The Spanish mystical series “The Black Lagoon” (actors: M. Rivas, J. González, B. Suarez, A. Armas) was broadcast in the homeland by Antena 3 from spring 2007 to autumn 2010, on November 13, the so-called farewell week began, during which the last climax episodes aired.
Nothing Spanish is alien to us
In Belarus, the broadcast was carried out by Channel 8 in 2011. In the Russian Federation, the television series was shown immediately by two television channels - Teen TV and Sony Sci-Fi, after which the domestic TV viewer could not accept the Russian adaptation of the Spanish mystical soap opera as an independent product. Although the actors of the "Black Lagoon" and "Closed School" are similar only in the age period. The Spanish project ranks second among its relatives, since the budget of its each series is about 600 000 euros, the domestic product can only dream of such financing.
Plot. Tie
The actors of the “Black Lagoon” during the filming were so imbued with the fate of their heroes that they played convincingly and believably. This is not surprising, since the plot, written by the efforts of screenwriters Laura Belloso, Juan Carlos Cueto, Rocio Martinez Llano, can captivate everyone. According to the story, a brother and sister, a teenager Marcos and Paula, enter one elite boarding school in which children study exclusively from the most influential families of Spain. Their parents disappeared without a trace, and most of those around them consider them dead, but the children still do not lose hope of seeing their relatives alive and unharmed. In the same school year, Mary, who managed to escape from a mental hospital, got a job as a maid in the same closed school. She continues to search for her son, who, according to her, was abducted by mysterious attackers many years ago. And now she became aware that the boy is studying at this educational institution.
Intrigue
Further, the story of the film “The Black Lagoon”, the actors and roles of which are harmoniously selected by the authors, turns into a continuous intrigue. The fact is that the forest surrounding the boarding school is fraught with a lot of surprises and mysteries: people periodically disappear from there, it is inhabited by mythical creatures, and at night things exciting to the imagination happen in it. Soon, Marcos learns that all the strange events in the Black Lagoon are in some way connected with his family. Now, together with new comrades Ivan, Carolina, Victoria, Caetano and Roque (a little later, Julia joins them), the main character is trying to get to the truth. But the further adolescents advance in their investigation, the more obstacles arise in their way, a concrete threat to their life and health appears. The actors do not recommend further describing the plot twists and turns of the Black Lagoon series, and spoilers are not welcome even by fans. It’s better to see once than to read 101 times.
main characters
The actors of the series “Black Lagoon” were brilliantly chosen, all elegantly got used to their roles. Since the storyline of the project is quite entertaining and confusing, it is difficult to single out several of the most important characters in it. Almost every inhabitant of the school, whether it was a pupil, teacher, or a person from the attendants, in a separate episode could come to the fore, become the main character, around which all the action famously spun. This is the peculiarity of the picture “The Black Lagoon”, the actors who took part in the filming had the opportunity to prove themselves fully. Nevertheless, it is possible to identify several names that shone especially brightly in the television product.
Launch pad and exchange of experience
First of all, Deniss Pena and Carlota Garcia stood out - the smallest actors of the Black Lagoon. At the start of the filming process, one was seven, and the second eight years. Before joining the project, Jon Gonzalez, Marta Thorne and Elena Furias also did not have rich acting experience and decent filmography. But the rabid success of the series attracted the attention of young actors not only the viewer, but also the directors. Therefore, Jon Gonzalez and Elena Fouriase even before the end of the filming of “The Black Lagoon” took part in the filming of other series and films. Often during the filming process, beginning actors were helped not only by the ubiquitous directors, but also by their more experienced colleagues in the workshop: Pedro Chivera and Amparo Baro, who managed to take part in the TV series “Pharmacy on duty”. The premiere of the Black Lagoon television series had not yet ended, the photos of the actors graced the front pages of the most prestigious editions of Spain, and later migrated to world cinema and television magazines. They are worshiped, adored by fans around the world.
Detective component
Despite the fact that the storyline to the eyeballs is saturated with mystical elements bordering on frank science fiction, it has an intriguing detective component. Understanding of this comes to the viewer while watching almost every episode of the Black Lagoon picture. Actors, in spite of their youth, are sometimes likened to the best detectives of all times and peoples, surprising the beholder with deduction and revealing causal relationships.
International analogues
After the successful start of the project, the rights to shoot and adapt were transferred to two powers - France and Russia. The French series was called "Boarding" and could not win the sympathy of the audience, so it was discontinued after the release of only ten episodes. An analogue of the Russian Federation under the name "Closed School", on the contrary, has become one of the most sought-after youth TV series in Russia and one of the most rated programs on the STS television channel. As it was said, the domestic viewer had the opportunity to compare the Russian analogue with the original version broadcast by the Sony Sci-Fi channel. The success of the series prompted computer scientists to create a game based on his motives.
Secret of success
The secret to the success of the project lies not only in the eternal confrontation between the forces of good and evil - this is too standard and even banal move in many film and television films. A diverse storyline, the professionalism of the creators and good casting are the main components of success. However, the confrontation mentioned above also played a role. After all, the boarding school is a closed educational institution, its pupils away from home and family are left alone with their small and big problems. Their efforts to resist a group of “evil” and influential people arouse, if not admiration, then respect. In principle, almost all the heroes of the series can be conditionally divided into a group of “evil” people and pupils who are trying in every possible way to bring them to clean water. Although the series has a mystical orientation, even a viewer who does not particularly like science fiction and mysticism will be interested in observing the adventures of heroes, experiencing intrigue and striving to get to the bottom of the truth with them.