Goenkale
Encyclopedia
Goenkale is a Basque
soap-opera, produced by Pausoka Entertainment and ETB
, which is broadcast every Monday and Tuesday on Basque Radio-television's first channel, ETB 1. Set up in an imaginary Basque seaside town, the title of the serial is the name of the main street in that town. First broadcast in 1994, almost 3,000 episodes have been made so far, and it is one of the most successful programmes of ETB 1.
In the beginning every chapter lasted 30 minutes and they were broadcast from Monday to Friday. Then the Friday episode was removed. Since 2004 two one hour long episodes are broadcast every Monday and Tuesday. Then thirty minute episodes (half a normal episode) are repeated in the afternoon everyday.
's Miramon studios and other outside locations, mainly Orio and Tolosa. In addition, images of different Basque towns are shown, Mutriku
, Lekeitio
, Orio
, Getaria
and Bermeo
. Next to Arralde, there is another imaginary town named Amaru, often mentioned by the characters of Goenkale.
The main street of the town is called Goenkale, and the scenes set on this main street are recorded at Euskal Telebista
's studios, where there is an outdoor set. During the 16 seasons it has been on air, many different sets and scenarios have been used, including the Boga Boga tavern, Maitiena Hotel, Bar Sobia, a txoko (gastronomic society)
, a videoclub, a bakery, the police station, and the houses of different characters. Currently, they are recording the sixteenth season.
At the same time, Magistrate Klaudia Egaña, the new mayor of the town, gets to Arralde after Koldo's refuse in the city hall. She is going to do her best to boost the town, and all the inhabitants will support her. Only a woman is going to confront her. Leonor. She doesn't want to lose her lands for the new mayor's projects. Even that, Leonor will be defeated by Klaudia, a woman who doesn't like to lose at anything, cold and selfmade.
Moreover, nobody knows that Klaudia is back because of the dark Petralanda case. A case following an accident where many people were dead, and in which she worked as a magistrate. This case also brings back Olga, German's first wife, with a new name, with a new face. She is going to try to clarify the case, and the death in strange circumstances of her youngest son, linked for sure to the case.
Another season, when a kid was kidnapped, the TV station received hundreds of calls warning that the boy had been seen in Gernika
, (real town of the actor), and complaining about the incompetence of the Ertzaintza
, (the Basque police), arguing that they were following false statements.
The actress playing the character of Maria Luisa was once rebuked in the street by her wickedness in the series. The actress received a letter from a man in which she was warned that some other characters wer lying to her. The man wrote this address in the envelope: Maria Luisa Galardi. Boga-Boga tavern. Arralde. Gipuzkoa. A smart postman that had the letter added in the envelope the address of the TV station, and that's how the letter got into the hands of the actress.
During its 16 seasons, many celebrities made special appearances in the series. Influential people in the Basque society such as the basque chefs Juan Mari Arzak
, Martin Berasategi, Pedro Subijana and Hilario Arbelaitz. ETB stars like Andoni Aizpuru, Klaudio Landa, Yolanda Alzola, Ilaski Serrano, Julio Ibarra and Josu Loroño.
Singers as Mikel Urdangarin or Gari
, the writer Pako Aristi, pelota player Mikel Goñi, football player Bittor Alkiza
, rower Izortz Zabala, or the bertsolari Sebastian Lizaso also took part in different chapters.
The most popular cameo appearance without any doubt, was the one in 2004 where the presidents of the Real Sociedad
and Athletic of Bilbao, football teams (Jose Luis Astiazaran
and Fernando Lamikiz) made an intervention. It had a huge media attention, and Goenkale and both presidents appeared in the national papers as well as many Spanish TV news.
Among the last cameo appearances can be mentioned, TV clowns Txirri, Mirri and Txiribiton, climbing world champion Patxi Usobiaga, football player Iñigo Díaz de Cerio, former Miss Spain Natalia Zabala
, alpinist Edurne Pasaban
, bertsolari Andoni Egaña, best seller writer Karmele Jaio and the cast of the successful TV series Go!azen.
