# Queer You Are

Queer You Are (Spanish: Maricón perdido; lit. 'Hopeless Faggot') is a Spanish television series created by Roberto Enríquez ("Bob Pop"), representing a partially fictionalized version of his personal experiences. Directed by Alejandro Marín, the six-episode series stars Gabriel Sánchez, Carlos González, Candela Peña and Alba Flores, among others. Produced by El Terrat, it premiered on TNT on 18 June 2021 and became available to HBO Max subscribers, with English subtitles, on 26 October 2021.

## Premise

Blending drama and comedy, the fiction is inspired by the life of the series' creator Roberto Enríquez (Bob Pop), intercutting events from his small-town youth as an overweight teenaged fan of musicals in the 1980s, with later experiences during his time as a university student in Madrid and his current life as a professional writer.

## Cast

* Gabriel Sánchez as Roberto Enríquez.
* Carlos Gónzález as Roberto Enríquez.
* Roberto Enríquez, "Bob Pop" [es] as Roberto Enríquez.
* Candela Peña as Lucía, Roberto's mother.
* Carlos Bardem as Roberto's father.
* Alba Flores as Lola, Roberto's friend at university.
* Miguel Rellán as Roberto's grand father.
* Guillermo Toledo
* Marc Martínez [es]
* Ramón Pujol [es]
* Júlia Molins [es]
* Daniel Bayona
* Michael Batista
* María Romanillos
* Roger Padilla
* Javier Bódalo [es]
* Juan Olivares
* Sergi Gibert
* Berta Cascante
* Fernando Valdivielso

## Production and release

Created by Roberto Enríquez [es] (Bob Pop), Maricón perdido was produced by El Terrat [es] for WarnerMedia. Berto Romero is credited as executive producer. Written by Bob Pop, the full six episodes were directed by Alejandro Marín. Filming lasted from October 2020 to February 2021. It took place in between the province of Barcelona (Barcelona, El Prat de Llobregat, Castelldefels, Terrassa and Sant Vicenç de Montalt) and Madrid. On 28 April 2021, the release date of 18 June 2021 for the first three episodes was disclosed, with the last three scheduled for 25 June. It was pre-screened at the Málaga Film Festival.

## Episodes

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Originally released | Ref. |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Network | Ref. |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 June 2021 (2021-06-18) | 25 June 2021 (2021-06-25) | TNT [es] | |
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "No llores por mí" | Alejandro Marín | Bob Pop [es] | 18 June 2021 (2021-06-18) |
| 2 | "Retiro carnal" | Alejandro Marín | Bob Pop | 18 June 2021 (2021-06-18) |
| 3 | "Háblame de ti" | Alejandro Marín | Bob Pop | 18 June 2021 (2021-06-18) |
| 4 | "Manso" | Alejandro Marín | Bob Pop | 25 June 2021 (2021-06-25) |
| 5 | "Todo bien" | Alejandro Marín | Bob Pop | 25 June 2021 (2021-06-25) |
| 6 | "Recuerda" | Alejandro Marín | Bob Pop | 25 June 2021 (2021-06-25) |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2021 | 68th Ondas Awards | Best Comedy Series | Best Comedy Series | Won |
| 2021 | 27th Forqué Awards | Best Fiction Series | Best Fiction Series | Nominated |
| 2022 | 9th Feroz Awards | Best Comedy Series | Best Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2022 | 9th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Series | Miguel Rellán | Nominated |
| 2022 | 9th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Series | Candela Peña | Nominated |
| 2022 | 33rd GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Spanish-Language Scripted Television Series | Outstanding Spanish-Language Scripted Television Series | Won |