{{Short description|Television series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = Thriller | creator = | based_on = | writer = {{Plain list| * Carlos de Pando * Jon Sagalá * Jacobo Bergareche }} | director = {{Plain list| * Koldo Serra * {{ill|Felipe Martínez Amador|es}} }} | executive_producer = | starring = {{Plain list| * Hugo Silva * Marta Nieto * Carolina Gómez }} | opentheme = | composer = | country = {{Plainlist| * Spain * Colombia }} | language = Spanish | network = Antena 3 | first_aired = {{Start date|2010|04|06|df=yes}} | last_aired = {{End date|2010|05|04|df=y}} | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 6 | runtime = 70 min (approx.) | company = {{Plainlist| * Notro TV * {{ill|Dynamo Producciones|es|Dynamo (productora)}} }} }} '''''Karabudjan''''' is a Spanish–Colombian thriller television series starring Hugo Silva and Marta Nieto. Produced by Dynamo Producciones and Notro TV, it originally aired in 2010 on Antena 3.
== Premise == Mostly set in between Colombia and Madrid,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/20091118/television/hugo-silva-protagonizara-karabudjan-20091118.html|website=El Norte de Castilla|title=Hugo Silva protagonizará 'Karabudjan', un 'thriller' de seis episodios en Antena 3|date=18 November 2009}}</ref> the fiction follows Diego Salgado, a successful business executive with a dark secret from his past hidden under the guise of his successful persona. His troubled past comes to haunt him after the best friend (María Ugarte) of his sister disappears.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/tv/noticia-antena-estrena-karabudjan-20100405211353.html|website=Europa Press|date=5 April 2010|title=Antena 3 estrena 'Karabudjan'}}</ref>
== Cast == * Hugo Silva as Diego Salgado.<ref name=presentation>{{cite web|url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/14552/accion-e-intriga-se-dan-la-mano-en-karabudjan-el-proximo-estreno-de-antena-3/|website=FormulaTV|title=Acción e intriga se dan la mano en 'Karabudjan', el próximo estreno de Antena 3|date=25 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/verteletv/actualidad/Hugo-Silva-Bourne-ficcion-Antena_0_1082291773.html|website=Vertele!|publisher=eldiario.es|title=Hugo Silva emula a "Bourne" en su nueva ficción de intriga para Antena 3|date=17 November 2009}}</ref> * Marta Nieto as Ana Muro,<ref name=presentation /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/no-pierdas-de-vista-a-marta-nieto-57270/3/|website=ecartelera|page=3|title=No pierdas de vista a Marta Nieto|first=Jorge|last=Caracuel|date=18 November 2019}}</ref> Chief Police Officer charged with the investigation on María's whereabouts. * Carolina Gómez as Paula,<ref name=presentation /> television presenter.<ref name=samperospina /> * Víctor Clavijo as Dani, Diego's best friend.<ref name=presentation /> * {{ill|Héctor Colomé|es}} as Enrique, Diego's father.<ref name=presentation /> * {{ill|Lucía Guerrero|es}} es María Ugarte.<ref name=presentation /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodesevilla.es/television/Hugo-Silva-vuelve-serie-intriga_0_357264441.html|website=Diario de Sevilla|title=Hugo Silva vuelve a la tele con una serie de intriga|date=6 April 2010|first=F.|last=Díaz}}</ref> * {{ill|Marta Guerras|es}} as Elena, Diego's sister.<ref name=presentation /> * Pere Brasó as Adrián, Ana's working colleague.<ref name=presentation /> * {{ill|Nazaret Aracil|es}} as Silvia, María and Elena's friend.<ref name=presentation />
== Production and release == A joint Spanish–Colombian co-production, ''Karabudjan'' was produced by Notro TV and Dynamo Producciones.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eltelevisero.com/2017/04/de-el-comisario-a-servir-y-proteger-18-anos-de-policias-en-tv/|website=El Televisero|title=De 'El comisario' a 'Servir y proteger': 18 años de policías en TV|date=26 April 2017|first=Roberto|last=Jiménez}}</ref> Written by Carlos de Pando, Jon Sagalá and Jacobo Bergareche,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cineytele.com/2009/11/18/Antena-3-inicia-el-rodaje-de-su-nueva-serie-Karabudjan/|website=Cine y Tele|title=Antena 3 inicia el rodaje de su nueva serie 'Karabudjan'|date=18 November 2009}}</ref> four episodes were directed by Koldo Serra and two by Felipe Martínez Amador.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rocha|first=Carolina|year=2018|title=La productora colombiana Dynamo: Del cine nacional al transnacional?|journal=Studies in Spanish & Latin-American Cinemas|volume=15|issue=3|pages=353–354|doi=10.1386/slac.15.3.349_1|s2cid=127002267 }}</ref> It was shot on natural locations in Colombia (the bulk of the production, including footage for the Senegalese and Spanish fictional settings) and Spain.<ref name=samperospina>{{Cite web|date=3 May 2010|title=Serie española se rodó en Colombia|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-3949831|first=Juanita|last=Samper Ospina|website=El Tiempo}}</ref>{{Sfn|Rocha|2018|p=354}} The series consists of 6 episodes featuring a running time of around 70 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noticiasdealava.eus/vivir-on/cine-y-tv/2010/04/06/hugo-silva-vuelve-antena-3/26251.html|website=Noticias de Álava|title=Hugo Silva vuelve a Antena 3 con "Karabudjan"|date=6 April 2010}}</ref>
The first episode premiered on Antena 3 on 6 April 2010, earning 2,592,000 viewers and a 14.2% audience share.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/14666/audiencias-el-barca---arsenal-lo-mas-visto-del-ano-con-mas-de-83-millones/|website=FormulaTV|title=El Barça - Arsenal, lo más visto del año con más de 8,3 millones|date=7 April 2010}}</ref> Following a drop in the viewership figures and pending the airing of the two last episodes, Antena 3 decided to program the broadcasting of the remaining two episodes on a back-to-back basis for 4 May 2010,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/14923/antena-3-emitira-los-ultimos-2-capitulos-de-karabudjan-el-proximo-martes/|website=FormulaTV|title=Antena 3 emitirá los últimos 2 capítulos de 'Karabudjan' el próximo martes|date=1 May 2010}}</ref> which earned a combined average of 1,636,000 viewers and a 11.1% share.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/audiencias-canales/analisis-espana/Avance-audiencias-martes_0_1132986693.html|website=Vertele!|publisher=eldiario.es|title=Avance audiencias del martes|date=5 May 2010}}</ref>
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Category:Spanish thriller television series Category:2010 Spanish television series debuts Category:2010 Spanish television series endings Category:2010s Spanish drama television series Category:Television shows filmed in Colombia Category:Television shows set in Colombia Category:Television shows set in Madrid Category:Television shows set in Senegal Category:Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel) network series Category:Spanish-language television shows