07/03/2025 - The cast of the series Aída, featuring Carmen Machi, Eduardo Casanova and the filmmaker himself at the helm, reunites ten years later to try to repeat their success, this time as a feature film

The acting ensemble and director Paco León (right) on the set of Aída y Vuelta

Actor, filmmaker and showman Paco León is currently directing his new film Aída y Vuelta, which is being shot in Madrid and on the original set where the series Aída, one of the most successful in Spanish television in recent decades, was conceived.

León and Fer Pérez, the series' scriptwriter, have written the script for the feature film. It will show what has happened to those beloved characters over the years, with the main cast consisting of the same actors from the original series: Carmen Machi (Goya winner for Spanish Affair [+see also:
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The Seville-born actor made his directorial debut with Carmina or Blow Up [+see also:
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Launched in 2005 on the Telecinco channel as the first spin-off of a drama (7 Vidas) produced in Spain, the series Aída quickly became a television phenomenon. More than 6.8 million viewers (36% share) watched the first episode and it maintained an average share of 21.1% and 3,954,000 viewers, becoming especially popular with younger audiences. The Aída phenomenon transcended television and digital screens to turn into a social phenomenon, with numerous iconic phrases becoming part of everyday Spanish slang. Featuring more than 60 cameos from professional actors, musicians and athletes in its episodes, it earned industry recognition with more than 25 awards, including four Ondas Awards, five Iris Awards from the Spanish Academy of Television and Audiovisual Arts and Sciences and five trophies from the Actors’ Union.

Aída y Vuelta is a production from Laura Fernández Espeso and Javier Méndez, from Globomedia (The Mediapro Studio), and Ghislain Barrois and Álvaro Augustin, from Telecinco Cinema. The film includes the participation of Mediaset España, Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group and Prime Video, a platform it will be available on after its run in Spanish cinemas, distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia.

(Translated from Spanish)