Doctor Mateo
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Doctor Mateo is a Spanish television
comedy drama produced by Notro Films for Antena 3
. It is an adaptation of the British series Doc Martin
, created by Dominic Minghella
.
Mateo is a doctor who was living in New York
until he started suffering hemophobia. He has a very bad temperament and is always in a very bad mood. Although his apparently aggressive personality, he is a very naive man, in fact, he suffers from an evident Asperger syndrome
. Mateo, after leaving the hospital where he was working in NY, arrives to a little village of the province of Asturias
, in the north of Spain
called San Martín del Sella, where he lived when he was a child. There he meets the people from that village and discovers that there, always happens something interesting.
Adriana is the teacher of the school of San Martin del Sella. She's a very good person with a sharp sense of justice and morality. She falls in love with Mateo but she doesn't know how to catch his attention.
Helena is the baker of the village. She's the mother of a son whose father is Carol's husband with whom she had an affair. She's neurotic and hypocondriac and close friend of Adriana and Carol.
Carol is the owner of the publicly founded radio station of San Martín del Sella. She´s very interested in the life of the neighbours of the village and always tends to get involved in their life and problems, in fact, all the gossips of the village are broadcasted in her radio shows. Carol is married with Mario, who is the father of Elena's son. she is friend of Adriana and Helena.
Alfredo is the policeman of the village. He is a simple minded and good hearted person. He falls in love very easily but he's very unsure of himself because of a sad ending affaire he had before. He loves his work and his motto is: "The rules are the rules and they must be obeyed". He fell in love with Helena and now he lives with her and with her son.
Mario is the husband of Carol. He loves his wife and always looks after her. He sometimes gets scared with the strong pesonality and the gossiping of Carol. He worked in a bank, but now he's unemployed and decided to open a hairdressing salon (His ambition from her childhood). Ten years before he had an affair with Elena with whom he had a child, but he didn't know that.
Juana is the Aunt of Mateo. She has always lived all alone without anyone in her life. When Mateo arrived to San Martín, she helped him to get integrated with the neighbours. She is the best confident of her nephew and she doesn't need words to communicate with him, in fact she protects Mateo and loves him as if he was his son. She got married in a convenience marriage with a Nigerian sailor who is trying to help.
Tom is the argentinian owner of the tavern of the village. He was singer of a Rock band called "Metro y los politanos", but his career came to an end and now he lives in San Martin. He is a nostalgic of his music career and the pub is filled with the memories of the past success. Recently his son David came to live to the village.
David is Tom's son. He lived in Madrid, but decided to live to San Martin del Sella to know about his past. His relationship with his father was really hard because he felt alone when their parents divorced, this fact made him a very mature person. Anyway, they start getting emotionally closer.
Ana works as a waitress in the tavern of the village. She's shy, very unsure of herself and a compulsive money saver, (To the point that her friends think that she's a banker). Although she's a very good person, she can get incredibly angry. Ana is in love with Riqui, with whom she wants to make a world tour.
Riqui is the waiter of tom's tavern. He works both in the tavern and as a sound assistant of Carol's radio station. He is a very good looking boy with whom all the girls of the village would love to have an affair. He falls in love with ana but their relationship tends to be a bit turbulent.
Spanish television
Spanish television may refer to:*Television in Spain*Televisión Española, the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain....
comedy drama produced by Notro Films for Antena 3
Antena 3 (Spain)
Antena 3 is a Spanish terrestrial television channel owned by Antena 3 de Televisión. Some of the more popular programmes broadcast by Antena 3 include Aquí no hay quien viva, El Barco, Los Protegidos, Los Simpson and El Internado....
. It is an adaptation of the British series Doc Martin
Doc Martin
Doc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role. It was created by Mark Crowdy, Craig Ferguson and Dominic Minghella. The show is filmed on location in the fishing village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, United Kingdom, with filming of most interior scenes...
, created by Dominic Minghella
Dominic Minghella
Dominic Minghella is a British television screenwriter. His most successful project has been the creation of the ITV network comedy-drama series Doc Martin, starring Martin Clunes, which began in 2004. He was also the chief writer and show runner of BBC One's 2006 production Robin Hood, produced...
