‘Marbella’, ‘portrait of the UN of crime’, via drug trafficker’s lawyer

Here are the architects of this wonder ‘Unit’ They created the series based on their journalistic work Nacho Carretero (he described it as the “UN of organized crime”) and Arturo Cano, in addition to numerous documents and interviews with the real heroes of these worlds. “We wanted to continue offering entertainment linked to a social issue When we saw the report, we were clear that we wanted to tell this story,” says Marini. An extreme point confirmed by de la Torre: “I am in favor of focusing on the untold truths that are close to home. To speak openly about the misery that surrounds us.”

Organizations

The fiction tells, through César, a deceptive and ambitious lawyer, how different criminal organizations operate in this place on the Costa del Sol: Dutch Mokro Mafia, With mostly North African members like Yassim (played by) rapper Khalid El Paisano); Balkan networks consisting of Serbs and Albanians; Italian mafia; The Irish… How brazenly and with impunity they commit their crimes and how they live. “At the end of the day, they are people with common habits, but they are dedicated to what they do, and that makes their lives better. WITH We’re all influenced by bad guysThat’s why thrillers and true crime are in fashion. Because we want to know why they do certain things,” says De la Torre.

The Galician director remembers that under the rule of law, everyone must have their own defence. “This is the essence of democracy,” he explains, “even though those with money can call on ‘high-level’ figures, experts on busting police operations through flaws in procedure, evidence that has disappeared and witnesses who no longer testify.” figure contact was lawyer between one and the other. “It’s not because you’re defending a drug trafficker, is it? But from a cinematic standpoint, it was unintentionally appealing. cross that narrow line” he emphasizes. Drug dealers also begin to see him as one of them. “Any carelessness can be fatal because the people you deal with are very dangerous. But if they owe you a favor, that’s the best way to coexist there,” says Hugo Silva.

Break the fourth wall

Likewise, so that this wasn’t just another drug dealer story, they looked for a spontaneous way to tell it, so the protagonist Break the fourth wall. That is, he appeals to the audience to comment on what is happening: “He is a character who allows himself anything. And if he breaks all the laws, of course that happens too,” says Hugo Silva. According to de la Torre, this is a very real thing. “We saw in Marbella that everyone loves to tell. This is part of the arrogance and ego of professions about which not much is known. “So we wanted César to tell us the story as if we were colleagues.” He adds: “This makes you empathize with him and even if you don’t share his ideas, you understand him.” Marini, on the other hand, argues that they used “comedy and breaking the fourth wall to avoid being heavy and didactic”.

There are others fighting in that forest, in that environment where his character also moves; Marta (played by Elvira Mínguez), Marbella police inspector, who continues an unequal fight against crime with the few resources he has, amidst all this luxury and waste. “There is a lot of value in being a police officer in Marbella,” says Marini. ‘In La Unidad we are used to talking to the information police, going into their headquarters, which has a lot of resources, but in Marbella it was a ‘shock’ because you see a different type of fight, a different number of agents. The feeling there is little good to catch a lot of bad guys,” he laments.

Policeman and his daughter

“The police are honest and honest and fight to put the bad guys in jail,” says the Galician. “But they don’t have the same power. Criminals have an unlimited budget and police, super limited. Something they can’t compete with face to face. This is partly due to political will and the fact that the fight against organized crime is so complex. Moreover, the drug dealer is not a criminal who punishes him for not going out on the streets. Only when there are deaths. “This is a dark struggle and politicians tend to only let the obvious come to light,” he adds.

Another character contributing a point Alexandra is discreetdaughter of the lawyer’s partner (Manuela Calle), looks nothing like her mother, Katty (Ana Isabelle), This work, which is as unnecessary and immoral as itself, represents the viewer’s rejection of an indecent luxury: “The girl who also had a very beautiful relationship with César, eyes audience. “The only normal thing in the story is with the police,” says De la Torre, emphasizing that neither of them lives in that dream world. “The girl is the first person to blame her stepfather for every mistake she makes. “She doesn’t let herself be dragged along like her mother.” “HE the girl humanizes him and that’s not a bad situation for him,” agrees the Italian director.

Election of Hugo Silva That was the key to the role: “We owe credit to Dani, who saw this clearly,” Marini admits. “I had to be an actor who was complicit with the public. Capture the humor of the scenario transfer and learn how to talk to the audience, turn around and get back into the role. It enhances what’s in the script. Few people know how to do this. “And he does it magnificently,” he admits. De la Torre explains his decision: “I had to be a good lawyer, a good con artist, try to be a good father and a good husband. Try to get along with the police and drug dealers. AND can’t be unpleasant. Hugo had what we were looking for: that low, handsome look that makes you forgive almost anything. He’s a bastard, but he’s our bastard. “Hugo is so likable, and the character needed that to not completely alienate you.”

The creators do not believe that this fiction was rejected by the people of Marbella: “The problem with Marbella is not that a series talks about mafias. Marbella’s problem is this: mafias. And we are not saying that all Marbella is rotten and all Marbellians are criminals. But they saw more and more criminal mafias settling there. At first they were a freckle and now it has become a deep-seated cancer,” Marini concludes.