# Águila Roja

Águila Roja (English: Red Eagle) is a Spanish adventure television series set in Spain during the 17th century. It was produced by Globomedia for Televisión Española and was broadcast on La 1 of Televisión Española from 2009 to 2016. It is one of the channel's most successful shows, and its rights have been sold to several countries.
The aim of the show was to capitalize on the success of Televisión Española's period dramas such as Cuéntame cómo pasó, La Señora or Amar en tiempos revueltos, but at the same time aiming for mature audiences with a masked hero in the style of Zorro or Green Arrow as the main character. Many of the latter shows carry warnings that they are for mature audiences only.

## Synopsis

The series begins in 1660 and follows Gonzalo de Montalvo (David Janer), a school teacher who trained as a ninja while exiled in Japan as he traveled through Asia during his youth, said to be the illegitimate son of reigning king Philip IV, as he becomes Águila Roja in an attempt to expose the assassin of his wife and avenge her death, which usually includes foiling plots against the monarchy planned by a secret society known as "La Logia" ("The Lodge"), amongst whose members are Lucrecia (Miryam Gallego), Marquess of Santillana, and Hernán Mejías (Francis Lorenzo), Commissioner in the Village of Madrid.

## Cast

* David Janer as Gonzalo de Montalvo / Águila Roja
* Javier Gutiérrez as Saturno "Sátur" García
* Inma Cuesta as Margarita Hernando
* Miryam Gallego as Lucrecia de Guzmán, Marquesa de Santillana
* Francis Lorenzo as Hernán Mejías Benavides / El comisario
* Pepa Aniorte [es] as Catalina del Valle †
* Santiago Molero [es] as Cipriano "Cipri" Benítez
* Pepe Quero [es] as Floro Morales †
* Erika Sanz [es] as Inés †
* Roberto Álamo as Juan de Calatrava, duque de Velasco y Fonseca
* Guillermo Campra as Alonso de Montalvo Hernando
* Patrick Criado as Nuño de Santillana y Guzmán, Marqués de Santillana
* Adolfo Fernández [es] as Agustín †
* Xabier Elorriaga as Rey Felipe IV
* José Ángel Egido as Cardenal Francisco de Mendoza y Balboa
* Elisa Mouliaá as Ana / Irene de Mendoza
* Julia Gutiérrez Caba as Laura de Montignac †
* Mónica Cruz as Mariana / Claudia
* Loles León as Sagrario de Castro
* Carlos Areces as Jacobo de Castro
* Amaruk Kayshapanta as Maya Indian chief
* Óscar Casas as Gabi.
* Eusebio Poncela as Malasangre.
* Carles Francino [es] as Monseñor Adrián Vega.
* Manuela Velasco as Eugenia de Molina.
* Alberto San Juan as Víctor.
* Jorge Sanz as Trinidad.
* Manuel Manquiña as Emilio.
* Belén López as Puri.
* Gorka Otxoa as Zigor.
* Tina Sainz as Flora.
* María Pedroviejo as Anaís.
* Juan Fernández as conde de Lizana.
* Bárbara Lennie as Cristina Hernando.
† Denotes deceased character

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 2009 | Festival de Televisión y Cine Histórico de León | Best New Actor | Guillermo Campra | Won |
| 2009 | Festival de Cine y Televisión de Islantilla | Best Television Series | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2009 | Festival de Televisión y Radio de Vitoria | Premio Pasión de Críticos for best drama | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2009 | Premios TP de Oro | Best National Series | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2009 | Premios Unión de Actores | Best television supporting actress | Inma Cuesta | Nominated |
| 2009 | Premios ATV | Best fiction show | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2009 | Premios ATV | Best producer | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2009 | Premios ATV | Best make-up and characterization | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2009 | Premios ATV | Best art direction and set design | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2009 | Premios ATV | Best cinematography and lighting | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2009 | Premios ATV | Best music for television | Águila Roja | Nominated |
| 2009 | Premios CineyMás | Best new Spanish series | Águila Roja | Nominated |
| 2010 | New York International Independent Film and Video Festival | Silver Medal for Best Action and Adventure Series | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2010 | Rose d'Or | Best Multi-Platform Content | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2010 | Premios Ondas | Best National Television Series | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2010 | Premios Protagonistas | Television award | David Janer | Nominated |
| 2010 | Premios Fotogramas de Plata | Best television actor | David Janer | Nominated |
| 2010 | Premios Fotogramas de Plata | Best television actress | Inma Cuesta | Nominated |
| 2010 | Premios Unión de Actores | Best television supporting actor | Francis Lorenzo | Nominated |
| 2010 | Premios ALMA | Best television screenplay | Águila Roja | Nominated |
| 2010 | Premios TP de Oro | Best national series | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2010 | Premios TP de Oro | Best actor | David Janer | Nominated |
| 2010 | Premios CINE&TELE | Most watched show in Spain | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2010 | Premios ATV | Best fiction show | Águila Roja | Nominated |
| 2010 | Premios ATV | Best series actress | Inma Cuesta | Nominated |
| 2010 | Premios ATV | Best filming | Águila Roja | Nominated |
| 2010 | Premios ATV | Best make-up and characterization | Águila Roja | Nominated |
| 2010 | Premios ATV | Best art direction and set design | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2010 | Premios ATV | Best cinematography and lighting | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2010 | Premios ATV | Best music for television | Águila Roja | Nominated |
| 2010 | Premios CineyMás | Best national series | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2010 | Premios CineyMás | Best Spanish actor | David Janer | Won |
| 2011 | ACE Awards | Best characteristic | Francis Lorenzo | Won |
| 2011 | ACE Awards | Television personality of the year | Miryam Gallego | Won |
| 2011 | Premios Fotogramas de Plata | Best television actor | David Janer | Nominated |
| 2011 | Premios Fotogramas de Plata | Best television actress | Inma Cuesta | Won |
| 2011 | Premios Pétalo | Best actress | Inma Cuesta | Won |
| 2011 | Premios Kapital | Best fiction series | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2011 | Premios CineyMás | Best Spanish series | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2011 | Premios CineyMás | Best Spanish actor | David Janer | Won |
| 2011 | Premios CineyMás | Best Spanish actress | Miryam Gallego | Won |
| 2011 | Premios Pizquita Series | Best Spanish drama series | Águila Roja | Nominated |
| 2011 | Premios Pizquita Series | Best cast in Spanish series | Águila Roja | Nominated |
| 2011 | Premios Pizquita Series | Best female performance in Spanish drama series | Miryam Gallego | Won |
| 2011 | Premios Pizquita Series | Best soundtrack in Spanish series | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2011 | Premios Pizquita Series | Best fictional couple in Spanish series | Miryam Gallego & Francis Lorenzo | Nominated |
| 2011 | Premios TP de Oro | Best Spanish series | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2011 | Premios TP de Oro | Best actor | David Janer | Won |
| 2011 | Premios Unión de Actores | Best television main actor | Javier Gutiérrez | Won |
| 2012 | Premios CineyMás | Best Spanish series | Águila Roja | Won |
| 2012 | Premios CineyMás | Best Spanish main actor | David Janer | Won |
| 2012 | Premios CineyMás | Best Spanish main actress | Inma Cuesta | Won |
| 2012 | Premios CineyMás | Best Spanish supporting actor | Javier Gutiérrez | Won |
| 2012 | Premios CineyMás | Best Spanish supporting actress | Miryam Gallego | Won |
| 2014 | 2nd MiM Series Awards [es] | Best Actor | Javier Gutiérrez | Won |