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Remember the moment when Raquel (the Inspector) is literally sitting in his tent, and he has to pretend to be a weak, nerdy guy while calculating her next move? That is cinema. Season 1 humanized the mastermind. He isn't a superhero; he is a man with panic attacks and a dead brother's ghost guiding him.

Cádiz, inside, takes the three guards hostage at gunpoint, demanding a helicopter. Sergio, through a hidden speaker, tries to reason with him. But Cádiz reveals his true name: Mateo Canales , a disgraced police psychologist who served time for torturing suspects. He joined the heist to prove he could be "the monster they made."

But here is the most fans don’t know: The original broadcast of La Casa de Papel temporada 1 was a commercial failure. Viewership dropped from 4 million to just over 1 million by episode 5. The series was cancelled.

: Unlike many series, the writers did not plan the entire story in advance. They wrote episodes as they went, often basing future plot points on audience reactions to previous scenes. Character Trivia

October 2023 (Updated Analysis)

Contrary to popular belief, filming did not take place inside the real Royal Mint of Spain . When the institution denied access, the crew moved to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)