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Celia is an upper-middle-class, seven-year-old girl living in Madrid with her parents during the early 20th century. Celia, however, is not an ordinary child; she simply will not take adults for granted, nor will she stop questioning everything and everyone around her. With the only help of her acute sensitivity and high imagination, she will create a world of her own, a world available only to those who are willing to give it a chance.

The last episode produced ended with the written words "Continuará..." on the screen which mean "Will continue," however, that sixth episode remained as the last episode, never was the production resumed.

Doña Benita tells Celia that she and her brother "came from Paris, France" even though both of them had been born in Madrid, Spain. In those days, it was common to say that Spanish children from wealthy, upper-class families came from Paris.

The Spanish channel and producer of these series, Televisión Española, often broadcast it in black and white to give a deeper feeling of the 1930's, where the story takes place.

The name of the school that Celia and the other girls attend is engraved on a plaque by the door; it is called Colegio del Sagrado Corazón de María ("School of the Sacred Heart of [the Virgin] Mary").

Director/scriptwriter José Luis Borau and author Carmen Martín Gaite completed a total of fourteen scripts based on Elena Fortún's novels, but only six of them were eventually used prior to the series' cancellation.

The cast listing for each of the six produced episodes is identical; however, the only actors to appear in every single episode are Cristina Cruz as the title character and Pedro Díez del Corral as Pablo Gálvez, her father.

Celia's baby brother is never referred to by his real name, but rather by nicknames (first "Baby" and later "Cuchifritín"); however, the original books reveal his full name to be Juan Antonio Gálvez de Montalbán.

Some of the characters' voices were not provided by the actual actors portraying those characters (e.g. Doña Cándida and the taller boy walking the donkey in "Doña Benita"), but instead were provided by uncredited professional voice actors whose voices were frequently used in dubs and commercials.

