New Prime Video Series ‘Días Mejores’ – Showrunners Adolfo Valor, Cristóbal Garrido’s Take
variety.comEd Meza @edmezavarIn their new Spanish series “Días Mejores,” showrunners Adolfo Valor and Cristóbal Garrido explore the difficulties of overcoming the loss of a loved one and the challenges of being left a single parent.They were inspired by the story of an acquaintance who, after the death of her partner, sought help in a grief therapy group.
Hearing about the intense dynamics of the group and the participants’ struggles to move forward, Valor and Garrido concluded that it would make for riveting TV.“Días Mejores,” which translates to “Better Days,” premieres in the Malaga Festival’s ever more important Pantalla TV sidebar.The dramedy follows Sara (“Velvet” star Marta Hazas), a mother who suddenly finds herself a widow and unable to comfort her troubled young son.
She finds help with a therapy group of very distinct characters who are all struggling with similar personal tragedy, among them a down-and-out rock musician (Erick Elías) forced to take care of the teenage kids he long ago abandoned, a seemingly in-control chief exec (Francesc Orella) desperately trying to keep up a facade, and a lonely young woman (Alba Planas) who wishes to have the child of her lost love.
It became apparent early on that the story had a very strong emotional dimension, says Valor.“There’s nothing more interesting in fiction than people moving forward, getting ahead and starting a new life,” adds Garrido. “It’s a very bright series.
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