''Culpables'' is a 2001 Argentine miniseries, produced by

Pol-Ka Pol-ka Producciones is a television and film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commonly referred to as Pol-ka. The company was launched in 1994 and is owned by Adrián Suar, Fernando Blanco and Artear (Clarín Group). The first te ...

and aired by

El Trece Channel 13 (known by its current brand name El Trece, stylized as eltrece) is an Argentine free-to-air television network and the flagship station of the network of the same name, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. It is owned by ...

. It starred by

Mercedes Morán Mercedes Beatriz Morán is an Argentine actress, known for her role in the television miniseries '' Culpables''. Career Morán has worked in several TV programs, such as ''Donde pueda quererte'', ''Rosa de lejos'', ''Por siempre amigos'', ''G ...

Diego Peretti Diego Peretti (born 10 February 1963) is an Argentine actor, screenwriter and former psychiatrist. Peretti was born in Buenos Aires, and practiced as a psychiatrist for fourteen years. He took part in several movies and TV series, including ...

, Alfredo Casero, Gabriela Toscano,

Fernán Mirás Fernán Gonzalo Mirás (born July 17, 1969) is an Argentine film and television actor and film director. He is sometimes credited as Fernando Mirás. Career He debuted in theater at the play ''El protagonista'', in 1989. In 1993 he starred i ...

, Soledad Villamil and Susú Pecoraro. It received the

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Production

The miniseries was aimed to young adults, as previous productions by

such as '' Vulnerables'' and '' Verdad / Consecuencia''. It was produced at a time when TV miniseries were being displaced by reality shows. This miniseries was the first notable work in television by the actor

. He had worked previously in '' Poliladron'', '' Rodolfo Rojas D.T.'' and '' Campeones'', but as a secondary actor. It was also the first time that he did not play a character with a

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or a

disability Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, ...

Plot

The miniseries is focused in a group of friends and their couples. Anibal and Daniela have two sons, and face a romantic crisis. Claudio and Adriana have no sons, and Claudio is unemployed. Perla, just divorced from an abusive husband, is married with Willy and has a lesbian daughter, Sofía. Chechu is a bachelor woman.

Reception

The miniseries received the

in 2001. It received as well other

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: best miniseries, best lead actor of miniseries (

), best actress of miniseries ( Gabriela Toscano), and best script. Alfredo Casero and

had also been nominated as best actor and actress of miniseries. The program was nominated for best child actor ( Nazareno Casero) and best director, but did not receive those awards.

Cast

as Chechu *

as Claudio * Alfredo Casero as Aníbal * Gabriela Toscano as Daniela *

as Willy * Soledad Villamil as Adriana * Susú Pecoraro as Perla *

Florencia Bertotti María Florencia Bertotti (born 15 March 1983), better known as Florencia Bertotti is an Argentine actress, singer, songwriter and businesswoman. Biography Florencia Bertotti parents are Gustavo Bertotti, a jeweler and María Candelaria Pér ...

as Sofía *

Gloria Carrá Gloria Andrea Curra (born June 15, 1971 in Banfield, Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an ...

as Romina

References

External links

* {{Pol-ka Golden Martín Fierro Award winners Pol-ka telenovelas Argentine LGBT-related television shows 2001 Argentine television series debuts 2001 Argentine television series endings 2000s LGBT-related drama television series Lesbian-related television shows