Saturday 28 March 2015

Grand Hotel preview - Series 3 episode 14

Series 3 - 14. Colera.  To be show on Sunday 5 April at 8pm on Sky Arts 2.

This is the final episode of this series.

14/14.

A cholera epidemic sweeps through the hotel, threatening the lives of its staff and guests, and a dying Diego makes Alicia a life-changing proposal. 

Sunday 22 March 2015

Grand Hotel, Series 3, Episode 13 Preview

El Sacrificio

13/14. To be shown on Sunday March 29 at 8pm on Sky Arts 2

Ayala has no choice but to arrest Alicia after finding Diego wounded alongside her, but Maite and Julio try to prove that Alicia was just part of a trap. In Spanish.

Saturday 14 March 2015

Grand Hotel: Preview of Series 3, episode 12

To be shown on Sunday March 22 2015 at 8pm on Sky Arts 2

Series 3 - 12. Revancha

12/14.

Julio and Diego have a dramatic showdown, a clash that has potentially life-changing consequences. Spanish period drama, starring Yon Gonzalez and Pedro Alonso.

Wednesday 4 March 2015

Grand Hotel: All about Yon González (Julio Olmedo)


Yon González is the actor who plays Julio Olmedo in Grand Hotel.  There's an interview with him entitled All About Yon González and a video interview on YouTube below.  

Sadly for us fans in the UK who don't speak or understand Spanish, there doesn't seem to be an English translation.  But still, hope you enjoy looking at the pictures from the link above and watching below as the actor explains his role as Julio.

Grand Hotel, Series 3, episode 11 preview

La Salud de los Difuntos
 
11/14. To be shown on Sky Arts 2 at 8pm on Sunday March 15 2015
 
Cisneros reveals his true identity to Dona Teresa, and also confesses his true intentions of taking the hotel from Diego. Julio continues his search for Alicia while the woman who was supposed murdered by Andres makes a dramatic return. In Spanish.

Sunday 1 March 2015

Grand Hotel, Series 3, episode 10 preview


10/14. To be shown on Sky Arts 2 at 8pm on Sunday March 8 2015

La Ejecucion

After being accused of murder, Andres' future is finally decided, while Laura believes that now is the time to have a child with Javier. Alfredo is determined to find out who deceived Sofia but, in the process, he uncovers the shocking secret that Fr Grau has a mistress.

Sunday 22 February 2015

Grand Hotel, Series 3, episode 9 preview

Series 3 - 9. El Escarmiento

Sunday March 1, 2015 at 8pm on Sky Arts 2

Andres ponders his fate after being accused of murdering Belen, and Julio, Maite and Alicia attempt to come to his rescue, as does his mother Angela.

Sunday 15 February 2015

Where have you seen Javier Alarcon before?

As a huge fan of Pedro Almodóvar's films, I re-watched All About My Mother last night on DVD.  The actor who plays Esteban in the film turns out to be a very young Javier Alarcón

It was actor Eloy Azorin.

Here he is in the film: 



And here he is as Javier.

See also: Where have you seen the new Maitre'D before?

Friday 13 February 2015

Grand Hotel, Series 3, episode 8 preview

8/14. El Enemigo en Casa.  To be shown on Sunday 1 March 2015 at 8pm on Sky Arts 2.

Andres is arrested for the murder of Belen, while an old flame of Javier's threatens to derail his and Laura's post-wedding bliss. In Spanish.

Friday 6 February 2015

Grand Hotel, Series 3, episode 7 preview

7/14. To be shown on Sunday February 15th at 8pm on Sky Arts 2

Andres makes a shocking confession, while Julio, Alicia and Maite find a document that proves the true identity of Diego. 

Thursday 29 January 2015

Grand Hotel: Series 3, episode 6 preview

6/14. La Subasta (The Auction)

To be shown on Sunday 8 February at 8pm on Sky Arts 2

Julio, Alicia and Maite make a shocking discovery, Andres wakes up lost in the woods, Sofia grows close to Padre Grau and Javier clashes with Dona Teresa.

Friday 23 January 2015

Grand Hotel's new Maître d'hôtel - Lluis Homar

The new maître d'hôtel or head waiter, Jesús Cisneros, in Grand Hotel looked rather familiar when he made his debut on the show in the UK recently.  

On further inspection it is actor Lluis Homar who played Harry Caine in Pedro Almodovar's film, Broken Embraces.  

Here he is as Harry Caine in the film shot in Lanzarote with Penelope Cruz.




Grand Hotel: Series 3, episode 5 preview

Episode 5/14. To be shown on Sunday 1 February 2015

Alicia and Maite attempt to uncover who is behind the murder of Ezequiel after discovering a mysterious note beside the body, but they receive an even greater surprise a they dig deeper into the tragedy. Andres desperately tries to win Camila, while Alfredo discovers that King Alfonso XIII is in the hotel and desperately tries to talk to him about regain his title of marquis. 

Monday 12 January 2015

Grand Hotel: Series 3, episode 4 preview

To be shown on Sunday 25 January 2015

4/14. El Torreon

Dona Teresa discovers that Laura is an heiress just as she's about to get married to Javier, while Sofía and her father Grau grow closer than ever. Meanwhile, new waiter Cisneros turns out to be not just an efficient worker, but also a delightful person and soon catches the eye of Dona Teresa.

Spanish period drama, starring Eloy Azorín. In Spanish.

Monday 5 January 2015

Grand Hotel: Series 3, episode 3 preview

Episode 3, to be aired on Sunday 18th January at 8pm on Sky Arts 2

3/14. La Venta.

