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The entire thing, all 11 series, is one enormous [[Flash Back]] belonging to Carlos Alcantara, and it follows his life growing up in [[The Sixties]] and [[The Seventies]] during the decay of the Franco regime and the Transition to democracy. [[Edutainment Show]], mix of macro and micro history: the big events of the time (the lunar landings, the assassination of Carrero Blanco, Franco’s death,<s> Eurovision</s> (whoops)) and this typical middle class Madrid family’s story, narrated soap- opera style and with voiceovers from adult Carlos.
The entire thing, all 11 series, is one enormous [[Flash Back]] belonging to Carlos Alcantara, and it follows his life growing up in [[The Sixties]] and [[The Seventies]] during the decay of the Franco regime and the Transition to democracy. [[Edutainment Show]], mix of macro and micro history: the big events of the time (the lunar landings, the assassination of Carrero Blanco, Franco’s death,<s> Eurovision</s> (whoops)) and this typical middle class Madrid family’s story, narrated soap- opera style and with voiceovers from adult Carlos.


It’s all deliciously sepia- tinged and has the remarkable effect of making you nostalgic for the seventies, [[Sex, Drugs and Rock And Roll|even if you weren’t there!]] One of the best aspects of it is its '''epic''' music. Note: It’s not a musical {{spoiler|(yet)}} but simply plays four or five songs from the era each episode. Heaven for pop music geeks.
It’s all deliciously sepia- tinged and has the remarkable effect of making you nostalgic for the seventies, [[Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll|even if you weren’t there!]] One of the best aspects of it is its '''epic''' music. Note: It’s not a musical {{spoiler|(yet)}} but simply plays four or five songs from the era each episode. Heaven for pop music geeks.


''Cuentame'' can safely be considered to be a family show; good ol’ pure nostalgia for parents/grandparents (anyone over fifty) providing them with a nice long sesh in which they can bitch about the Franco regime they experienced, and for the kids a dramatized, <s> perhaps</s> definitely exaggerated insight into how their parents may have lived back in the Good Old Days. This is combined with either “I’m so glad I didn’t live back then” or “I so wish I could have lived back then”!
''Cuentame'' can safely be considered to be a family show; good ol’ pure nostalgia for parents/grandparents (anyone over fifty) providing them with a nice long sesh in which they can bitch about the Franco regime they experienced, and for the kids a dramatized, <s> perhaps</s> definitely exaggerated insight into how their parents may have lived back in the Good Old Days. This is combined with either “I’m so glad I didn’t live back then” or “I so wish I could have lived back then”!
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* [[Dawson Casting]]- averted! They decided to jump forwards in time five or so years, resulting in the actor playing Carlitos having to ‘’play a teenager older than his actual age’’. Whoah.
* [[Dawson Casting]]- averted! They decided to jump forwards in time five or so years, resulting in the actor playing Carlitos having to ‘’play a teenager older than his actual age’’. Whoah.
** Played Straight in the case of Luis.
** Played Straight in the case of Luis.
* [[Doomed By Canon]]- The writers of the show are constrained by the real history of Franco's time Spain
* [[Doomed by Canon]]- The writers of the show are constrained by the real history of Franco's time Spain
* [[Dream Sequence]]- appear periodically. Often incredibly cool/ scary/ funny, sometimes all at once! They give the show a wacky surreal feel, much complemented by the [[Watch It Stoned|hippy music]].
* [[Dream Sequence]]- appear periodically. Often incredibly cool/ scary/ funny, sometimes all at once! They give the show a wacky surreal feel, much complemented by the [[Watch It Stoned|hippy music]].
* [[Eurovision Song Contest]]- it starts in April 1968, with the victory in the Eurovision song contest of the singer Massiel
* [[Eurovision Song Contest]]- it starts in April 1968, with the victory in the Eurovision song contest of the singer Massiel
* [[Freud Was Right]]- Carlos and his friends have a phase when they apply this to everything. Well, they are teenage boys.
* [[Freud Was Right]]- Carlos and his friends have a phase when they apply this to everything. Well, they are teenage boys.
* [[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Knight in Sour Armour]]- Antonio, bless him.
* [[Knight in Sour Armour]]- Antonio, bless him.
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]
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* [[The Seventies]]
* [[The Seventies]]
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]- the theme tune, arguably.
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]- the theme tune, arguably.
* [[The Woobie]]- Josete is sometimes played as the [[In Universe]] Woobie
* [[The Woobie]]- Josete is sometimes played as the [[In-Universe]] Woobie
* [[Writing Around Trademarks]]- the original name of the show was just “Cuentame”, but due to copyright reasons (there’s a song, in fact the title song which is called that), so it became "Cuentame Como Paso".
* [[Writing Around Trademarks]]- the original name of the show was just “Cuentame”, but due to copyright reasons (there’s a song, in fact the title song which is called that), so it became "Cuentame Como Paso".


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