Bárbara Rey
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Synopsis
Through her own story we will delve into her traumatic childhood, her artistic past, the loves and disappointments of her life, her loneliness, her fears and, finally, we will learn the truth about her clandestine relationship with the King. Carles Rexach, Alain Delon, Paquirri, Juan Carlos I, Ángel Cristo... Many men wanted to possess her, but none knew how to love her. And, beneath that apparent layer of a tough woman hides María García, a sensitive and fragile woman who, on several occasions, has been on the verge of falling into the abyss: mistreated by her mother; harassed at work; raped, beaten and threatened with death by her husband; evicted and ruined; target of the State sewers... Even so, and despite the bad press, she has always managed to get ahead. María García is the survivor of “Una vida Bárbara” and a reference icon with which to review the recent history of Spain.
Episodes
Season 1
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1. Episode 1Now viewing2023-04-1249mMaría García's childhood (1950) takes place in Totana, a town anchored in traditions and rural life. Since she was little, she suffers abuse from her mother and takes refuge in the figure of her father, who will help her fulfill her dream of becoming an artist. Having just turned eighteen, Maria leaves to Madrid accompanied by her father, seeking to fulfill her dream. Alone in the big city, she contacts the world of Madrid nightlife in the seventies and begins acting in well-known cafés-teatros. Her first youthful loves appear while she earns a living as a go-go artist, a model, and she lands small roles in movies. The big change in her life comes when she decides to leave her original name behind and change it to Bárbara Rey. From here, she gets more important roles in films, she is a victim of workplace harassment, she has a famous romance with Alain Delon and, finally, the great opportunity that she was waiting for as an artist arrives: presenting the 1976 New Year's Eve special.
2. Episode 22023-04-1953mAhead of her time due to her way of dressing, combing her hair and living freely, Bárbara becomes the woman most desired by men in a stale and sexist Spain in a process of change. Her loves transcend the private and are the stuff of society magazines of the time while she becomes a superstar thanks to the program Palmarés (1976), popular films and other iconic films like “Me siento extraña.” Her professional success contrasts with her disappointments on her personal level: relationships like that of Carles Rexach or the one she lived in hiding with the King lead Barbara to become disappointed and live in solitude. Her support for a political party during the first democratic elections in Spain gets her into trouble and she ends up losing the jobs she had in film and TV. Bárbara takes refuge in Barcelona making a magazine and meets Chelo García-Cortés and José Manuel Parada, with whom she will experience great moments of friendship and the occasional night of passion.
3. Episode 32023-04-26After a passionate and fleeting courtship (of only two months), Bárbara marries Ángel Cristo, a well-known circus entrepreneur and lion tamer. Together with him she begins a new artistic career as an elephant tamer and she will become the mother of two children, Ángel and Sofía. The idyllic relationship soon transforms into a hell of abuse and humiliation resulting from Ángel's addictions and jealousy towards Bárbara. Furthermore, Ángel's infidelities continue and Bárbara is unrecognizable; she finds herself increasingly trapped and nullified. Years later, Ángel and Bárbara sign a separation agreement, but he continues to appear at her house, making her life impossible and turning her children's childhood into hell. Bárbara strives to return to work as an actress and one night, after trying to kill her, Ángel throws her out of the house and stays with her children. It is the moment when, finally, she decides to denounce what she is experiencing.
4. Episode 42023-05-03In the early nineties, Bárbara lives the second stage of her relationship with the King in the monarch's best moment (Seville Expo, Barcelona Olympics...). Instead, she has to pawn jewelry to make ends meet. The work resists. Soon the shocks arrive, the house where the couple met is full of cameras and, at the request of the King, they change the meeting place to Barbara's own residence. From here on, a series of shady events take place (espionage, recordings, blackmail...) and Bárbara will make a series of decisions motivated by negative influences that will lead her, years later, to be threatened with death. Suddenly, María García, the girl who left Totana to become an artist, finds herself involved in a power war, extortion, blackmail and video tapes. Everything exploded in 1997 after the theft from her house of sensitive material (photos, audios and videos...) They say that they bought her silence, she has a very different version of herself.
Cast
Top Billed Cast
No photo Sofía Cristo
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No photo Juan Luis Galiacho
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No photo Carlos Ferrando
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No photo Petra García 'Petri'
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No photo Ángel Cristo
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Chelo García-Cortés
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José Manuel Parada
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Arévalo
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No photo Rocío Martín
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No photo Raquel Piñeiro
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No photo Mariola Cubells
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No photo Luz Sánchez Mellado
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Jenny Llada
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Quique Jiménez 'Torito'
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Clara Roquet
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Rappel
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No photo Miguel Morales
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How many seasons does Una vida Bárbara have?
Una vida Bárbara has 1 season and 4 episodes.
When did Una vida Bárbara first air?
Una vida Bárbara first aired in 2023.
Is Una vida Bárbara still running?
Una vida Bárbara's status on TMDB is: Ended.
What genre is Una vida Bárbara?
Una vida Bárbara is classified as Documentary.