# El final del camino

El final del camino (lit. 'The Way's End') is an adventure television series set in 11th-and 12th-century Iberia, with the construction of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral as backdrop. It aired in 2017 on La 1 and TVG.

## Premise

The fiction takes place between 1075 and 1120. It follows the mishaps of the three Catoira brothers, one of which (Pedro) is abducted by Muslims during a raid (aceifa) when he was a child. The other two (Gonzalo and Esteban) seek refuge in Santiago de Compostela where they are raised under the protection of Bishop Diego Peláez at the time of the construction of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.

## Cast

* Antonio Velázquez as Gonzalo de Catoira.
* Javier Rey as Pedro de Catoira.
* Guillermo Barrientos [es] as Esteban de Catoira.
* Begoña Maestre as Elvira, Gonzalo's wife, working at a pilgrim's hospital.
* Ismael Martínez [es] as Rodrigo de Limia, "Animal".
* Juan Fernández as Bishop Diego Peláez.
* Cristina Castaño as Constance of Burgundy.
* Asier Etxeandia as King Alfonso, the Brave.
* Patricia Peñalver [es] as Urraca.
* Maxi Iglesias as King Alfonso, the Battler.
* Jaime Olías as Diego Gelmírez.
* Xabier Deive [gl] as Tomás.
* Tito Asorey [gl] as Simón.
* Manuel de Blas as Efraim, a Jewish physician, working at the pilgrim's hospital.
* Antonio Durán, "Morris" as Odamiro, the abbot of the Monastery of Antealtares.
* Juan Díaz as Raymond of Burgundy.
* Joan Massotkleiner [es] as the Monk.
* Paco Manzanedo [es] as Yusuf Ibn Tasufin.
* Abdelatif Hwidar [ca] as Nadir.
* Said El Mouden as Al-Mu Tamid.
* Inti El Meskine as Zaida.
* Fina Calleja [es] as Jimena.
* Miguel Ángel Blanco [es] as the King's Captain.
* Antonio Mourelos [es] as Gelmiro.
* Déborah Vukusic as Naima.
* Manuel Regueiro as Conde Andrade.
* Héctor Carballo as Nuno.
* Fernando Morán [es] as Maestro Bernardo.
* Carlos Villarino as Don García.

## Production and release

El final del camino was produced by RTVE and Voz Audiovisual. The screenplay was authored by Alberto Guntín, Xosé Morais and Víctor Sierra whereas the episodes were directed by Miguel Alcantud, Miguel Conde and Óscar Pedraza. Filming took place in Galicia, both for the Galician settings as well as for those settings in Toledo, Seville and Northern Africa. Shooting locations included a large set in Silleda, the forest of Saidres (Silleda), Escuadro, the pazo of Donfreán (Lalín), the brañas of Xextoso (Silleda), Patanín (A Estrada), the river beach of Cira (Silleda), and the Castle of San Felipe [es] in Ferrol.
It consisted of 8 episodes with a running time of about 70 minutes. The first episode premiered on La 1 in prime time on 11 January 2017. The broadcasting run ended on 1 March 2017 with a 8.4% average audience share.
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired | Share (%) | Ref. |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Share (%) | Ref. |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | 11 January 2017 (2017-01-11) | 1 March 2017 (2017-03-01) | 8.4 | |
| No. | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | "Bienvenidos a Compostela" | 11 January 2017 (2017-01-11) |
| 2 | "Héroes anónimos" | 18 January 2017 (2017-01-18) |
| 3 | "Dos días" | 25 January 2017 (2017-01-25) |
| 4 | "Rebelión" | 1 February 2017 (2017-02-01) |
| 5 | "La libertad de los hombres" | 8 February 2017 (2017-02-08) |
| 6 | "Libertad" | 15 February 2017 (2017-02-15) |
| 7 | "El final de un futuro rey" | 22 February 2017 (2017-02-22) |
| 8 | "La catedral de Santiago" | 1 March 2017 (2017-03-01) |