A Spanish chess board maker discovered by chance that its products played a cameo role in hit Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, and its sales have since soared.
"One day I came into work and a colleague, Miguel, told me that Netflix had released a new series The Queen's Gambit and some Rechapados Ferrer boards appeared in the trailer," said David Ferrer, 30, who runs Rechapados Ferrer.
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Ferrer moves a chess pawn on a chessboard at the Rechapados Ferrer factory of which products have appeared in the series 'The Queen's Gambit'. Photo: Reuters
Ferrer poses with a chessboard at the Rechapados Ferrer factory of which products have appeared in the series 'The Queen's Gambit'. Photo: Reuters
Workers polish and pack chessboards at the Rechapados Ferrer factory. Photo: Reuters
A worker assembles wooden squares to make a chessboard at the Rechapados Ferrer factory. Photo: Reuters
A worker takes parts of a chessboard from stands at the Rechapados Ferrer factory. Photo: Reuters
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