Two gin and tonics warm up at a high table with velvet stools.
The lights go out and the night lights up at 'Isadora House', the nightclub that will revolutionize the new season of
Elite
.
Mencia
crosses one of her corridors heading to the bathroom.
She looks worried, or angry, or maybe sad.
As she flees, she dodges two girls who are hurrying to enjoy the party in Madrid.
"In the new season we have matured"
, assures the actress
Valentina Zenere
, "There will be more drama and stronger".
Yes, stronger (if possible).
Aris
hits rock bottom,
Patrick
begins to empathize with others and something happens to
Iván
- something very big - that transforms his life.
They have all changed.
The protagonists themselves have a personal evolution that directly affects the actors, who in this sixth season will share the stage with
five new characters
, who are still landing in that maelstrom of fame that Elite supposes.
"They are helping us a lot, because of their experience," confesses
Carmen Arrufat
, that, although she has not revealed who her character will be, it can already be anticipated that it will be closely linked to the world of networks and that it will come from the hand of
Alex Pastrana
, her boyfriend.
Together with her, her partner in her
hit,
Álvaro de Juana
.
The cast is completed by
Ana Bokesa
and Ander Puig, who will continue with the intention of making all kinds of realities visible.
We accompany them throughout a day of filming and discover new complaints, new stories.
freshness.
Up the gigantic spiral stairs of Isadora House, high heels line the top of the pub.
Over the long corridor you can see, from above, the dance floor.
On the right side, rooms and in the background, the suite.
The door opens and the room reveals several steps.
Whoever dares to upload them can see
the essence of their owner
in every corner .
A pair of large, round Chloé glasses, a trendy green short-handle bag and a few Chanel details.
Marble cabinets adorned with gilt knobs hold cream jars bearing the name of what has become her personal hallmark:
Isadora House
.
The round bed dissolves under large windows in the center of Madrid.
And despite this new scenario,
Elite
has not lost its essence
.
The one from that giant film school, which in real life (and I don't want to take away anyone's illusion), creates its rooms from the sliding walls of
a prefabricated house
, inside a warehouse, on the outskirts of the capital .
Anyone would.
"We want to tell real stories, and we are not going to give up doing it," assured
Carlos Montero
and
Jaime Vaca
, the creators of the series.
So real, that when you step into the iconic (and tiny) school showers, it is almost impossible to record those high-voltage scenes with excess steam and endorphins there.
But
impossible for them there is nothing
.
"
Elite
is the production with the most seasons on Netflix Spain, but it is still very much alive," they explain from the platform.
That is why it is their great bet and they invest time and resources in it.
"
The spectator wants new things, and we have to give them to him
", alleges Montero.
Far (or close) from that
great luxury nightclub
, a square structure houses two long months with their respective benches.
all white
Four security cameras in each corner and at the entrance door the identification sign:
Jail
.
So yes, you can also see scenes in prison... With a protagonist?
We will have to wait
.
As a novelty in this sixth season
, an intimacy coordinator joins the team
.
"We work on physical contact, the areas where they feel good, and we detect those that make them uncomfortable," says expert
Lucía Delgado
.
"When they have a good time and are comfortable, the viewer notices it," point out the writers, who have also taken the opportunity to explain the controversy over the possible whitewashing of a rape in the previous season.
"What is raised," the writers explain, "is resolved in this new season. We had to get to where we are in order to understand the second part."
Settled issue, or so they say.
To make sure
, we will have to wait for the premiere of the new season
, which indicates that it will be ready for the end of summer.
Although there is no fixed date.
Place your bets.
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