.
Characters
- Mateo Sancristobal (Gonzalo de Castro)
Mateo is a doctor who was living in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
until he started suffering hemophobia. He has a very bad temperament and is always in a very bad mood. Although his apparently aggressive personality, he is a very naive man, in fact, he suffers from an evident Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome
Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...
. Mateo, after leaving the hospital where he was working in NY, arrives to a little village of the province of Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
, in the north of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
called San Martín del Sella, where he lived when he was a child. There he meets the people from that village and discovers that there, always happens something interesting.
- Adriana Pozuelo (Natalia VerbekeNatalia VerbekeNatalia Verbeke Leiva, is a Spanish actress, of Argentine and Flemish origin.- Biography :...
)
Adriana is the teacher of the school of San Martin del Sella. She's a very good person with a sharp sense of justice and morality. She falls in love with Mateo but she doesn't know how to catch his attention.
- Helena (María Esteve)
Helena is the baker of the village. She's the mother of a son whose father is Carol's husband with whom she had an affair. She's neurotic and hypocondriac and close friend of Adriana and Carol.
- Carol (Lulú Palomares)
Carol is the owner of the publicly founded radio station of San Martín del Sella. She´s very interested in the life of the neighbours of the village and always tends to get involved in their life and problems, in fact, all the gossips of the village are broadcasted in her radio shows. Carol is married with Mario, who is the father of Elena's son. she is friend of Adriana and Helena.
- Alfredo Escobar (Alex O'Dogherty)
Alfredo is the policeman of the village. He is a simple minded and good hearted person. He falls in love very easily but he's very unsure of himself because of a sad ending affaire he had before. He loves his work and his motto is: "The rules are the rules and they must be obeyed". He fell in love with Helena and now he lives with her and with her son.
- Mario (Xavi Mira)
Mario is the husband of Carol. He loves his wife and always looks after her. He sometimes gets scared with the strong pesonality and the gossiping of Carol. He worked in a bank, but now he's unemployed and decided to open a hairdressing salon (His ambition from her childhood). Ten years before he had an affair with Elena with whom he had a child, but he didn't know that.
- Aunt Juana (Rosario pardo)
Juana is the Aunt of Mateo. She has always lived all alone without anyone in her life. When Mateo arrived to San Martín, she helped him to get integrated with the neighbours. She is the best confident of her nephew and she doesn't need words to communicate with him, in fact she protects Mateo and loves him as if he was his son. She got married in a convenience marriage with a Nigerian sailor who is trying to help.
- Tom Pellegrini (Daniel FreireDaniel FreireDaniel Freire is an Argentine film actor.He entered film in 1993 in Un Muro de silencio and has appeared in over 15 films including Las Aventuras de Dios 2000 in which he portrayed Jesus Christ and Arizona Sur in 2004.However in 2005 he appeared in 27 episodes of the Argentine TV series Motivos...
)
Tom is the argentinian owner of the tavern of the village. He was singer of a Rock band called "Metro y los politanos", but his career came to an end and now he lives in San Martin. He is a nostalgic of his music career and the pub is filled with the memories of the past success. Recently his son David came to live to the village.
- David Pellegrini (Elio Gonzalez)
David is Tom's son. He lived in Madrid, but decided to live to San Martin del Sella to know about his past. His relationship with his father was really hard because he felt alone when their parents divorced, this fact made him a very mature person. Anyway, they start getting emotionally closer.
- Ana (Ángela Moreno)
Ana works as a waitress in the tavern of the village. She's shy, very unsure of herself and a compulsive money saver, (To the point that her friends think that she's a banker). Although she's a very good person, she can get incredibly angry. Ana is in love with Riqui, with whom she wants to make a world tour.
- Riqui (Gonzalo Kindelan)
Riqui is the waiter of tom's tavern. He works both in the tavern and as a sound assistant of Carol's radio station. He is a very good looking boy with whom all the girls of the village would love to have an affair. He falls in love with ana but their relationship tends to be a bit turbulent.