Spanish actor Álvaro Morte has enjoyed more success on the small screen compared to movies. His career journey dates back to his college days when he abandoned telecommunications, opting to study drama at the Higher School of Dramatic Arts in Córdoba, Spain. He graduated from the school in 1999 and made his professional debut in 2002 as a diver and firefighter in two episodes of Hospital Central. Morte was seen in his first feature film in 2007 when he played Rafael Torres in Lola, la película, Miguel Hermoso’s biographical drama about Lola Flores. Over a decade later, he landed his...
- 11/16/2023
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
In our first annual Top 50 Lesbian and Bi Characters poll, we asked you to vote for your favorite characters from film, television, and internet shows.
You cast your votes, and now we have the results. Before we reveal the winners, let's take a look at some of the trends that emerged.
Almost all of the characters were from films and television shows that made their debut after the year 2000. A few of the exceptions include Kerry Weaver from ER, and the ass-kicking ladies from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
While most of the characters were from Us productions, a fair amount came from international shows, including our top two characters (from the UK show Skins).
Also notable was the fact that some of your favorite characters, the leads from Xena: Warrior Princess (which ran from 1995-2001) and Idgie Threadgood from the film Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), were never officially presented as lesbian or bisexual.
You cast your votes, and now we have the results. Before we reveal the winners, let's take a look at some of the trends that emerged.
Almost all of the characters were from films and television shows that made their debut after the year 2000. A few of the exceptions include Kerry Weaver from ER, and the ass-kicking ladies from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
While most of the characters were from Us productions, a fair amount came from international shows, including our top two characters (from the UK show Skins).
Also notable was the fact that some of your favorite characters, the leads from Xena: Warrior Princess (which ran from 1995-2001) and Idgie Threadgood from the film Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), were never officially presented as lesbian or bisexual.
- 3/15/2010
- by afterellenstaff
- AfterEllen.com
In 2009, the number of leading lesbian characters on primetime broadcast TV doubled — from one to two.
Out of the estimated 600 lead and supporting characters on network TV, seven of them of are lesbian or bisexual. And of those seven, five of them kissed women last year. And of those five, three of them made out during Sweeps.
Things looked bleak at the beginning of the year, but with the growing trend of lesbian brides getting gunned down or cheating on their wedding days, and the continued trend of bisexual characters only expressing their same-sex attraction during Sweeps, and the loss of Showtime's lesbian drama The L Word, we're ending the year on a downward spiral in terms of lesbian visibility.
Scripted Television: Broadcast
Primetime
The most surprising story in 2009 was the relationship between Callie Torres (played by Sara Ramirez) and Arizona Robbins (played by Jessica Capshaw) on Grey's Anatomy.
When...
Out of the estimated 600 lead and supporting characters on network TV, seven of them of are lesbian or bisexual. And of those seven, five of them kissed women last year. And of those five, three of them made out during Sweeps.
Things looked bleak at the beginning of the year, but with the growing trend of lesbian brides getting gunned down or cheating on their wedding days, and the continued trend of bisexual characters only expressing their same-sex attraction during Sweeps, and the loss of Showtime's lesbian drama The L Word, we're ending the year on a downward spiral in terms of lesbian visibility.
Scripted Television: Broadcast
Primetime
The most surprising story in 2009 was the relationship between Callie Torres (played by Sara Ramirez) and Arizona Robbins (played by Jessica Capshaw) on Grey's Anatomy.
When...
- 12/16/2009
- by stuntdouble
- AfterEllen.com
This Wednesday, on this season's second-to-last episode of the Spanish TV comedy/drama Los Hombres de Paco (Paco's Men), Pepa and Silvia are getting married.
Set in a police precinct, Los Hombres de Paco revolves around the professional and personal lives of several characters, include Pepa the cop (Laura Sanchez) and Silvia the forensics expert (Marián Aguilera).
The series has a large international following, thanks to the internet — you can watch the episodes online in Spanish at antena3videos.com, and with English subtitles at various other places, and there are several fan sites and forums devoted to the show and the lesbian couple. This growing popularity is one of the reasons Sanchez landed on the AfterEllen.com Hot 100 this year.
The series has already been renewed for a ninth season, tentatively scheduled to air in October.
(For more background on this show and Pepa and Silvia, read our recent...
Set in a police precinct, Los Hombres de Paco revolves around the professional and personal lives of several characters, include Pepa the cop (Laura Sanchez) and Silvia the forensics expert (Marián Aguilera).