, Aitor Luna, Miren Ibarguren
, Jose Ramon Soroiz, Joseba Apaolaza, Veronica Moral, Ane Aseginolaza, Iñaki Beraetxe, Gorka Otxoa, Isidoro Fernandez, Iker Galartza or Carlos N`Guema.
| bgcolor="#add8e6" | Actor/Actress
| bgcolor="#add8e6" | Character
| bgcolor="#add8e6" | First appearance
| bgcolor="#add8e6" | Description>
Eneritz Artetxe
Julia Bilbao
2005
Daughter of Maria Luisa, she has three children, and lives with Maria Luisa in her house. She owns a hotel in Arralde along with her sister Agurtzane Etxaburu.
Maite Arrese
Agurtzane Etxaburu
2005
Owner of a hotel in Arralde co-owned by her sister Julia Bilbao. She has two children, Mirari and Ales. Married with Eduardo, the marriage ended when she began a relationship with Martxelo
Ainhoa Aierbe
Leonor Cardenas
1995
She came to Arralde with Jose Mari Lasa (a former character of the soap). Years later she began dating Koldo Agirre, and months later they got married. She owns the Boga Boga tavern an hostel. Because of infertility problems they adopted a Romanian orphan girl, Milena.
Kontxu Odriozola
Maria Luisa Galardi
1994
Former owner of the Boga Boga hostel. She was married with Jose Mari Lasa, eventually divorced, when Jose Mari met Leonor. She had two children Gaizka and Xabier. Xabier died in a car accident, and Gaizka is at a mental institution. She has another daughter from a relationship with another man, Julia Bilbao. She lives with her in her house. Maria Luisa owns vineyards and she produces Txakoli, a famous Basque wine.
Iñigo Larrinaga
Koldo Agirre
1994
Former lawyer, he now works at the city hall of Arralde. He is the representative of the Ecologist Party at the city hall. He is married with Leonor Cardenas and has a daughter, Milena. Lately he has been having an affair with Iraide.
Aitor Beltran
Martxelo Zaldua
2005
Brother of Eduardo Zaldua, he has dated Julia Bilbao and Agurtzane Etxaburu. He is the father of Asier, and oncle of Mirari and Ales.
Felix Arkarazo
Andoni Murua
1998
Former chief police officer at Arralde's police station. He is dating Nekane Beitia, which is pregnant. He is being blackmailed by Eduardo Zaldua.
Iñaki Perurena
Imanol Mendizabal
1997
Mayor of Arralde, he became mayor when the former mayor was murdered. Prior to that, he had been the judge of the town. He has been dating Begoña, but now Begoña has accused him of sexually attacking her and she has denounced him.
Naroa Agirre
Naroa Etxeberria
2005
Pole vaulter, she is a teacher at Arralde's local gym, owned by Imanol Muruzabal. She is dating Elias, and lives with Elias and his son Markel. She had a car accident when she was travelling in a car driven by Tximista.
Iker Diaz
Eduardo Zaldua
2005
He is the ex-husband of Agurtzane Etxaburu, he has two children, Mirari and Ales. He was arrested for the urbanistic crime.
Itziar Ituño
Nekane Beitia
1997
She is the chief police officer of Arralde
Kiko Jauregi
Joseba
1996
A doctor, he had a girlfriend and an adopted daughter that no longer appear in the programme. He dated Julia Bilbao for some weeks.
Fede Badiola
Elias
2006
Teacher at Arralde's school, he is widower and has a child, Markel. His wife died due to a medical negligence committed by Martxelo.
Kepa Errasti
Alex Zaldua
2005
Son of Eduardo Zaldua and Agurtzane Etxaburu. He is currently studyng and dating Markel, Elias' son.
Sara Cózar
Mimi
She works at the city hall as an administrative.
Yannick Vergara
Rakel
2004
She works as a maid at the hotel owned by Agurtzane and Julia. She is a close friend of Maria Luisa and works as a maid at her house too. She is dating Tximista.
Arkaitz Gartziandia
Markel
2006
Son of Elias, he is dating Ales, Agurtzane and Eduardo's son, but Mertxe, his grandmother does not approve this homosexual relationship.
Iñigo Iraultza
Gorka Totorikaguena
2006
Former employee at Julia and Agurtzane's hotel, he was dismissed when police arrested him in connection with the killing of Koldo's sister. He was later released when evidence proved he was innocent. He is in love with Nekane and the child Nekane is expecting could be his.
