‘Fanatic’: discover the dark side of fame in the new Spanish Netflix series

Netflix is ​​perhaps one of the most daring platforms on the audiovisual scene. His ability to see an opportunity for success in projects from the most mainstream to the most independent, giving opportunities to both new and established faces in his fiction, makes his catalog one of the most diverse. Of course, that also makes it one of the most varied streaming services in terms of its extensive catalog. That is why we always celebrate each new Spanish production, which is already one of the most prolific divisions. From Friday July 29 we can enjoy a very particular bet, the series Fanatic.

Dani del Águila, Federico Maniá Sibona and Yago de Torres Peño are responsible for this series, composed of 5 episodes of 15-20 minutes directed by Roger Guelin charge of various episodes of popular series in Spain such as the wire girls (Netflix), Instinct (Movistar+), The mess you leave (Netflix) and the hustlers (Movistar+). The fiction was announced with a curious video clip of the fictional singer of the series in which cameos appeared by Amaia Romero, Mala Rodríguez, Bad Gyal or Samantha Hudson, among others.

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Fanatic tells the story of Salva Chimera (Lorenzo Ferro), Spain’s greatest musical idol, who dies in front of his fans during a concert. Lazarus (also played by Ferro), a die-hard fan, sees an opportunity to escape his monotonous and precarious life and, overnight, becomes what he has admired for a long time: his own idol.

Fanatic: cast of the new Spanish Netflix series

The absolute protagonist of this fiction is Lorenzo Ferro (Narcos: Mexico), who gives life to both Lázaro and Salva Chimera. Along with him participate several singers and rappers: Dollar Selmouni like Pomp, Charlotte Urdiales (two years and one day) as Mia, the Catalan MC Santa Greetings like Sophie, swit em like Jose, ouncer98 like Hamza and the actors Eva Almeida like Clara and Ferdinand Valdivielso (Ladies of (h)AMPA, pulsations, eye to eye) as Hector.

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As a curiosity, we must add that we also see a brief participation of Marc Clotet in the first episode already Esteban Navarro and Xavier Daura (avenge nuns).

Fanatic: review of the Spanish premiere of Netflix

The series establishes its premise in a few minutes. A famous young trap singer lives on the edge while one of his fans, with an uncanny resemblance to him (it is not for nothing that both characters are played by Lorenzo Ferro), experiences a precarious life. In a concert in the Razzmatazz room, Chimera dies live and then an opportunity is established for Lázaro to replace him. And perhaps the most important thing about this maneuver is that his character is perfectly aware of what he is getting into, giving a trace of realism that distances him from similar fictions in which there is a certain innocence in the exchange of roles.

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From then on we witness a harsh criticism of the dark side of fame, the one in which excesses, demands, pressures and bad company are hidden as payment for the popularity that goes hand in hand with a first-rate artistic career.

The series has clear nods to generation Zsince the universe of trap it is close to them, but also the virality and the constant exposure of the networks or the acid and critical comedy of guys like Vengamonjas, who appear in the series. However, it connects perfectly with any type of public that is willing to witness a story of decadence in less than 2 hours of footage.