This Friday, September 3, 2021, the fifth and final season of ‘La Casa de Papel’ opens , a series that has become a worldwide success. The fifth season is divided into two parts: the first opens on September 3 and the second on December 3. Well, it is a good time to learn some curious facts about ‘La Casa de Papel’.
‘The Evicted’
At first, the series was going to be called ‘The Evicted’, with a completely different plot: a group of protagonists, after their houses had been taken from them, would find a way to do justice . However, the project did not go ahead.
Premiere
When ‘La Casa de Papel’ premiered in December 2017, it quickly became the most “marathoned” series in the world, and it stayed that way for several months.
Pilot episode
One of the most curious facts about ‘La Casa de Papel’ and that very few people know is that the pilot episode was filmed no more and no less than 52 times . The director wanted the actors to connect with their characters in a deep way and to refine small details in each repetition.
IMDB
To all this we must add that it is the only Spanish series that appears in the TOP 100 of the most popular series on the «Internet Movie Database» portal . It ranks 61st.
National Currency and Stamp Factory
A good part of the scenes in ‘La Casa de Papel’ take place in the National Currency and Stamp Factory. However, they were not filmed in this building, but in the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) . Regarding the fourth season, which in fiction takes place at the Bank of Spain, it was filmed at the Ministry of Development.
“Bella Ciao”
The song that is used several times in the series, “Bella Ciao” is a hymn that during World War II represented the resistance against Benito Mussolini . It is currently used throughout the world as an anthem of survival and freedom.
Royal robbery
Some Argentine robbers found inspiration in ‘La Casa de Papel’ to rob a bank in the city of Buenos Aires . In the same way as in fiction, they used the masks and costumes of the characters in the series. They were finally arrested.