Itsaso Garzon
Iraide Artola
2006
Employee at Julia and Agurtzane's hotel. He is working with Eduardo in a plot to blackmail Koldo.
Garazi Falcon
Mirari Zaldua
2005
Daughter of Eduardo Zaldua and Agurtzane Etxaburu. Works as a receptionist at her mother's hotel. He fought with Iraide for the love of Aritz.
Joseba Usabiaga
Tximista
He works as a waiter at the bar owned by Imanol. He is dating Rakel. He was injured when he had a car accident as he was carrying Naroa Agirre to work.
External links
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
soap-opera, produced by Pausoka Entertainment and ETB
ETB
ETB may refer to:* End Transmission Block, a control code in computing* Euskal Telebista, the Basque Country public broadcast service* The Economics and Trade Branch of the United Nations* Electric trolleybus* An exchange code for the Ethiopian birr...
, which is broadcast every Monday and Tuesday on Basque Radio-television's first channel, ETB 1. Set up in an imaginary Basque seaside town, the title of the serial is the name of the main street in that town. First broadcast in 1994, almost 3,000 episodes have been made so far, and it is one of the most successful programmes of ETB 1.
In the beginning every chapter lasted 30 minutes and they were broadcast from Monday to Friday. Then the Friday episode was removed. Since 2004 two one hour long episodes are broadcast every Monday and Tuesday. Then thirty minute episodes (half a normal episode) are repeated in the afternoon everyday.
Arralde
Arralde is the fictional seaside town where Goenkale is set up. The programme is recorded at Euskal TelebistaEuskal Telebista
Euskal Irrati Telebista is the Basque Country's public broadcast service. Its main brand is Euskal Telebista ....
's Miramon studios and other outside locations, mainly Orio and Tolosa. In addition, images of different Basque towns are shown, Mutriku
Mutriku
Mutriku is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country in northern Spain. It is the site of the world's first multi-turbine breakwater wave power station, inaugurated July 8, 2011....
, Lekeitio
Lekeitio
Lekeitio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Spanish Autonomous Community of Basque Country, 53 km northeast from Bilbao. The municipality has 7,293 inhabitants and is one of the most important fishing ports of the Basque coast...
, Orio
Orio
Orio is a fishing town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, northern Spain, with the town nucleus lying on the river Oria, roughly one mile away from its mouth by the Bay of Biscay....
, Getaria
Getaria
Getaria may refer to:* Getaria , a town located in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa* Getaria , a small village in the Basque province of Labourd...
and Bermeo
Bermeo
Bermeo is a town and municipality in the sub-region of Busturialdea and the wider province of Biscay, part of the autonomous region of the Basque Country, in Northern Spain. Bermeo has 17,026 inhabitants and is the most important fishing port of the Basque Country. The town was founded in 1236 and...
. Next to Arralde, there is another imaginary town named Amaru, often mentioned by the characters of Goenkale.
The main street of the town is called Goenkale, and the scenes set on this main street are recorded at Euskal Telebista
Euskal Telebista
Euskal Irrati Telebista is the Basque Country's public broadcast service. Its main brand is Euskal Telebista ....
's studios, where there is an outdoor set. During the 16 seasons it has been on air, many different sets and scenarios have been used, including the Boga Boga tavern, Maitiena Hotel, Bar Sobia, a txoko (gastronomic society)
Txoko
A Txoko is a typically Basque type of closed gastronomical society. Traditionally they are only open to male members who come together to cook, experiment with new ways of cooking, eat and socialise...
, a videoclub, a bakery, the police station, and the houses of different characters. Currently, they are recording the sixteenth season.
