| Gominolas | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Directed by | Nacho G. Velilla |
| Starring |
|
| Composer | Fernando Velázquez |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Nacho G. Velilla |
| Running time | 30 min (approx.) |
| Production company | Globomedia |
| Original release | |
| Network | Cuatro |
| Release | 6 November – 18 December 2007 |
Gominolas (lit. 'Gummies') is a Spanish comedy television series. Produced by Globomedia, it aired on Cuatro from November to December 2007. It was presented as featuring an "acid and corrosive" brand of humour.[1]
Premise[edit]
The fiction follows the lives of Benja, Bruno, Susana and Tinín,[2] four of the five members of Gominolas (a fictional teen pop band popular in the 1980s, somewhat reminiscent of the real band Parchís) but in their thirties, 20 years later, meeting on the occasion of the death of Ingrid (the fifth member), when all of them have broken, failed lives, both at the professional and personal level.[3][4][5]
Cast[edit]
- Fernando Tejero as Benja.[2]
- Arturo Valls as Bruno.[2]
- Kira Miró as Susana.[2]
- Gorka Lasaosa as Tinín.[2]
- Lluís Homar as Jimmy Star, Benja's father.[2]
- Mariona Ribas as Noelia, Benja's sister.[2]
- Fernando Otero as Moncho, Susana's husband.[2]
- Fernando Albizu as Richi, a fan of the group.[2]
- Borja Sicilia as Samuel, son of Ingrid, the deceased member of Gominolas whose death brings the group together.[2][3]
Production and release[edit]
Produced by Globomedia, the series was created by Nacho García Velilla,[6] credited as executive producer, director and screenplay coordinator.[7][8] The musical score was a work by Fernando Velázquez.[9] Episodes featured a length of 30 minutes,[10] an unusual format for Spanish series. The series pioneered the use of single-camera setup in Spain.[10] Extensively promoted by the channel,[11] the first episode premiered on 6 November 2007, earning the best viewership figures in the history of the channel, with over 3 million viewers and a 17.1% audience share.[3] Interest in the series rapidly waned and the broadcasting run ended on 18 December with a meagre 6.7% share.[3] While the average figures (1,985,000 viewers, 10.4% share) were above the channel's average, the series was not renovated.[10]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Average viewership | Share (%) | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | 6 November 2007 | 18 December 2007 | 1,985,000 | 10.4 | [10] | |
References[edit]
- ^ ""Gominolas", humor corrosivo sobre treintañeros". La Voz de Galicia. 6 November 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Gominolas, la nueva serie de Cuatro". Cuore. El Periódico. 6 November 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Cuatro cancela 'Gominolas'". FormulaTV. 16 January 2008.
- ^ Esparza, José Javier (4 November 2007). "Gominolas". El Comercio.
- ^ Baragaño, Techu (6 November 2007). "Gominolas con sabor amargo". El País.
- ^ Higueras Ruiz, María José (2020). La producción ejecutiva-creativa de las series de ficción televisiva contemporánea: conceptualización, responsabilidades y dinámicas de autoría vinculadas al perfil audiovisual del showrunner (PDF). p. 137. ISBN 978-84-1306-709-4.
- ^ "Nacho García Velilla. "Perdiendo el norte", con Julián López y Blanca Suárez como protagonistas". Cine y Teatro. 27 February 2014.
- ^ "El creador de la exitosa "Aída" deja Globomedia tras doce años". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 7 July 2009.
- ^ "La Academia de la Música encumbra a Fernando Velázquez por la banda sonora de 'El orfanato'". El Correo. 6 April 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Se acabaron las "Gominolas" en Cuatro". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 16 January 2008.
- ^ Rando, Paloma (9 November 2015). "'Cuatro' cumple diez años: los mejores programas, los peores... y los que ni recordábamos". Vanity Fair.