Velvet (also known as GalerÃÂas Velvet) is a Spanish drama television series created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. MarÃÂa and produced by Bambú Producciones for Antena 3. Its budget is estimated in 500,000 euros per episode. The main storyline of the show is the love story of Alberto Márquez (played by Miguel ÃÂngel Silvestre), heir of GalerÃÂas Velvet, one of the most prestigious fashion houses in the Spain of the late 1950s, and Ana Ribera (Paula EchevarrÃÂa), who lives and works there as a seamstress.
This is the list of characters of the series.
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In the 2014 edition of MIPTV Media Market, the rights for Velvet were acquired by Italy's RAI and France's M6. RAI also got the rights for a remake. In Lithuania, it started airing on LNK on 1 June 2014. In Greece and Cyprus, it is airing on Nova Life and from 20 June is airing also from ANT1 and ANT1 Cyprus. In Finland, the series started airing in December 2015 on YLE Teema. In Slovenia the premiere was on RTVSLO on 15 May 2016, and in Slovakia it was on TV Doma on 4 July 2016. Czech republic Prima LOVETV on 13 October 2018.
This series was also available On Unimás in 2016 til 2018 and on the Netflix streaming service but was removed globally in 2024. Some US PBS stations, such as WLIW New York and NJ PBS, have begun broadcasting the series with English subtitles in 2025.
|- | align = "center" rowspan = "5" | 2014 || rowspan = "5" | 2nd || colspan = "2" | Best Drama Series || || rowspan = "5" | |- | colspan = "2" | Best Creation || |- | colspan = "2" | Best Direction || |- | Best Actress || Paula EchevarrÃÂa || |- | Best Actor || Miguel ÃÂngel Silvestre || |- | align = "center" rowspan = "3" | 2015 || rowspan = "2" | 65th Fotogramas de Plata || Best TV Actress || Cecilia Freire || || rowspan = "2" | |- | Best TV Actor || Asier Etxeandia || |- | rowspan = "1" | 3rd || Best Drama Actress || Paula EchevarrÃÂa || || rowspan = "1" | |- | align = "center" rowspan = "4" | 2016 || rowspan = "3" | 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role || Cecilia Freire || || align = "center" rowspan = "3" | |- | Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role || Asier Etxeandia || |- | Best Television Actor in a Minor Role || Diego MartÃÂn || |- | 4th || Best Drama Actress || Paula EchevarrÃÂa || || align = "center" rowspan = "1" | |- |- | align = "center" rowspan = "9" | 2017 || rowspan = "2" | 4th Feroz Awards || Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series || José Sacristán || || rowspan = "2" | |- | Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series || Cecilia Freire || |- | rowspan = "4" | 67th Fotogramas de Plata || colspan = "2" | Best Spanish TV Series || || rowspan = "4" | |- | rowspan = "2" | Best TV Actress ||Paula EchevarrÃÂa || |- | Cecilia Freire || |- | Best TV Actor || Asier Etxeandia || |- | rowspan = "3" | 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Television Actor in a Leading Role || José Sacristán || || rowspan = "3" | |- | Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role || Asier Etxeandia || |- | Best Television Actor in a Minor Role || Adrián Lastra ||
On 9 February 2017, subscription platform Movistar+ announced they had acquired the rights to produce a spin-off series of Velvet, titled Velvet Colección, which will be centered on the opening of a second GalerÃÂas Velvet store in Barcelona in 1967. Adrián Lastra as Pedro Infantes, Asier Etxeandia as Raúl de la Riva, Llorenç González as Jonás Infantes, Javier Rey as Mateo Ruiz Lagasca, Marta Hazas as Clara Montesinos, Diego MartÃÂn as Enrique Otegui, and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Blanca Soto reprise their roles; Paula EchevarrÃÂa and José Sacristán also appear as Ana Ribera and Emilio López respectively in the first episode. New actors include Imanol Arias, Adriana Ozores, Mónica Cruz, Andrea Duro and Marta Torné. The series premiered on 21 September 2017.
In November 2024, American Spanish-language network Telemundo announced it had acquired the remake rights to Velvet was developing a modern-day adaptation set in New York City. In January 2025, Samantha Siqueiros and Yon González were announced in the lead roles. ' is set to premiere on 19 May 2025.