| Desaparecida | |
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| Genre | Drama Mystery  | 
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| Starring | 
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| Country of origin | Spain | 
| Original language | Spanish | 
| No. of seasons | 1 | 
| No. of episodes | 13 | 
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| Production company | Grupo Ganga | 
| Original release | |
| Network | La 1 | 
| Release | 3 October 2007 – 28 January 2008  | 
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| UCO | |
Desaparecida (lit. 'Missing') is a Spanish drama television series produced by Grupo Ganga for TVE. It originally aired on La 1 from 2007 to 2008.
Premise
Patricia Marcos (Beatriz Ayuso), a young woman from Blancaró (a fictional village close to Madrid) about to have her 18th birthday, disappears after asking her parents for allowance to go the neighbouring village's festival.[1][2][3] Patricia's parents, Lola (Luisa Martín) and Alfredo (Carlos Hipólito), face the disappearance of their daughter.[4] Lieutenant Bruno Sierra (Miguel Ángel Solá), an officer from the Central Operative Unit (UCO) is charged with leading the investigation of the whereabouts of Patricia.[4][5]
Cast
- Beatriz Ayuso as Patricia Marcos.[6]
 - Carlos Hipólito as Alfredo Marcos, Patricia's father.[6]
 - Luisa Martín as Lola Álvarez, Patricia's mother.[6]
 - Francesc Tormos as Diego Marcos, Patricia's older brother.[6]
 - Bárbara Meier as Sonia Marcos, Patricia's younger daughter.[6]
 - Marina Salas as Cristina, the cousin.[6]
 - Carlos Kaniowsky as Gerardo, the uncle.[6]
 - Santi Marín as Rubén, the boyfriend.[6]
 - Miguel Ángel Solá as Lieutenant Sierra.[6]
 - Esther Ortega as Laura, UCO sergeant.[6]
 - Alejandro Cano as Richi.[6]
 - Julio Cabañas as Chete.[6]
 - Marina Ballesteros as Carla.[6]
 - Héctor Claramunt as César.[6]
 - Luisa Martínez as Rosa.[6]
 
Production and release
Produced by Grupo Ganga for TVE, it consisted of 13 episodes.[7] It began airing on La 1 on 3 October 2007.[8] The original broadcasting run ended on 29 January 2008.[8] Desaparecida sparked a spin-off, UCO, Unidad Central Operativa.[9]
The series and its spin-off UCO were collectively rebranded in Argentina as Bruno Sierra, el rostro de la ley for broadcasting on Canal 7 in 2009.[5]
References
- ↑ Baragaño, Techu (3 October 2007). "'Desaparecida' aborda en TVE-1 el drama de la pérdida de un hijo". El País.
 - ↑ "'Desaparecida', un drama realista en TVE-1". El Mundo. 1 October 2007.
 - ↑ Pliego, Ángela (30 August 2017). "11 secuestros y desapariciones de series de televisión que nos mantuvieron en vilo". FormulaTV.
 - 1 2 "TVE-1 estrena la serie 'Desparecida', "una ficción basada en casos reales"". Europa Press.
 - 1 2 "Televisión: Canal 7 estrena "Bruno Sierra, el rostro de la ley"". Clarín. 13 July 2009.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Desaparecida. Dossier" (.pdf). RTVE. pp. 1–8. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
 - ↑ Rodríguez, Mercedes (3 October 2007). "TVE-1 estrena hoy 'Desaparecida', un drama realista sobre una joven". El Diario Montañés.
 - 1 2 "La Guardia Civil premia a TVE por dar buena imagen del cuerpo". 20minutos.es. 30 September 2008.
 - ↑ "TVE estrena 'Unidad Central Operativa', un spin off de 'Desaparecida'". El Correo de Andalucía. 16 September 2009.