Heridas

Heridas (English: Wounds) is a Spanish TV drama series of 13 episodes. It is directed by Norberto López Amado and Juanma R. Pachón. It was written by Lele Portas and Marco Tulio Socorro based on Yûji Sakamoto's work on Japanese TV series Mother (2010) and its Turkish adaptation Anne (2017) written by Berfu Ergenekon. Heridas is produced by Buendía Estudios. Some early episodes were previewed at the Málaga Film Festival on 20 March 2022. The entire series premiered on Spanish TV channel Antena 3 and streaming service Atresplayer Premium on 17 April 2022. It was filmed at Spanish locations in Cádiz, Tarifa, Cabo de Gata, Madrid, Guadalajara and Toledo. The series centres on wild-life photographer Manuela (Adriana Ugarte) and her interaction with Alba (Cosette Silguero), seven-year-old daughter of Yolanda (María León) and stepdaughter of Lucho (Javier Collado).

Plot
Manuela lives alone in a cabin which borders the Andalusian wetlands. She photographs local and migratory birds for a magazine. In nearby Almería lives Alba, a seven-year-old school girl who rarely eats breakfast. Her mother Yolanda works as a pole dancer and sleeps during the day. Yolanda's unemployed boyfriend Lucho is uninterested in Alba's care. The home is disorganised and Alba is left to fend for herself. Lucho is physically and emotionally abusive to Yolanda and Alba. After Manuela meets Alba, they begin a relationship, which results in Manuela facing her past traumas. Alba disappears, initially presumed drowned, before Yolanda and Lucho are investigated for neglect and abuse. Manuela kidnaps Alba to save her from further abuse and raises her as Paloma.

Cast and characters
Credits:
 * Adriana Ugarte as Manuela León Escudero: wild-life photographer, cafe worker.
 * Lucía Caraballo as Manuela (18 years old): rebellious teen, Héctor's girlfriend.
 * Allegra Rabaneda as Manuela (5–7 years old): child, raised by Olga and Jaime as their eldest daughter.
 * María León as Yolanda Romero: pole dancer, Alba's mother.
 * Cosette Silguero as Alba Romero / Paloma León: Yolanda's daughter who disappears. Owned pet rat, Lucy. Kidnapped by Manuela, renamed Poloma.
 * Javier Collado as Luis "Lucho" Valdivia: Yolanda's wastrel, abusive boyfriend. Becomes security guard and drug dealer.
 * Xoán Fórneas as Fabio Sierra: investigative news journalist, covers Alba's disappearance.
 * Elisabet Gelabert as Rocío Durán Hidalgo: Manuela's birth mother, jailed until 2013 for killing husband. While imprisoned she placed Manuela with her friend Olga. Becomes a seamstress.
 * Pau Durà as Jaime León: Private school principal, Manuela's adoptive father.
 * Sonia Almarcha as Olga Escudero: Pharmacist, Manuela's adoptive mother.
 * Maggie Garcia as Alejandra: Manuela's youngest adoptive sister.
 * Natalia Huarte as Maite León Escudero: school teacher, Manuela's younger adoptive sister.
 * Iván Marcos as Héctor Ibánez: Madrid police inspector, Jaime's friend.
 * Rafa Álamos as Héctor (20 years old): Manuela's boyfriend.
 * Zack Gomez as Cristian: hairdresser, Ramón's boyfriend.
 * Clara Garrido as Violeta: school teacher, Maite's friend, Héctor's wife.
 * Violeta Pérez as Figueras: Madrid policewoman, works for Héctor.
 * Victoria Mora as Pura Vecina: Rocío's neighbour, looked after Paloma.
 * Rubén de Eguia as Ramón: Lucho's cousin, Cristian's boyfriend.
 * Laura Minguell as Gloria: photojournalist, works with Fabio.
 * Anna Azcona as Amparo Santos: Rocío's fellow ex-prisoner.
 * Fátima Baeza as Carmen: Alba's teacher.
 * Samuel Viyuela as Antonio "Toño" Santos: Amparo's son, truck driver.
 * Arantxa Zambrano as Susana: Almería policewoman investigating Alba's disappearance.
 * Aníbal Soto as Pepe: owns Almería cafe, Manuela's boss.
 * Javier Lago as Inspector Gormaz: Almería policeman, Susana's boss, investigates Alba's disappearance.
 * Mar Vidal as Rosa: servant at Leóns' household.

Production
Spanish website VerTele!'s Marcos Méndez reported in January 2021 that Atresmedia would adapt the Turkish drama TV series Anne (2017), which itself is an adaptation of the Japanese series Mother (2010) via Buendía Estudios for Antena 3 and Atresplayer Premium – the project's working title was Madre while in the script phase. In May of that year, Adriana Ugarte (of The Time in Between, 2013–2014) and María León were announced as the adult lead roles. Filming began on 22 June 2021 under the title Heridas (English: Wounds), and used Spanish locations in Cádiz, Tarifa, Cabo de Gata, Madrid, Guadalajara and Toledo. In March 2022 executive producer Montse García told FormulaTV's Alejandro Rodera that Heridas would only run for a single season.