Cromo (TV series)
| Cromo | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by |
Lucía Puenzo Nicolás Puenzo |
| Starring |
Emilia Attías Guillermo Pfening German Palacios |
| Country of origin | Argentina |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Pública |
| External links | |
| Website |
www |
Cromo is an Argentine television drama series, which premiered in fall 2015 on TV Pública.[1] Created by Lucía Puenzo, Nicolás Puenzo and Pablo Fendrik, the series stars Guillermo Pfening and German Palacios as Diego and Simon, research scientists investigating the murder of Diego's wife Valentina (Emilia Attías) while she is investigating an environmental disaster in Corrientes.[2] The script was written under the watch of a group of CONICET investigators, and it is based on actual events.[3]
It was filmed on location in Antarctica (Marambio Base), Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes, and Patagonia.[3]
In advance of the series premiere, three episodes received a preview screening at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, as part of the festival's new Primetime platform of selected television projects.[4] The series secured several international distribution deals after its screening at TIFF,[5] as well as a deal to expand the series into a feature film.[6] It also had a positive reception at SeriesMania festival[7]
References
- ↑ "El thriller científico “Cromo”, de los hermanos Puenzo y Pablo Fendrik, se verá desde octubre en la TVP". Télam, September 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Toronto Review: 'Cromo' Puts the Sexy Back Into Environmental Studies". Indiewire, September 15, 2015.
- 1 2 "Televisión Pública: Cromo". Televisión Pública Argentina, January 31, 2016.
- ↑ "TIFF's First-Ever TV Lineup Includes Jason Reitman's 'Casual' and 'Heroes Reborn'". Indiewire, August 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Toronto: Pyramide, Puenzos, Fendrik Launch ‘Cromo’". Variety, September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Toronto: 'Cromo' TV series set for film treatment". Screendaily.com, September 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Cromo, un Eco-Thriller venu d’Argentine : Séries Mania". CineSeries Mag, January 31, 2016.