The Cry of the Butterflies

The Cry of the Butterflies (Spanish: El grito de las mariposas) is a Spanish-Colombian television series created by Juan Pablo Buscarini set in the Dominican Republic, during Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship. It was released in Latin America by Star+, whereas Filmax handled the rest of international sales.

The Cry of the Butterflies
El grito de las mariposas
GenreDrama
Created byJuan Pablo Buscarini
Directed by
  • Mariano Hueter
  • Leandro Ipiña
  • Inés París
Starring
  • Sandy Hernández
  • Susana Abaitua
  • Luis Alberto García
  • Camila Issa
  • Alejandra Borrero
  • Biassini Segura
  • Sergio Borrero
Country of origin
  • Spain
  • Argentina
  • Colombia
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Production locationColombia
Production companies
  • Gloriamundi Producciones
  • Tandem Films
  • Mediabyte
Original release
NetworkStar+
Release8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)

Premise

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Set in the 1950s Dominican Republic, during the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, the fiction focuses on the relationship between idealist Minerva Mirabal, one of the Mirabal sisters, and Arantxa Oyamburu, a Spanish immigrant.[1]

Cast

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Production

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Created by showrunner Juan Pablo Buscarini [es],[5] The Cry of the Butterflies is produced by Gloriamundi Producciones, Tandem Films, Debut y Despedida and Mediabyte.[6] directing credits include Mariano Hueter, Leandro Ipiña and Inés París. The writing team consists of Azucena Rodríguez, Ricardo Rodríguez, Juan Pablo Buscarini, Juan Carballo, Gabriel Nicoli and Pablo E. Bossi.[1]

Consisting of 13 episodes,[7] filming in Colombia was reported to have begun by August 2021.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Belén Rueda, Susana Abaitua y Willy Toledo escucharán 'El grito de las mariposas' en la nueva serie de Star+". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "La serie «El grito de las mariposas", basada en las hermanas Mirabal comienza su rodaje". Hoy. 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Actriz cubana Alina Robert interpretará a Patria Mirabal en serie dramática "El Grito de las Mariposas"". Listín Diario. 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ Coopercom, por R. Noticias. "El actor barranquillero Sergio Borrero en "El Grito De Las Mariposas" de Disney". Noticias Coopercom (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Filmax y Gloriamundi presentan la serie 'El Grito de las Mariposas', ya adquirida por Disney+ para Latinoamérica". Audiovisual451. 14 May 2021.
  6. ^ "La serie 'El grito de las mariposas' comienza su rodaje". El Periódico Aragón. 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ Lang, Jamie; Sandoval, Pablo (14 May 2021). "Disney's Star Plus Teams with Filmax, Gloriamundi on 'The Roar of the Butterflies'". Variety.
  8. ^ Yotele, Redacción (4 August 2021). "Star+ graba 'El grito de las mariposas', su primera serie española con Susana Abaitua". El Periódico.