Goenkale. Origins
Goenkale kicked off in 1994, with a bad relationship between the Lasa brothers. Jose Mari, owner of hostel-restaurant Boga-Boga, and Martin, owner of a shop. After their mother dies, they find out that the will favours one of them, and that fact destroys the relationship between both families. The situation becomes unbearable until the sudden death of Martin, one of the two brothers.XVI. Season. Synopsis
The relationship between the Madariaga brothers, German and Kandido, is getting worse as the time goes by. Even more when German finds out that his brother sent him to jail, as a revenge after German's behaviour made his live a nightmare. Kandido is not in the mood forgiveness, but Unai's death, German's youngest son, makes him think it over. Kandido becomes the manager of the family business, with the help of Abel their father. Meanwhile, they will make a big effort to get out of the drug dealing business. Things at home don't work better. After many years of lies and betrayals Alizia and Kandido's marriage is over. Alizia loves German, and she needs to live with him, now that everybody knows that German is the father of Naia, Alizia's youngest daughter. Their new life together isn't going to be an easy way. Not everybody is will accept this reality.At the same time, Magistrate Klaudia Egaña, the new mayor of the town, gets to Arralde after Koldo's refuse in the city hall. She is going to do her best to boost the town, and all the inhabitants will support her. Only a woman is going to confront her. Leonor. She doesn't want to lose her lands for the new mayor's projects. Even that, Leonor will be defeated by Klaudia, a woman who doesn't like to lose at anything, cold and selfmade.
Moreover, nobody knows that Klaudia is back because of the dark Petralanda case. A case following an accident where many people were dead, and in which she worked as a magistrate. This case also brings back Olga, German's first wife, with a new name, with a new face. She is going to try to clarify the case, and the death in strange circumstances of her youngest son, linked for sure to the case.
Cameo Appearances and anecdotes
Goenkale has had such a big impact in the basque society, that some seasons ago, the Butchers Association asked to eliminate one of the plot referred to a case about adulterated meat. The issue even reached the parliament.Another season, when a kid was kidnapped, the TV station received hundreds of calls warning that the boy had been seen in Gernika
Guernica
Guernica may refer to:* Guernica , Spanish Basque town, historical capital of Biscay* Bombing of Guernica, an attack on April 26, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War* Guernica , a 1937 painting by Pablo Picasso...
, (real town of the actor), and complaining about the incompetence of the Ertzaintza
Ertzaintza
The Ertzaintza , is the police force of the Basque Country, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. An Ertzaintza member is an ertzaina .- Origins :...
, (the Basque police), arguing that they were following false statements.
The actress playing the character of Maria Luisa was once rebuked in the street by her wickedness in the series. The actress received a letter from a man in which she was warned that some other characters wer lying to her. The man wrote this address in the envelope: Maria Luisa Galardi. Boga-Boga tavern. Arralde. Gipuzkoa. A smart postman that had the letter added in the envelope the address of the TV station, and that's how the letter got into the hands of the actress.
During its 16 seasons, many celebrities made special appearances in the series. Influential people in the Basque society such as the basque chefs Juan Mari Arzak
Juan Mari Arzak
Juan Mari Arzak is the owner and chef for Arzak restaurant. He is considered to be one of the great masters of New Basque cuisine...
, Martin Berasategi, Pedro Subijana and Hilario Arbelaitz. ETB stars like Andoni Aizpuru, Klaudio Landa, Yolanda Alzola, Ilaski Serrano, Julio Ibarra and Josu Loroño.
Singers as Mikel Urdangarin or Gari
Gari
Gari may refer to:*Gari , a Japanese condiment*Gari , a bivalve mollusc group*Gari , a cart*Garri, a West African flour*A crater on MarsIn geography:*Gari, Mali*Gari, Russia*Gari , a village near Kruševac, Serbia...
, the writer Pako Aristi, pelota player Mikel Goñi, football player Bittor Alkiza
Bittor Alkiza
Bittor Alkiza Fernández is a retired Spanish footballer who played for both Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao.Although its natural position was that of left midfielder, he could also play as a central one...
, rower Izortz Zabala, or the bertsolari Sebastian Lizaso also took part in different chapters.
The most popular cameo appearance without any doubt, was the one in 2004 where the presidents of the Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...
and Athletic of Bilbao, football teams (Jose Luis Astiazaran
José Luis Astiazarán
José Luis Astiazarán Iriondo is a Spanish lawyer specializing in sport and commercial and civil law, and the current president of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional.-Football career:...
and Fernando Lamikiz) made an intervention. It had a huge media attention, and Goenkale and both presidents appeared in the national papers as well as many Spanish TV news.
