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La chica de ayer

La chica de ayer

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Overview

La Chica de Ayer is a Spanish television series which first aired on the channel Antena 3 between 26 April and 14 June 2009. A detective show, it was based on the British series Life on Mars which featured a policeman suddenly transported back to 1973. The Spanish version of the show was set four years later, in 1977, and took its name from the Spanish song "La Chica de Ayer" by Nacha Pop in a similar manner to the British version which was named after the David Bowie song "Life on Mars". It featured Ernesto Alterio in the role of Samuel Santos, a modern-day police officer who finds himself in 1977 post-Franco Spain under the command of Quin Gallardo, a tough old-school policeman contemptuous of his modern methods.

Created by Matthew Graham
Written by Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan, Ashley Pharoah
NetworksAntena 3

Top Cast

Ernesto Alterio

Ernesto Alterio

Samuel Santos

Manuela Velasco

Manuela Velasco

Ana Valverde

Antonio Garrido

Antonio Garrido

Quin Gallardo

Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Jose Cristóbal Mateo

Mariano Llorente

Mariano Llorente

Raimundo García

Mamen Duch

Mamen Duch

Pilar Juárez

Biel Duran

Biel Duran

José Santos

Manuela Vellés

Manuela Vellés

Rosa

About La chica de ayer

La chica de ayer is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama, crime series that first aired in 2009. Created by Matthew Graham, it stars Ernesto Alterio, Manuela Velasco, Antonio Garrido. La Chica de Ayer is a Spanish television series which first aired on the channel Antena 3 between 26 April and 14 June 2009. A detective show, it was based on the British series Life on Mars which featured a policeman suddenly transported back to 1973. The Spanish version of the show was set four years later, in 1977, and took its name from the Spanish song "La Chica de Ayer" by Nacha Pop in a similar manner to the British version which was named after the David Bowie song "Life on Mars". It featured Ernesto Alterio in the role of Samuel Santos, a modern-day police officer who finds himself in 1977 post-Franco Spain under the command of Quin Gallardo, a tough old-school policeman contemptuous of his modern methods.

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