

Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestOn a stormy night, Lucas takes refuge in the monastery and tells his friend Brother Blas about his latest adventures, already tired of them.
In 17th-century Spain, Lucas Trapaza is a lazy liar and con artist who does everything he can to live off others.
Acting
Fernando Fernán Gómez plays himself playing a fraud.
Writing
Classic picaresque updated with 70s Spanish wit.
Production
Dusty 17th-century streets on a probably dusty budget.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The picaresque genre basically invented the 'unreliable narrator scammer' trope 400 years before TikTok.
Fernando Fernán Gómez directed AND starred — the ultimate 'I'll do it myself' energy of 1970s Spanish TV.