Carta a Eva

Carta a Eva is a two-part Spanish television miniseries directed by Agustí Villaronga, starring Julieta Cardinali, Ana Torrent and Nora Navas. It originally aired on La 1 in 2013.

Carta a Eva
Genre	Historical fiction
Screenplay by	Agustí Villaronga Alfred Pérez Roger Danès
Directed by	Agustí Villaronga
Starring	Julieta Cardinali Ana Torrent Nora Navas Jesús Castejón Carmen Maura
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Production companies	TVE TV3 Copia Cero
Original release
Network	La 1
Release	30 May (2013-05-30) – 6 June 2013 (2013-06-06)

Premise

The fiction deals about how the lives of three different women—Eva Perón (first lady of Argentina), Carmen Polo (Francisco Franco's wife) and Juana Doña (a communist militant)—intertwine during the official visit paid by the first one to Spain in 1947, when the country was internationally isolated and the population starving.^[1]

Cast

Main

• Julieta Cardinali as Eva Perón.^[2]
• Ana Torrent as Carmen Polo.^[2]
• Nora Navas as Juana Doña.^[3]
• Jesús Castejón [es] as Franco.^[4]
• Carmen Maura as Paca,^[5] Juana Doña's mother.

Supporting

• Malena Alterio as Lilian [es].^[5][6]
• Héctor Colomé [es] as Juan Perón.^[5][6]
• Laura Prats as Carmencita Franco.^[5][7]
• Marina Gatell as Valia.^[5][6]
• Julián Soler as Alexis.^[5][6]
• Rubén Ochandiano as Manolo.^[5][6]
• María Isasi as funcionaria prisión.^[5][6]
• Lydia Zimmermann as Ana de Pombo [es].^[5][8]
• Marcel Borràs [es] as Genaro.^[5][6]
• Fermí Reixach [es] as Pacón.^[5][6]
• Pepa Charro, "La terremoto de Alcorcón" as Marquise of Huétor.^[9]
• Carlos Fuentes [es] as jefe de policía.^[6]
• Andrés Herrera as cura prisión.^[6]
• Mingo Ràfols [ca] as párroco nuncio.^[6]
• Iván Morales [es] as policía de paisano.^[6]
• Bruno Bergonzini as Ramón^[6]

Production and release

It was co-produced by TVE, TV3 and Copia Cero.^[5] Filming took place in Barcelona.^[5] Directed by Agustí Villaronga, the screenplay was authored by Villaronga together with Alfred Pérez and Roger Danès.^[10] The miniseries was pre-screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.^[10] The two parts were released by Televisión Española from 30 May to 6 June 2013, earning average viewership figures of 2,666,000 viewers and a 14% audience share.^[11]

Series	Episodes		Originally released			Average viewership	Share (%)	Ref.
			First released	Last released	Network
1	2		30 May 2013 (2013-05-30)	6 June 2013 (2013-06-06)	tve	2,666,000	14	[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2013	26th Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels	Best Screenplay	Agustí Villaronga, Alfred Pérez & Roger Danès	Won	[10]
		Best Actress	Julieta Cardinali	Won
	53rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival	Best Miniseries		Won	[12]
		Best Actress	Julieta Cardinali	Won
2014	6th Gaudí Awards	Best TV Movie		Won	[13]