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The Cook of Castamar (2021)

The Cook of Castamar poster
Original title
La cocinera de Castamar
Genre
drama, soap
Country
Spain
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 73 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A kitchen maid with agoraphobia takes a job cooking for a grieving nobleman in 18th-century Madrid. Their lives become intertwined as a romance develops.

romanticperiodslow-burnemotionalintimateserenemelancholic

What happens

The Cook of Castamar (Spanish: La cocinera de Castamar) is a Spanish period drama television series adapting the novel of the same name by Fernando J. Muñez which stars Michelle Jenner and Roberto Enríquez. Set in early 18th-century Madrid, the plot follows the love story between an agoraphobic cook and a widowed nobleman. Produced by Buendía Estudios, it originally aired on Atresplayer Premium from February to May 2021. It was also broadcast on the free-to-air channel Antena 3 from April 2021 to June 2021 and, thanks to an agreement with Netflix, the series was aired at the same time on the platform. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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