Verano del '98

First hitting Argentinian TV screens in 1998, the Spanish-language musical teen drama Verano del '98 first came to fruition with the intention of bulking out Telefe’s summer schedule, serving as the channel’s not-so-subtle answer to Dawson’s Creek—a clear parallel which would later lead to the company settling a copyright case with Sony out of court. Realised by Argentine Award winner Cris Morena and starring an extensive main cast made up of twelve fictitious families, the soap ran for three seasons and over 600 episodes, with the majority of scenes filmed in the country’s capital, Buenos Aires. With tales of murder and mischief documented in song form by the youth cast themselves in tracks like “Quién Es” and “Nada Nos Puede Pasar”, the show spawned two pop soundtrack albums – accompanying its first two seasons – which were released in 1998 and 1999 respectively. It was a critical success, leading to a 1999 Martin Fierro Award for actress Marcela Kloosterboer as well as adaptations for Mexico in 2009 (Verano de Amor) and Panama in 2011 (Sueños de Verano). Following the digital release of a greatest hits album, Grandes Éxitos, in 2017, the show returned in 2018 with a new documentary to celebrate its twentieth anniversary.

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