La otra mirada

La otra mirada is a Spanish drama television series created by Josep Cister and Jaime Vaca. Starring, among others, Macarena García, Patricia López Arnaiz, Ana Wagener and Cecilia Freire, the fiction is set in 1920s Seville and it conveys a strongly feminist message.
Its two seasons originally aired from 2018 to 2019 on La 1.
Plot.
Set in an academy for young ladies in Seville in the 1920s, it shows a teaching center clinging to an unwavering way of doing things and conditioned by the traditions of the city and those years. All this universe and its pillars wobble with the arrival of a new teacher who has a very different way of seeing things and who has a secret objective directly related to the academy. The search for the own voice of a group of adult and young women will be the destiny of the protagonists.
Topics covered.
Each chapter of both seasons deals with problems and themes that occurred at that time of the series but which, unfortunately, are still nowadays in our society.
Thanks to the experiences and the stories of our protagonists, the series educates and shares knowledge. We can learn the history of Elena Maseras and about teaching in the female sector, to learn about the role of women and sport over the years, the importance of mutual support among women to understand feminism as a collective movement, the need of all women to tell their stories so that no one else can tell them for them, discover feminist artworks such as "" by Francisco de Goya, recognize that sexuality goes beyond male pleasure, self-knowledge of the female sexual organ, to value self-love, mental health, racism ... among many others.
La otra mirada could be perfectly used as an audiovisual work to teach in the schools and universities classes today.
Production and release.
Created by Josep Cister and Jaime Vaca, "La otra mirada" was produced by RTVE in collaboration with Boomerang TV. It was known as "Alma Mater" during pre-production. The episodes of season 1 were directed by Luis Santamaría, Mar Olid, Fernando González Molina, Miguel del Arco and Pablo Guerrero. Shooting locations included Seville, Madrid, Guadalajara and Toledo.
Although the series' premiere was scheduled for the northern hemisphere Summer of 2018, Televisión Española (TVE) decided to bring it forward on 25 April. The last episode aired on 25 July 2018. The season averaged a 9.0% audience share and 1,418,000 viewers.
By October 2018, RTVE decided to renew the series for a second and a final season of 8 episodes, despite the fact that its audience ratings were unimpressive. It however earned critical acclaim. Melina Matthews and Dariam Coco, as well as Joaquín Notario and César Vicente joined the cast for the new season. Credited directors in season 2 included Luis Santamaría, Pablo Guerrero and Carlos Navarro, whereas the writing team was formed by Alba Lucio, Irene Rodríguez, Ana Muñiz da Cunha and Tatiana Rodríguez. The broadcasting run spanned from 27 May 2019 to 15 July 2019. 