A Celebration of La Casa De Papel

Cast and fans gather for a celebration of Netflix's La Casa De Papel, one of the most viewed foreign language series, which will culminate this Friday, December 3.

 

Attending the event are Álvaro Morte (El Professor), Úrsula Corberó (Tokyo), Pedro Alonso (Berlin) along with other members of La Banda to celebrate and share special moments from the series with never before seen assets and anecdotes.

The hybrid event was attended by local celebrities and fans and streamed through a digital hub with simultaneous audio translation in 10 different languages. 

 

 

More highlights happened during this grand celebration:

• Cecilia Krull joined live on stage and sang the theme song of the series, ‘My Life is Going On’
• Those who tuned into the event were privy to the official announcement of the ‘Berlin’ spin-off series, coming 2023
• Ed Sheeran dropped in virtually to share his ‘audition tape’ for La Banda in a fictional UK version of the show, asking if his character could be named ‘Ipswich’
• Becky G sent her best wishes to everyone via video before debuting an exclusive teaser of her ‘Bella Ciao’ cover music video

Fans of Squid Game got a surprise as Park Hae-soo, who will portray Berlin in the Korean adaptation of La Casa de Papel coming in 2022, joined the celebrations in a video. He sent his best wishes to all attending the event, holding an iconic mask, sent to him from Pedro Alonso, and promised to send the Korean mask to his counterpart when it is revealed next year.

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Fans that weren't able to watch the event can head to the @LaCasadePapel Youtube channel where the livestream will be available soon with multiple subtitle options.

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Unwrap Netflix's offerings this December

More and more films to releasing on the number 1 streaming app in the world, Netflix, especially on Christmas Eve. With the finale of La Casa De Papel (Part 5, Vol 2) this December 3, many star-studded films and series await for bingers while you enjoy your Noche Buena or popping some wine in your home party.

La Casa De Papel Part 5 Volume 2

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence make an astounding discovery a comet that is in direct collision with Earth and nobody seems to care with the apocalyptic experience and time is running out. Don't Look Up includes Jonah Hill, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett and more in this planet-killing satire film. To be released on December 24.

Don't Look Up

Man depends on survival in the depletion of the Earth's resources and a team of astronauts explore the nearest habitat, the moon. The Silent Sea is a Korean mystery thriller series with our favorite actors Gong Yoo (Goblin, Squid Game), Kim Sun-young (Reply 1988, Crash Landing On You), Bae Doona (Kingdom series) as the elite team that will search for possibilities of survival on the earth's satellite. Coming to Netflix also on December 24.

More series are making a comeback this December as Lily Collins reprises her role as you take a sip of wine for Emily in Paris Season 2 on December 22. Geralt (Henry Cavill) finds more monsters and witches in the fantasy The Witcher Season 2, arriving to Netflix in December 17. Men should look extra good this Christmas with the help of the Fab 5 in Queer Eye Season 6, coming December 31, and the heroes of Gotham are back to fight crime in Titans Season 3 that starts streaming December 8.

The Witcher

Emily in Paris

Christmas is best spent with family and Netflix has your back during the cold nights. Enjoy more family shows, or any genre you like on Netflix. Check out the schedule of releases here. 

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Money Heist 5 - Part 2 first look in the series finale

Check out the first look images of the series finale of La Casa de Papel which premieres on Netflix, December 3.

Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó) is dead. The enemy still lurks in the Bank of Spain, wounded but as dangerous as ever. Facing their darkest hour and greatest challenge yet, the gang hatch a bold plan to get the gold out without anyone noticing. To make matters worse, the Professor makes the biggest mistake of his life. Watch the trailer below.

Cast includes: Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso, Miguel Herrán, Jaime Lorente, Esther Acebo, Enrique Arce, Darko Peric, Hovik Keuchkerian, Luka Peros, Belén Cuesta, Rodrigo de la Serna and Najwa Nimri, among others.

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Artists celebrate La Casa De Papel with paper art

I received a La Casa De Papel kit last week in preparation for Part 5 Vol 1 of the show that aired September 3 and it includes an origami kit named after the Professor. I don't have much skills in origami or paper cutting of some sort but a few artists, in partnership with Netflix, created great art with the materials inspired of course by the show.

