Cuéntame cómo pasó

Cuéntame cómo pasó
Also known as	Cuéntame
Genre	Drama, Historical, Comedy
Created by	Miguel Ángel Bernardeau
Written by	Alberto Macías & Eduardo Ladrón de Guevara
Starring	Imanol Arias Ana Duato Ricardo Gómez María Galiana Pablo Rivero Esmeralda García José Sancho Juan Echanove Ana Arias Lluvia Rojo
Narrated by	Carlos Hipólito
Opening theme	Cuéntame
Country of origin	Spain
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of seasons	17
No. of episodes	310
Production
Executive producer(s)	Miguel Ángel Bernardeau
Location(s)	Madrid
Running time	60–90 mins
Production company(s)	Grupo Ganga Producciones
Release
Original network	La 1, TVE Internacional
Picture format	PAL (576i)
Original release	13 September 2001 – present
External links
Website
Production website

Cuéntame cómo pasó (English: Tell me how it happened), also known as Cuéntame, is a Spanish television series which has been broadcast by the Spanish public TV channel TVE1 since 2001. Its original name (Tell me) had to be changed for copyright reasons.

The series recounts the experiences of a middle-class family, the Alcántaras (in Spanish Los Alcántara), during the last years of the rule of Francisco Franco and the beginning of the Spanish Transition to democracy. Its name comes from a famous song by the Spanish 1960s pop group Fórmula V, titled Tell Me. The producer of the series is Miguel Ángel Bernardeau.

The series was created to celebrate the first 25 years since Spain's transition to democracy, and its didactic spirit is clearly evident in some of the episodes. It includes documentary interviews with historical figures of the era, such as people concerned with the assassination of then prime minister Carrero Blanco and the death of Franco.

The first episode was broadcast on 13 September 2001. The series begins in April 1968 with the victory in the Eurovision song contest of the singer Massiel. The story reflects changes in Spain beginning in that year.

In December 2008, TVE and Ganga Group announced that the series, in its 10th season, had achieved very good audience levels, and would be renewed for up to 3 more seasons, with the storyline moving firmly into the 1980s and the "Movida madrileña".

Through situations, characters, and attitudes of the era, the series evokes a wistful reminiscence of those times. In this respect it can be compared to the series The Wonder Years, which did the same thing for US history.

This series influenced the Portuguese series Conta-me como foi, which starts the same year (1968) and goes to 1974, the year of the 25 de Abril. It has the participation of Portuguese actors such as Rita Blanco and Miguel Guilherme.

Episodes

Series 1 (1968–69)—First Aired: 2001

1. "El retorno del fugitivo" (The return of fugitive. April 1968)
2. "un cielo lleno de futbolines" (A sky full of football tables. May 1968)
3. "A lo lejos, el mar" (In the distance, the sea. June 1968)
4. "Las invasoras" (The invaders. August 1968)
5. "Paz, amor y fantasía" (Peace, Love and Dreams. September 1968)
6. "Fiesta Nacional" (Spain's National Day. October 1968)
7. "Amistades peligrosas" (Dangerous Liaisons. October 1968)
8. "Las mejores huelgas de nuestra vida" (Best strikes in our life. November 1968)

Series 2 (1969)—First Aired: 2002

Series 3 (1970)—First Aired: 2003

1. "A las puertas del Edén" (At the gates of Eden. Spring 1970)

Series 4 (1970)—First Aired: 2003–04

Series 5 (1971)—First Aired: 2004

Series 6 (1972–73)—First Aired: 2004–05

Series 7 (1973–74)—First Aired: 2005–06

Series 8 (1974–75)—First Aired: 2006–07

1. "Lisboa era una fiesta" (Lisbon was a party. April 1974)
2. "Apertura ma non troppo" (Opening ma non troppo. Spring 1974)
3. "Por el humo se sabe dónde está el fuego" (By the smoke one knows where the fire is. June 1974)

Series 9 (1975–76)—First Aired: 2007–08

Series 10 (1976)—First Aired: 2008

1. "Y llegó el destape" (and reached the uncovering. Spring 1976)
2. "La cigüeña dijo si" (Stork said yes . Summer 1976)
3. "Fifty fifty" (Fifty fifty. Summer 1976)
4. "Por un puñado de fotos" (For a handful of photos. Summer 1976)

Series 11 (1977)—First Aired: 2009

Series 12 (1978–79)—First Aired: 2010–11

Capítulo 198 "Las dos comuniones de María Alcántara" (chapter 198. The two communions of Maria Alcantara. Summer 1978)

Capítulo 199 "El regreso" (chapter 199. Return. Summer 1978)

Capítulo 200 "A la fiesta hemos de ir" (chapter 200. At the party we go. Summer 1978)

Capítulo 201 "Calores de agosto" (chapter 201. August heat. Summer 1978)

Capítulo 202 "Carlos tiró su fusil" (chapter 202. Carlos shot his rifle. September 1978)

Capítulo 203 "El empujoncito" (chapter 203. The push. September 1978)

Capítulo 210 "El desencanto" (chapter 210. The disenchantment. March 1979)

Series 13 (1979–81)—First Aired: 2011–12

Capítulo 218 "Hoy empieza todo" (chapter 218. Everything starts tday. Mid-September 1979)

