The Zero Contact Series Review

『The Shadow of Past Love, Reborn Solidarity』

🎥 Series Overview

🎬 Title: El Contacto Cero (2019–2021)
🌍 Country: 🇪🇸 Spain
🎞️ Genre: Drama / Queer Romance / Relationship Recovery
🗓️ Production & Release: Elamedia Estudios, 3 seasons / 41 episodes
⏳ Runtime: ~10–15 minutes per episode
📢 Director: Sandra Guzmán
🖋️ Writer: Sandra Guzmán
📺 Platform: YouTube (Official El Contacto Cero channel)

👩‍💼 Cast: Duna Paz – Ana
Carla Berrocal – Álex
Cécile Jeanrenaud – Cécile

🧩 In-Depth Story Exploration (Spoilers)

🧠 Ana’s Emotional Isolation and Wandering

Ana moved to Madrid 13 years ago, completed her studies in visual media, and even after breaking up with her partner Álex—whom she dated for around two and a half years—she cannot fully forget her. She likens herself to a 'tin man,' expressing emotional numbness, yet deep inside she still longs for love.

Independent and strong-willed, Ana exhibits an emotionally defensive attitude due to past wounds, struggling to start new relationships. She meets several people through apps like Tinder but does not reach true healing.

🔥 Álex’s Confusion and Distance

Álex, originally from Madrid, left for Paris after breaking up with Ana without special explanation. She stayed out of contact for over a year but recently attempted to reconnect with Ana. Álex craves change and new experiences but remains emotionally unsettled and prone to impulsive decisions.

Using a frank and direct communication style, Álex sometimes displays negative emotions openly, asserting control and creating emotional turbulence in her relationship with Ana.

🌱 Cécile’s Arrival and Relationship Reconstruction

Cécile meets Álex by chance in a Paris park and falls in love, realizing her own sexual identity. At Álex’s request, she moves to Madrid, but due to Álex’s volatility and issues, the two eventually part ways.

Settling alone in Madrid, Cécile explores a new relationship with a male colleague. However, upon seeing Ana struggling after the death of her cat, she spends the day comforting Ana. Through this time, the two form deep intimacy, have sex, and gradually fall in love.

💬 “Connection in the Moment When Hearts Truly Meet”

The series realistically portrays the emotional complexity and relational reconstruction stemming from breakups and wounds. The intertwined emotions of Ana, Álex, and Cécile drive the narrative, showing how they each find love and healing in their own ways.

🦋 Emotional Resonance and Significance

🎬 Observing Relationships Through the Camera – Cinematic Touch

The series employs static close-ups and natural lighting to delicately capture emotional shifts and subtle tremors behind neutral expressions. Most scenes are set in confined, intimate spaces, creating a sense of immersion as if viewers are directly inside the characters’ inner worlds.

Particularly, the cities of Paris and Madrid symbolize emotional distance and relational cracks, while frequent movement mirrors emotional instability.

📡 Realistic Narrative, Unembellished Emotions

《El Contacto Cero》 does not sensationalize breakups, reunions, or recovery. Instead, it focuses on faithfully representing emotions, honestly portraying the reality that wounds do not heal easily.

Emotions are not resolved linearly; the series depicts them as a ripple-like flow of feelings. Love does not simply end here—it restarts in a different form.

📖 Authentic Production – Queer Community-Centered Creation

Director Sandra Guzmán, from the Spanish queer community, emphasizes that queer characters should be central, not marginalized background figures in drama. Most cast and crew are LGBTQ+ themselves, giving the series a raw and realistic emotional line throughout.

The production actively engages with fan community feedback to adjust emotional direction between seasons, showcasing the organic production style unique to web series.

🎯 Personal Rating

💕 Love Scene Level: ♥♥
⭐ Rating: ★★★★