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FAVÀRITX
"Favàritx" is a suspense miniseries, suicide, is only the first clue to a
a partnership between RTP1 and much more complex network. As
"Favàritx" is a suspense HBO Max that combines the pace other, similar cases emerge, Mar-
miniseries, a partnership of a crime thriller with the beauty ta suspects that these are not iso-
between RTP1 and HBO of Menorca. With only five episo- lated incidents but part of a care-
Max that combines the des, it focuses on a restrained but fully planned pattern.
pace of a crime thriller intense narrative.
with the beauty of With the support of her colleague
Menorca. With only five In “Favàritx”, the story begins Álex Crespo (Abdelatif Hwidar),
episodes, it focuses on a with the arrival of Inspector Mar- Marta becomes involved in an in-
restrained but intense ta Serra (Paz García) in Menor- vestigation that touches on inte-
narrative. ca, following a turbulent period rests ranging from corruption ne-
in her personal and professional tworks to a criminal structure with
SARA QUELHAS life. What seemed like a move to links to Portugal. The plot tigh-
a quieter, more predictable place tens, revealing layers of apparent
turns out to be quite the opposite, tranquillity on the island, with the
as Menorca harbours deep secrets. Favàritx lighthouse emerging as
The unexpected death of a cou- both a guide in the dark night and
ncilwoman, initially considered a sentinel of ancient silences.
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