMaría Teresa Campos and her showDía a día [es ] ^ Credited as capricho del director ('director's whim'), Gurruchaga plays several unnamed characters throughout the series. As a leader of a "Neither Right Nor Left" secret society behindtamarismo seeking to avert the rise of feminism in episode 4 ("Bring Me the Head of Paco Porras"), one of these characters is likened toJavier Cárdenas , reporter forCrónicas marcianas .[ 13] ^ Whittock, Jesse (1 February 2024)."Netflix Adapting Oscar-Nominated Spanish Film 'My Dearest Señorita'; Streamer Provides First Look At Anti-Hero Drama Series 'Superstar' " .Deadline Hollywood . ^ Pardillos, David (6 June 2025)."Netflix confirma la fecha de estreno de 'Superestar', la serie basada en la vida de Yurena con Ingrid García-Jonsson" .Infobae . ^a b Hopewell, John (11 January 2024)." 'Veneno,' 'La Mesias' Creators Los Javis Link to 'Colossal' Director Nacho Vigalondo for Netflix Series 'Superestar' " .Variety . ^a b "Netflix lanza nuevas fotos de 'Superestar' y muestra en detalle la caracterización de su Yurena, Paco Porras y compañía" .Vertele! . 3 July 2024 – viaeldiario.es .^ García, Iago (2 July 2024)."Quién es quién en «Superestar», la serie sobre Tamara (Yurena) producida por los Javis que Netflix estrena próximamente" .La Voz de Galicia . ^a b c d e f Gallardo, Francisco Andrés (18 July 2025)."No cambié, no cambié: 'Superestar', quién es quién en la serie de Tamara que aterriza en Netflix" .Diario de Sevilla .Grupo Joly . ^ Martínez, Beatriz (15 July 2025)."La serie sobre Tamara que nadie esperaba en Netflix, llena de ideas, libertad creativa y ternura: "Hemos querido matar el clasismo cultural del que todos somos culpables" " .Infobae . ^ León, Karla (11 July 2025)."Superestar retrata la vida de Yurena, una estrella que nunca cambió" .The Hollywood Reporter . ^ Freire, Juan Manuel (17 July 2025)."Nacho Vigalondo, creador de "Superestar': "No existe nadie sobre la faz de la Tierra que no merezca ser ficción" " .Diario de Mallorca .Prensa Ibérica . ^ Merenciano, Carlos (21 July 2025)."Jorge Javier Vázquez, Terelu Campos y Marta López juntos en Netflix: así son sus cameos en 'Superestar', la serie sobre Yurena y el Tamarismo" .La Opinión de Murcia .Prensa Ibérica . ^a b Rus, Oscar (18 July 2025)."Quién es quién en 'Superestar', la miniserie biográfica de Netflix sobre Tamara/Yurena" .El Independiente . ^ Rodríguez, Adolfo (21 July 2025)."El nuevo logro profesional de Drag Sethlas a nivel internacional: aparición estelar en la serie del momento" .La Provincia .Prensa Ibérica . ^a b Mercadal Serrano, Javier (4 August 2025)."Javier Cárdenas sí aparece en 'Superestar', solo que no se ha dado cuenta" .uwu – viaPúblico . ^ Rosado, Ricardo (1 February 2024)."Netflix desata la locura con el reparto de 'Superestar', la serie de Los Javis y Nacho Vigalondo sobre el universo Tamara" .Fotogramas . ^ " 'Sigo siendo la misma', el documental sobre Yurena, Dantés, Tony Genil, Loly, Paco Porras, o Arlequín ya tiene fecha de estreno en Netflix" .20 Minutos (in Spanish). 3 July 2025. Retrieved22 July 2025 .^ "Superstar " .Rotten Tomatoes .Fandango Media . Retrieved20 August 2025 .^ Rosado, Ricardo (17 July 2025)."Crítica de 'Superestar', Netflix y Vigalondo hacen del tamarismo una obra maestra: "Radical acto de amor por lo fascinante" " .Fotogramas . ^ Rivera, Alfonso (17 July 2025)."Series review: Superestar" .Cineuropa . ^ Bermejo, Andrea G. (18 July 2025)." 'Superestar', la mejor miniserie española de Netflix: crítica de la serie de los Javis sobre Tamara/Yurena" .Cinemanía . ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (16 July 2025)."Crítica de Superestar, la serie que analiza desde lo surrealista el fenómeno del tamarismo" .HobbyConsolas . ^ Marcos, Natalia (18 July 2025)." 'Superestar', una mirada surrealista, lynchiana y tierna al 'tamarismo' " .El País . ^ Martín, Alba (28 October 2025)."Lista de ganadores de los Ondas 2025: El Gran Wyoming, Isaías Lafuente y Pastora Soler son algunos de los premiados" .HuffPost . ^ Ramón, Esteban (13 December 2025)." 'Los domingos' triunfa en los Premios Forqué 2025 y se impone a 'Sirât' " .rtve.es . ^ Abenia, Enrique (25 January 2026)."Palmarés completo de los Premios Feroz 2026: 'Los domingos' puede con el efecto Óscar de 'Sirât' " .Cinemanía (in Spanish). Retrieved25 January 2026 – via20minutos.es . ^ " 'Los domingos' lidera la lista de las nominaciones de las Medallas del CEC en su edición número 81" .Kinótico . 9 January 2018.^ " 'Los domingos', 'Anatomía de un instante' y 'Música para Hitler', favoritas a los Premios de Unión de Actores y Actrices" .Infobae . 10 February 2026.
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