Continuing the breakout successes for the class of Operación Triunfo 2017, Miriam Rodriguez is taking her music skills to the small screen. She will have a cameo role in season 4 of the hit Spanish prison drama Vis A Vis.
Miriam Rodriguez in Vis A Vis
Think Wentworth meets Orange Is The New Black with some telenovela angst and you get Vis A Vis. UK audiences will know it as Locked Up, which features on Channel 4’s Walter Presents service for foreign language content. During her time in Operación Triunfo – the Fame Academy meets Big Brother reality show that has taken social media by storm in the last year, Miriam Rodriguez name dropped Vis A Vis as being her favourite show.
Seeing an opportunity, a producer for the show offered Miriam the chance to star in the next season. Back in April Miriam released her debut single, Hay Algo En Mí dedicated to the show. This was used to promote the third season, which concluded last month with an average of 3 million viewers. Featuring the dancers wearing the colours of the iconic Cruz del Sur overalls, the passionate power ballad speaks to the experiences of female oppression and freedom the women are seeking. It’s an inspirational anthem that captures the female empowerment movement as a whole.
Next year will see Miriam in a brief on screen role for season 4. Images released show Miriam donning the famous uniform as one of the inmates. She will feature in a scene with the women performing as part of a choir.
Operación Triunfo 2017
Of course ‘Almaia’ and ‘Aitana War’ were the first wave of success for the return of the Spanish music show, which now doubles up as Spain’s selection format for the Eurovision Song Contest. Alfred and Amaia or ‘Almaia’ represented Spain in Lisbon with Tu Canción this year and came 23rd. Meanwhile ‘Aitana War’ are continuing to dominate on a level unseen since the Spanish Armada with Lo Malo, which now has over 55 million views on YouTube. Be sure to check out Ana Guerra’s new single! Bringing a mix of power anthems and bangers, Miriam made it all the way to OT Gala Final, finishing a very respectable 3rd overall. Her entry for OT Gala Eurovision Lejos de tu piel came 4th with 8% of the votes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmMJF8hBj4U
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