Pataclaun (1997)

Genre

comedy television series

Country

Peru

Length

2 seasons, 91 episodes

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of eccentric characters navigate everyday life in Peru, using sharp humor and slapstick to poke fun at the country's social and political issues. The show blends improvisation with biting satire, often delivered through local slang and idioms.

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What happens

Pataclaun is a Peruvian sitcom, produced by the cultural association by the same name. Originally broadcast from 1997 until 1999 on Frecuencia Latina, the series was characterized by irreverent black humour and its ability to mock Peruvian society. It stars Wendy Ramos, Carlos Alcántara, Monserrat Brugué, Carlos Carlín, Johanna San Miguel and Gonzalo Torres. Ramos, alongside July Naters, is also the scriptwriter of the show. The series is characterized by an abundant use of idioms and slang expressions, while offering a biting critique to Peru's social and political problems. The actors, strong of their experience in theater, contribute significantly to the series originality through improvisation. The pilot episode, named ‘Wendy is Pregnant’ was later included as the first episode of the first season. The series consists of two seasons, originally broadcast every Sunday at 7 pm. In the years following the series finale, there has been some controversy due to the missing payment of royalties to the actors despite the show's countless reruns on Latina and Panamericana Television channels. In 2023, the organisation Inter Artis filed a formal complaint on this issue. Pataclaun was broadcast in other hispanophone countries such as Ecuador and Colombia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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