Raquel Murillo
Raquel Murillo (Lisbon) is a fictional character in the Netflix series Money Heist, portrayed by Itziar Ituño.[1] In the TV show she is a main character, she is an inspector of the National Police Corps who is put in charge of the case until she joins the group in part 3.
Raquel Murillo | |
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Money Heist character | |
First appearance | "Do as Planned" (2017) |
Last appearance | "The Paris Plan" (2020) |
Created by | Álex Pina |
Portrayed by | Itziar Ituño |
In-universe information | |
Alias | Lisbon |
Occupation | Inspector (formerly) Robber |
Spouse | Alberto Vicuña (ex-husband) Professor |
Children | Paula Vicuña Murillo (daughter) |
Relatives | Mariví Fuentes (mother) |
Nationality | Spanish |
The character
Raquel Murillo is an inspector of the National Police Corps tasked with negotiating with the robbers (seasons 1 and 2). However, during the negotiations, she met the Professor, who introduced himself to her in a bar with the name of Salvador Martín, and embarks on a relationship with him. She falls in love with him to the point of choosing to follow him instead of arresting him and at that point she becomes an effective member of the gang and, like them, takes the name of a city: Lisbon (seasons 3 and 4).
Characterisation
Ituño described Murillo as a "strong and powerful woman in a world of men, but also sensitive in her private life".[2] She took inspiration from The Silence of the Lambs character Clarice Starling, an FBI student with a messy family life who develops sympathies for a criminal.[3] Creator Álex Pina saw Raquel's story as a formerly abused wife falling in love with the Professor "as very powerful, very romantic"; that they come from two opposite sides was "intended to enhance the genre" and something that the producers "wanted to exploit and it has worked.”[4]
References
- "PERSONAJES 'LA CASA DE PAPEL' - LOS ATRACADORES - Itziar Ituño es Raquel Murillo" (in Spanish). antena3.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- Echites, Giulia (23 September 2018). "L'ispettore Murillo de 'La casa di carta': "La mia Raquel, donna forte in un mondo di uomini"" (in Italian). repubblica.it. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "La tercera parte de la serie será un "bombazo": Itziar Ituño, actriz de "La casa de papel"" (in Spanish). wradio.com.co. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- Pickard, Michael (29 June 2018). "Right on the Money". dramaquarterly.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.