Both Alicia and Julio find themselves in life-threatening situations, but a hero comes to their rescue. Meanwhile, Javier moves one step closer to marriage, but secrets threaten to destroy his relationship.

Adriana Ozores International Fan Club

For fans of Dona Theresa, you'll be pleased to learn that there's a facebook fan page for the actor who plays her, Adriana Ozores.



It's the Adriana Ozores International Fan Club and is online at https://www.facebook.com/AdrianaOzoresInternational

Grand Hotel: Series 3, episode 2 preview

Sunday 11 January at 8pm on Sky Arts 2


2/14. Desperate to begin a new life away from Don Diego and Dona Teresa, Julio and Alicia flee the hotel, but their chance of happiness is dashed when a familiar face shows up on their train. Meanwhile, an heiress makes a generous offer for the ruined hotel, Teresa begins the difficult task of marrying off her roguish son Javier, and Belen concocts a plan to prevent Andres from seeking an annulment of their marriage. Spanish period drama, starring Yon Gonzalez.

Sunday 4 January 2015

Grand Hotel: Series 2 catch-up

As we head into Series 3 of Grand Hotel, if you'd like to catch up on Series 2 of Grand Hotel, there's a brief episode by episode guide at TalkTalk. 

Have a look at it here.

Here's what it says about the last episode of Series 2:
"Don Diego's illness presents Alicia and Julio with an unmissable opportunity to live the life they have so far been denied. Can they seize it?"

Friday 2 January 2015

Grand Hotel: Series 3, episode 1 preview


El Primer Dia

Sunday 4 January at 8pm, Sky Arts 2

The Spanish drama set in the early 20th century returns in the immediate aftermath of the bomb blast that rocked the hotel at midnight on New Year's Eve. Chaos reigns as nurses and doctors desperately treat the injured and carry out the dead, while a badly hurt Julio desperately searches for Alicia - but nobody has seen her and she is nowhere to be found. Yon Gonzalez stars. 

Thursday 1 January 2015

Grand Hotel: Who are the main characters?

The main characters in Grand Hotel are as follows.

Teresa Aldecoa - played by Adriana Ozores.  The upstairs matriach, and no mistake.  You don't want to mess with Dona Teresa.

Alicia Alarcón - played by Amaia Salamanca.  The upstairs heroine who is in love with the downstairs hero.

Julio Olmedo / Julio Espinosa / Julio Molins - played by Yon González. The downstairs hero who is in love with the upstairs heroine.

Javier Alarcón - played by Eloy Azorín. Feckless brother and son. He might live upstairs but he hasn't got much going on in his own head. Great fun to watch.

Alfredo Vergara - played by Fele Martínez. Husband of Sofia. Nice but dim.

Benjamín - played by Manuel de Blas. Boo! Hiss! Hide the knives! Downstairs ne'er do well and general horror.

Horacio Ayala - played by Pep Antón Muñoz. Policeman of the parish. Useless but always gets his man in the end.

Diego Murquía / Adrián Vera Celande - played by Pedro Alonso. Husband of Alicia but she doesn't love him, she loves Julio from Downstairs.  Diego is ruthless to the core and will do anything it takes to take control of the hotel.

Sofía Alarcón - played by Luz Valdenebro.  Daughter of Dona Theresa, sister to Alicia. Ruthless. Pretended she was pregnant so as not to lose her husband but he left her anyway.

Belén Martín - played by Marta Larralde.  Downstairs trouble maker and a bit of a tart. 

Andrés Alarcón Salinas / Andrés Cernuda Salinas - played by Llorenç González. Downstairs counterpart and best friend of Julio. Generally wonderful person but his heart has been lost to Belen and she doesn't deserve him.  His mother is...

Ángela Salinas - played by Concha Velasco.  Angela rules the downstairs with a rod of iron. She puts the hotel before her own family, totally devoted to the Alarcon family.  Downstairs matriach.

Grand Hotel: What is it about?

Grand Hotel (Spanish: Gran Hotel) is a Spanish drama television series directed by Carlos Sedes and starring Yon Gonzalez and Amaia Salamanca. It first aired on Antena 3 in Spain on 11 October 2011 and on Sky Arts 1 in the UK on 18 November 2012 and on RTRS in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 25. August 2014.

The series, filmed at the Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander, is set in an early 20th century aristocratic hotel during the reign of King Alfonso XIII and is centered on the mysteries that involve the owner family and the hotel servants.

Grand Hotel has received critical acclaim from television critics and won numerous accolades.

Grand Hotel: Where is it filmed?

Grand Hotel is filmed on location at the Royal Palace of La Magdalena in Santander, Spain.

Visit the website here, they are also on twitter and facebook.

Grand Hotel Series 3 - video trailer

Sky Arts 2 have a trailer for the start of Series 3 of Grand Hotel on their website.  View it here.

Grand Hotel Series 3 starts on Sky Arts 2, Sunday January 4

Grand Hotel Series 3 starts on Sky Arts 2 on Sunday 4 January 2015 

The official Sky Arts website for Grand Hotel is here.

Dubbed "The Spanish Downton Abbey" (but it is much, much more than that), the series follows Julio as he tries to uncover the truth about his sister's disappearance from the luxurious Grand Hotel.

His search becomes more complicated as he falls for the heiress of the hotel, the beautiful Alicia.

The Radio Times calls Grand Hotel "deliciously moreish". I can only agree.
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