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''[[Cuentame Como Paso]]'' (transl: tell me how it happened) is a Spanish soap opera that ran between 13th September 2001 and |
''[[Cuentame Como Paso]]'' (transl: tell me how it happened) is a Spanish soap opera that ran between 13th September 2001 and 2009 on RTVE 1. It ran for 10 series initially then, after a brief break, came back for an 11th series after its immense popularity. Famous for being quite witty, with occasional dry, dark humour more in common with British TV. |
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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. |
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It’s all deliciously sepia- |
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. |
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''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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So basically little Carlitos is growing up in exciting times. He’s the youngest child {{spoiler|initially}} of a hardworking, despairing father, and "absolutely perfect" mother, with a hippie [[Cool Big Sis]], a [[Oh Crap|communist brother]], and a [[Cool Old Lady|lovely]] Catholic gran. And don’t forget his fleet of flare-wearing friends. |
So basically little Carlitos is growing up in exciting times. He’s the youngest child {{spoiler|initially}} of a hardworking, despairing father, and "absolutely perfect" mother, with a hippie [[Cool Big Sis]], a [[Oh Crap|communist brother]], and a [[Cool Old Lady|lovely]] Catholic gran. And don’t forget his fleet of flare-wearing friends. |
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Here are some of its tropes: |
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: |
* [[Catch Phrase]]: |
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{{quote|'''Antonio''' ¡Me cago en la leche, Merche! (Literally: [[Unusual Dysphemism|''I shit on the milk!'']]}} |
{{quote|'''Antonio''' ¡Me cago en la leche, Merche! (Literally: [[Unusual Dysphemism|''I shit on the milk!'']]}} |
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* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]] |
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: The Series is normally good at keeping track of its [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] but there are a few examples such as Jose Luis and his sister and more surprisingly Maica |
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* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Don Pablo especially comes to mind. |
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Don Pablo especially comes to mind. |
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* [[Dawson Casting]] |
* [[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. |
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** Played Straight in the case of Luis. |
** Played Straight in the case of Luis. |
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* [[Doomed by Canon]] |
* [[Doomed by Canon]]: The writers of the show are constrained by the real history of Franco's time Spain |
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* [[Dream Sequence]] |
* [[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]]. |
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* [[Eurovision Song Contest]] |
* [[Eurovision Song Contest]]: it starts in April 1968, with the victory in the Eurovision song contest of the singer Massiel |
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* [[Freud Was Right]] |
* [[Freud Was Right]]: Carlos and his friends have a phase when they apply this to everything. Well, they are teenage boys. |
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* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]] |
* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]] |
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* [[Knight in Sour Armour]] |
* [[Knight in Sour Armour]]: Antonio, bless him. |
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* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] |
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] |
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* [[Mental Affair]] |
* [[Mental Affair]]: Elisa and {{spoiler|Antonio}}. |
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* [[Product Placement]] |
* [[Product Placement]]: Brilliantly done by showing the characters seeing on TV the real adverts used by the sponsoring brands at the time of the setting. |
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* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]: {{spoiler|Paqui’s}} first boyfriend. |
* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]: {{spoiler|Paqui’s}} first boyfriend. |
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* [[The Sixties]] |
* [[The Sixties]] |
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* [[The Seventies]] |
* [[The Seventies]] |
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* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]] |
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]: the theme tune, arguably. |
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* [[The Woobie]] |
* [[The Woobie]]: Josete is sometimes played as the [[In-Universe]] Woobie |
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* [[Writing Around Trademarks]] |
* [[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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