The Promisethe daily fiction of Spanish Radio Television (RTVE), has established itself as the first Spanish daily fiction to win the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela. The award granted by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences was collected by Josep Cister Rubio (creator of the series and executive producer) and Ramón Campos (producer and CEO of Bambú Producciones), who were received in Madrid by the protagonists of the series, who were accompanied by Concepción Cascajosa, the interim president of RTVE.
© RTVEThe actors have received the Emmy with great pride. “In my house everyone started screaming at seven in the morning, but it wasn’t until I got to the set that I understood what this was,” he confessed. Ana Garcés, who plays Jana. Arturo Sancho, who plays Manuel, added that they are all “very happy and very happy”, since it is “a reward for the work we do every day, it is like touching the sky with our fingers.” Xavier Lock, the actor who plays Curro, has confessed that he was not aware “until I got to the recording and they brought out champagne” and that now “seeing him here is extraordinary.”
© RTVE“This year we felt that we had a chance, it was the buzz there,” were Ramón’s first words after receiving the prestigious recognition. Josep, equally excited, added that “when it happened, we were very happy, it was a moment of great joy.” excitement and we had a lot of fun.” “Our commitment is to the public, to the people who watch us. For them we try to raise the series every day. We are happy and happy, and still with an emotional hangover and jet lag,” he added, although did not want to end without “to thank Ramón Campos, who trusted me.”
© RTVEConcepción highlighted that this award “is the culmination of a dream”, stressing that “for a project of ambition, wealth and of the success of The Promise, “This is the recognition of the international television industry for the work done by RTVE in betting on daily series, a genre in which Spain is one of the great producers in the world, and for which we also have enormous export capacity.” MarÃa Eizaguirre, director of Communication and Participation at RTVE, recalled when they presented the project with so much enthusiasm, thanking the International Academy of Arts and Sciences and Television for the “recognition of RTVE’s commitment to the fiction of our country.”
A great success
© RTVEIt’s been almost two years since the premiere of The Promise on La 1, and in a few months it became the revelation series of the year, leader in the time slot in which it is broadcast and one of the contents most chosen by the public on RTVE Play. Since its premiere in January 2023 and about to turn 500 episodes, it has collected other awards such as the FestVal 2023 Award and has been a finalist in the Rose D’Or of that same year.
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