Allí abajo

Allí abajo (English: Down there) is a Spanish television comedy series produced by Plano a Plano for Antena 3. Although it is compared to successful film Ocho apellidos vascos, creators César Benítez and Aitor Gabilondo claim they had on their minds the concept of the show long before the movie, and that it has more in common with French film Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis.[1] It premiered to more than 6 million viewers on a simulcast airing on Antena 3, Neox and Nova, becoming the most-watched series premiere of a Spanish television show since Aída in 2005 and the best series premiere for an Antena 3 show since Compuesta y sin novio in 1994.[2]

Allí abajo
Genre	Comedy
Created by	César Benítez Aitor Gabilondo Óscar Terol
Written by	Óscar Terol Marta Sánchez Olatz Arroyo Natxo López
Directed by	Iñaki Mercero Joaquín Mazón Jacobo Martos
Starring	Jon Plazaola María León Mariano Peña Ane Gabarain Iker Galartza Carmina Barrios Gorka Aguinagalde Carmen Frigolet Óscar Terol Antonia Gómez Alazne Etxebarria Alfonso Sánchez Beatriz Cotobal Mari Paz Sayago Rocío García Molina
Theme music composer	Cesar Benito
Composer	Cesar Benito
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	69 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	César Benítez Aitor Gabilondo
Production locations	Seville San Sebastián
Running time	75 minutes approx.
Production companies	Plano a Plano Atresmedia
Release
Original network	Antena 3
Original release	April 7, 2015 – June 11, 2019

On May 26, 2015 the series was renewed for a second season.[3]

Plot

The series revolves around Iñaki (Jon Plazaola), a 30-year-old Basque man who has never left Euskadi. He lives in San Sebastián with his mother Maritxu (Ane Gabarain), the classic absorbent, dominant Basque matriarch who sees Iñaki as a perennial child unable to move forward in life on his own. Iñaki runs a bar he inherited from his father, where his only affective exchange is the weekly game of mus with his longtime friends, although Nekane (Alazne Etxebarria), the waitress, is madly in love with him but fails to tell him time and time again.

One day, Iñaki is forced to join his mother in a trip to Seville, a trip he definitely isn't ready for. Nothing will ever be the same for him once he finds himself stuck "down there".

Cast

Current characters

Actor	Character	First appearance
Jon Plazaola	Iñaki Irazabalbeitia	Episode 1
María León	Carmen Almonte
Mariano Peña	Benito Benjumea
Gorka Aguinagalde	Koldo Intxaustegui
Beatriz Cotobal	Isabel
Alazne Etxebarria	Nekane
Carmen Frigolet	Merche
Ane Gabarain	Maritxu Galarza
Iker Galartza	Peio
Rocío García Molina	Irene Escobar
Antonia Gómez	Piedad
Alfonso Sánchez	Rober Almenar
Mari Paz Sayago	Dolores Ocaña
Santi Ugalde	Sabino Goikolea
Óscar Terol	Antxón Oleaga
Noemí Ruiz	Trini Lozano
Maribel Salas	Bego Galarza
Salva Reina	José Narváez
Alberto López	Rafi Almonte
Carmina Barrios	Luci	Episode 2
Paula Rodríguez	Rosita Almonte
Teresa Quintero	Ángela Parrón

Past characters

Actor	Character	Episodes
José María del Castillo	Walter	1-2
Lucía Hoyos	Eugenia Benjumea	4, 11, 13
David Arnaiz	Cristóbal Benjumea	4, 11, 13
Paula Hidalgo	Azucena Benjumea	4-5, 12-13

