# Cathedral of the Sea (TV series)

Cathedral of the Sea (Spanish: La catedral del mar) is a Spanish historical drama television series that originally aired on Antena 3 from May 23 to July 18, 2018. It is an adaptation of Ildefonso Falcones's novel La catedral del mar. Directed by Jordi Frades [es; ca], it stars Michelle Jenner, Aitor Luna, Daniel Grao, Pablo Derqui, Tristán Ulloa, Natalia de Molina, Andrea Duro, José María Pou, Silvia Abascal and Ginés García Millán, among others.
The series sparked a sequel, Heirs to the Land.

## Plot

In the fourteenth century, Barcelona under the Crown of Aragon is in one of the most prosperous moments of its history: the city has grown up to the Ribera, a humble fishing district, where the church of Santa María del Mar is being built. In this context a serf, Arnau Estanyol, arrives in Barcelona after fleeing with his father from the abuses of the feudal lords.
Arnau works as stable boy, bastaix [es; ca] and soldier, and then becomes a free man. His social ascent will lead him from misery to a comfortable life as a money changer, which will awaken the envy of his enemies, who will plot a conspiracy and will put his life in the hands of the Inquisition.

## Cast

* Aitor Luna as Arnau Estanyol.
** Hugo Arbués [es] as Arnau Estanyol (child).
* Daniel Grao as Bernat Estanyol, Arnaus' father.
* Abel Vitón as Loco Estanyol, Bernat's father.
* Nathalie Poza as Francesca Esteve, Arnaus' mother.
** Natalia de Molina as Francesca Esteve (young).
* David Venancio Muro [es] as Pere Esteve, Francesca's father.
* Ana Labordeta [es; ca] as Francesca's mother.
* Ariadna Castellano [es] as María Cardona, Arnau's first wife.
* Silvia Abascal as Elionor, Arnau's second wife.
* Pablo Derqui as Joan "Joanet" Estanyol, Bernat's adopted son.
** Álvaro Villaespesa as Joan (child).
* Laura Domínguez as Joana, Joan's birth mother.
* Francisco José Lahoz as Oriol, Joan's birth father.
* Michelle Jenner as Mar, Arnau's adopted daughter.
** Patricia Arbués [es; ca] as Mar (child).
* Jorge Usón as Felip de Ponts, Mar's first husband.
* Jaume Solà as Bernat, Arnau's and Mar's son.
* Andrea Duro as Aledis, Arnau's lover.
* Joaquín Notario as Gastó Segura, Aledis' father, a tanner.
* Veki Velilla as Alesta Segura, Aledis' sister.
* Fernando Sansegundo as Pau, Aledis' husband and Gastó's master tanner.
* Montse Peidro [es; ca] as Eulalia, Aledis's mother
* Juanma Cifuentes [es; ca] as Miquel, Arnau and Joan's landlord.
* Trinidad Iglesias [it] as Marina, Arnau and Joan's landlady.
* Josep Maria Pou as Sahat, Arnau's Moor freed slave.
* Belén Ponce de León as Donaha, Arnau's housekeeper.
* Ginés García Millán as Grau Puig, Bernat's brother-in-law and employer.
* Nora Navas as Guiamona, Bernat's sister and Grau Puig's first wife.
* Eva Rufo [es] as Isabel, Grau Puig's second wife.
* Críspulo Cabezas [es; ca] as Genis Puig, Grau's and Guiamona's eldest son.
* Anna Moliner [es; ca] as Margarida Puig, Grau's and Guiamona's daughter.
** Lucía Díez as Margarida Puig (child).
* Óscar Rabadán as Jaume, supervisor in Grau Puig's workshop.
* Ali El Aziz as Ahmed, slave in Grau Puig's workshop.
* Julia Carnero as Habiba, slave in Grau Puig's household.
* Ramon Madaula [ca] as Hasdai Crescas, Jewish money changer.
* Paula Iwasaki as Raquel Crescas, Hasdai's daughter.
** Anna Cortés as Raquel Crescas (child).
* Igor Szpakowski [es], Jucef Crescas, Hasdai's son.
** Alejandro Fuertes as Jucef Crescas (child).
* Tristán Ulloa as Padre Albert, local priest.
* Fernando Sendino as Berenguer de Montagut, architect of Santa Maria del Mar.
* Andrés Lima as Ramón, María Cardona's father and a bastaix [es; ca].
* Roser Pujol [es; ca] as Maria's mother
* Jordi Aguilar as Cesc, a bastaix.
* José Milán as Jordi, a bastaix.
* Pablo Olewski as Ramiro Terrasa, a bastaix.
* Kai Puig as Mallorquí, a bastaix.
* Mario de la Rosa as Narcís, a bastaix.
* Fernando Valdivielso [es] as Josep, a bastaix.
* Alain Hernández as Llorenç de Bellera, Bernat's feudal lord in Navarcles.
* Jorge Kent as soldier of Llorenç de Bellera.
* Jonás Berami [es] as Simó, blacksmith of Llorenç de Bellera.
* Iñaki Font as Jaume de Bellera, Llorenç's son.
* Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Nicolau Emeric, Grand Inquisitor of Aragon.
* Albert Prat as Inquisitor.
* Francesc Lucchetti [es; ca] as Inquisitor.
* Tacho González [es] as King Pedro of Aragon.
* Joaquín Gómez as Perellós, royal advisor.
* Fernando Soto as Ferrán Montaner, Arnau's Captain during the war.
* Iria del Río as Blanca.
* Pepo Oliva as Pere.

## Production and release

Produced by Atresmedia Televisión in collaboration with Diagonal TV [es], La Catedral del Mar A.I.E and Televisió de Catalunya, it premiered on 23 May 2018 on Antena 3. The original broadcasting run ended on 18 July 2018. It averaged a good 17.4% audience share.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
| 1 | "Fugitivos" | Jordi Frades [es] | 23 May 2018 (2018-05-23) |
| 2 | "Hermanos" | Jordi Frades | 30 May 2018 (2018-05-30) |
| 3 | "Deseo" | Jordi Frades | 6 June 2018 (2018-06-06) |
| 4 | "Arrepentíos" | Jordi Frades | 20 June 2018 (2018-06-20) |
| 5 | "No somos como ellos" | Jordi Frades | 27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) |
| 6 | "Secretos" | Jordi Frades | 4 July 2018 (2018-07-04) |
| 7 | "Venganza" | Jordi Frades | 11 July 2018 (2018-07-11) |
| 8 | "Condenado" | Jordi Frades | 18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) |
The series sparked a sequel, Heirs to the Land.