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Developed by Linze TV Country of origin Spain First episode date 3 February 2001 Number of seasons 13 Genre Soap opera | 7.1/10 IMDb Directed by Eduardo Galdo Original language(s) Spanish Final episode date 9 January 2013 Language Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Sauce EnaCarlos CastelFabiola ToledoEva PedrazaSilvia Medina Opening theme «Quiero que estés aquí» by Maria Villalón Similar Hospital Central, Yo soy Bea, Raquel busca su sitio, Love in Difficult Times, Escenas de Matrimonio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arrayán was a Spanish TV soap opera which was aired on Canal Sur. It became the longest running soap opera in Spanish television history, more than 2.400 episodes were aired between 2001 and 2013.The duration of each episode was about 25 to 30 minutes and was aired from Monday to Thursday at 21.45 h.
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Plot
The story takes place in an existing luxury hotel in a fictional town but is rolled in Coin (Malaga) on the Andalusian coast, called "Hotel Arrayan". Germán Santisteban, its creator and director for decades, will retire; however, he is assassinated. This starts a chain of events. Although the plot of the series changed a lot, the series continues to show everyday life in the hotel, the lives of their workers and the relationship with other employees and with customers. Shows every season new characters and new situations, being a springboard for many Andalusian actors.
It has been a springboard for many Andalusian actors and has enjoyed the participation of renowned actors of Spanish national scene, not only Andalusian.
On January 9, 2013 the last 5 episodes of the series were issued, putting an end to the second long-running series of television in Spain so far, after the Basque Goenkale
Success
The series became a success since its early chapters. And it retaind high ratings throughout its path. According to its creators , the key weeas to have frames where a contemporary and urban Andalusia was drawn. These frames run through topics such as drugs, crime, immigration, human and romantic relationships, etc. Test of its success is receiving several awards, the most prominent being the Ondas Award for Best Spanish 2005 series "for being a pioneer in the genre of daily television drama in prime time with an outstanding success".
Cancellation
In July 2012 Radio y Televisión de Andalucía announced that due to budget cuts in the entity Arrayán will be canceled. On January 9, 2013 the last 5 episodes were aired.