'Entrevías', starring José Coronado and Luis Zahera, is a four-season Spanish crime drama set in Madrid’s Entrevías neighborhood. Its 32 episodes center on Tirso Abantos, a former military man played by Coronado, and Ezequiel Fandiño, a police officer portrayed by Zahera. Netflix brought the neighborhood-set story to viewers beyond its original Spanish television audience.
Tirso runs a hardware store and is drawn into conflict after his granddaughter Irene, played by Nona Sobo, becomes involved with criminal networks. The crisis disrupts his disciplined routine and sets family drama against the pressures of crime and insecurity in the neighborhood. Felipe Londoño plays Nelson. Laura Ramos is also among the cast, alongside Manolo Caro and Manuel Tallafé.
Coronado’s Tirso is defined by a strict, rule-bound outlook shaped by his military past. The role puts that discipline under pressure as he tries to protect his family, setting up a basic conflict between personal principles and the realities confronting the people around him.
Zahera’s Ezequiel takes a contrasting approach. As a police officer, he relies on improvisation and uses morally ambiguous methods, setting him apart from Tirso’s insistence on order. Their uneasy cooperation and differences in judgment lead much of the show’s tension, with moments of humor threaded through its darker crime story.
The four-season, 32-episode format gives the drama room to follow the family’s changing circumstances and the wider conflicts in Entrevías. Its blend of crime and family drama, grounded in neighborhood life, places it within the expanding international reach of Spanish-language television. La 1’s ratings surged during coverage of the Ecuador-Germany World Cup match and the Venezuela earthquake, as detailed in this recent report.
For Spanish television, 'Entrevías' shows how a locally rooted story can travel through a global streaming platform. Its Madrid setting and character-driven conflict give the thriller a distinct social field, while the opposing methods of Tirso and Ezequiel keep the drama anchored in their relationship.