Among the last cameo appearances can be mentioned, TV clowns Txirri, Mirri and Txiribiton, climbing world champion Patxi Usobiaga, football player Iñigo Díaz de Cerio, former Miss Spain Natalia Zabala
Natalia Zabala
Natalia Zabala Arroyo is a beauty queen who was crowned Miss Spain 2007, and therefore, she represented Spain in both Miss Universe 2007 and Miss World 2007 pageants. She did not advance to the semifinals in any of the pageants....
, alpinist Edurne Pasaban
Edurne Pasaban
Edurne Pasaban Lizarribar is a Basque Spanish mountaineer, from the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country. On May 17, 2010, she became the 21st person and the first woman to climb all of the fourteen eight-thousander peaks in the World...
, bertsolari Andoni Egaña, best seller writer Karmele Jaio and the cast of the successful TV series Go!azen.
Well known actors in Goenkale
During its 16 seasons, lots of actors starred in Goenkale. Some of them are very well known not only in the Basque Country but also abroad. Actors as Barbara GoenagaBarbara Goenaga
Barbara Goenaga Bilbao is a Spanish actress born in San Sebastián, Guipuzcoa, Spain. She is niece of the actress, writer and film director Aitzpea Goenaga and daughter of the famous painter Juan Luis Goenaga.-Biography:...
, Aitor Luna, Miren Ibarguren
Miren Ibarguren
Miren Ibarguren is a Spanish actress.She started in the Euskal Telebista TV program Goenkale. She has taken part in several TV sitcoms and she is very popular because of her role in the TV show Escenas de Matrimonio or Aída.- Movies :- Television :- Theatre :- External links :...
, Jose Ramon Soroiz, Joseba Apaolaza, Veronica Moral, Ane Aseginolaza, Iñaki Beraetxe, Gorka Otxoa, Isidoro Fernandez, Iker Galartza or Carlos N`Guema.
Character biographies
Season 13 began in September 2006 and will end in mid July 2007. The main characters this season have been the following:| bgcolor="#add8e6" | Character
| bgcolor="#add8e6" | First appearance
| bgcolor="#add8e6" | Description>
Naroa Agirre
Naroa Agirre Kamio is a female pole vaulter from Spain. Her current personal best is 4.50 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Saulheim. She has 4.56 metres on the indoor track, from February 2007 in Seville...
Other characters of the 13th season
- Ane Pikaza => Arrate
- Ander Etxebeste => Jon
- Manu Etxarri => Asier
- Aitor Aldabeltreku => Edorta Garitonandia
- Manu Uranga => Aritz
- Itziar Orrea => Mertxe
- Lierni Fresnedo => Begoña
- Asier Oruesagasti => Kevin
- Ziggy Dockerty => Milena
- Dorleta Urretabizkaia => Ana Popesku (Milena's mother)
- Na Gomez => Pello
Former characters
- José Ramón Argoitia => Gregorio
- Anabel Arraiza => Sara
- Loli Astoreka => Begoña
- Maite Bastos => Margarita
- Maiken Beitia => Mila
- Iñaki Beraetxe => Mikel
- José María Berasategi > Txapas
- Teresa Calo => Koro
- Mañu Elizondo => Agustín
- David Errasti => Don Luis
- Isidoro Fernández => Ibon
- Iker Galartza => Tomax
- Kepa Gallego => Nestor
- Aintzane Gamiz => Elene
- Mikel Garmendia => Jose Mari
- Bárbara Goenaga => Ainhoa
- Miren Gojenola => Amaia
- Arantxa Gurmendi => Hortentsi
- Jose Kruz Gurrutxaga => Karlos
- Gorka Igartua => Guti
- Iñake Irastorza => Teresa
- Anuska Lasa => Ane
- Mikel Laskurain => Felix 'Puskas'
- Niko Lizeaga => Gaizka
- María Luzarraga => Mertxe
- Irune Manzano => Pilar
- Judit Mariezkurrena => Olga
- Oihana Maritorena => Teresa
- Pedro Otaegi => Eusebio
- Manex Rekarte => Julen
- Pilar Rodríguez => Petra
- Martxelo Rubio => John Kepa
- José Ramón Soroiz => Martin
- Itziar Urretabizkaia => Lutxi
- Paul Zubillaga => Xabier
External links