DLO produces 'Aquel', the new Netflix series about Raphael

DLO Productions ('The Gardener', 'Ni una más'), in association with Snail Television, filming of the original series of Netflix 'Aquel', directed by Tito López Amado, Javier Pulido and Beatriz Sanchís, traces the life of Raphael.

Con José Manuel Lorenzo as producer and with Jacobo Martos as associate producer, the script of That has been written by Ignacio del Moral, Paloma Rando and Adrià P. Xancó. Nacho Bolonio, Dago García, Lisette Osorio and José Manuel Lorenzo participate as executive producers.

This new project will allow us to learn more about the life of the famous artist from Linares and will star Javier Morgade (Disco, Ibiza, Locomía, Alma) and Carlos Santos (1992, The Man of a Thousand Faces) in the role of Raphael. Completing the cast are Francesco Carril, Natalia Varela, Pepa Aniorte and Manolo Caro, among others.

That is one 8 episode biographical series que cuenta la vida de Raphael como nunca antes se ha hecho. Desde sus humildes orígenes en la España de posguerra hasta la conquista de los grandes escenarios internacionales, la serie retrata el ascenso imparable de un artista irrepetible: sus pasiones más íntimas, sus grandes éxitos, sus conflictos personales y los fantasmas que le han acompañado a lo largo de toda su vida. Con escenarios que van de Madrid a Las Vegas, pasando por Moscú, París o Acapulco, Aquel es un viaje emocional a través de cinco décadas llenas de luces y sombras. Una historia conmovedora que revela al hombre detrás del mito.

Raphael himself acknowledges being "deeply excited about this project, the result of more than three years of work. It has been intense months of script writing, casting, production design and close collaboration with the directors, together with three exceptional allies: Caracol, Dlo and Netflix. Filming finally began in June and I couldn't be happier with the first results. This biopic not only tells my story; it also reflects a shared history: more than six decades of career marked by unforgettable moments — some very well-known, others more intimate; some luminous, others harsher - but all deeply meaningful. I have told my life without filters, and the scriptwriters have interpreted it with complete freedom. This is not a biopic that idealizes my career, but an honest, unadorned portrait that does not shy away from any aspect, no matter how complicated it may have been. For all this, I believe that Aquel has a special value.