By/Jan. 22, 2021 11:29 am EDT/Updated: April 8, 2021 2:56 pm EDT

Tatiana Money Heist Real Name Actress
Tatiana Money Heist Real Name 2020

Real name: Lionel Rodrigo de la Serna Chevalier. Age: 45 years old (in 2021) Date of Birth: April 18, 1976. Profession: Actor. Nationality: Argentine. Known for: Starring in the 2004 biopic The Motorcycle Diaries as Alberto Granado, a companion of Che Guevara, and in the Spanish Netflix series Money Heist. The role in 'Money Heist' alongside his girlfriend Maria Pedraza brought Jaime fame, but he also stars in another popular Spanish production on Netflix, 'Elite.' The couple met during the shooting of season 1 and liked each other immediately, but they acted as real professionals and did not start a relationship until the shooting was over. Money Heist season five is on its way and viewers are convinced the connection between Tatiana (played by Diana Gomez) and Alicia Sierra (Najwa Nimri) will be revealed.Ahead of its return, here.

Money Heist is the international phenomenon that almost wasn't. The story of Money Heist was almost one of a limited series in Spain whose ratings plummeted over its run before it fell into obscurity. Then Netflix picked it up, and everything changed. The show exploded internationally over the streaming service. The red jumpsuits and Dalí masks worn by the heist gang appeared at parties, protests, and football (soccer) matches, popping up in places as diverse as Paris, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia.

The show climbed in popularity to become Netflix's #1 show in many international markets and to rank in the top ten in nearly every global market. In April 2020, it was Netflix's most in-demand series. And with that came the announcement that Netflix would be producing new seasons and a whole new heist, this one even bigger than the first. So far, two new blocks of episodes have dropped, with another on the way. While the chess game unfolding between the thieves and the authorities has captivated the world, the behind-the-scenes story is almost as captivating.

Money Heist was a flop

Originally conceived as a limited-run series, Money Heist premiered to over four million viewers on the Spanish network Antena 3 as Casa de Papel (House of Paper). It sustained those numbers for the next few episodes, but then viewership plummeted. According to Money Heist head writer and producer Javier Gómez Santander, 'Contrary to what it seems, the life of the series is a story of failure, Antena 3 cut the number of planned chapters.' It was eventually canceled, and that would have been the end of the story.

Netflix picked up the show but without much fanfare. It kept it as just another of its properties without promotion or attention. The cast and creative team began looking for other jobs when suddenly, they started noticing their social media numbers increasing rapidly. On Netflix, Case de Papel, renamed Money Heist, had been exploding internationally, and seemingly overnight, the Spanish 'failure' had become a global hit. Netflix quickly signed series creator Álex Pina to a wider deal and brought the gang back for another heist.

Netflix bought Money Heist for $2

As mentioned above, Netflix is the key to this story of a hit series rising from the ashes. Shows have come back from the dead, some due to popularity found in syndication, others after being released on DVD. These other series were saved by faithful fans, but most of them cost more than $2, which was what Netflix paid for the rights to Money Heist.

The streaming giant rolled Money Heist out without advertising or promotion — Netflix's other costs associated with Money Heist included translation and some basic restructuring of the episodes, but that was about it. Then the series picked up in places other than its home country of Spain. In fact, it absolutely exploded across not only Spanish-speaking markets but English-speaking ones as well. Given the overnight international popularity of the original episodes with such a limited investment, Netflix signed series creator Álex Pina to an exclusive deal. And it also signed up to produce two more seasons (or 'parts') with Pina and his team, albeit at a considerably higher budget.

Casa de Papel was originally only one season

In Spain, it is standard for TV episodes to last 70 minutes. Plus, Casa de Papel was conceived as a one-season limited run told in two parts, although since it was written as it went on, the ending was cut short of what the producers wanted. Unlike other Spanish series and even many American network shows, Casa de Papel's storyline continued episode-to-episode, as opposed to the episodes being self-contained. This held through a nine-episode Part 1 and a six-episode Part 2 for a 15-episode season.

When Netflix picked it up, the streaming company cut the episodes to match standard American TV episode lengths of 40-50 minutes (based on the previous American status quo of an hourlong show with commercials). It retitled the series Money Heist in English and then rolled it out as parts with no mention of 'season' so as to avoid confusion. Part 1 now lasted 13 episodes, and Part 2 lasted nine, for a total of 22 episodes. Parts 3 and 4, produced by Netflix, were both eight episodes. Often, people see Part 1 and Part 2 as 'Season 1' and 'Season 2.'

Money Heist wasn't filmed at the Royal Mint of Spain

The interior of the Royal Mint was a set built in a studio in Colmenar Viejo, north of Madrid. This made it much easier to set up cameras and angles for camera crews and gave more flexibility as far as shots. Also, the actual Royal Mint wouldn't be a good place for filming, given the fact that it has actual business to do, and that business is of a very important and delicate nature. Unlike the interior built for the show, the exteriors were real locations in Madrid — just not the Royal Mint.

The exterior front of the Royal Mint was actually that of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC, or, in English, the Spanish National Research Council) in Madrid. The rooftop scenes were filmed at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) School of Aeronautics and Space Engineering. Parts 3 and 4 replicated this method for the Bank of Spain. The interior was a Netflix set, though the exterior was actually the Ministerio de Fomento (Ministry of Public Works and Transport).

'Bella Ciao' was picked from a hype mix

Javier Gómez Santander, Money Heist's head writer and an executive producer, was working with the writing team to find a song that could be used and echoed during the show's celebratory scenes. During the process, Santander put on a mix of songs that inspired his writing and, upon hearing 'Bella Ciao,' decided that it fit the mood perfectly. Not only was it optimistic and moving, but it was also a song of rebellion.

With its roots as an Italian folk song used as inspiration for the Italian anti-fascist resistance during World War II, it fit perfectly with the gang's position as more than just thieves. The idea of the heist as part of a resistance against the capitalist institutions that sank the global economy in 2008 turned them into heroes for the common man both on- and off-screen. 'Bella Ciao' is the song of 'la resistencia,' and since Money Heist came out, it has been sung globally during protests, soccer games, and more. There have also been loads of remixes and new recordings of the old song, with versions ranging from acoustic ditties to electro dance hall remixes.

The lives of the actors have followed their characters – from obscurity to international superstardom

The cast of Casa de Papel was mostly unknown outside of Spain before Money Heist became an international name. In the documentary Money Heist: The Phenomenon, the actors describe watching their number of Instagram followers growing exponentially. Úrsula Corberó, who plays narrator and series lead Tokio, has over 20 million Instagram followers as of January 2021, more than Spanish celebrities Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, and Rafael Nadal combined. Álvaro Morte, who plays the Professor, was number three on the list of most famous Spanish entertainers as of January 2021, with 11 million followers.

This popularity also presented challenges to the filming of Part 3. As shown in Money Heist: The Phenomenon, when they started filming at the Piazza del Duomo, there was already a massive crowd disrupting sh

Tatiana Money Heist Real Name