# La embajada

La embajada (transl. 'The Embassy') is a Spanish political thriller television series created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira. Starring, among others, Belén Rueda, Abel Folk, Raúl Arévalo, Úrsula Corberó, Chino Darín, Amaia Salamanca, Maxi Iglesias, Megan Montaner, Alicia Borrachero and Tristán Ulloa, the plot concerns a political intrigue of corruption happening in the Spanish Embassy in Thailand.

## Premise

Set in the Spanish Embassy in Bangkok, the plot tracks the events unraveling in the diplomatic mission after the arrival of the new ambassador Luis Salinas (Abel Folk) and his wife Claudia Cernuda (Belén Rueda), that would end up with the imprisonment of the former a year later on charges of money laundering, embezzlement and influence peddling, including the legal problems of the ambassador's daughter Ester (Úrsula Corberó) with drug possession, the love affair of Claudia with her daughter's boyfriend Carlos (Chino Darín), or the demand for kick-backs for the construction of a high speed train line. Claudia starts assembling the parts concerning what happened by testifying at the trial.

## Cast

* Abel Folk [es] as Luis Salinas, the Ambassador.
* Belén Rueda as Claudia Cernuda, the Ambassador's wife.
* Raúl Arévalo as Eduardo Marañón, the Minister-Counselor.
* Úrsula Corberó as Ester Salinas Cernuda, Luis and Claudia's daughter.
* Chino Darín as Carlos Guillén, Ester's boyfriend.
* Maxi Iglesias as Roberto Marañón, Eduardo's younger brother.
* Amaia Salamanca as Fátima, Eduardo's wife.
* Tristán Ulloa as Bernardo, the Embassy's Consul.
* Alicia Borrachero as Olga, Bernardo's wife.
* Carlos Bardem as Paco Cadenas, a businessman.
* David Verdaguer as Romero, a journalist.
* Melani Olivares as Patricia, commercial attaché at the Embassy.
* Megan Montaner as Sara, Secretary at the Embassy.
* Pedro Alonso as Villar, the Embassy's security manager.
* Ana Gracia [es] as Elena, the chancellor.

## Production and release

Created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira, La embajada was produced by Bambú Producciones for Atresmedia. Filming started in December 2015. All filming involving actors took place in the Madrid region during Winter (including Alcobendas), featuring heavy green screen usage. The background shots were separatedly filmed in Thailand and layered with the close-up shots via chroma keying. The episodes were directed by Carlos Sedes and Eduardo Chapero-Jackson, whereas the scriptwriting team was coordinated by Carlos López. The series premiered on 25 April 2016 on Antena 3, obtaining a "promising" 22.5% audience share in the first episode. The broadcasting run of the 11-episode season ended on 11 July 2016. Pending the airing of the season finale, Atresmedia had announced that there would be no renovation for a second season.
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired | Average viewership | Share (%) | Ref. |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Average viewership | Share (%) | Ref. |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | 25 April 2016 (2016-04-25) | 11 July 2016 (2016-07-11) | 2,733,000 | 15.9 | |
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| No. in season | Title | Viewers | Original air date | Share (%) |
| 1 | "La mano en el fuego" | 4,034,000 | 25 April 2016 (2016-04-25) | 22.5 |
| 2 | "Todo tiene un precio" | 3,243,000 | 2 May 2016 (2016-05-02) | 18.0 |
| 3 | "Tolerancia cero" | 3,030,000 | 9 May 2016 (2016-05-09) | 16.9 |
| 4 | "Defina corrupción" | 2,925,000 | 16 May 2016 (2016-05-16) | 16.2 |
| 5 | "Dinero público" | 2,802,000 | 23 May 2016 (2016-05-23) | 15.4 |
| 6 | "Diecisiete cuentas en el paraíso" | 2,763,000 | 30 May 2016 (2016-05-30) | 16.0 |
| 7 | "La filtración" | 2,664,000 | 6 June 2016 (2016-06-06) | 15.1 |
| 8 | "Lluvia de millones" | 2,429,000 | 20 June 2016 (2016-06-20) | 14.5 |
| 9 | "Todo está grabado" | 2,127,000 | 27 June 2016 (2016-06-27) | 13.6 |
| 10 | "No lo recuerdo, Señoría" | 2,006,000 | 4 July 2016 (2016-07-04) | 13.4 |
| 11 | "Quid pro quo" | 2,038,000 | 11 July 2016 (2016-07-11) | 14.3 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2016 | 4th MiM Series Awards [es] | Best Screenplay | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2017 | 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role | Raúl Arévalo | Nominated |
| 2017 | 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role | Alicia Borrachero | Nominated |
| 2017 | 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Minor Role | Carlos Bardem | Nominated |