Capítulo 219 "Una venta con freno y marcha atrás" (chapter 219. A sale and brake and reverse. Late September 1979)

Capítulo 220 "Gajes del oficio" (chapter 220. Occupational hazards. October 1979)

Capítulo 222 "Ni exclusivo ni excluyente " (chapter 222. Exclusive or exclusionary. November 1979)

Capítulo 224 "Una mujer de bandera" (chapter 224. A woman flag. February 1980)

Capítulo 225 "La última batalla de macho montés" (chapter 225. The last battle of male wild. March 1980)

Capítulo 226 "La mujer y la tierra" (chapter 226. Women and land. March 1980)

Capítulo 233 "Siempre amanece" (chapter 233. Always dawns. Late January 1981)

Series 14 (1981)—First Aired: 2013

Capítulo 234 "La movida y mucho más" (chapter 234. The "movida" and more. February 1981)

Capítulo 236 "El hombre de la casa" (chapter 236. The man of the house. 23 February 1981)

Capítulo 239 "Las lágrimas de Santa Rita" (chapter 239. Tears of Santa Rita. Late April 1981)

Capítulo 240 "El final del camino" (chapter 240. End of the Road. May 1981)

Capítulo 244 "Descansen en paz" (chapter 244. Rest in peace. Summer 1981)

Capítulo 245 "Los amos de la tierra" (chapter 245. The masters of the earth. September 1981)

Capítulo 253 "La vida ante tus ojos" (chapter 253. The life before your eyes. January 1982)

Series 15 (1982–83)—First Aired: 2014

Capítulo 254 "Vuelta a casa" (chapter 254. Homecoming. July 1982)

Capítulo 255 "Dos días en París" (chapter 255. Two Days in Paris. Summer 1982)

Capítulo 256 "Amores que matan" (chapter 256. Love that kills. Summer 1982)

Capítulo 260 "¿Qué hace una banda como tú en un sitio como éste?" (chapter 260. What is a band like you doing in a place like this?. October 1982)

Capítulo 266 "Noche de paz" (chapter 266. Silent Night. 24 December 1982)

Capítulo 267 "Gracias por las flores" (chapter 267. Thanks for the flowers. 15 January 1983)

Capítulo 268 "Siniestro total" (chapter 268. Total wreckage.)

Capítulo 269 "57 años y un día" (chapter 269. 57 years and one day.)

Capítulo 270 "En la boca del lobo" (chapter 270. In the lion's den.)

Capítulo 271 "Aviones de papel" (chapter 271. Paper planes.)

Capítulo 272 "Tus brazos arroparon mi insomnio" (chapter 272. Your arms clothed my insomnia.)

Series 16 (1983)—First Aired: 2015

Capítulo 273 "Poco a poco" (chapter 273. Gently.)

Capítulo 274 "De aquellos polvos estos lodos" (chapter 274. Of those powders these muds.)

Capítulo 275 "Volver a empezar" (chapter 275. Start again.)

Capítulo 276 "El último minuto de nuestra vida" (chapter 276. The last minute of our life.)

Capítulo 277 "Unidos" (chapter 277. United.)

Capítulo 278 "El amor es una droga blanda" (chapter 278. Love is a soft drug.)

Capítulo 279 "Amo la vida, amo el amor" (chapter 279. I love life, I love love.)

Capítulo 280 "Polvo al polvo" (chapter 280. Dust to dust.)

Capítulo 281 "Memento mori" (chapter 281. Remember death.)

Capítulo 282 "Misa de diez" (chapter 282. Ten o'clock mass.)

Capítulo 283 "Muchos fantasmas, varios zombis y un Spectrum" (chapter 283. Many ghosts, several zombies and a Spectrum.)

Capítulo 284 "Paraíso Perdido" (chapter 284. Lost paradise.)

Capítulo 285 "El café" (chapter 285. Coffee.)

Capítulo 286 "Los amigos de Luis" (chapter 286. Luis' friends.)

Capítulo 287 "El enemigo en casa" (chapter 287. The enemy within.)

Capítulo 288 "Por lo que fuimos" (chapter 288. For what we were.)

Capítulo 289 "Punto límite" (chapter 289. Breaking point.)

Capítulo 290 "Una vida interesante" (chapter 290. An interesting life.)

Capítulo 291 "La noche no es para mí" (chapter 291. Nightlife is not for me.)

Series 16 (1984)—First Aired: 2016

Capítulo 292 "El futuro es nuestro" (chapter 292. The future is ours.)

Capítulo 293 "Sin dinero ya no hay rock and roll" (chapter 293. Without money there is no rock and roll.)

Capítulo 294 "Lo que aprendí" (chapter 294. What I learned.)

Capítulo 295 "Por más que lo intento no puedo" (chapter 295. As much as I try I can not.)

Capítulo 296 "El último ferry" (chapter 296.The last ferry.)

Capítulo 297 "" (chapter 297. .)

Capítulo 298 "" (chapter 298. .)

Capítulo 299 "" (chapter 299. .)

Capítulo 300 "" (chapter 300. .)

References

External links

• Cuéntame cómo pasó at the Internet Movie Database

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1. ↑ http://www.rtve.es/television/cuentame/capitulos-completos/