Vis a Vis (season 3)
The third season of the woman prisoned themed television series Vis a Vis premiered on April 23, 2018 and ended on June 11, 2018 with a total of 8 episodes. After Antena 3 cancelled the show, Fox Spain picked up the series for a third and fourth season, with fourth as the last of the series. [1][2]
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Original network | Fox Spain |
| Original release | April 23 – June 11, 2018 |
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Since its cancellation, majority of the casts moved on to different projects, resulting to major cast changes in season three and four. Production also moved to different filming location since the studio they used is already occupied by another Álex Pina show, Money Heist. Maggie Civantos, the series main character was reduced to a recurring role due to her commitment to her other show, Cable Girls. The show's other main cast lead by Najwa Nimri, Berta Vázquez, María Isabel Díaz Lago, Marta Aledo, Laura Buena and Alba Flores, who also stars in Money Heist, returned as full time main cast members. [3]
The season revolved on the lives of the Saray (Alba Flores) , Rizos (Berta Vázquez), Sole (María Isabel Díaz Lago), Tere (Marta Aledo), Anabel (Inma Cuevas), Antonia (Laura Baena) and Zulema (Najwa Nimri) as they adopt to the new environment of Cruz del Norte. After being transferred to the new prison due to over crowding in Cruz del Sur, the inmates were forced to unite and put aside their differences towards each other as they encounter inmates and prison officials of Cruz del Norte. As they arrived to their new home, they immediately felt the dark aura surrounding the place, with prison guards having actual guns waiting on their arrival. New characters were introduced such as a group of chinese inmates who they immediately knew are the ones who are in control of the prison with Macarena (Maggie Civantos) as their first victim. [4]
The show and cast were nominated in several award giving bodies including a Best Actress nomination for Alba Flores and Best Director nominations for Jesus Colmenar, Sandra Gallego, David Molina Encinas, Jesus Rodrigo in Premios Iris; Best Actress nominations for Najwa Nimri in Feroz Awards, Fotogramas de Plata, The Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema and in Premios MiM among others. [5]
Cast and characters
Cruz Del Norte Inmates
- Najwa Nimri as Zulema Zahir
- Berta Vázquez as Estefania "Rizos" Kabila
- Alba Flores as Saray Vargas de Jesús
- Inma Cuevas as Ana Belén "Anabel" Villaroch Garcés
- María Isabel Díaz Lago as Soledad "Sole" Núñez Hurtado
- Marta Aledo as Teresa "Tere" González Largo
- Laura Baena as Antonia Trujillo Díez
- Ruth Díaz as Mercedes Carrillo
- Huichi Chiu as Akame
- Ana Marzoa as Prudencia Mosqueira
Cruz del Norte Employees
- Javier Lara as Álex Moncada
- Luis Callejo as Frutos
- Adriana Paz as Altagracia Guerrero
Police Force
- Jesús Castejón as Inspector Damián Castillo
Recurring Cast and Guests
- Maggie Civantos as Macarena Ferreiro
- Itziar Castro as Goya Fernández
- Abril Zamora as Luna Garrido
- Ramiro Blas as Dr. Sandoval
- Irene Anula as Inspector Nerea Rojas
- Zaira Pérez as Nuria Millán
- Carmen Baquero as Alba Vargas de Jesús
- Laura Quirós as Alicia González
- Raúl Tejón as Unai del Álamo
- Ester Expósito as one of the daughters of Fernando
Episode List
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | English title | Directed by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "Cruz del Norte" | "North Cross" | Jesús Colmenar | April 23, 2018 | N/A |
| 26 | 2 | "Muy fácil o muy difícil" | "Very easy or very difficult" | Jesús Colmenar | April 30, 2018 | N/A |
| 27 | 3 | "Un grano de arroz" | "One grain of rice" | Sandra Gallego | May 7, 2018 | N/A |
| 28 | 4 | "La bandera en el muro" | "The flag on the wall" | Sandra Gallego | May 14, 2018 | N/A |
| 29 | 5 | "Alguien a quien le importes una mierda" | "Someone who doesn't give a shit about" | David Molina | May 21, 2018 | N/A |
| 30 | 6 | "Seis meses dan para mucho" | "Six months is a long time" | David Molina | May 28, 2018 | N/A |
| 31 | 7 | "Fuimos niñas" | "We were girls" | Sandra Gallego | June 4, 2018 | N/A |
| 32 | 8 | "Lo que sabemos de los monstruos" | "What we know about monsters" | Jesús Rodrigo | June 11, 2018 | N/A |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominees | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Premios Iris (ATv) | Best Actress | Alba Flores | Nominated | [6] |
| Best Director | Jesus Colmenar, Sandra Gallego, David Molina Encinas, Jesus Rodrigo | Nominated | |||
| Premios MiM | Best Drama Series | Vis a vis | Nominated | ||
| Best Drama Actress | Najwa Nimri | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Spanish Actor's Union Awards | Best Male Performance in a Minor Role | Jesus Castejon | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Female New Comer | Abril Zamora | Nominated | |||
| Feroz Awards | Best Lead Actress | Najwa Nimri | Nominated | ||
| Fotogramas de Plata | Best TV Actress | Won | |||
| The Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema | Best Actress in Mini series or TV Series | Nominated | |||
| Spanish Audio Visual Award | Best TV Show Music | Manel Santisteban, Ivan Martinez Lacamara | Nominated | ||
References
- "Fox vuelve a meter a las mujeres de 'Vis a vis' en la cárcel". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- El Confi TV (4 April 2018). "'Vis a vis' estrenará el 23 de abril su tercera temporada en Fox España". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "All about Maggie Civantos (Maca) leaving 'Vis a vis". elconfidencial.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- "Locked Season 3 Preview". entertainmentfocus.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- "Vis a Vis Awards and Nominations". IMDB. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Vis a Vis Awards and Nominations". IMDB. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Vis a Vis Awards and Nominations". IMDB. Retrieved 7 June 2020.