"Pharmacy on duty" 25 years later. Actors and roles (10 photos)

The series tells about the restless family of the owner of the pharmacy, Lourdes Cano. Her sons Quique and Guillermo, ex-husband Adolfo Segura, daddy Don Enrique Cano constantly find themselves in various funny situations, from which everyone helps them get out of them: employees Lourdes - Pili and Reyes, friends Catalina and Begonia, neighbors Doña Paquita, Mariquilla, Sandra and even law enforcement officers Sergeant Romerales and Maria de la Encarnacion.

Concha Cuetos, role - Lourdes

Born on January 17, 1944 in Madrid.

Until the age of 15 she lived in Tangier (Morocco), where her father worked. In the early 60s she began acting in television productions in small roles.

Her first big success came in 1986 with the series “Tristeza de amor” (“The Sadness of Love”). In 1991, she was invited to the television project “Pharmacia on Duty” (“Farmacia de guardia”) for the role of Lourdes Cano. For 4 years, the series was a dizzying success and received many awards.

Carlos Larrañaga (March 11, 1937 - August 30, 2012), role - Adolfo, ex-husband of Lourdes

At the age of four he made his screen debut in Ignacio Iquino's film Alma de Dios. While still very young, he played in the theater and on television in Cuba, where he settled with his parents. Upon returning to Spain, he began acting in films, mainly in roles that exploited his attractiveness. In addition, he worked a lot in the theater and on television.

In 1950, he starred in the film Peque?eces by Juan de Orduña, and in 1957 in the American film The Pride and the Passion, starring Cary Grant, Sophia Loren and Frank Sinatra. Among further films, “Ha llegado un angel” (1961) by Luis Lucia and “Las verdes praderas” (1979) by José Luis Garci are notable. Garci directed Larrañaga in his other films: “Tiovivo c. 1950" (2004), "Sunday Light" (2007), for which Larrañaga was nominated for a Goya Award, and "Blood of May" (2008).

Larrañaga played his most prominent roles on stage in the plays “La cornada” (1960) by Alfonso Sastre, “Tengo un mill?n” (1960) by Victor Ruiz Irarte and “La tercera palabra” (1966) by Alejandro Casona.

His main works on television were the series “Los gozos y las sombras” (1982) and the series “Pharmacy on Duty” (1991-95), where he, along with Concha Cuetos, played one of the main roles. In 2010, he played the same role of Adolfo Segura in the feature film “Pharmacy on Duty. Last duty” dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the series.

Larrañaga suffered a stroke in 2010. On January 9, 2012, he underwent surgery for a tumor in the ureter. On August 20 of the same year, he was placed in the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of heart failure and died on the evening of August 30

Maruchi Leon, the role of Pili, assistant Lourdes

Mainly a stage actress, studied at the Royal High School of Dramatic Art,

At the beginning of her career, she collaborated with such directors as Pedro Almodovar and Antonio Jimenez Rico.

In the period from 1991-1992, she played the role of Pili, Lourdes' assistant, in the popular series Pharmacy on duty, which provided her with enormous popularity, and was nominated as best supporting actress in the Union of Actors of Spain.

Now, despite the fact that Maruchi has devoted herself entirely to the theater, she periodically appears in series and television shows, playing small roles.

Miguel Angel Garzon, role - Quique, eldest son of Lourdes

Spanish actor and dubbing actor. Miguel Angel Garzón was born in August 1975 in the Spanish city of Parla. In his homeland of Spain, Garzon is better known as a dubbing actor. He has been in this profession since he was 12 years old. The actor gained international fame through his participation in the comedy television series Farmacia de guardia, where he played the role of the eldest son of the main character.

Julian Gonzalez, the role of Guillermo, Lourdes' youngest son

Spanish actor.

Julián González became famous in Spain and abroad thanks to his participation in the sitcom Farmacia de guardia, where he played the youngest son of the main character. Gonzalez's other most notable screen works were the films "Pharmacy on Duty: Last Watch" (La ltima guardia), "Harry on Board?" (Is Harry on the Boat?), “I Won’t Let You Down” (No te fallar?) and the series “Partners” (Compa?eros).

Esperanza Graces (1920 - 1995), role - Doña Paquita

Esperanza Grases, who played Dona Paquita, died a month before the end of filming of the series. The actress’s colleagues dedicated the eighth episode of the fifth season, “Real Theater” (Lo tuyo es el teatro), to her memory.

Cesario Estebanez, role - Sergeant Romerales

The writer and director of the series, Antonio Mersereau, periodically starred in episodic roles as a singer and a pharmacy visitor. Mersereau first appeared in the series at the beginning of the fourth episode of the first season, “My Friend is a Witch” (Mi amiga la bruja), as a visitor who needed medicine for snoring.

The “serial” pharmacy, owned by Lourdes Cano, has a real “prototype” - a Madrid pharmacy located at Farmacia Ldo. A. Saiz Garcia, calle Alcala 148 de Madrid.