The paradisiacal cave in Málaga that succeeds as a getaway in Robin Wright's new series on Amazon

Frigiliana is not the only one making waves around the world these days thanks to TV series. If this small town in Málaga is succeeding on the small screen with the thriller 'Dos tumbas', which for the second consecutive week is number 1 on Netflix as the most-watched non-English series globally on the platform, it is now joined by another location in the province of Málaga that stands out for its idyllic and paradisiacal image in 'The Bride', directed and starred by Hollywood actress Robin Wright ('Forrest Gump' and 'House of Cards'). Released last Wednesday on Amazon Prime Video, the miniseries has already climbed to the 'top 2' of the most viewed by spectators, who have discovered the photogenic nature of the Cueva del Gato, a natural monument where the protagonists of this obsessive suspense production escape to its natural pool.

'The Bride', a six-episode series, has enough elements to captivate. Its plot features the confrontation of a possessive mother-in-law with her son and a deceitful daughter-in-law. An explosive cocktail that results in a duel between the mother played by Robin Wright, who brings out her seductive evil side, and the climbing bride played by Olivia Cooke, the daughter of a butcher - I'll say no more - a face also popular after portraying Queen Alicent Hightower in the 'Game of Thrones' prequel, 'House of the Dragon'. The tone heats up and the family battle reaches pathological and bizarre levels under the gaze of the third party in dispute, the beloved son played by Laurie Davidson. And all this spiced up by Málaga locations that look like they're straight out of a luxury travel catalog.

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Set in the capital of Great Britain, with a posh and exclusive London as the backdrop, 'The Bride' also exploits the holiday imagery of Spain for the English, particularly that of the sunny and joyful Costa del Sol. Enhanced in these frames by the premium setting of spectacular scenes, notably the Cueva del Gato de Benaoján, to which the young couple escapes for a countryside day to dodge the inquisitive gaze of Mama Wright. The protagonists even take a dip in the Charco Frío, the spring that forms at the mouth of the cave with water that springs from inside the grotto. A place that has fascinated English travelers since those romantic tourists who discovered it and wrote about it in the 18th century. The bucolic scene from 'The Bride' invites one to experience the bath firsthand.

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From Villa Tramores to the Phillippe Starck mill, the series is spiced up with Málaga locations from a luxury travel catalog

This lavish tone that the American director brings to this Hitchcockian intrigue within a family had the collaboration of the Málaga company Anima Stillking which, together with A Film Location, was responsible for selecting the settings. And, as in the case of the Benaoján cave, the chosen sets offer a lavish image of Málaga and the Costa del Sol, the absolute protagonist of the second episode.

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Thus, no less exclusive is the holiday villa of Robin Wright in fiction, Villa Tramores, which in addition to a couple of residences, tennis court, pools, helipad, and unique views, possesses the ruins of a medieval defensive tower seen in the movie and is a perfect metaphor for the bellicose plot of the protagonists. This property usually has well-known tenants, particularly British, as was the case with the legendary Lady Di and a few years ago with then British Prime Minister Boris Johnson mythical Lady Di and a few years ago with then British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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In that dreamy Málaga depicted in 'The Bride', the scene where the clan of 'mamma' Robin Wright goes to the avant-garde and bullfighting mill designed by Phillippe Starck in Ronda, turned into a unique winery for the plot in the mountains; the bicycle ride of the young lovers through the Refugio del Juanar, in the Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park; a shopping day in the center of Marbella - watch out for the episodic appearance of the Málaga actor Jaime Ordóñez trying to sell a slightly overripe rabbit to the butcher's daughter - and the inevitable day on a luxury yacht - named 'Lover', nothing is gratuitous in this miniseries - which leaves from Puerto de la Duquesa and cruises along the coast of Manilva to set one of the key scenes of the Málaga episode.

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The miniseries is not just a collection of postcards between gunfire and betrayals of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but also allows us to hear Robin Wright speaking Spanish with a foreign accent. The actress from 'Message in a Bottle' and 'Wonder Woman' made the front page of SUR last year when she appeared unexpectedly at the maritime station of the Port of Málaga, which also plays a role in this story as it transforms into the Costa del Sol airport. The actress distributed smiles and closeness in the face-to-face. Nothing like her role on the screen: that textbook mother-in-law everyone wants to escape from.