Nights in Tefía

Nights in Tefía (Las noches de Tefía) is a 2023 Spanish drama television series created, co-written, and co-directed by Miguel del Arco. It is set in a Francoist concentration camp for vagrants, dissidents, and homosexuals in the island of Fuerteventura.

Plot
Told from the account of and old Airam Betancor in 2004, the plot delves into the repression and abuses but also the camaraderie that he experienced back in the 1960s in the Colonia Agrícola Penitenciaria de Tefía, a Francoist concentration camp for the re-education of homosexuals in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.

Production
The series was produced by Buendía Estudios alongside Atresmedia.

Release
The first two episodes received a pre-screening at the Cine Albéniz, as a part of the 'Pantalla TV' section of the 26th Málaga Film Festival. The series will premiere on Atresplayer Premium on 25 June 2023.

Accolades

 * 2023
 * 70th Ondas Awards || Best Television Actor || Patrick Criado || Won || align = "center" |
 * rowspan = "5" | 2024 || rowspan = "4" | 25th Iris Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Fiction || Nominated || rowspan = "4" |
 * Best Fiction Production || Montse García, Sonia Martínez || Nominated
 * Best Fiction Screenplay || Miguel del Arco, Antonio Rojano || Nominated
 * Best Actor || Patrick Criado || Nominated
 * 35th GLAAD Media Awards || colspan = "2" | Outstanding Spanish-language Scripted Television Series || Won ||
 * }
 * Best Fiction Screenplay || Miguel del Arco, Antonio Rojano || Nominated
 * Best Actor || Patrick Criado || Nominated
 * 35th GLAAD Media Awards || colspan = "2" | Outstanding Spanish-language Scripted Television Series || Won ||
 * }
 * 35th GLAAD Media Awards || colspan = "2" | Outstanding Spanish-language Scripted Television Series || Won ||
 * }