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Spain’s Series Mania Winner ‘Querer’ Poses Terrifying Questions Around Consent & Justice
Series Mania Prize winner 'Querer' from Movistar Plus and Alauda Ruiz de Azúa is this week's Deadline's Global Breakout.
Global Breakouts hasn’t visited Spain for nearly two years and we felt it was high time we returned… And who better to speak with than Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, the co-creator of Querer, which just scooped the biggest prize going at Series Mania. Shot in the Basque Country, Querer, which loosely translates into English as “want” or “love,” stars Nagore Aranburu as Miren Torres, whose life is turned upside down when she accuses her husband, Íñigo (Pedro Casablanc), of rape and files criminal charges. Querer’s achievement was also recognized by the Series Mania judges led by Jury President Pamela Adlon, who together concurred that the show “skillfully depicts the impact of a revelation on a family” as they gave it the top prize ahead of heavy hitters like Mussolini: Son of the Century, Amanda Seyfried-starrer Long Bright River and Cooper Raiff’s Hal & Harper.
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