Elite Short Stories: Nadia Guzmán

Variety writes that the show’s characters all “border stereotypes” but “escape total buttonholing”; director Silvia Quer said she was attracted to the show because of the well-constructed characters.^[12] The series creators have been questioned on their choice to continue with the tradition of casting adult actors for all the teenage roles, reporting that it is “a purely practical matter” based on labor laws, as well as noting that most of the actors were aged between 19 and 22 when filming. In contrast, American series often use actors closer to 30.^[7] The production was involved in casting for the show.Elite Short Stories: Nadia Guzmán Season 1 Download

The initial main cast was confirmed before the series debut, featuring several actors from other Netflix series and films either created or distributed by Netflix España y Latinoamerica,^[h] including Itzan Escamilla of Cable Girls,^[22] Danna Paola of Lo más sencillo es complicarlo todo,^[23] and María Pedraza, Jaime Lorente, and Miguel Herrán of Money Heist. However, acting newcomer Omar Ayuso was also cast as a character (Omar Shanaa) bearing his own given name.^[22] For season two, another actress from a Netflix series, Georgina Amorós of the Catalan Welcome to the Family, was added to the cast.^[24] Announced shortly before its release, she was joined by Claudia Salas^[25] and Jorge López.^[26] Two new members of the cast for season 3, and their characters, were introduced in a short Netflix video shared by actress Ester Expósito, on 4 October 2019. They are also actors from other Netflix series: Leïti Sène of Welcome to the Family and Sergio Momo of The Neighbor.^[15]

Paola has said in interviews that she almost lost the chance to audition for the show, as the message was sent over email but landed in her spam messages folder. However, she retrieved it and sent in a video audition; the sides for this involved an early scene where her character (Lu) is having a tense conversation with the character Nadia. In the scene, Paola says that she ad-libbed using the sarcastic term of endearment “darling” (“querida” in Spanish), which the creators liked and has since become a catchphrase on the series.^[27] On 28 January 2020, it was announced that the series would consist of a new main cast for the fourth season.