The Left-Handed Son

The Left-Handed Son (Spanish: El hijo zurdo) is a Spanish limited television series created by Rafael Cobos which stars María León and Hugo Welzel in a mother-son relationship thriller.

The Left-Handed Son
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Spanish	El hijo zurdo
Created by	Rafael Cobos
Directed by	Rafael Cobos Paco R. Baños
Starring	María León Tamara Casellas Alberto Ruano Marisol Membrillo Hugo Welzel Numa Paredes Germán Rueda
Music by	Julio de la Rosa
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Domingo Corral Fran Araújo
Cinematography	Daniela Cajías
Editor	Luis Melgar
Running time	30 min
Production companies	Atípica Films Movistar Plus+
Original release
Release	27 April 2023 (2023-04-27)

Plot

The story takes place in Seville.^[1] Upon finding out in a police station about the neo-Nazi allegiances of her son Lorenzo, well-off Lola comes across working-class Maru (in a similar situation to Lola's) and her son Rodrigo.^[2][3]

Cast

• María León como Lola^[4]
• Hugo Welzel como Lorenzo^[4]
• Alberto Ruano como Rodrigo^[4]
• Tamara Casellas como Maru^[4]
• Numa Paredes como Inés^[4]
• Germán Rueda como Loco^[4]
• Marisol Membrillo^[4]
• Susana Córdoba^[4]

Production

Created by Rafael Cobos, the series is based on the novel El hijo zurdo by Rosario Izquierdo.^[5] Paco R. Baños joined Cobos in direction duties.^[6] The episodes were lensed by Daniela Cajías, whilst Julio de la Rosa was responsible for the music.^[6][7] Shooting took off in Seville in July 2022.^[1] It consists of 6 episodes featuring an average runtime of 30 minutes.^[5]

Release

The Left-Handed Son was presented at Canneseries in April 2023.^[3] It debuted on Movistar Plus+ on 27 April 2023.

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2023	Canneseries	Best Short Form Series		Won	[8]