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Los Favoritos de Midas is based on the 1901 short story by Jack London. The six-part series follows Victor, a rich businessman, who is blackmailed in a strange way by a mysterious organizati... Read allLos Favoritos de Midas is based on the 1901 short story by Jack London. The six-part series follows Victor, a rich businessman, who is blackmailed in a strange way by a mysterious organization.Los Favoritos de Midas is based on the 1901 short story by Jack London. The six-part series follows Victor, a rich businessman, who is blackmailed in a strange way by a mysterious organization.
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I bet the first 3 commenters didn't see a single minute of the series. Or they are eight years old who think they are joking ... The show is very good, one of the best we saw on Netflix this year.
What is power and money? Very exciting series , 6 episodes. Luis Tosar, again! Awesome! The police inspector Guillermo Toledo also awesome!
Just don't miss it if you like good thrillers with an interesting, .. very interesting subject. The ones only scoring this series with a 2 or 3, just incomprehensible!
Incredible miniseries! it is already noticeable in its plot and philosophy that it is based on a classic author.
it simmers and finally gets you where it needs to go. I look forward to a continuation. Freemasonry present as the hand that touches the cradle. plot, action, drama and some philosophy. What more could you want?! I haven't seen such high quality material for a long time.
As the new proprietor of a newspaper becomes embroiled in MoM's extortion of his millions, he tries to take the high road, however the powers that be don't share his view. His noncompliance with his blackmailers has fatal results. This is set to a backdrop of Spain in a state of internal revolt, similar to 2011 or 2018, when citizens took to the streets for peaceful marches protesting against anti-austerity measures, politicians and bankers. Excessive force was observed, and the protests escalated and became out of control resulting in the armed forces being called in to quash the violence and arson. One of his newspaper's journalists responds in a TV broadcast: " . . . leaders condone their actions as being for the greater good . . .". One death in this state of chaos to prevent the deaths of many etc. It is with this moral and ethical dilemma we are left to contemplate. What would you have done?
Extortion is a dangerous game ... combined with civil unrest ... everyone involved might be in over their head. Or are they? And what does it do to those involved psychologically? If you are responsible if someone lives or dies ... no matter if you know those people or not, it is a heave toll to bear.
So having the main character portrayed by one of Spains finest actors is quite the genius move to make. Also if you know him, you know he can play many things and can portray many things too. Sometimes likeable, sometimes something more sinister ... and we may see some of that here. It is not bad to stretch ones acting muscles ... some of the more "evil" side can be attributed to the stress though that he has to endure - can it not? A short series with an interesting turn of events along the way ... and some romance to spice things up too (social and other questions included)
So having the main character portrayed by one of Spains finest actors is quite the genius move to make. Also if you know him, you know he can play many things and can portray many things too. Sometimes likeable, sometimes something more sinister ... and we may see some of that here. It is not bad to stretch ones acting muscles ... some of the more "evil" side can be attributed to the stress though that he has to endure - can it not? A short series with an interesting turn of events along the way ... and some romance to spice things up too (social and other questions included)
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- TriviaLuis Tosar revealed on an interview that his favorite scenes were the one-on-ones he did with Guillermo Toledo, as well as the relationship between their characters.
- GoofsWhen Genovés and Mónica go to Jose's party, she greets Mónica congratulating her on her article about "El Mercantil" (in the Spanish original version). Or the bank mentioned in Mónica's article was "El Industrial".
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