The Costa del Sol turns into California for a series about the legendary Italian group 883

While in Spain the Expo and the Olympics were grabbing headlines in 1992, that same year in Italy, the frenzy for Max Pezzali and Mauro Respetto, better known as 883, the group that revolutionized pop music of that decade, was unleashed. Director and showrunner Sydney Sibilia decided to revive this unprecedented success and turned this real-life musical story into the series 'Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno – La leggendaria storia degli 883' ('They Killed Spider-Man – The Legendary Story of 883'), which the multinational Sky quickly purchased and produced. The venture revived the band's success story and swept the audience in its first season. The platform has launched the new installment, and this week filming is taking place on the Costa del Sol. As SUR reported last Thursday, this series has selected more than a hundred extras to film scenes set in Los Angeles, albeit without leaving Málaga.

The capital, Benalmádena, and Torremolinos are the chosen settings for this Italian production which, in its second season, will portray the band's tour in the US. This band, formed by two young men from Pavia who were fans of Harley-Davidson, decided to come together adopting the number of the iconic Sportster Iron 883 model. Soon after, they released their first album, 'Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno', reaching number 1 on the Italian charts and conquering the music scene with songs that marked a generation. The duo, who sold over ten million albums and revolutionized the Italian pop pantheon, is portrayed on screen by Elia Nuzzolo ('Mike') and Matteo Oscar Giuggioli ('Good Morning, Mom!').

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Among the scenes to be filmed in the province this week is a sequence in a nightclub with a large audience, for which more than a hundred extras were selected last week by the Casting Ana Durá agency. The extras are also called for next Friday in Benalmádena, where filming is scheduled during nighttime for part of the eight episodes of the second season. According to the city council of this town, the filming location will be the iconic Plaza Solymar, which will travel back to the 90s for this production with the wardrobe of the actors and extras, as well as the use of vintage American vehicles.

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Due to the complexity of the scenes and the involvement of numerous actors, the Benalmádena City Council has also reserved space for support vehicles of the filming on Antonio Machado Avenue, the last stretch of Imperio Argentina, and Fuente de la Rana Street. Additionally, there will be partial closures of Plaza Solymar during the filming of the shots, causing intermittent traffic disruptions in the westbound direction for up to three minutes, with absolute priority for emergency vehicles if necessary and guaranteed passage for public transport. The operation will be supervised by the Local Police, with signage and uniformed personnel from the production company to ensure safety.