Patricia Marcos
Patricia Marcos

25/04/2025

Updated at 06: 30h.

‘Without instructions’ He arrived at theaters in the Christmas, on December 25, 2024. This dramatic comedy, starring Paco León and Silvia Alonsoit fit perfectly with this era of the year, since it manages to cause both laughter and crying.

This film is the Spanish adaptation of the blockbuster Argentine tape ‘No returns’ are admitted. Its director is the filmmaker Marina Sereskywho had already worked with Spanish actors in other films such as ‘The never seen’ (2019) or ‘La Puerta Open’ (2016), both starring Carmen Machi.

‘Without instructions’ tells the story of Leo (Paco León)a single and womanizer who sees his life when he receives the visit of Julia (Silvia Alonso)a woman she was, accompanied by a baby who says she is her daughter. Eight years later, the girl, Alba (Mayan Zaitzi)he grows with his father leading a funny life full of affection and love, when Julia reappears in their lives with the intention of snatching Leo his custody.

Four months after its premiere in cinemas, ‘Without instructions’ arrived at streaming platforms. Specifically, a Netflixwho has given the tape a second life and is beating audience records. And it is The most watched film in Spain For days.

The filming of ‘Without Instructions’ began more than a year ago, in January 2024, and took place at two different points. On the one hand, in the the Basque Countryin different locations of Bilbao, Portugalete and Getxo.

In addition, the film’s team left the Peninsula to shoot many of the scenes. Specifically, they moved to the island of Gran Canaria. And it is that the protagonist lives in this area, specifically, in a municipality of the island: San Bartolomé de Tirajana.

A paradise that combines mountain and beaches

Part of the filming of ‘Without Instructions’ was developed in the Las Burras Beachlocated in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, considered the largest municipality in Gran Canaria and located 54 kilometers from its capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

San Bartolomé de Tirajana is considered one of the most beautiful municipalities in the Canary Islands for its geographical diversity. And it combines imposing mountain landscapes con Beautiful beaches that mark its coastal coast.

San Bartolomé de Tirajana church

Tunte

The capital of the municipality is the agricultural people of Tuntelocated in the so -called boiler of Tirajana, which houses its most important monument, the San Bartolomé de Tirajana church. This building began to be built at the end of the 17th century, although it was not until 1922 when it was consecrated.

However, the tourist interest of the municipality focuses, mainly, on the costa. Specifically, in the area of Maspalomas, where there are mobile dunes, the palm grove and the maspalomas pond, cataloged as a special nature reserve since 1994 and where ‘without instructions’ was also filmed.

Maspalomas

ABC

Another outstanding beach from the municipality that also appears in the film is the beach of The donkeys. This sand, 300 meters long and 110 meters wide, is one of the most important tourist nuclei of the Canary Islands.

In addition, San Bartolomé de Tirajana houses numerous archaeological sites distributed throughout the municipality, such as those of Maspalomas, those of El Salobre or those of Amurga.