Underplayed Gems

Malinche (2018)

Malinche poster
Country
Mexico
Length
1 season, 5 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Mexican series follows La Malinche, an indigenous woman who served as a translator for Hernan Cortes during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire. The dialogue uses multiple native languages with color-coded subtitles.

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What happens

Malinche is a Mexican TV series about the life of La Malinche, the indigenous translator who accompanied Hernán Cortés during his conquest of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan. The series is spoken in native languages and the colors of the subtitles indicate which one: white is for Nahuatl, yellow is for Mayan, blue is for Popoluca, green is for Totonaca and pink is for Latin. The series first aired in 2018 on the Mexican cultural channel Canal Once. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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