Teresa is a 2015 television film directed by Jorge Dorado from a screenplay by Juanma Romero which stars Marian Álvarez as the title character alongside David Luque, Carla Díaz, Terele Pávez, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, and Antonio de la Torre.
Plot
In 2015 Ávila, a teenager coping with her father's death and with school bullying opens a Teresa of Ávila's autobiography, with the plot going on to account for the 16th-century Carmelite nun's biography.[1]
Cast
- Marian Álvarez as Santa Teresa[2]
- Carla Díaz as Teresa actual[3]
- Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as doña Jimena[3]
- David Luque as inquisidor Rodrigo Salazar[3]
- Terele Pávez as priora del convento[3]
- Antonio de la Torre as inquisidor general Fernando de Valdés[3]
- Belén López Valcárcel[2]
- Savitri Ceballos[2]
- Yara Capa[2]
- Fernando Soto[2]
- Tomás del Estal[2]
- José A. Lobato[2]
- Xenia Tostado[2]
- Claudia Téllez[2]
- Paco Obregón[2]
- Maite Gil[2]
- Carmen Chaves[2]
Production
The film was co-produced by Televisión Española and La Cometa TV.[4] Shooting locations included Ávila, Soria, Alcalá de Henares and El Escorial.[2]
Release
Teresa premiered at the 63rd San Sebastián International Film Festival (Zinemaldia) on 24 September 2015.[3] RTVE set a television debut on La 1 for 17 November 2015.[5]
References
- 1.A.A.G. (17 November 2015). "'Teresa', la versión moderna de una rebelde con hábito". rtve.es.
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7][2.8][2.9][2.10][2.11][2.12][2.13]"La vida de Santa Teresa llega a La 1 en una película protagonizada por Marian Álvarez". Heraldo de Aragón. 17 November 2015.
- 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4][3.5][3.6]"TVE preestrenó este jueves en el Festival de Cine de San Sebastián la TV movie histórica 'Teresa'". FormulaTV. 25 September 2015.
- 4."Cinco producciones de RTVE, premiadas en Nueva York". vertele!. 20 April 2016 – via eldiario.es.
- 5.Onieva, Álvaro (16 November 2015). "TVE estrena este martes 'Teresa', la nueva tv-movie sobre Santa Teresa de Jesús". Fotogramas.