Soundtrack

The original music score is composed and produced by Cesar Benito

Episodes

Season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions) (share)
1	1	"África empieza en Burgos"	Iñaki Mercero	Óscar Terol, Marta Sánchez & Olatz Arroyo	April 7, 2015	6.343 (32.4%)[4]
Iñaki has never left the Basque Country until he is forced to accompany his mother Maritxu in a weeklong trip to Seville. On their first night in the city, Maritxu falls down the stairs at the hotel, goes into a coma and is hospitalized at a local clinic. Despite the efforts of the chief nurse, Carmen Almonte, and the rest of the medical team, Iñaki doesn't trust them at first.
2	2	"Habitación 116"	Iñaki Mercero	Óscar Terol, Marta Sánchez & Olatz Arroyo	April 14, 2015	4.615 (22.7%)[5]
Iñaki gives in to the idea that he might have to stay in Seville for a long time. While he is trying to figure out where he can go, Carmen offers to rent him a spare room of her apartment. Meanwhile in San Sebastián, Bego, Maritxu's sister, is beginning to suspect something isn't going well in Seville.
3	3	"La de Begoña contra La Macarena"	Joaquín Mazón	Óscar Terol, Marta Sánchez & Olatz Arroyo	April 21, 2015	4.108 (20.9%)[6]
Iñaki moves to Carmen's apartment as he continues to struggle with the difficulties of living without his mother, not to mention the fact that Carmen's nosy neighbours seem to be watching his every move. To make matters worse, Bego shows up in Seville hell-bent on taking her sister back to San Sebastián by any means necessary.
4	4	"Allí arriba"	Joaquín Mazón	Óscar Terol, Marta Sánchez, Olatz Arroyo & Natxo López	April 28, 2015	4.348 (22%)[7]
Even though he cheated on her, Rober continues trying to win back Carmen's heart. But since she is always with Iñaki, he decides he has to get rid of the Basque and tries to talk him into going back to Euskadi.
5	5	"Todos para uno"	Jacobo Martos	Óscar Terol, Marta Sánchez, Olatz Arroyo & Natxo López	May 5, 2015	4.339 (21.9%)[8]
Rober seems to be regaining Carmen's trust, but she is afraid of suffering for him again. Her neighbour Luci advises her to give him a chance. Meanwhile, Iñaki's friends (Peio, Koldo and Antxón), collectively known as "la cuadrilla", arrive in Seville.
6	6	"El encendido"	Jacobo Martos	Óscar Terol, Marta Sánchez, Olatz Arroyo & Natxo López	May 12, 2015	4.272 (22.1%)[9]
Peio, Koldo and Antxón mistakenly think that Iñaki is engaged on a same-sex relationship with Rober, and decide to support him. Also, during the Seville Fair, they run into his friend's neighbours, Piedad, Luci and Merche.
7	7	"El órdago"	Iñaki Mercero	Óscar Terol, Marta Sánchez, Olatz Arroyo & Natxo López	May 19, 2015	4.342 (22.5%)[10]
Iñaki issues an offer to Trini to buy the bar so he can work with Isabel and Rafi.
8	8	"La virgen de los milagros"	Iñaki Mercero	Óscar Terol, Marta Sánchez, Olatz Arroyo & Natxo López	May 26, 2015	4.237 (21.9%)[11]
Carmen and Iñaki finally kiss when Maritxu suddenly wakes. Iñaki then tries to trick his mother into believing they are in Euskadi.
9	9	"Agur Lehendakari"	Joaquín Mazón	Óscar Terol, Marta Sánchez, Olatz Arroyo & Natxo López	June 2, 2015	4.388 (22.6%)[12]
Iñaki is still trying to make his mother believe she is in Euskadi. Benjumea and some of the personnel of the clinic help him with his lie.
10	10	"No sin mi hijo"	Joaquín Mazón	Óscar Terol, Marta Sánchez, Olatz Arroyo & Natxo López	June 9, 2015	4.462 (23.6%)[13]
Maritxu finally finds out about her son's deception and demands to be moved to San Sebastián as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Antxon returns to Seville to help Iñaki with the bar, which he wants to turn into a pintxos restaurant.
11	11	"Sevilla huele a azar"	Jacobo Martos	Óscar Terol, Marta Sánchez, Olatz Arroyo & Natxo López	June 16, 2015	3.914 (20.2%)[14]
Maritxu disapproves of Iñaki's relationship with Carmen and tries to get Nekane to seduce him.
12	12	"Y volver, y volver..."	Jacobo Martos	Óscar Terol, Marta Sánchez, Olatz Arroyo & Natxo López	June 23, 2015	3.117 (20%)[15]
After a brief reunion, Carmen breaks up with Rober again, and he teams up with Maritxu to sabotage the nurse's relationship with Iñaki.
13	13	"Maite Zaitut"	Jacobo Martos	Óscar Terol, Marta Sánchez, Olatz Arroyo & Natxo López	June 30, 2015	4.182 (24.4%)[16]
José, the hospital orderly, is in love with Benjumea's granddaughter Azucena and asks him for his permission to marry her, as Iñaki has been hospitalized in the clinic after being rescued from a ditch and Rober does his best to prevent Carmen from knowing it. Meanwhile, Maritxu is back in San Sebastián, furious over her son's decision to stay in Seville, and takes her frustrations out on Bego.

Note: Episode 1 was simulcast on Antena 3, Neox and Nova.

References

1. Hernández, Paula (18 February 2015). "En el rodaje de 'Allí abajo', la comedia de Antena 3 y creadores de 'El Príncipe'". Vertele (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2015.
2. Muñoz, Alfonso (8 April 2015). "'Allí abajo', mejor estreno de ficción desde 'Aída' y el mejor de Antena 3 de los últimos 20 años". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2015.
3. Álvarez, José (26 May 2015). "'Allí abajo', 'Bajo sospecha' y 'Vis a vis' tendrán segunda temporada en Antena 3". Bluper (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2015.
4. "El estreno de 'Allí abajo' seduce a más de 6,3 millones de espectadores (32,4%) en simulcast". FormulaTV. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
5. "'El Príncipe' regresa con éxito (24,7%) y 'Allí abajo' se mantiene con fuerza (22,7%)". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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8. "'MasterChef 3' bate récord de temporada frente a la fortaleza de 'El Príncipe' (23,6%) y 'Allí abajo' (21,9%)". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
9. "'MasterChef' cede dos puntos (17,5%) frente a la fortaleza de 'El Príncipe' (24,7%) y 'Allí abajo' (22,1%)". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
10. "'Allí abajo' sube a un 22,5%, pero 'Al rincón de pensar' pincha en su estreno con un 11,6%". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
11. "'El Príncipe' registra su segundo mejor dato de la temporada con casi 4,9 millones (24,7%)". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
12. "'Allí abajo' (22,6%) recorta distancias y se queda a solo medio punto de 'El Príncipe' (23,1%)". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
13. "'Allí abajo' (23,6%) se impone a 'Supervivientes' y cosecha su segundo mejor resultado de la temporada". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
14. "'El intermedio' se dispara y consigue un espectacular 16,3% con la entrevista a Guillermo Zapata". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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16. "Impresionante cierre de temporada de 'Allí abajo' (24,4%) y muy especialmente de 'MasterChef 3' (26,8%)". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.