Patrick Cabral

First was this paper mansion from Patrick Cabral with intricate borders and detailed windows for the Royal Mint. He describes it as "The embodiment of the enemy. The corrupt system. I like the juxtaposition of something so powerful with something fragile like paper."

John Ed De Vera

Next is this artwork entitled Plan Chernobyl from John Ed De Vera. He uses the symbolism of the blimp that was used (to release 140 million Euros over Madrid) as a distraction in Part 3, while the Dali Mask, as we all know, has become an iconic symbol of resistance that has inspired a lot of people to fight with the Professor and the team. The red money coming out of the blimp forms the jumpsuit holding the blimp. The overall visual imagery is my personal homage to surrealism.

Mansy Abesamis

This intricate Dali mask with the lyrics of Bella Ciao is made by Mansy Abesamis. He says, "Bella Ciao is the gang’s battle cry! It unites and makes them stronger as a unit. They’re able to overcome every challenge, every twist, every dead end because of this. And this is even reinforced by the Dali mask and the red jumpsuit – a symbol of resistance against the system. It’s also a great equalizer. It’s a reminder that the thieves and hostages actually want the same thing – to be free from the system." to describe his work. He also created a Bank of Spain paper art.

Lastly, Sarjit Singh created two pieces - The first is the Professor’s red origami bird, which has played a big role in the show from the very beginning. He, as a lover of Origami artwork, was so happy to see it featured so prominently in such a popular show, and he hopes it inspired many others to try Origami themselves.

Sarjit Singh

The second is Inspector Alicia Sierra’s teddy bear from Part 3, which she strategically used to take down Nairobi because it belonged to her son.

Vol 2 of Part 5 of La Casa De Papel will be streamed only on Netflix this December.

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This September on Netflix

Hey-yo! The -ber months are here and we're unwrapping the gifts early from Netflix. Great movies and series will be on their way as we begin the longest Christmas season in the world.

La Casa De Papel, Season 5 Vol 1 - September 3

The last seasons of La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) and Lucifer are coming, also great Filipino productions that we all love while they were airing on TV like Pangako Sa'yo and The General's Daughter. Here is the list of programs we will all watch out for:

September 1 - The Great Raid

September 2 - Dito at Doon, Afterlife of the Party, Q-Force

September 3 - La Casa De Papel

September 7 - On the Verge, Octonauts: Above and Beyond, Kid Cosmic: Season 2

September 8 - Into the Night: Season 2

September 10 - Kate, Lucifer: The Final Season, Pangako Sayo: Season 1

Pangako Sa'Yo

September 14 - You VS Wild: Out Cold

September 15 - Nightbooks, I'm Drunk, I Love You

September 16 - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

September 17 - The General's Daughter: Season 1, Sex Education: Season 3, Squid Game

Squid Game

September 22 - Intrusion

September 24 - Midnight Mass, The Starling, My Little Pony: A New Generation

September 28 - Ada Twist, Scientist

September 29 - No One Gets Out Alive

Coming Soon - Bangkok Breaking

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New characters in the Season 5 of La Casa de Papel

According to Berlin (Pedro Alonso), a child is “a nuclear warhead that’s going to destroy everything,” as he relayed to Rio (Miguel Herrán) in early episodes of part 1 of the series. Years later, audiences are introduced to Berlin’s son, Rafael, played by Patrick Criado (Riot Police) Rafael is now 31 years old, has studied computer engineering at MIT in Massachusetts and is incredibly clear about one thing: he doesn’t want to be like his father.

Right at the beginning of this story, another of the new characters is also introduced.

“My name is Tokio. But when this story began, it wasn’t. This was me... and this, the love of my life. The last time I saw him I left him in a pool of blood with his eyes open.” In Part 1 of la casa de papel we meet Tokio (Úrsula Corberó) holed up in a motorhome, running from the police and suffering an indescribable loss--the love of her life. Meet René (Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Sky Rojo, Sense8), the man she started mugging with, with whom she traveled, enjoyed life and the man she loved before Silene Oliveira discovered that sometimes things in her perfect little world can go terribly wrong.

