The three triumphs of 'Alba', the series that sweeps the world: "It's easy to empathize with a girl who can be your daughter, your girlfriend"

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Alba

is a young woman who returns to her town during the holidays with her boyfriend

, whom she is looking forward to introducing to her family.

But her plans are frustrated after a night out in which she ends up being the

.

The twenty-year-old will try at all costs to discover the identity of the four attackers, while she tries to assimilate as best she can that episode that will change her life forever.

Alba

is also the title of the Spanish series that was positioned last week as the most watched non-English-speaking fiction in the world.

Your success?

For

, protagonist and interpreter, it is due to two factors.

One: "That the story he tells us is something that, unfortunately, we see

and all over the world."

And two: "That it's difficult not to empathize with that girl who could be

...".

The series, in which

(

),

(

),

(

) and

(

) also participate, "has connected with viewers from all countries: from the

to

, and even

, "explains Rivera, with whom girls from different countries have contacted, confessing that "either they have suffered a similar episode of harassment, or they know women to whom it has happened."

Alba

has achieved something that Antena 3 has already proposed with other series such as

and

for example.

The strategy: launch them in three different media and thus achieve greater views.

Thus, it was first broadcast on the payment platform

, then on

and, finally, on

.

"Each chapter of 'Alba' was seen every Wednesday by more than

, and if we add another

approximately who watched it on a delayed basis... That's 2 million people who watch you every week... the same country!" emphasizes Rivera.

And with Netflix touched the sky.

"What platforms in Spain allow you is to reach audiences who prefer to watch series in another way (

) and, outside of Spain, as in the case of 'Alba' with Netflix, reach all corners of the planet and that they end up watching your series in Israel, for example".

The plot is based on the popular Turkish series

, which was also previously well received on Antena 3. However,

adapted the plot to offer more

content .

An example: in the production of Turkish origin, the protagonist is forced to marry one of her rapists, something that would be inconceivable here.

Alba

is structured in

in which the protagonist tries to find out the identity of her four attackers.

When she gets it, it turns out that three of them are

Bruno Ella.

And the fourth... That will have to be discovered by the viewer.

The important thing for Alba is to bring rapists to justice, whatever it takes.

"Starring in the series has marked me for life. It is very hard to put yourself in the shoes of a girl who

and who wakes up disoriented on a beach after being raped. The shock is very hard", confesses the interpreter.

But the hardest thing for her was "facing the trial and showing Alba's integrity in front of the judge and her rapists. A girl who was broken, but who found

to see justice done."

-What does Elena Rivera de Alba have?

-I believe that the

that the character transmits.

She's a normal girl, who studies outside her town, who has friends, who likes to go out for a drink... That's why I think the series has had this success all over the world: because when you see

you realize that the

same

.

Many of the comments of the people in networks when watching the series were "what a bad feeling I get" due to the impotence that this situation causes.

I am very satisfied when I read comments like "this is the series that should be shown in high schools" or "that everyone should see".

I think that if they say this it is because it manages to be an

that is capable of reflecting a social reality of our time.

It's no use making a series with a lot of 'message' if it's soporific afterwards: 'Alba' hooks the viewer.

For the Zaragoza-born actress, known for other roles such as Karina in

, the series is definitely a

in her professional career.

Not only to achieve fame again, but to bring that message to more people, to capture the attention of the public and to connect with it.

"I think I have replied privately to all those who have sent me a message on social networks. They are girls who have confessed to me their

. I always tell them to ask for professional help, both psychological and legal. In many, In many cases, the victim

and they even told me that they felt a certain guilt," he acknowledges.

For this reason, one day Elena decided to publish a girl's message on Twitter, keeping the person anonymous, "so that girls like them know that

... and that it is best to ask for help."

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