Netflix's Spanish-Language Drama 'Alba' Is a Disturbing Ride Was It Filmed in Spain?

Netflix's Spanish-language drama sequence 'Alba' showcases the twisty, unsettling aftermath of a stressful rape. Was it filmed in Spain?

The nuanced world of cinema is house to a plethora of rape revenge stories, a sub-genre of thriller and horror that is infrequently insensitive, and occasionally triumphantly feminist. In Carlos Martín and Ignasi Rubio's new Spanish-language Netflix drama series Alba, on the other hand, the titular protagonist — played by way of Elena Rivera (Sequía) — struggles to get actual justice (now not hacky-slashy, blood-soaked revenge), making for a painfully reasonable aftermath of a rape.

"Alba awakens on a beach, bearing evidence of a rape but with no memory of the night before; then she learns her rapists are her boyfriend's buddies," the collection' synopsis reads. The display — which dropped on the streaming platform on July 15, 2022 — is an adaptation of Turkish drama Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?, which, in English, is What is Fatmagül’s Crime?

The twisty chain of occasions that follows Alba's attack lead her to question everything and everyone. Who knows what? Who can she agree with?

Alongside Elena Rivera, the sequence stars Álvaro Rico (Madres. Amor y vida), Eric Masip (Un novio para mi mujer), Pol Hermoso (Libélulas), Jason Fernández (Welcome to Eden), and Miquel Fernández (Las noches de Tefía), amongst others.

And while the pitch-black drama takes position in Madrid, Spain, that doesn't necessarily mean it was filmed there. Let's speak about the filming places for the jaw-dropping saga that is Alba.

Where was the Spanish-language series 'Alba' filmed?

According to Radio Times, the sequence filmed in each Province of Alicante and the Community of Madrid from approximately June to December 2020.

More specifically, scenes were filmed at Villajoyosa's Bol Nou Beach, the Parc Natural de l. a. Serra Gelada — a "mountain and marine conservation area" — and the municipality Finestrat in the comarca of Marina Baixa.

The content of Netflix's 'Alba' is hitting house for a lot of affected viewers.

Viewers from world wide have expressed their opinions about Alba on social media.

"Watching this series #Alba on #Netflix and seeing a rape victim blamed by both society and the law hits close to home," wrote Twitter user @Isatu_bokum. "Regardless of where we find ourselves, women especially in #Gambia will be stigmatized for having the courage to come out with their stories. When does it end?"

Her brave tweets persevered.

"Living with such trauma and still having the people who are supposed to protect you beat you down?" It's all too acquainted for some audience.

Twitter user @marciesays, too, praised the series for its disturbing realism. "The show Alba on Netflix… highly recommend y’all watch it so you can see how sick some men could really be… raping women and then tryna shame them to cover their own a--. Sickening."

Meanwhile, Twitter consumer @TebbieMoss wrote that "this entire show is upsetting me and my homegirls." We get the feeling she approach it in a smart way regarding the display's execution, and in a unhealthy approach in regards to the characters' morals.

Though it's ceaselessly pleasant to see a girl victim chop up the body of her attacker, Netflix's Alba is perhaps much more gut-wrenching than 1978's slasher flick I Spit on Your Grave.

Season 1 of Alba is these days streaming on Netflix.

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