| Fariña | |
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 TV series poster | |
| Also known as | Cocaine Coast |
| Spanish | Fariña |
| Genre | Crime drama Biographical |
| Based on | Fariña by Nacho Carretero |
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| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Federico Jusid |
| Opening theme | "O que teño que facer para non ter que ir ó mar" by Iván Ferreiro |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original languages | Spanish (some dialogue in Galician) |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Antena 3 |
| Release | 28 February 2018 (2018-02-28) |
Cocaine Coast (Galician: Fariña, lit. 'Flour') is a Spanish crime drama television series created by Bambú Producciones for Atresmedia. The series is based on Nacho Carretero's nonfiction book Fariña (Flour, slang for cocaine in Galician). It premiered on Antena 3 on 28 February 2018. The series stars Javier Rey as Sito Miñanco, an infamous Galician drug trafficker. On 3 August 2018, the series premiered internationally on Netflix as Cocaine Coast.
Premise
Sito Miñanco, a fisherman who is skilled in speedboat handling, starts to work in a tobacco smuggling ring led by Vicente Otero Pérez "Terito", the head of the Galician clans of the Ría de Arousa. Miñanco then starts his own ring alongside two friends. The different clans consider starting to traffic hashish, but Terito is against smuggling illegal drugs. Later, on a trip to Panama to launder money, Sito contacts traffickers who want to introduce cocaine into Europe through Galicia.
Cast
Main cast
- Javier Rey as Sito Miñanco
- Tristán Ulloa as Sargento Darío Castro
- Antonio Durán "Morris" as Manuel Charlín
- Carlos Blanco as Laureano Oubiña
- Manuel Lourenzo as Vicento Otero Pérez "Terito"
- Xosé Antonio Touriñán as Paquito Charlín
- Isabel Naveira as Pilar Charlín
- Xúlio Abonjo as Moncho Charlín
- Tamar Novas as Roque
- Eva Fernández as Esther Lago
- Fran Lareu as Olegario Falcón Piñeiro "Oli"
- Monti Castiñeiras as Colombo
- Alfonso Agra as Manuel Bustelo
- Carlos Sante as Modesto Loval
- Miquel Fernández as Baltasar Garzón
- Jana Pérez as Camila Reyes
- Celso Bugallo as Padre de Sito (Sito's father)
- Juan Pablo Shuk as José Nelson Matta Ballesteros
- Marta Larralde as Nieves
- Harlys Becerra as Jorge Luis Ochoa
Recurring cast
- Mela Casal as Madre de Sito (Sito's mother)
- Cristina Iglesias as Leticia Charlín
- Milo Taboada as Montáñez
- Luisa Merelas as Amelia
- Mariana Carballal as Mujer de Terito (Terito's wife)
- Machi Salgado as Figueroa
- Ricardo de Barreiro as Montilla
- Iván Marcos as Braulio
- Christian Escuredo as Tati
- Nacho Castaño as Ricardo Portabales
- Pepo Suevos as Di Stéfano
- Xosé Manuel Esperante as Cándido Silva
- Iolanda Muíños as Carmen Avendaño
- Adrián Ríos as Miguel Abad "Petete"
- Xoel Fernández as Xulio Braña
- Víctor Mosqueira as Director de banco (Bank manager)
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original air date | Viewers (in millions) (share) |
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| 1 | "1981" | Carlos Sedes | February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28) | 3.399 (21.5%) |
| 2 | "1982" | Carlos Sedes | March 7, 2018 (2018-03-07) | 3.390 (21.3%) |
| 3 | "1983" | Carlos Sedes | March 14, 2018 (2018-03-14) | 2.759 (17.4%) |
| 4 | "1984" | Carlos Sedes | March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21) | 2.788 (17.7%) |
| 5 | "1985" | Carlos Sedes | April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04) | 2.622 (16.3%) |
| 6 | "1986" | Jorge Torregrossa | April 11, 2018 (2018-04-11) | 2.381 (14.5%) |
| 7 | "1987" | Jorge Torregrossa | April 18, 2018 (2018-04-18) | 2.166 (13.8%) |
| 8 | "1988" | Jorge Torregrossa | April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25) | 2.006 (12.6%) |
| 9 | "1989-1990" | Jorge Torregrossa | May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02) | 2.149 (13.5%) |
| 10 | "1990" | Carlos Sedes | May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09) | 2.014 (13.3%) |
See also
References
- "Fariña: Todo lo que necesitas saber de la serie de Antena 3". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 28 February 2018.
- Happy FM (26 July 2018). "'Fariña' ya tiene fecha de lanzamiento en Netflix". El Mundo (in Spanish).
External links
Categories:- 2010s crime drama television series
- 2018 Spanish television series debuts
- 2018 Spanish television series endings
- Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel) network series
- Crime thriller television series
- Spanish crime television series
- Spanish-language television shows
- Television series about illegal drug trade
- Television series about organized crime
- Television shows set in Galicia (Spain)
- Television series set in the 1980s
- Television series set in the 1990s
- Works about Colombian drug cartels
- Works about organized crime in Spain
- 2010s Spanish drama television series
- Television series by Bambú Producciones