34 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestMadrid, 1961. Ana Mari is single, lame, Francoist and instructor of the Sección Femenina. By order of the dictator Franco, she must go to work as a maid to Ava Gardner's house and spy on her, pretending to be married to Manolo, a hustler who will become the driver of the American actress.
Cinematography
Lush black-and-white that worships 1960s Madrid.
Costume
Ava Gardner's wardrobe is pure Old Hollywood heaven.
Acting
Debi Mazar devours every scene as Gardner.
Creators
Paco León, Anna R. Costa
Inma Cuesta
Ana Mari
Paco León
Manolo
Debi Mazar
Ava Gardner
Anna Castillo
Pilar
Julián Villagrán
Floren
Ken Appledorn
Bill Gallagher
Osmar Núñez
Juan Domingo Perón
Fabiana García Lago
Isabelita Perón
Mariola Fuentes
Lola Flores
Carmen Machi
Clara Pérez
Moreno Borja
Vargas
Miren Ibarguren
Lucero
Jorge Usón
Guardia civil 1
Jorge Asín
Guardia civil 2
Manuel Manquiña
Joyero
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ava Gardner actually lived in Madrid during this era and called her villa 'the dump'—the show filmed in her real former neighborhood.
Paco León based Ana Mari partly on his own mother, a Sección Femenina member, making the satire deeply personal family therapy.
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