Cuéntame cómo pasó
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cuéntame cómo pasó |
| Country of production | Spain |
| original language | Spanish , English , Swedish |
| Year (s) | since 2001 |
| length | 60 minutes |
| Episodes | 348 in 19+ seasons |
| idea | Miguel Ángel Bernardeau |
| script | Alberto Macías, Eduardo Ladrón de Guevara |
| production | Miguel Ángel Bernardeau |
| music | Mario de Benito, Fernando Ortí Salvador |
| camera | Dead Trenas |
| cut | José Ares, Joaquín Roca, Carlos Usillos |
| First broadcast | 13 Sep 2001 on La 1 |
Cuéntame cómo pasó ( German Tell me how it happened ), also known as "Cuéntame", a Spanish's television series , which since 2001 from the public to the Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) associated television channel La 1 is broadcast .
background
The idea is based on the US television series The Wonder Years radio station ABC . Originally the series was supposed to be called “Nuestro Ayer” (Our Past), but the producers opted for the commercially more promising title “Cuéntame”, which is based on the song of the same name by the Spanish pop group Fórmula V from the 1960s. However, since the title was already registered as a trademark, the TVE producers decided on “Cuéntame cómo pasó”.
The series tells the story of the bourgeois middle class family Alcántara during the last years of Franquism and the beginning of the transition in Spain . The interweaving of micro and macro history makes it a socio-political chronicle of the epoch. The time focus of the series is concentrated on the first 25 years after the "Transition". The didactic claim becomes clear in some episodes in which authentic interviews or people from contemporary history are incorporated, such as B. the coverage of the assassination attempt on President Carrero Blanco or the death of Franco .
Since the first episode, which was broadcast on September 13, 2001, "Cuentáme" has told of the changes in Spain since 1968. The plot begins with the victory of the singer Massiel in the Eurovision Song Contest (April 1968). According to producer Miguel Ángel Bernardeau, the action was originally only supposed to play until the transition in Spain . In December 2008, the Spanish television broadcaster TVE and the production company Grupo Ganga announced that the series had also achieved very good ratings in its 10th season and therefore extended it by three more seasons, which extend into the 80s and which u. a. talk about the Movida Madrileña cultural movement .
The series awakens nostalgic memories in the viewer through the typical situations, characters and morals of the era, with which the audience, who witnessed these moments, can easily identify. There are many parallels to the Wonderful Years series , which reflects on American history in the same way. During its ten-year runtime, it has become an integral part of the lives of its loyal viewers and can compete with its main competitor “Gran Hermano”, the Spanish Big Brother, on Thursday evening programs.
The twelfth season started in November 2010 with the return of the character Ines, played by Pilar Punzano.
action
Cuéntame cómo pasó tells the story of the Alcántara family, who belong to the Spanish middle class and live in the fictional San Genaro district of Madrid ( Spain ). The family includes: the father Antonio; the mother Mercedes; the children Inés, Toni, Carlos and María; Mercedes’s mother, Herminia, is one of them. A whole series of permanent minor characters cavort around the Alcántaras: acquaintances, friends and neighbors.
The experiences of the family fit into the historical events of the respective time, which are constantly thematized in the consequences - be it indirectly through the communication media in the life of the Alcántaras or because the family is directly affected by them. Such an effect is often additionally reinforced by technical tricks: As with Forrest Gump (1995, directed by Robert Zemeckis ), actors are digitally copied into real film recordings of the time.
The entire series is kind of a look back from an undefined present and is narrated by Carlitos, one of the sons of the family. This also makes him the real protagonist of the series. Always at the beginning and at the end of an episode you can hear the voice-over of the adult Carlos, spoken by the actor Carlos Hipólito , which acts as an introduction and a final reflection. But it also sounds during the individual chapters to make details and situations understandable, or to reflect - usually with a nostalgic undertone - the respective historical events and to explain the vicissitudes of family history. In addition to the subject matter, this cinematic medium is also reminiscent of the aforementioned series Wonderful Years .
Sociopolitical background
Among the many social and political events that are discussed in the course of the series, the following are particularly noteworthy:
- The situation of women, especially single mothers and divorced women. Society's indifference to the issue of domestic violence and the authorities' inaction to remedy these abuses were also issues.
- The change in the sixties, such as the migration to the cities, the rural exodus , the desolate economic situation and the drastic demographic changes in Spain.
- The censorship of newspapers and other media in the time of Franquism .
- The 1973 oil crisis and the resulting wave of price increases.
- The persistence of mandatory military service, popularly known as “la mili”, in the last years of Franquism and the changes brought about by the emergence of an opposition consisting primarily of younger soldiers while maintaining strict hierarchical structures in the military.
