Television Drama in Spain and Latin America

143 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h47min.
Television Drama in Spain and Latin America addresses two major topics within current cultural, media, and television studies: the question of fictional genres and that of transnational circulation. While much research has been carried out on both TV formats and remakes in the English-speaking world, almost nothing has been published on the huge and dynamic Spanish-speaking sector. This book discusses and analyses series since 2000 from Spain (in both Spanish and Catalan), Mexico, Venezuela, and (to a lesser extent) the US, employing both empirical research on production and distribution and textual analysis of content. The three genres examined are horror, biographical series, and sports-themed dramas; the three examples of format remakes are of a period mystery (Spain, Mexico), a romantic comedy (Venezuela, US), and a historical epic (Catalonia, Spain).Acknowledgements Introduction: TV Nations Genres 1. Transnational Horror Light: Production, Fandom, and Scholarship 2. Biopic TV in Mexico: Juana Inés (Canal Once, 2016), Hasta que te conocí: Juan Gabriel, mi historia [Until I Met You: Juan Gabriel, My Story] (Azteca, 2016) 3. Football TV: Club de Cuervos (Netflix, 2015–) Format Translations 4. Copycat Television? Gran Hotel [Grand Hotel] (Bambú/Antena 3, 2011–13) and El hotel de los secretos [The Hotel of Secrets] (Televisa, 2015–16) 5. Second Tier Reproduction: Juana la virgen (RCTV, 2002) and Jane the Virgin (CW, 2014–present) 6. Television Without a State: Temps de silenci [Time of Silence] (TV3, 2001–02) and Amar en tiempos revueltos [Loving in Troubled Times] (Diagonal/TVE1, 2005–) Conclusion: Series Planet Interview with Patricia Arriaga Jordán, Creator of Juana Inés (23 December 2016) Bibliography Index