MADRID — On Nov 1 Netflix will drop its fifth Spanish original series, 1960’s-set drug smuggling drama “Hache,” produced by Madrid’s Weekend Studio for the platform. Created by Verónica Ferná…
MADRID — On Nov 1 Netflix will drop its fifth Spanish original series, 1960’s-set drug smuggling drama “Created by Verónica Fernández and directed by Jorge Torregrossa , “” tells the story of Helena , a prostitute who ends up the favorite of powerful organized crime head Malpica , a violent man with a bad leg and a morphine addiction to numb the pain.
Fernández: I first had the idea when I was reading a newspaper that talked about how Luchano organized the heroin route from Asia to America. The story said that Luchano had used the ports of the Mediterranean, among them was the port of Barcelona. In doing more research I found how the Italian drug dealers moved the heroin and another story that said the Barcelona authorities had found dolls stuffed with heroin washed up on the shore.
Torregona: It’s an absolute necessity of the story. Our characters interact with and part of the plot is solidly grounded in international relations. We have an Italian American mobster, Americans working in the consulate of Barcelona, and the series actually starts in the streets of Barcelona with American sailors soliciting prostitutes, hinting at the international nature of the series. It was essential to Veronica and me that the American characters speak English, and the Italians in Italian.
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