What’s good about this is that there is so much to watch that it’s almost impossible to get bored. And for those of you trying to improve your Spanish, watching a series in Castellano is not a bad way to hone your listening skills. Netflix is the most popular online entertainment platform, allowing its subscribers to watch any series or movie from the catalogue just by having an Internet connection. Since its foundation in 1997, the company has kept on growing, reaching 130 countries in 2016, and invested more and more money in original content. In 2016, the platform released its first original series produced in Spain: Las chicas del cable. This last July, they announced the creation of its first production hub in Madrid, in which new titles will be produced. Here are The Local’s six favourite Spanish series on Netflix that you simply shouldn’t miss: Las chicas del cable The first original series produced by Netflix in Spain premiered in March 2016, with a second season released in December of the same year and a recent third season which came out last September. Created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira, it is set in the 1920s and 1930s in Madrid. Lidia (Blanca Suárez), Ángeles (Maggie Civantos), Marga (Nadia de Santiago) and Carlota (Ana Fernández) start working at the national telephone company, located in the centre of Madrid. The series follows their lives and tells stories of love, friendship, secrets and betrayal, set during some important moments of Spanish… [Read full story]
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