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    • Author: Cordann
    To see "Celia" is like to travel in a time machine to the past and to see how was Spain in the 30's.All we are identified with that young little girl critic with the adults' world and her imaginative troubles.Elena Fortún's books were a symbol for the kids of the Republic.During the dictatorship of Franco ,they were forgotten.Is wonderful that Jose Luis Borau recovered those books and made a series as wonderful as this.Everything what we see is is through amused and transgressor point of view of Celia,a rich and bourgeois little girl with a great heart,imagination and other's people to the understood ones of the adults,which takes her into funny troubles.Like Elena Fortún in its books did,the series introduces you critize social and adult through the vision of the girl,which very is guessed right and causes that the series the same pleases to adults and children.An example of this is the friendship of Celia with the young arab while all they reject it or to go disguised like the daughter of the crew member instead of going like a disguised rich girl of M.Antonieta.Any spanish boy of any time can feel late identified with the Celia's world,with those evening's lunch or those nannys as Doña Benita.That is what makes great to this series. The cast of the series is exceptional with actors like Ana Duato,Maria Luisa Ponte,Maria Isbert,Carmelo Gómez and above all the unforgettable Aurora Redondo as Doña Benita.The election of the girl protagonist was good too.Nobody could have been Celia better than Cristina Cruz with her face of crossbeam and her expressive blue eyes.The script of the series is of Carmen Martin Gaite,an exceptional writer and the direction of Jose Luis Borau was so good that is was recognized in a festival of television in New York.This TV-series was incredible and a great success in Spain in 1993.Celia is the little girl of Spain and i will always be a huge fan of her and her incredible world.
  • Series cast summary:
    Ana Duato Ana Duato - Mamá 6 episodes, 1993
    Pedro Díez del Corral Pedro Díez del Corral - Papá 6 episodes, 1993
    Aurora Redondo Aurora Redondo - Doña Benita 6 episodes, 1993
    María Isbert María Isbert - Madre Superiora 6 episodes, 1993
    María Luisa Ponte María Luisa Ponte - Doña Merlucines 6 episodes, 1993
    Silvia Munt Silvia Munt - Madre Corazón 6 episodes, 1993
    Tito Valverde Tito Valverde - Tío Rodrigo 6 episodes, 1993
    Ángel de Andrés Ángel de Andrés - Don Restituto 6 episodes, 1993
    Mario Maranzana Mario Maranzana - Animador de circo 6 episodes, 1993
    Paloma Paso Jardiel Paloma Paso Jardiel - Madre Loreto 6 episodes, 1993
    Yelena Samarina Yelena Samarina - Madre Isolina 6 episodes, 1993
    Montse Pérez Montse Pérez - Madre Bibiana 6 episodes, 1993
    Nathalie Seseña Nathalie Seseña - Hermana cocinera 6 episodes, 1993
    Paula Soldevila Paula Soldevila - Hermana cocinera 6 episodes, 1993
    Sian Thomas Sian Thomas - Miss Nelly 6 episodes, 1993
    Pep Cortés Pep Cortés - Juanón 6 episodes, 1993
    Concha Salinas Concha Salinas - Juana 6 episodes, 1993
    Adela Armengol Adela Armengol - Julia Gálvez 6 episodes, 1993
    Carmen Rossi Carmen Rossi - Doña Petra 6 episodes, 1993
    Eduardo Calvo Eduardo Calvo - Abuelo de Carlotica 6 episodes, 1993
    Carmelo Gómez Carmelo Gómez - Huevero 6 episodes, 1993
    Rafael Díaz Rafael Díaz 6 episodes, 1993
    Concha Leza Concha Leza - Cocinera 6 episodes, 1993
    Silvia Zurbano Silvia Zurbano 6 episodes, 1993
    Miguel Ángel García Miguel Ángel García - Pronovis 6 episodes, 1993
    Tito Augusto Tito Augusto - Lamparón 6 episodes, 1993
    Alegría Voon Roy Alegría Voon Roy 6 episodes, 1993
    María José Mateos María José Mateos 6 episodes, 1993
    Thais Riba Thais Riba 6 episodes, 1993
    Natalia Pardo Natalia Pardo 6 episodes, 1993
    Rocío Orellana Rocío Orellana 6 episodes, 1993
    Esther López Esther López 6 episodes, 1993
    María Senra María Senra 6 episodes, 1993
    Victoria Carrasco Victoria Carrasco 6 episodes, 1993
    Marta Rodrigo Marta Rodrigo 6 episodes, 1993
    Almanzor Amrani Almanzor Amrani 6 episodes, 1993
    David Martín David Martín 6 episodes, 1993
    Diana Salcedo Diana Salcedo - Basílides 6 episodes, 1993
    José María Labernié José María Labernié - Don Antonio 6 episodes, 1993
    Manuel Pereiro Manuel Pereiro 6 episodes, 1993
    José Álvarez José Álvarez 6 episodes, 1993
    Cristina Cruz Cristina Cruz - Celia 6 episodes, 1993
    Gillian Apter Gillian Apter 6 episodes, 1993
    Marga González Marga González 6 episodes, 1993
    Mercedes Arderius Mercedes Arderius 6 episodes, 1993
    Miguel García Monrabal Miguel García Monrabal 6 episodes, 1993
    Alito Rodgers Alito Rodgers - Rey Baltasar 6 episodes, 1993
    Román Ariznavarreta Román Ariznavarreta 6 episodes, 1993
    Vicente Hernández Vicente Hernández 6 episodes, 1993
    Sara Bonet Sara Bonet 6 episodes, 1993
    Patricia Isasmendi Patricia Isasmendi 6 episodes, 1993
    Leonor Bruna Leonor Bruna 6 episodes, 1993
    Kime Kime 6 episodes, 1993
    Paco Cambres Paco Cambres 6 episodes, 1993
    María Carrasco María Carrasco 6 episodes, 1993
    Carmen Moro Carmen Moro 6 episodes, 1993
    Carmen María Carré Carmen María Carré 6 episodes, 1993
    Magdalena Pérez Terán Magdalena Pérez Terán 6 episodes, 1993
    Silvia Casanova Silvia Casanova - Lega 6 episodes, 1993
    Paco Puchades Paco Puchades 6 episodes, 1993
    Juan Manuel Chiapella Juan Manuel Chiapella 6 episodes, 1993
    Álvaro Quiroga Álvaro Quiroga 6 episodes, 1993
    Pepe Cantero Pepe Cantero 6 episodes, 1993
    Pedro Falla Pedro Falla 6 episodes, 1993
    Nieves Román Nieves Román 6 episodes, 1993
    Luma Gómez Luma Gómez - Rafaela 6 episodes, 1993
    Luisa Simón Luisa Simón 6 episodes, 1993
    Teresa Tomás Teresa Tomás 6 episodes, 1993
    Natalia del Amo Natalia del Amo - Niña 6 episodes, 1993
    Alberto García Rueda Alberto García Rueda - Niño 6 episodes, 1993
    Sonia Álvarez Sonia Álvarez - Niña 6 episodes, 1993
    Noelia Hidalgo Noelia Hidalgo - Niña 6 episodes, 1993
    Araceli Baños Araceli Baños - Niña 6 episodes, 1993
    Miguel Magaña Miguel Magaña - Cuchifritín 6 episodes, 1993
    Mónica Camacho Mónica Camacho - Niña 6 episodes, 1993
    Javier Menes Javier Menes - Niño 6 episodes, 1993
    Raúl Cordón Raúl Cordón - Niño 6 episodes, 1993
    Laura Amanda Moreno Laura Amanda Moreno - Niña 6 episodes, 1993
    Juan Elizaga Juan Elizaga - Niño 6 episodes, 1993
    Álvaro Moreno Álvaro Moreno - Niño 6 episodes, 1993
    Alejandro Gordons Alejandro Gordons - Niño 6 episodes, 1993
    Arian Peral Arian Peral - Niño 6 episodes, 1993
    María Grijalba María Grijalba - Niña 6 episodes, 1993
    Álvaro Ramos Álvaro Ramos - Niño / - 6 episodes, 1993
    Marta Rodríguez Marta Rodríguez 6 episodes, 1993
    Santiago Álvarez Santiago Álvarez 6 episodes, 1993
    Carmen Martín Sierra Carmen Martín Sierra 5 episodes, 1993
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