Trivia / El internado: Las Cumbres

• Dawson Casting: Played straight for most of the cast playing teenagers:
  • Manu's age is a plot point; after he goes missing, the Civil Guard states that he is 18. Assuming filming for Season 1 and 2 took place in early 2020 and 2021 respectively, Carlos Alcaide was 24 during filming.
  • As for the others, Asia Ortega (Amaia) and Claudia Riera (Inés) were 24, Albert Salazar (Paul) was 25, and Paula del Rio (Paz) was 20. Daniel Arias (Eric) and Gonzalo Diez (Julio) were a very downplayed version at 18.
  • Clara Galle (Eva), who filmed Season 2 in early 2021, was 19 at the time.
  • Averted with Francisca Aronsson (Rita) who was 14, and Daniela Rubio (Adèle), who was 12
• Dyeing for Your Art: Of the Hair Change category. For the scene where Paz's long hair is buzzed off as punishment, Paula del Río agreed to have her own hair cut. She had been dreading it but was happy with the result. Her Spanish-language interview for Cosmopolitan shows a time lapse video.
• Fake Nationality: Fake Spaniard, to be exact:
  • Rita is played by Francisca Aronsson, who was born in Sweden and has both Swedish and Peruvian nationality.
  • Mario is played by Argentinian actor Lucas Velasco.
• In Memoriam:
  • For Episode 2.1, actor Oscar Zafra, who had appeared in three episodes of the first season.
  • For Episode 2.8, gaffer Txema Areizaga.