Blanca (TV series)

Blanca became blind at twelve, after witnessing a fire in which her older sister Beatrice died. Blanca testified that Beatrice's boyfriend, Sebastiano, had run off just before the fire. 15 years later, Blanca is decoding audio files for court cases before returning to Genoa to work as an intern police consultant. Her uncle Alberto disapproves but allows her to stay for six months. Blanca is assisted by Linneo, her guide dog, and by her best friend Stella. While overcoming work-related challenges, she assists Michele with criminal investigations using her heightened non-visual senses. Blanca considers developing a romantic relationship with Michele, but shifts her focus to Nanni. However, Nanni is secretly Sebastiano, who is stalking her, eventually imprisons and tortures her in revenge for her incriminating testimony. == Cast ==

• Maria Chiara Giannetta as Blanca Ferrando: blind woman (since 12 years old), intern police consultant, previously court transcriber of sound files (décodage). Beatrice's younger sister, Leone's second daughter, Alberto's niece. Her guide dog is Linneo. Promoted to police consultant, exonerates Sebastiano of any maltreatment. • Roberta Volponi as Blanca Ferrando: young girl. • Giuseppe Zeno as Michele Liguori: San Teodoro police detective inspector, noble descendant (as Michelangelo Agilulfo dei conti Liguori), Blanca's mentor, Mauro's subordinate. • Giovannino Esposito as Michele Liguori: young boy. • as Mauro Bacigalupo: San Teodoro police Deputy Commissioner, bureaucratic, wants straightforward solutions, Michele's superior. • as Nanni Busalla ( Sebastiano Russo): poses as a restaurant cook and former sailor. Actually, Beatrice's ex-boyfriend – imprisoned for her murder. He blames Blanca's testimony for his conviction. Sebastiano supposedly died at sea, however, he assumed the real drowned cook Nanni's identity. As Nanni, he becomes Blanca's lover but spies on her, then drugs and tortures her. At his new trial, Blanca denies any maltreatment by Sebastiano, he is freed. • Simone Fumagalli as Sebastiano Russo: Beatrice's teen boyfriend. • as Alberto Repetto: Beatrice and Blanca's uncle, magistrate, previously prosecutor. Revealed to be Beatrice's killer and framed Sebastiano; he is killed by Michele to protect Blanca. • Gualtiero Burzi as Nello Carità: San Teodoro police officer, works for Mauro and Michele. • Federica Cacciola as Stella Musso: beautician, Blanca's best friend, encourages Blanca to develop personal relationships: first with Michele and then with Nanni. • Sara Ciocca as Lucia Ottonello: young teen, school student, Margherita Canepa (dead) and Gianni Ottonello's daughter, becomes Blanca's friend. After being abandoned by Gianni, Blanca calls in child protection services, which transfers her to a convent school-orphanage. • as Leone Ferrando: Blanca and Beatrice's father, supports Blanca while dealing with her blindness. • Michela Cescon as Nadia Repetto/Elena: Blanca's long-estranged mother, Alberto's sister. Pretends to be a housekeeper to work for Blanca. She is the police bomber's lover. • as Beatrice "Bea" Ferrando: Blanca's 16-year-old sister, Leone's daughter, died in fire. • Stefano Dionisi as Raffaele Randi / "Polibomber": the police's main enemy, sets off numerous bombs injuring and killing police. Season 1 additional cast • Fiorenza Pieri as Marinella Fabbri: journalist, Michele's sometime girlfriend, Gabriele's mother. • Rocco Gottlieb as Gabriele: Marinella's young teen son. • Sandra Ceccarelli as Timperi: high-priced lawyer, Michele's long-estranged mother. Season 2 additional cast • Chiara Baschetti as Veronica Alberici: a lawyer who works at Timperi's firm, Michele's childhood friend. • Raffaele Esposito as Paolo Sivori: head of Special Operations Division (DIGOS), leads Crisis Unit set up to solve "Polibomber" case. • Carlo Sciaccaluga as Ivan Scarabotti: young police officer, target of Nello's jokes. == Production ==

Initially the titular role of Blanca was offered to Giulia Michelini, but she was replaced by Maria Chiara Giannetta (also in Don Matteo and ''''). Filming primarily took place in the northern Italian region of Liguria, mostly in its capital city of Genoa. Other locations used were Monte Argentario (Tuscany) and Formello (Lazio). == Episode guide ==

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