Verano azul | |
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Genre |
Comedy-drama Teen drama |
Created by | Antonio Mercero |
Starring |
Antonio Ferrandis Miguel Joven Pilar Torres Juan José Artero José Luis Fernández Miguel Ángel Valero Gerardo Garrido Cristina Torres María Garralón |
Theme music composer | Carmelo Bernaola |
Country of origin | Spain |
Original language(s) | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 19 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Eduardo Esquide |
Location(s) | Nerja (Málaga) |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Televisión Española |
Release | |
Original network | TVE1 |
Original release | October 11, 1981 – February 14, 1982 |
External links | |
Website |
Coordinates: 36°44′49″N 3°52′44″W / 36.74694°N 3.87889°W
Verano azul (English: Blue Summer) is a famous Spanish television drama series directed by Antonio Mercero that was first broadcast on La Primera Cadena of Televisión Española from October 11, 1981 to February 14, 1982.
The series tells the adventures of a group of youngsters between ages 9 and 17, while on summer vacation in a small coastal town on the Spanish Mediterranean Costa del Sol.
With 19 episodes it drew up to 20 million viewers in Spain (Televisión Española was the only television network available in Spain until 1983) and has been re-run several times since then. It has left a deep impact over several generations of viewers and has become part of Spain's common cultural memory. It was also broadcast in Latin America, Portugal, France, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Poland and Czechoslovakia.
The main characters include the children and teenagers Bea (Pilar Torres), Desi (Cristina Torres), Javi (Juanjo Artero), Pancho (José Luis Fernández), Quique (Gerardo Garrido), Piraña (Miguel Ángel Valero) and Tito (Miguel Joven), as well as two adults, the retired sailor Chanquete (Antonio Ferrandis) and the painter Julia (María Garralón).