- The importance of major social events such as the Eurovision Song Contest in the sixties and seventies and especially the effect of television on Spanish society.
- The persecution of opponents of the regime and the resistance of the left parties from the underground as well as the protests against the actions of the state.
- Corruption in the real estate business.
- In some episodes of the series, topics such as exile are dealt with, the "children of Russia" (children from Spain who were sent to the Soviet Union during the Spanish civil war and who could only return to Spain during the thaw due to political developments ) who Situation of trade unions and workers in Spain and the like Ä.
Concrete historical events
The series takes up historical events that were formative for the history of the country, with the series actors being digitally copied into historical recordings. So far, the following have been discussed in detail:
- the events of Paris in May 1968 ;
- the Spanish successes in the Eurovision Song Contestin in 1968 and 1969.
- the state of emergency of 1969.
- the first man on the moon in 1969.
- the appointment of Cardenal Tarancón as President of the Spanish Bishops' Conference in 1971.
- the first broadcast of the film Love Story in Spain.
- the death of Pablo Picasso in 1973.
- the death of Salvador Allende in 1973.
- the assassination attempt against President Carrero Blanco in 1973.
- the 1974 case of the pro-Basque Bishop Añoveros.
- the Carnation Revolution in Portugal in 1974.
- the soccer world championship in Germany 1974 .
- the death of Franco in 1975.
- the transition in Spain from 1975 to 1978.
- the soccer world championship in Argentina in 1978.
- the military dictatorships in Argentina and Chile and how Spanish exiles experienced them
Audience numbers
| Season | consequences | Viewers absolutely | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1-33 | 5,562,000 | 34.8% |
| 2. | 34-47 | 6,408,000 | 35.3% |
| 3. | 48-60 | 6,746,000 | 42.0% |
| 4th | 61-74 | 6,727,000 | 39.9% |
| 5. | 75-87 | 5,635,000 | 34.2% |
| 6th | 88-101 | 5,605,000 | 31.2% |
| 7th | 102-118 | 4,884,000 | 27.8% |
| 8th. | 119-139 | 4,726,000 | 26.6% |
| 9. | 140-161 | 3,746,000 | 21.0% |
| 10. | 162-180 | 4,280,000 | 24.1% |
| 11. | 181-197 | 4,071,000 | 22.0% |
| 12. | 198– |
(Audience numbers without the extra episodes)
Soundtrack
The title song "Cuéntame", originally sung by the group Fórmula V and namesake of the series, was rewritten into a new version by David San José at the start of the series and sung again with his mother Ana Belén . At the beginning of the tenth season in September 2008, the singer Pitingo reinterprets the song. The current version is by Rosario Flores and is replaced at the beginning of the twelfth season by the voice of Alejos Stivels, former member of the Spanish-Argentinian rock band Tequila.
Many other songs from the period appear in the series. The majority is broadcast in the credits of each episode; each time a different one sounds and takes up the core theme of the episode again. The most beautiful songs:
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Awards
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Premio Nacional de Televisión
- Awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture: 2009.
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Antena de Oro
- Antena de oro (Golden Antenna) for Best TV Series: 2004.
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Fotogramas de Plata
- Best Television Actor ( Imanol Arias ): 2001, 2002.
- Best TV Actress ( Ana Duato ): 2001, 2002.
- Nominated for Best Television Actor (Imanol Arias): 2003, 2005.
- Nominated for Best TV Actress (Ana Duato): 2003, 2001.
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Unión de Actores
- 2005. Nominated for the following awards: Best Actor in a Series ( Imanol Arias ), Best Actress in a Series ( Ana Duato ), Best Actor in Supporting Roles ( Félix Corcuera and José Antonio Alcobendas ).
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TP de Oro :
- Best domestic series: 2001, 2002, 2003
- Nominated: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009.
- Best Actor (Imanol Arias): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008.
- Nominated: 2004, 2005, 2009.
- Best Actress (Ana Duato): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009.
- Nominated: 2004, 2005, 2007.
- Best Actress (María Galiana).
- Nominee: 2002
- Best domestic series: 2001, 2002, 2003
- International awards
- International Golden Chest 2002: Best Director.
- Seoul Drama Awards 2006: Best Screenplay.
- Seoul Drama Awards 2007: Best Director.
Web links
- Cuéntame cómo pasó in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Cuéntame cómo pasó Official Homepage (Spanish)
- Radio interview with Pilar Punzano (Inés) and Nacho Aldeguer (Felipe) , November 22, 2010, Spanish
- Radio interview with Ricardo Gómez (Carlos) , November 29, 2010, Spanish