''Son de Fierro'' is an Argentinian

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comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

, 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 ...

in 2007 and 2008. It was broadcast on Canal 13, becoming the most popular

series in

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in 2007 and 2008. The first episode was broadcast on January 8, 2007, and the last episode on February 6, 2008. Main roles in ''Son de Fierro'' were portrayed by Osvaldo Laport,

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, Mariano Martínez, Soledad Fandiño, Vanesa Gonzáles,

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and

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. ''Son de Fierro'' had 251 episodes. ''Son de Fierro'' follows the life of the Fierro family, of their members and their friends. The character played by Laport was called "Martín Fierro", but neither the program or the character were an adaptation or a free reference to the famed poem

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by José Hernández. During this show,

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and Vanesa Gonzáles formed the band, but it didn't "survive" the show. Bordonaba and Colombo had musical contract with

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(the band

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). This comedy was nominated for the

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for the best comedy.

Cast

The Fierro family

* Osvaldo Laport as Martín Fierro *

as Lucía Fierro * Mariano Martínez as Juan Martín Fierro * Soledad Fandiño as Sandra Fierro *

as Lucho Fierro *

Fabio Posca Fabio is a given name descended from Latin '' Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian. The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...

as Ezequiel *

Freddy Villarreal Freddy or Freddie may refer to: Entertainment *Freddy (comic strip), a newspaper comic strip which ran from 1955 to 1980 *Freddie (Cromartie), a character from the Japanese manga series''Cromartie High School'' *Freddie (dance), a short-lived 1960 ...

as Ángel Fierro * Dora Baret as Mimicha *

Juan Carlos Dual ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

as Don Martín *

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as Sissi

Others

as Karina Andurregui *

as Rita *

Mario Pasik Mario Pasik (born 3 March 1951) is an Argentine actor. He is most known for TV series Son de Fierro (2007), Endless Summer (1998) and Champs 12 (2009). Biography He was born on 3 March 1951 in Versalles, Buenos Aires, and is the son of a m ...

as José María Fontana * Vanesa Gonzáles as Morena Fontana *

Facundo Espinosa Facundo Espinosa (born 28 April 1980) is an Argentine actor and musician. He is probably best known for his performances in television series ''Campeones de la vida'', '' Son amores'', '' Los Roldán'' and ''Son de Fierro''. Filmography ...

as Amadeo Andurregui *

José Luis Mazza José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

as Remo Ortelli *

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as Luli

Awards and nominations

* ''Son de Fierro'' was nominated for Clarín Award for the best drama script. *

Award nomination for the best comedy in 2008.

References

External links

Website of ''Son de fierro''

''Ficha técnica del programa en Pol-Ka''
* {{Pol-ka 2007 telenovelas 2008 telenovelas 2007 Argentine television series debuts 2008 Argentine television series endings Pol-ka telenovelas Argentine comedy television series 2000s Argentine television series Spanish-language telenovelas