Our mind was still in Mayfair, where ‘The Bridgertons’, when we find a series so addictive that it has superseded the previous one. This title has become the most viewed on the platform, snatching the crown from one of our favorite series. Upon discovering it in the first place, we were curious and we watched it almost in one go, since it only has seven chapters that do not last an hour. The new queen of streaming is a thriller filmed in Galicia, perfect for those who are hooked on ‘Narcos’, ‘Griselda’ or ‘Farina’, some of the best series on Netflix.
Under the title of ‘Clans’, This new Spanish series tells us another story with drug trafficking as the common thread seasoned with a complicated love story between its protagonists. Tamar Novas and Clara Lago. Created by Jorge Guerricaechevarría and directed by Roger Gual, it introduces us to Ana, a young and successful lawyer whose life changes radically after the murder of her father. Suddenly, she finds out that she had a dark past linked to drugs in Galicia and she decides to leave everything to investigate what happened. She settles in Cambados where she opens a law firm. Her new arrival soon draws the attention of Daniel, son of a famous drug trafficker and leader of the Padín clan with whom she begins a relationship that crosses any limit.
‘Clans’ assures that it is based on real events, specifically it could have taken details from the known as ‘Operation Nécora’, one of the large raids that took place in the summer of 1990 against drug trafficking on the Galician coast and that was able to materialize thanks to the collaboration of Manuel Fernández Padín in exchange for protection. On the other hand, the character played by Clara Lago seems to be inspired by Tania Varela, a lawyer who had a link with the drug trafficker David Pérez Lago, with whom she would get into the shady business. This ended up becoming one of the most sought-after prey internationally. Netflix once again uses events that occurred in reality, as it did with ‘The Asunta Case’.
‘Clans’ It does not invent anything that we have not seen, but it is still an entertaining option, full of action and with a romantic plot with soap opera overtones that takes it beyond the male audience. The main couple works and is supported by a good cast that also includes Francesc Garrido, María Pujalte and Nuno Gallego, the new star of ‘Elite 8’. In addition, its short duration makes it one of the most addictive series in recent times, perfect for marathoning while you take refuge from the heat.
Marieta Taibó is current affairs and culture editor at Cosmopolitan and a film and television series expert for more than a decade. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her in front of the screen analyzing the latest releases from Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Disney+ and the rest of the streaming platforms to recommend those interesting or killer titles. Between criticism and television fiction news, interviews with actors. In his recorder you will find talks from his interviews with Blanca Suárez, Mario Casas, Úrsula Corberó, Ana de Armas, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Lily Collins, yes, ‘Emily in Paris’ or Christina Hendricks, the redhead from ‘Mad Men’ , to name a few names. Off screen, in addition, she will recommend the best leisure and gastronomic plans. In other professional stages, she has also written about fashion and beauty. In fact, she is the author of the essay ‘The secret face of the beauty business’, from the Almuzara publishing house. Marieta Taibo has a degree in journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid and has a Higher Course in Fashion and Luxury Marketing and Communication from Elle magazine and the Complutense University. Her first steps as an editor were in the economics section of La Clave current affairs magazine until she made the leap to society and culture, her true passion. Later, she worked at El Confidencial, and then at the women’s magazine AR as coordinator of the cultural agenda and head of the film section. From there, she made the jump to the magazines Supertele and TP and spent ten years there writing about films and series, work that she combined as a contributor to Babylon Magazine doing in-depth reports on culture, until she arrived at Cosmopolitan six years ago.
