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Águila Roja (2009)

Águila Roja poster
Genre
adventure television series
Country
Spain
Length
9 seasons, 116 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 198 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 17th century Spain, a masked hero known as Red Eagle performs daring rescues and fights injustice. He hides his true identity while navigating political intrigue and personal relationships.

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What happens

Águila Roja (English: Red Eagle) is a Spanish adventure television series set in Spain during the 17th century. It was produced by Globomedia for Televisión Española and was broadcast on La 1 of Televisión Española from 2009 to 2016. It is one of the channel's most successful shows, and its rights have been sold to several countries. The aim of the show was to capitalize on the success of Televisión Española's period dramas such as Cuéntame cómo pasó, La Señora or Amar en tiempos revueltos, but at the same time aiming for mature audiences with a masked hero in the style of Zorro or Green Arrow as the main character. Many of the latter shows carry warnings that they are for mature audiences only. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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