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Vientos de agua (2006)

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Directed by
Juan J. Campanella
Genre
drama television series
Country
Argentina, Spain
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This series follows a man who emigrates from Spain to Argentina in the 1930s and then his son who moves back to modern-day Spain. It compares their experiences of leaving home and starting over in a new country.

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What happens

Vientos de agua (Winds of Water) is a 2006 Argentine-Spanish mini TV series created by Juan José Campanella. The drama traces a Spaniard's emigration to Argentina in the 1930s, and, years later, his son's immigration to modern-day Spain. Through this arc, the series explores "...the differences and similarities between the immigration of early last century Europeans to here and now there". Through this metaphor of immigration, the lives of individuals are compared and found to have more in common than their differences. Cultural differences between the target audiences are believed to have resulted in low ratings and the series was cancelled. The series aired initially in Spain in January 2006, on Telecinco. While it was a hit in Argentina, because of lower ratings in Spain, it was moved from the prime-time slot to 1 am, reducing its audience. It was eventually cancelled, possibly also due to downloading of series from the internet. The series achieved good DVD sales but, despite a campaign of support to continue into a second series, only one series of 13 episodes was produced. The lower ratings in Spain are believed related in part to cultural values around appropriate management of linguistic differences between the linked but different cultures of Spain and Argentina. The Spanish audience rejected sub-titling whilst the Argentine audience rejected dubbing. In the event, the excellent production values were overridden by this cultural difference. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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