Series synopsis
Silent Cargo, also known as Operación Marea Negra is a Spanish crime drama television series that premiered on RTP1 on February 25, 2022. It ended on February 9, 2024. It was created by Patxi Amezcua, Natxo López. It stars Álex González, Jorge López, Soraia Chaves and Óscar Jaenada.
November 2019. A semi-submersible loaded with three tons of cocaine is seized off the Galician coast after having crossed the Atlantic. The captain, Nando, a promising young amateur boxer, travels accompanied by a Brazilian mechanic and a Colombian hitman. Three strangers locked up for almost a month in a claustrophobic handmade boat.
Premise
November 2019. A semi-submersible loaded with three tons of cocaine is seized off the Galician coast after having crossed the Atlantic. The captain, Nando, a promising young amateur boxer, travels accompanied by a Brazilian mechanic and a Colombian hitman. Three strangers locked up for almost a month in a claustrophobic handmade boat.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Álex González as Nando
- Jorge López as Nando
- Soraia Chaves as Dani
- Óscar Jaenada as Muro
- Lúcia Moniz as Carmo
- Daniel Pérez Prada as Novoa
- Nerea Barros as Gema
- Miquel Insúa as Valdés
Supporting cast
- Patricia Vico as Andrade
- Xosé Barato as Ortiz
- Manuel Manquiña as Anton
- Esther Acebo as Coira
Guest cast
- Nuno Lopes as Sergio
- Carles Francino as Héctor
- Tomás Alves as Afonso
- Adriano Carvalho as Vasco
- Luis Zahera as Cesáreo
- José Conde as Juez Boxeo
- Julio Jose Arboleda as Guardia
- Leandro Firmino as Walder
- David Trejos as Angelito
- Bruno Gagliasso as João
- Alfredo Villa as Mao
- Kevin Stewart as Jake
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | February 25, 2022 | February 25, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 5 | February 10, 2023 | February 10, 2023 |
| Season 3 | 5 | February 9, 2024 | February 9, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Nando is a young Galician with a simple life. His perseverance leads him to win the amateur boxing contest but his ambition does not stop there, the reunion with his childhood friends leads him to make a series of bad decisions that will change his future forever. |
February 25, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nando and Sergio arrive in Brazil, look at the boat in which they will do their new job and realize that luck is not on their side. The pursuit of Carmo and Ortiz continues. |
February 25, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The adventures begin inside the semi-submersible. The crew members of the artifact encounter breakdowns, hunger, storms, etc. A news from Colombia will make everything more difficult for the protagonists. Carmo and Ortiz are getting closer to capturing them. |
February 25, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Nando has been now for two years in jail where he is feared and loved. Meanwhile Valdés has certain issues to introduce the cocaine João sends, Ortiz is ready to give up on his investigation. |
February 10, 2023 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 After the unexpected and tragic death of Samu, the situation inside the jail is extremly tense, Nando is fearing for his life and must make a radical decision in order to save his life. |
February 10, 2023 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 After the arrest of a cocaine shipment, Sigüenza and Anxo enter the prison from which Nando has just escaped. Cesáreo tries to help Nando to redirect his life, but his plans are different. |
February 10, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The theft of a truck loaded with fentanyl, orchestrated by a group of Albanians hired by the fragile alliance between Muro and the Boza-Merino tandem, puts Fernando Barreira in the difficult situation of having to be accountable to Diosdado. After numerous hardships, Nando manages to recover the truck. However, Carlitos Miranda has decided to change the rules of the game. |
February 9, 2024 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Fearing for his life, Muro self-inflicts injuries in prison. After escaping to the hospital, he forms an alliance with the Albanians. Miranda is pressured by Quesada, the cartel leader. It is revealed that Gema Valdés did not die and is undergoing rehabilitation after months in a coma. Nando proposes to Diosdado to increase their profits by bringing drugs via submarine, but he needs a partner: |
February 9, 2024 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 With the help of Andrea, a young narco boat manufacturer, Nando facilitates Joao's escape. Muro and the Albanians kidnap Miranda. Gema tries to make a living as an honest citizen, while the 'marriage' of Boza-Merino begins to falter thanks to the cunning of Anxo. Muro swears to Quesada to defend the cartel's interests in Galicia. |
February 9, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | RTP1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 25, 2022 |
| Last aired | February 9, 2024 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |