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What Is One Hundred Years of Solitude About?

Married against their parents’ wishes, cousins José Arcadio Buendía and Úrsula Iguarán leave their village behind and embark on a long journey in search of a new home. Accompanied by friends and adventurers, their journey culminates with the founding of a utopian town on the banks of a river of prehistoric stones that they baptize Macondo. Several generations of the Buendía lineage will mark the future of this mythical town, tormented by madness, impossible loves, a bloody and absurd war, and the fear of a terrible curse that condemns them, without hope, to one hundred years of solitude. Published in 1967, One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the emblematic works of Gabriel García Márquez, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Considered a masterpiece of Spanish-American and universal literature and receiving enormous popular acclaim, it has sold more than 50 million copies and has been translated into more than 40 languages.

Welcome to Macondo, the mythical town that began with twenty houses on the bank of a river, where magical realism came to life and the Buendía family began their story. A story about the adversities of impossible loves, confrontations with a past that follows their footsteps and a curse that condemns them. Based on the masterpiece of Gabriel García Márquez comes One Hundred Years of Solitude, the series. Available on December 11.

Some of the iconic moments that have captivated readers of the novel for over 50 years come to life on screen: the founding of Macondo and the arrival of Melquíades, the tensions of family life, the passions of the town’s inhabitants, the emergence of political conflicts and the ensuing war, and the chestnut tree where José Arcadio Buendía fulfills the prophecy of his solitude, unleashing a rain of yellow flowers.

With eight episodes, the first part of One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the most ambitious projects in Latin American history. The series was entirely filmed in Colombia with the support of the Nobel laureate’s family.

The cast bringing to life the iconic characters of the Buendía family and the inhabitants of Macondo is predominantly Colombian. It includes Marco Antonio González (young José Arcadio Buendía), Diego Vásquez (adult José Arcadio Buendía), Susana Morales (young Úrsula Iguarán), Marleyda Soto (adult Úrsula Iguarán), Moreno Borja (Melquíades), Claudio Cataño (Aureliano Buendía), Viña Machado (Pilar Ternera), Andrius Leonardo Soto (young José Arcadio), Edgar Vittorino (adult José Arcadio), Loren Sofía Paz (elder Amaranta Buendía), Akima (Rebeca Buendía), Janer Villareal (Arcadio Buendía), Ruggero Pasquarelli (Pietro Crespi), Jairo Camargo (Apolinar Moscote), Jacqueline Arenal (Leonor Moscote), Ella Becerra (Petronila), Cristal Aparicio (Remedios Moscote), Rafael Zea (Alirio Noguera), Salvador del Solar (General Moncada), Álvaro García (Father Nicanor), Jerónimo Barón (young Aureliano Buendía), among others.

One Hundred Years of Solitude Part 1 Title: One Hundred Years of Solitude Parts: 2 Episodes: 8 episodes (Part 1) 8 episodes (Part 2) Directors S1: Alex García López (E. 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8) and Laura Mora (E. 4, 5, and 6) Executive Producers: Diego Ramírez Schrempp, Juliana Flórez Luna, Andrés Calderón, Josep Amorós, Carolina Caicedo, Alex García López, Laura Mora, José Rivera, Rodrigo García, Gonzalo García Barcha Production Company: Dynamo Writers: José Rivera, Natalia Santa, Camila Brugés, and Albatros González Script Consultant: Maria Camila Arias Directors of Photography: Paulo Pérez and María Sarasvati Production Designers: Bárbara Enríquez and Eugenio Caballero Costume Designer: Catherine Rodríguez Casting Directors: Yolanda Serrano and Eva Leira Music: Camilo Sanabria and Juancho Valencia Editors: Irene Blecua and Miguel Schverdfinger Makeup and Hair Styling: Helmuth Karpf Visual Effects Supervision: Jose Luis Orozco Assistant Directors: Jeiver Pinto Vargas and Nataly Valdivieso Gómez Filming Locations: Departments of La Guajira, Magdalena, Cesar, Cundinamarca, and Tolima in Colombia

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