Toledo, cruce de destinos
GenreHistorical drama
Created byEmilio Díez
Screenplay byEmilio Díez
Alberto Úcar
ComposerÁlex Conrado
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Production companyBoomerang TV
Original release
NetworkAntena 3
Release10 January (2012-01-10) 
3 April 2012 (2012-04-03)

Toledo, cruce de destinos, or simply Toledo, is a Spanish historical drama television series, set in 13th-century Toledo. It aired on Antena 3 in 2012.

Premise

The fiction follows the intrigues in the court of Alfonso X the Wise in late 13th-century Toledo as well as it attempts to depict the historical postulate about the so-called "Convivencia of the Three Cultures".[1]

Cast

Production and release

Toledo, cruce de destinos was created by Emilio Díez.[10] The screenplay was authored by Díez together with Alberto Úcar.[10] Álex Conrado composed the musical score.[11] Most of the series was shot in Pedraza, the Castle of Guadamur and the Antena 3 sets in Madrid, whereas the only real shots in the city of Toledo consisted of the outdoor shots of the Puente de Alcántara.[12][13] Produced by Boomerang TV for Antena 3,[12] the first episode premiered on 10 January 2012.[14] The broadcasting run ended on 3 April 2012.[14] While the average viewer figures for the season (13.5% audience share) ended up being slightly above the channel's average,[14] the series was not renovated for a second season.

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedViewersShare (%)Ref.
First airedLast airedNetwork
11310 January 2012 (2012-01-10)3 April 2012 (2012-04-03)Antena 32,475,84613.5[14]
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No. in
season
TitleViewersOriginal air dateShare (%)
1"El regreso"3,541,00010 January 2012 (2012-01-10)19.7
2"El pacto"3,102,00017 January 2012 (2012-01-17)16.5
3"Cruce de destinos"2,524,00024 January 2012 (2012-01-24)13.3
4"Pacto de mentiras"2,442,00031 January 2012 (2012-01-31)13.6
5"El destino"2,449,0007 February 2012 (2012-02-07)13.6
6"El fuego de San Antonio"2,430,00014 February 2012 (2012-02-14)13.1
7"Aquitania"2,287,00021 February 2012 (2012-02-21)12.6
8"Tormenta de estrellas"2,161,00028 February 2012 (2012-02-28)11.8
9"Traición"2,335,0006 March 2012 (2012-03-06)12.8
10"El último templario"2,368,00013 March 2012 (2012-03-13)13.2
11"La culpa"2,196,00020 March 2012 (2012-03-20)12.1
12"Redención"2,267,00027 March 2012 (2012-03-27)12.0
13"La última batalla"2,084,0003 April 2012 (2012-04-03)11.1

Critical reception

The historical depiction of Toledo was bashed by historians,[12] while former mayor of Toledo Juan Ignacio de Mesa wrote in a column he felt "embarrassed" after watching a few episodes.[12] In addition, critics also pointed out the "gratuitous" switch of the characters of Sancho and Fernando, when Fernando was the heir-apparent instead of the younger infante, as well as the condition of bastard of Sancho, and other historical anachronisms (loose hair instead of hair up for most women, the horizontal companionship between an heir apparent and his servants, errors in the representation of medieval women, Jews not abiding to kosher, soldiers "in uniform" or anachronical swords, to name a few).[12]

References

  1. Salvado Esteban, Lucía (2016). "Historia y ficción televisiva. La representación del pasado en Isabel". Index.comunicación: Revista científica en el ámbito de la Comunicación Aplicada. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. 6 (2): 155. ISSN 2174-1859.
  2. "Juan Diego es Alfonso X el Sabio en 'Toledo'". El Mundo. 10 December 2011.
  3. "Patricia Vico: "Tenía muchas ganas de hacer época"". Faro de Vigo. 9 January 2012.
  4. Oviedo, Sergio (11 January 2012). "Maxi Iglesias: "La serie 'Toledo' es el trabajo donde más retos he tenido hasta ahora"". Bekia.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Eduard Farelo da vida a Rodrigo Pérez de Ayala en 'Toledo'". Bekia. 23 January 2012.
  6. "'Toledo': conoce quién es quién en la nueva serie de época de Antena 3". Sensacine. 10 January 2012. pp. 5–16.
  7. Rojas, S. (10 January 2012). "Moros, cristianos y 'Toledo'". Diario de Sevilla.
  8. Catalá, Laura (3 July 2018). "Así ha cambiado Elena Rivera: De 'Menudas estrellas' y 'Cuéntame cómo pasó' a 'La verdad'". Bekia.
  9. "Carlos Serrano es Humberto de Miranda". Antena3. 17 January 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Toledo". Serialistas. 28 February 2021.
  11. Hidalgo, Florencia Belén; Testard, Ana Clara (2012). "El documental como fuente para el estudio del medievo: Toledo, cruce de destinos" (PDF). Scriptorium. Universidad Católica Argentina. 2 (3): 8. ISSN 1853-760X.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Mingo, A. de (15 April 2012). "Toledo, cruce de ¿desatinos?". La Tribuna de Toledo.
  13. Cejudo, Nere (13 May 2012). "Alquilo mi pueblo". El Comercio.
  14. 1 2 3 4 Álvarez, José (4 April 2012). "'Toledo' (13,5%) se despide sin renovación pero con una media superior a la de Antena 3". FormulaTV.
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