Do you consider yourself a film buff? Are you one of those people that have been addicted to T.V series for a while? If you have said yes to one of these questions, or even a resounding yes to both, then read on.\u00a0 We will have a look at the most important shooting locations in the Spanish capital for both films and series. I will give the precise coordinates so while you are enrolled in one of our Spanish courses at International House, you can plan your theme route.<\/p>\n
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If you love movies, and especially Spanish films, I’m sure that the first name that comes to mind is Pedro Almod\u00f3var. In Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervious<\/i>, the Manchego director used the heights of the building in calle Montalb\u00e1n n\u00ba7, to shoot the famous penthouse scene (40.418492, -3.690113). From here you can see iconic buildings of the capital such as the Telef\u00f3nica Building or the Instituto Cervantes. Quite nearby, is the rooftop bar of the C\u00edrculo de Bellas Artes which is open to the public and see a very similar panoramic view as in the film. In Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! \u00c1tame, <\/i>a very young Antonio Banderas acted in a scene shot in the Plaza de la Villa (40.415492, -3.710283). In the Flower of my Secret, La flor de mi secreto, we can recognize a night scene in the Plaza Mayor (40.415660, -3.707462). In Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom, Pepi, Luci, Bom y<\/i> otras chicas del mont\u00f3n, <\/i>Almod\u00f3var portrays the neighbourhood of Malasa\u00f1a and The Madrid Scene La<\/i> movida madrile\u00f1a<\/i>. We know today that the studio flat in calle Palma was the place where the scenes were shot. (40.426443, -3.702497).<\/p>\n
Another great Spanish director that has chosen Madrid is Alejandro Amen\u00e1bar, who shot Tesis<\/i> at the Complutense University (40.445991, -3.728089). There is also Open your Eyes, Abre los ojos<\/i>, where the actor Eduardo Noriega finds himself in a deserted La Gran V\u00eda (40.420411, -3704052).<\/p>\n
La Gran V\u00eda was also chosen by the Madrid director Alex de la Iglesia, in his wild masterpiece The Day of the Beast El d\u00eda de la Bestia.<\/i> The most famous scene in the film is without doubt the Carri\u00f3n building and its Schweppes advert. (40.420425, -3705872).<\/p>\n
Some big foreign film production companies have chosen to shoot on location in Madrid. This was the case of The Bourne Ultimatum, where various aerial scenes of the Paseo de la Castellana are seen, (40.453507, -3.689549), as well as La Estaci\u00f3n de Atocha (40.405823, -3.689673). The film, which was directed by Paul Greengrass, with Matt Damon in the cast won three Oscars.<\/p>\n
If you are more into T.V series, I’m sure you have seen La casa de Papel<\/i>. The famous Madrid Plaza Callao (40.420082, -3.705890) was the site for the trailer, with thousands of 50 euro bills raining on people. In the first season of the series, the robbery takes place at The Mint F\u00e1brica de Moneda y Timbre<\/i>, but in reality we see the fa\u00e7ade of CSCI (Spanish National Research Council) in calle Serrano 117 (40.441330, -3686154). In the last season the action takes place in the Banco de Espa\u00f1a, but again the scene was really shot in another place, the Ministry of Public Works, Ministerio de Formento<\/i>, (40.444310, -3.693417).<\/p>\n
Don’t think twice and come to Madrid. A week of movies awaits you at International House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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