The series has a large international following, thanks to the internet — you can watch the episodes online in Spanish at antena3videos.com, and with English subtitles at various other places, and there are several fan sites and forums devoted to the show and the lesbian couple. This growing popularity is one of the reasons Sanchez landed on the AfterEllen.com Hot 100 this year.
The series has already been renewed for a ninth season, tentatively scheduled to air in October.
(For more background on this show and Pepa and Silvia, read our recent...
- 7/6/2009
- by sarahwarn
- AfterEllen.com
A lesbian police officer and her forensics expert girlfriend sneaking a quickie at work. A lesbian doctor and a female nurse house-hunting together after finally reuniting. A young woman trying to figure out how to tell her boyfriend of eight years that she's fallen in love with a woman.
No, this isn't the lineup of an American gay TV channel — this is what you'll see on some of the most popular national primetime series in Spain.
While the American primetime television landscape is virtually barren when it comes to lesbian and bisexual visibility — with very few lesbian/bi characters on broadcast TV, and only slightly more on cable or premium channels — lesbian/bi characters are flourishing on mainstream Spanish TV shows.
Spanish TV wasn't always this inclusive. Only 10 years ago, Lgbt characters were primarily limited to smaller shows on regional channels, with a few exceptions such as the lesbian couple...
No, this isn't the lineup of an American gay TV channel — this is what you'll see on some of the most popular national primetime series in Spain.
While the American primetime television landscape is virtually barren when it comes to lesbian and bisexual visibility — with very few lesbian/bi characters on broadcast TV, and only slightly more on cable or premium channels — lesbian/bi characters are flourishing on mainstream Spanish TV shows.
Spanish TV wasn't always this inclusive. Only 10 years ago, Lgbt characters were primarily limited to smaller shows on regional channels, with a few exceptions such as the lesbian couple...
- 5/28/2009
- by sarahwarn
- AfterEllen.com
Barcelona, Spain -- Spanish fiction series are selling well across the world.
According to Spanish newspaper El Pais, state broadcaster Television Espana sold the nostalgic soap "Cuentame" (Tell Me) to Finland, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Portugal.
Two other successes have been "La Senora," a saga set during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera in the 1920s, and the children's series "Los Lunnis" (the mad ones), which has been sold to 20 countries.
Private broadcaster Antena 3 sold four series including "The Ulysses Syndrome" bought by Fox for the U.S., Canada and Mexico; "The Mata Family," a soap opera purchased by broadcasters in Italy and Mexico; school drama "Physical or Chemical," on to France and Greece; and "Paco's Men," a cop series sold to Romania, Greece, Russia and Italy.
Cuatro has had three main successes. Comedy "A Question of Sex," was sold to Mexico; police drama "Genesis: In the Mind of the Killer," was sold to France, Poland, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy and Chechnya; and "Look Back," another soap, was sold to France, Italy and Canada.
Finally, Tele 5, another private channel, sold its comedy "Scenes of Matrimony" to Uruguay. "Los Serranos," another comedy, was sold to Portugal, Romania and Finland, while "Hospital Central," a medical saga, has been made into an Italian version by Rai.
No financial details were available.
According to Spanish newspaper El Pais, state broadcaster Television Espana sold the nostalgic soap "Cuentame" (Tell Me) to Finland, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Portugal.
Two other successes have been "La Senora," a saga set during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera in the 1920s, and the children's series "Los Lunnis" (the mad ones), which has been sold to 20 countries.
Private broadcaster Antena 3 sold four series including "The Ulysses Syndrome" bought by Fox for the U.S., Canada and Mexico; "The Mata Family," a soap opera purchased by broadcasters in Italy and Mexico; school drama "Physical or Chemical," on to France and Greece; and "Paco's Men," a cop series sold to Romania, Greece, Russia and Italy.
Cuatro has had three main successes. Comedy "A Question of Sex," was sold to Mexico; police drama "Genesis: In the Mind of the Killer," was sold to France, Poland, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy and Chechnya; and "Look Back," another soap, was sold to France, Italy and Canada.
Finally, Tele 5, another private channel, sold its comedy "Scenes of Matrimony" to Uruguay. "Los Serranos," another comedy, was sold to Portugal, Romania and Finland, while "Hospital Central," a medical saga, has been made into an Italian version by Rai.
No financial details were available.
- 8/11/2008
- by By Graham Keeley
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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