Elena Trapé, Javier Cámara, Fernando Delgado-Hierro
Spain
- 2025
Estreno mundial
"A happy person doesn't become a badminton player." That was Diego San José’s starting premise in writing 'Jakarta,' an original Movistar Plus+ series. "After having made a series on the Spanish Tax Agency ['Celeste,' starring Carmen Machi], it seemed almost impossible to find an even duller world for a new story. But I remembered that there are such things as regional badminton tournaments, which are played in ugly sports facilities without fans in the stands," explains the creator and executive producer of the series, who co-wrote 'Jakarta' with Daniel Castro and Fernando Delgado-Hierro. For San José, 'Jakarta' is a story that "shines a light on that bland, unglamorous Spain where nothing special ever happens," as for example in provincial cities that are all the same, like his native Irún. "This series is our tribute to all those people who are losers even when they win," he emphasizes. Starring Javier Cámara and the young Carla Quílez, 'Jakarta' is the first collaboration between creator and executive producer Diego San José, actor Javier Cámara, and director Elena Trapé, who co-directs one of the six episodes with Javier Cámara, as well as with Fernando Delgado-Hierro. After her feature film debut with 'Blog' (2010), Trapé's career took off with the three Biznaga Awards she won at the Malaga Film Festival for 'The Distances', including the Gold prize for Best Film. She has also directed 'The Enchanted' (2023, Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay), episodes of the series 'Rapa', 'Elite', 'HIT', and 'I, Addict', and the series 'Celeste'.
Elena Trapé, Javier Cámara, Fernando Delgado-Hierro
Film and television screenwriter known for comedy born in Irún in 1978. He began his career writing for comedy TV shows such as ‘Vaya Semanita’, ‘El Intermedio’ and ‘La noche de José Mota’, before embarking on his film career in 2009 alongside Borja Cobeaga, with whom he co-wrote ‘Friend Zone’ (awarded Best New Screenplay at the Málaga Film Festival). Together they also wrote the screenplays for ‘Love Storming’ (2011) and the highest-grossing Spanish film in history, ‘Spanish Affair’ (2014), as well as its sequel (‘Spanish Affair 2’, 2015), 'Bomb Scared' (2017) and ‘Superlopez’ (2018), the latter nominated for a Goya for best adapted screenplay. Together with Cobeaga, he also led the screenplays for the successful series ‘Vote for Juan’ (2019) and its sequels, ‘Vamos Juan’ (2020) and ‘Venga Juan’ (2021). In 2024, he created the series ‘Celeste’ for Movistar Plus+, a critical and commercial success that won, among others, the Feroz Award for Best Comedy Series and the Forqué Award for Best Actress for Carmen Machi.
CREATED BY
Diego San José
DIRECTOR
Elena Trapé, Javier Cámara, Fernando Delgado-Hierro
SCREENPLAY
Diego San José, Daniel Castro, Fernando Delgado-Hierro
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Rita Noriega
EDITOR
Javi Frutos, Carolina Martínez Urbina
SOUND
Óscar Barros
MUSIC
Lucas Vidal
PRODUCTION
Fran Araújo, Laura Fernández Espeso, Javier Méndez, Alejandro Flórez, Diego San José
PRODUCTION COMPANY
100 Balas (The Mediapro Studio), Buendía Estudios Canarias
CAST
Javier Cámara, Carla Quílez, David Lorente, Pilar Gómez, Marina Guerola, Anna Alarcón
