the worldwide success of the series 'The paper house'.

Nobody expected the worldwide success of the series 'The paper house'. Not even its actors. "It's the most-watched non-English-speaking series in Netflix's history. I am left to pictures (amazed). Thanks, "published last week on Twitter Úrsula Corberó, best known for her character Tokio, minutes after it was learned that the television fiction, original of the Spanish chain Antena3 (Atresmedia) and the production company Vancouver Media, beat all the records of viewers of the 'streaming' platform, responsible for its distribution and with 125 million subscribers.

The phenomenon of 'The paper house' perfectly exemplifies the idea that no one is a prophet in their land. While in Spain the series created by Alex Pina went unnoticed - four million spectators on the day of its release and less than half in the outcome of the second season - in the rest of the world, few are those who They have escaped his influence. "My friends started talking about the series, at the same time many media and then everyone. Then I gave him a chance. I finished it in a weekend, "says Luisa, a young woman from Bogotá who recognizes that word of mouth had a lot to do when it came to deciding to see her.

Latin America is one of the main markets for production thanks, in part, to the decision to double the series in 'neutral Spanish', facilitating its understanding. Others, like Sebastian, 29-year-old Colombian engineer, preferred to go to the subtitles to "not lose the essence of the series." "Sometimes understanding the dialogues in Spanish in Spain is complicated," he adds. In Argentina, where he adds a large number of supporters, explained to 'BBC World' the journalist of 'La Nación' Marcelo Stiletano, that the plot is developed in a bank where tickets are made "awoke the sympathy of a country where the devaluation of the national currency is a symbol of its economic crisis ".

The unexpected viralization of Spanish production also caught those responsible for Netflix by surprise. Less than 15 days after the premiere of the second season, they announced that there would be a third that will be released next year, this time exclusively for users of the platform.

'Money Heist', as it is called in the Anglo-Saxon countries, tells the story of an eleven-day robbery perpetrated by a group of eight thieves in the National Currency and Stamp Factory under the orders of a mysterious character known as the Professor. The 'thriller' perfectly combines the personal drama of the protagonists - young and attractive - with the adrenaline and tension that follows from the achievement of crime. A plot that does not lack love, existential problems and sex, and makes the audience reflect on the thin line that sometimes separates the heroes from the villains.