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Veneno(TV show/series, 2020)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 8 episodes

VenenoRating: 4.2/5 (with 680 votes)
Veneno (previously Veneno: Vida y Muerte de un Icono) is a 2020 Spanish biographical television limited series, created by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo that aired on Atresplayer Premium in Spain from 29 March to 25 October 2020. The series, which tells the life and death of Spanish transgender singer and television personality Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez, better known by the nickname "La Veneno", is based on the biography ¡Digo! Ni puta ni santa. Las memorias de La Veneno by Valeria Vegas. The full season was scheduled to be released on 29 March 2020 on subscription streaming platform Atresplayer Premium but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production and post-production could not be completed. Thus, only the first of eight episodes aired on that date. The second episode aired on 28 June 2020. The third episode aired on 20 September 2020, and the rest of the episodes were released on a weekly basis. The series' soundtrack including cover versions by Amaia, Álex de Lucas and Jedet as well as the original song "Nunca Debiste Cruzar el Mississippi" by Leiva, was released on dig... ()
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About Veneno

Adored for her charisma and her free, explicit and fun way of expressing herself, La Veneno gained popularity thanks to her television appearances in the 90s. However, her life and especially her death remain an enigma.

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Veneno Seasons and Episodes

03/29/2020Season 1 - 8 episodes
Journalism student Valeria is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets and instantly bonds with her idol, the incomparable trans icon Cristina “La Veneno” Ortiz Rodríguez. As she begins to write Cristina’s memoir, Valeria is plunged into a winding story full of victory and tragedy, friendship and heartbreak, loyalty and abuse, fame and freefall - but always defined by courage and self-love. Electrifying and inspiring, Veneno weaves between Cristina’s past and present to paint an unforgettable portrait of a complex woman who, in daring to break boundaries and refusing to dim her own light, paved the way for so many others to shine.
#1 | 03/29/2020The Night We Crossed the Mississippi
3.1/5 (with 12 votes)
Valencia, Spain, 2006. Journalism student Valeria sets out to meet her idol, Cristina “La Veneno,” who’s eager to connect and share her story. Alongside her best friend Paca, Cristina begins to unravel her glamorous, complicated past, changing Valeria’s life overnight - and becoming the subject of a homework assignment that begins to take the shape of a book.
#2 | 06/28/2020A Trip Back in Time
3.8/5 (with 6 votes)
Thrilled to be the star of Valeria’s book, Cristina dives into a dynamic retelling of her life story - but as Valeria digs into Cristina’s childhood in Adra, where she lived as “Joselito,” painful memories resurface. As Cristina recounts relentless abuse from her mother and neighborhood, she inspires Valeria to open up to her own family about her transition.
#3 | 09/20/2020Caress Me
3.9/5 (with 6 votes)
Cristina details her life in Marbella after fleeing Adra - from the new family she built, to her first love, and her first heartbreak. As Cristina takes Valeria on Joselito’s wild ride through Marbella, the club scene in Torremolinos, and the Madrid dating show appearance that changed her life, Valeria navigates the highs and lows of her transition - and begins to explore her sexuality.
#4 | 09/27/2020The Curse of the Onassis
3.5/5 (with 6 votes)
In the ‘90s, Joselito struggles to survive in Madrid - until she meets Cristina Onassis, who encourages her to start taking hormones and to join her as a sex worker in West Park. As Cristina recounts how her namesake brought her to life, a tumultuous TV show appearance awaits in present-day Madrid.
#5 | 10/04/2020Cristina Through the Looking Glass
3.2/5 (with 6 votes)
Back in the ‘90s, Cristina’s splash debut on Mississippi takes her off the streets of West Park and into the spotlight. But as ratings soar, she faces a traumatic series of reunions with her mother - and storms Adra to show herself off to the village. While the show struggles to stay on air, Cristina alienates herself from friends, leaning on substances - and her abusive boyfriend, Angelo - for relief.
#6 | 10/11/2020One of Ours
4.1/5 (with 4 votes)
When the curtains close on her TV career, Cristina - under Angelo’s increasingly toxic influence - resorts to whatever means necessary to get by. In present-day, Valeria’s career is taking off in Seville when she gets an urgent call from Paca: Cristina’s health is rapidly declining, and finishing their book may be her only hope for recovery.
#7 | 10/18/2020It Kinda Went That Way
3.2/5 (with 5 votes)
In 2003, Cristina is sentenced to a men’s prison, where the threat of violence lurks in every corner, and survival comes at a steep price. Thirteen years later, Cristina becomes obsessed with reviving her TV stardom - and acts out against Paca as result. Meanwhile, Valeria puts her life in Madrid on hold as she struggles to publish their book.
#8 | 10/25/2020Veneno’s Three Funerals
4.1/5 (with 5 votes)
Following a traumatic accident, Cristina falls into a coma. As her family rushes to her side demanding answers, Valeria fights to fulfill Cristina’s last wish.
10/25/2020Specials - 1 episode

Additional Information

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Production country: Spain
Main subject: Cristina 'La Veneno' (Person)
Inspired by: Cristina 'La Veneno' (Person)
Original language: Spanish (ES)
Spoken languages: Spanish (ES)
Translated into 14 languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 03/29/2020
Last episode released on: 10/25/2020

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:38148, Added: 04/07/2020, Last updated: 03/13/2024