{"id":9321,"date":"2019-05-22T11:06:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T15:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/hbo-europe-greenlights-new-spanish-comedy\/"},"modified":"2019-05-22T11:15:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T15:15:56","slug":"hbo-europe-greenlights-new-spanish-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2019\/05\/22\/hbo-europe-greenlights-new-spanish-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Europe Greenlights New Spanish Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HBO Europe is adding to its growing Spanish slate with <em>Por H o por B<\/em> (<em>Whatever<\/em>, English working title), an original comedy written and directed by Manuela Burl\u00f3 Moreno (<em>Rumbos<\/em>, <em>C\u00f3mo sobrevivir a una despedida<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The 10&#215;30-minute series expands on the lives of the characters from Burl\u00f3 Moreno\u2019s Goya-nominated short film <em>Pipas<\/em>, with Marta Mart\u00edn and Saida Benzal reprising their roles as Hache and Bel\u00e9n, respectively. The series is produced by Lacoproductora and Globomedia for HBO Europe. Shooting has started in Madrid, with Brays Efe, Itziar Castro, Javier B\u00f3dalo and Fernando Albizu also joining the cast.<\/p>\n<p>The series follows as childhood friends Hache and Bel\u00e9n are reunited when they both find themselves living in a trendy Madrid neighborhood that proves a far cry from where they grew up on the city\u2019s outskirts. The show sees them navigate their friendship and the new world they\u2019re now a part of.<\/p>\n<p><em>Por H o Por B<\/em> is the latest Spanish original for HBO Europe, following the adaptation of Fernando Aramburu\u2019s best-selling novel <em>Patria<\/em>; Isabel Coixet\u2019s <em>Foodie Love<\/em>; Alex de la Iglesia\u2019s <em>30 Coins<\/em>; and the nonfiction series <em>El Pionero<\/em> (<em>The Pioneer<\/em>), which are all currently in production.<\/p>\n<p>Burl\u00f3 Moreno said: \u201c<em>Por H o por B<\/em> shows the reality of that extra layer we all wear to try to fulfill our sense of belonging, although we all know that the best thing is to be our true selves. The series is about the search and need to belong, and the thin line between what\u2019s cool and what\u2019s not. All this through the main character\u2019s eyes, two girls from Parla who will do their best to survive in the most hipster neighborhood of the capital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miguel Salvat, commissioning editor of original programming for HBO Espa\u00f1a, said: \u201cIn <em>Por H o por B<\/em> we\u2019re diving into the culture of appearances, ephemeral trends, and things that confound us daily that we don\u2019t dare to question. It\u2019s a story of two fish out of water, culture clashes, being awkward\u2014or not caring about being awkward\u2014about identity and the need to belong. Manuela has lived many of the situations we will see. She knows what she\u2019s talking about and how to tell this story. There are many Malasa\u00f1as around the world. <em>Por H o por B<\/em> is universal and local at the same time. A fresh new voice is arriving to HBO.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Antony Root, executive VP of programming and production for HBO Europe, added: \u201cWe\u2019re excited to have Manuela bring her original perspective and vision for this series to HBO Europe. In <em>Por H o por B<\/em> she\u2019s created a comedy and characters that will be recognizable and relatable for our audiences both in Spain and beyond. It\u2019s the perfect addition to our burgeoning Spanish originals slate which boasts an incredible range of local voices and a broad mix of genres\u2014we\u2019re confident audiences of all tastes will have a favorite amongst them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBO Europe is adding to its growing Spanish slate with Por H o por B (Whatever, English working title), an original comedy written and directed by Manuela Burl\u00f3 Moreno (Rumbos, C\u00f3mo sobrevivir a una despedida).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1049,"featured_media":9322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[189,2012,2013],"class_list":["post-9321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-hbo-europe","tag-manuela-burlo-moreno","tag-por-h-o-por-b"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>HBO Europe Greenlights New Spanish Comedy - TVEUROPE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2019\/05\/22\/hbo-europe-greenlights-new-spanish-comedy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HBO Europe Greenlights New Spanish Comedy - TVEUROPE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HBO Europe is adding to its growing Spanish slate with Por H o por B (Whatever, English working title), an original comedy written and directed by Manuela Burl\u00f3 Moreno (Rumbos, C\u00f3mo sobrevivir a una despedida).\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2019\/05\/22\/hbo-europe-greenlights-new-spanish-comedy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVEUROPE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-05-22T15:06:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-05-22T15:15:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/07\/HBO-Europe-Por-H-o-por-B-519.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"324\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alison Skilton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alison Skilton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2019\/05\/22\/hbo-europe-greenlights-new-spanish-comedy\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2019\/05\/22\/hbo-europe-greenlights-new-spanish-comedy\/\",\"name\":\"HBO Europe Greenlights New Spanish Comedy - TVEUROPE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-22T15:06:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-05-22T15:15:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#\/schema\/person\/f590d4d1481b8cce2a066e89197c7550\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2019\/05\/22\/hbo-europe-greenlights-new-spanish-comedy\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2019\/05\/22\/hbo-europe-greenlights-new-spanish-comedy\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2019\/05\/22\/hbo-europe-greenlights-new-spanish-comedy\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"HBO Europe Greenlights New Spanish Comedy\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/\",\"name\":\"TVEUROPE\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#\/schema\/person\/f590d4d1481b8cce2a066e89197c7550\",\"name\":\"Alison Skilton\",\"description\":\"Alison Skilton is an associate editor of World Screen. 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