The Cry of the Butterflies (Spanish: El grito de las mariposas) is a Spanish-Colombian television series created by Juan Pablo Buscarini set in the Dominican Republic, during Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship. It was released in Latin America by Star+, whereas Filmax handled the rest of international sales.
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| El grito de las mariposas | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Juan Pablo Buscarini |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Production location | Colombia |
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| Network | Star+ |
| Release | 8 March 2023 |
Premise
editSet in the 1950s Dominican Republic, during the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, the fiction focuses on the relationship between idealist Minerva Mirabal, one of the Mirabal sisters, and Arantxa Oyamburu, a Spanish immigrant.[1]
Cast
edit- Sandy Hernández as Minerva Mirabal[2]
- Camila Issa as María Teresa Mirabal
- Susana Abaitua as Arantxa Oyamburu[2]
- Essined Aponte as Dedé Mirabal
- Luis Alberto García as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo[2]
- Alina Robert as Patria Mirabal[3]
- Mario Espitia as Pedro González[3]
- Sergio Borrero as Protocol Host[4]
- Freddy Beltrán as Juan Ramón Sáenz[2]
- Alejandra Borrero as Gretchen[2]
- Belén Rueda[2] as Pilar Macías
- Mercedes San Pietro[2] as Arantxa Oyamburu
- Willy Toledo[2] as Asier Oyamburu
Production
editCreated by showrunner Juan Pablo Buscarini,[5] The Cry of the Butterflies is produced by Gloriamundi Producciones, Tandem Films, Debut y Despedida and Mediabyte.[6] directing credits include Mariano Hueter, Leandro Ipiña and Inés París. The writing team consists of Azucena Rodríguez, Ricardo Rodríguez, Juan Pablo Buscarini, Juan Carballo, Gabriel Nicoli and Pablo E. Bossi.[1]
Consisting of 13 episodes,[7] filming in Colombia was reported to have begun by August 2021.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Belén Rueda, Susana Abaitua y Willy Toledo escucharán 'El grito de las mariposas' en la nueva serie de Star+". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "La serie «El grito de las mariposas", basada en las hermanas Mirabal comienza su rodaje". Hoy. 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Actriz cubana Alina Robert interpretará a Patria Mirabal en serie dramática "El Grito de las Mariposas"". Listín Diario. 10 August 2021.
- ^ Coopercom, por R. Noticias. "El actor barranquillero Sergio Borrero en "El Grito De Las Mariposas" de Disney". Noticias Coopercom (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Filmax y Gloriamundi presentan la serie 'El Grito de las Mariposas', ya adquirida por Disney+ para Latinoamérica". Audiovisual451. 14 May 2021.
- ^ "La serie 'El grito de las mariposas' comienza su rodaje". El Periódico Aragón. 4 August 2021.
- ^ Lang, Jamie; Sandoval, Pablo (14 May 2021). "Disney's Star Plus Teams with Filmax, Gloriamundi on 'The Roar of the Butterflies'". Variety.
- ^ Yotele, Redacción (4 August 2021). "Star+ graba 'El grito de las mariposas', su primera serie española con Susana Abaitua". El Periódico.