# Brigada Costa del Sol

Brigada Costa del Sol (or Drug Squad: Costa del Sol in English) is a Spanish drama television series produced by Mediaset España and Warner Bros. International Television Production España with the participation of Netflix. Starring Hugo Silva, Álvaro Cervantes, Miki Esparbé, Jesús Castro, and Sara Sálamo, it was presented to the media on April 3, 2019, and its premiere took place on May 6, 2019, on Spanish networks Telecinco and Cuatro.

## History

On May 28, 2018, Mediaset Spain and Netflix announced they had reached an agreement to produce their first series together, with Warner Bros. ITVP Spain as co-producer. The names of the main cast of the series were also confirmed, including Hugo Silva, Álvaro Cervantes, Miki Esparbé, Jesús Castro, and Sara Sálamo. Recording began on June 7 in Málaga Province and concluded in early February 2019. Brigada Costa del Sol was one of the only Spanish series to be selected for the MIPDrama MIPTV 2019 event.
The first season became available worldwide in its entirety on Netflix on October 25, 2019.

## Plot

In 1977, a group of police detectives with limited resources, but a lot of ingenuity and courage, is picked to form a special drug-fighting brigade in Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol. The series is based on the true story of the Grupo Especial de Estupefacientes Costa del Sol, one of Spain's first anti-narcotics squads.

## Cast

* Hugo Silva – Bruno López
* Álvaro Cervantes – Leo Villa
* Miki Esparbé – Martín Pulido
* Jesús Castro – Terrón
* Sara Sálamo – Yolanda "Owlet"

### Secondary

* Jorge Usón – Reyes
* Cayetana Cabezas – Marielena
* Pablo Béjar – Chino (Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4 - Episode 5 - Episode 6 - Episode 7; Episode 9 - Episode 10 - Episode 11 - Episode 12 - Episode 13)
* Marco Cáceres – Franchi (Episode 1 - Episode 2; Episode 4; Episode 6 - Episode 8; Episode 10 - Episode 13)
* Olivia Delcán – Vicky López
* Jorge Suquet – Cristóbal Peña (Episode 1 - Episode 3; Episode 6 - Episode 8)
* Daniel Holguín – Atilano Peña (Episode 1 - Episode 3; Episode 5 - Episode 13)
* Joaquín Galletero – Lucas
* Carolina Yuste – Sole
* Ana Fernández – Alicia (Episode 1 - Episode 4; Episode 6 - Episode 13)
* Camino Fernández – Charo

### Guests

* Manolo Caro – Dandy (Episode 1 - Episode 2; Episode 8)
* Paco Marín – Inspector Cifu (Episode 1 - Episode 9; Episode 11 - Episode 12)
* Nieve de Medina – Gloria (Episode 3; Episode 6; Episode 12)
* Julián Villagrán – Fredo (Episode 4 - Episode 6)
* Pepón Nieto – Emilio Tortajada (Episode 6)
* Joaquín Núñez – Roque (Episode 8 - Episode 13)
* Adrià Collado – Evaristo (Episode 9; Episode 12)
* Unax Ugalde – Edi (Episode 9 - Episode 13)
* Javier Albalá – ¿? (Episode 11)

## Seasons and episodes

The series premiere took place simultaneously on the two main channels of the Mediaset España group on May 6, 2019. For the premiere, a special broadcast filling all of prime time combined the first and the second chapter as if they were a film of about 135 minutes, which was seen by 1,706,000 viewers (12.7% share) on Telecinco and 763,000 (5.7%) on Cuatro. The remaining 11 episodes that make up the first season aired in their usual format on Telecinco.
| Season | Season | Episodes | Premiere | Final | Audience | Audience | Audience |
| Season | Season | Episodes | Premiere | Final | Viewers | Share |
| | 1 | 13 | May 6, 2019 | July 22, 2019 | 1,286,000 | 9.6% |

### Season 1 (2019)

| Episode | Title | Director(s) | Writers(s) | Air date | Audience |
| 1–2 | "Mentiras" | Norberto López Amado | Pablo Barrera and Alberto Macías | May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06) | 2,469,000 (18.4%) |
| 3 | "El diablo en las tripas" | Miguel Alcantud | Pablo Barrera and Alberto Macías | May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13) | 1,644,000 (11.6%) |
| 4 | "Morir solo" | Iñaki Peñafiel | Pablo Barrera, Alberto Macías and Chus Vallejo | May 20, 2019 (2019-05-20) | 1,445,000 (10.4%) |
| 5 | "Fuego" | Iñaki Peñafiel | Pablo Barrera, Alberto Macías and Carlos Molinero | May 27, 2019 (2019-05-27) | 1,622,000 (11.5%) |
| 6 | "El infierno de los burlangas" | Alberto Ruiz Rojo | Pablo Barrera, Alberto Macías and Nico Romero | June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03) | 1,401,000 (10.4%) |
| 7 | "Hasta pronto, Torremolinos" | Alberto Ruiz Rojo y Fernando Bassi | Pablo Barrera, Alberto Macías and Carlos Molinero | June 10, 2019 (2019-06-10) | 1,341,000 (9.8%) |
| 8 | "El ruido de los truenos" | Miguel Alcantud | Pablo Barrera, Alberto Macías and Carlos Molinero | June 17, 2019 (2019-06-17) | 1,358,000 (10.6%) |
| 9 | "Espejismo" | Miguel Alcantud | Pablo Barrera, Alberto Macías and Nico Romero | June 24, 2019 (2019-06-24) | 1,373,000 (10.3%) |
| 10 | "30 de noviembre" | Marco A. Castillo | Pablo Barrera, Alberto Macías and Chus Vallejo | July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) | 1,163,000 (9,3%) |
| 11 | "1 de diciembre" | Marco A. Castillo | Pablo Barrera, Alberto Macías, Nico Romero and Jorge Hernández | July 8, 2019 (2019-07-08) | 1,054,000 (7,8%) |
| 12 | "Pata negra" | Fernando Bassi | Alberto Macías, Pablo Barrera and Carlos Molinero | July 15, 2019 (2019-07-15) | 1,026,000 (8.4%) |
| 13 | "Los que caminan solos" | Fernando Bassi | Pablo Barrera, Alberto Macías and Nico Romero | July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22) | 820,000 (7.0%) |