Punta Escarlata

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Punta Escarlata
GenreMystery
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producers
  • Pablo Barrera
  • Manuel Valdivia
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTelecinco
Release20 July (2011-07-20) –
5 September 2011 (2011-09-05)

Punta Escarlata is a Spanish mystery television series that originally aired on Telecinco from 20 July to 5 September 2011.

Premise[edit]

Two girls disappeared after attending an open-air dance in the fictional sea-side village of Punta Escarlata. 8 years later a girl from Madrid experiences a vision about the murder of the girls that leads her to the location of the corpses. Two police officers from Madrid arrive to Punta Escarlata to solve the mystery.

Cast[edit]

Production and release[edit]

The coast of the province of Tarragona near Altafulla (in the image the Tamarit beach and the Castle of Tamarit) was a shooting location

The executive producers were Pablo Barrera and Manuel Valdivia.[4] The series was produced by Cuatro and Globomedia [es],[5] and it was intended to air on the former TV channel. The series was filmed in 2009 in Altafulla, province of Tarragona.[2][5] However, after the merging of the Cuatro and Telecinco's operators, the series was shelved for a while.[6] The first episode eventually aired on Telecinco on 20 July 2011,[2] at 23:26, attracting an audience of 2,054,000 viewers (18.6%), becoming the best fiction release on the channel since Sin tetas no hay paraíso in 2008.[3] The broadcasting run ended on 7 September 2009, averaging a 12.8% share, slightly below the channel's average.[7]

It premiered in the US market on 20 September 2012, aired on VME.[8]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedViewersShare (%)Ref.
First airedLast airedNetwork
1920 July 2011 (2011-07-20)7 September 2011 (2011-09-07)Telecinco1,610,33312.8[7][9]
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No. in
season
TitleViewersOriginal air dateShare (%)
1"Soñé que despertaba"2,056,00020 July 2011 (2011-07-20)18.6
2"El pasado vuelve hoy"1,719,00027 July 2011 (2011-07-27)16.7
3"El adiós"1,650,0003 August 2011 (2011-08-03)12.6
4"El bosque"1,470,00010 August 2011 (2011-08-10)12.4
5"La sombra"915,00017 August 2011 (2011-08-17)6.1
6"Los bailes de Marte"1,305,00024 August 2011 (2011-08-24)10.7
7"El monstruo que habita en los hombres"1,628,00031 August 2011 (2011-08-31)12.8
8"La duda"1,810,0006 September 2011 (2011-09-06)10.9
9"La maldición del fin del mundo"1,940,0007 September 2011 (2011-09-07)14.2

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "'Punta Escarlata', despunta este verano en Telecinco pero... ¿Sabés quién es quién en esta serie?". ¡Hola!. 4 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Corrales, Guillermo A. (5 September 2011). "Se acerca el final de 'Punta Escarlata', ¿quién mató a las chicas del camping?". Bekia.
  3. ^ a b c Álvarez-Duque, Guillermo (21 July 2001). "'Punta Escarlata' triunfa y se convierte en el mejor estreno de ficción de Telecinco desde 2008". Bekia.
  4. ^ Blanco, Elisa (29 September 2009). "Comienza la grabación de Punta Escarlata". Telelocura.
  5. ^ a b "Cuatro completa el reparto de su serie de intriga 'Punta Escarlata'". Vertele. eldiario.es. 18 October 2009.
  6. ^ J., P. Roberto (8 September 2011). "'Punta Escarlata': Cuando el enemigo está en tu propia casa". Espinof.
  7. ^ a b Álvarez, José (8 September 2011). "'Punta Escarlata' se despide con un 12,8% de media y no logra superar la media de la cadena". FormulaTV.
  8. ^ ""Punta Escarlata" (Telecinco) entra en el mercado hispano de Estados Unidos". El Periódico de Aquí. 25 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Punta Escarlata. Capítulos". FormulaTV. Retrieved 14 March 2021.