Another new character coming into play this season is Sagasta (José Manuel Seda, Perdóname, Señor), Commander of the Special Forces of the Spanish Army. He is seasoned in countless international missions against the worst of the human species, which makes him precisely the same as the men he has killed. He is a born leader, whom his men will follow to the end if he asks them to, because he is just like them. When he puts on the uniform, he becomes an analytical, cold and ruthless mind, capable of going beyond any ethical or moral convention if the mission requires it.

Money Heist Part 5 Volume 1 premieres on Netflix on September 3.

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Watch the official trailer of La Casa De Papel Season 5

The gang is hanging by the ropes in the official trailer of Netflix's La Casa De Papel Season 5 which will premiere its first installment on September 5. Watch the trailer below.

100 hours that seem like 100 years. This is how Tokyo describes how she feels in the official trailer for the first volume La Casa De Papel Part 5. The Professor reveals that the stormwater tank has been discovered while Colonel Tamayo gets ready for the army to enter the Bank of Spain.

It is one of the most uncertain moments for The gang. They are against the ropes and it seems like this will truly be their ending. Will they gather their strength to fight against the odds...just one more time? After all, they are The Resistance.

La Casa De Papel Part 5 will launch in two installments, volume 1 on 3 September and volume 2 on 3 December, 2021.

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La Casa De Papel (Money Heist) to end series in two volumes

Netflix original hit series La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) will be streaming its finale in two volumes with 5 episodes each. First set will be on September 3 and the next volume will be on December 3, 2021.

Check out the teaser trailer below: 

The gang has been shut in the Bank of Spain for over 100 hours. They have managed to rescue Lisbon, but their darkest moment is upon them after losing one of their own. The Professor has been captured by Sierra and, for the first time, doesn’t have an escape plan. Just when it seems like nothing else could go wrong, an enemy comes on the scene that is much more powerful than any they’ve faced: the army. The end of the greatest heist in history is approaching, and what began as a robbery will turn into a war. 

“When we began to write Part 5 in the midst of the pandemic, we felt that we had to change what was expected from the ten-episode season and used every tool we could to create the sensation of a season finale or series finale in the first volume itself. We decided to work in an extremely aggressive genre, putting The Gang on the ropes. In volume 2, we focus more on the emotional situation of the characters. It is a journey across their sentimental map that connects us directly to their departure,” said Álex Pina, the show’s creator.

You may also check out the Korean version of this series with amazing cast.

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Meet the Korean cast of Netflix's La Casa de Papel

Netflix officially names the cast of the Korean adaptation of their hit series La Casa de Papel (Money Heist). The Korean Original Series will feature an exciting cast from Korea’s top talents including Yoo Ji-tae (The Swindlers, Money, Svaha: The Sixth Finger) as ‘the Professor,’ and Kim Yunjin (Seven Days, Ode to My Father, Lost, Mistresses) as Seon Woojin, an inspector at Task Force Team.

• Heist gang members include Yoo Ji-tae as The Professor (Healer, The Good Wife, Mad Dog), Park Hae-soo as Berlin (Prison Playbook, The Legend of the Blue Sea), Jeon Jong-seo as Tokyo (Burning), Lee Won-jong as Moscow (Rustic Period, Bad Story, War of Money), Kim Ji-hun as Denver (The Golden Age of Daughters-in-Law, Goddess of Marriage), Jang Yoon-ju as Nairobi (Veteran), Park Jung-woo as Rio, Kim Ji-hun as Helsinki, Lee Kyu-ho as Oslo (Dr. Romantic 2, The Good Detective)

• The Task Force Team includes Kim Yunjin (Seven Days, Ode to My Father) as Seon Woojin , Kim Sung-o (Becky's Back, Fight My Way) as Cha Moohyuk
• And hostages Park Myung-hoon (Parasite) as Cho Youngmin, and Lee Joo-bin (Find Me in Your Memory) as Youn Misun.

The Korean adaptation of La Casa de Papel is set on the Korean peninsula, and the shows’ creators will breathe new life into the familiar storyline and bring the material afresh to global audiences with 12 episodes. The Original Series centers around members of the gang recruited by the Professor, hostages, and Task Force Team tackling the heist.

La Casa de Papel in Korean will be directed by Kim Hong-sun, written by Ryu Yong-jae, Kim Hwan-chae, and Choe Sung-jun under BH Entertainment and Contents Zium. More details will be released soon.

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