In the midst of the avalanche of cult series, or from the Hollywood factory, or from exotic countries, old latin cans not only resist…but some destroy audiences.
Such is the case with The Passion of the Hawks, which has two seasons available on the Netflix catalog. The Colombian telenovela was a regional sensation between 2003 and 2004. And, 18 years after this mainstream television phenomenon, in 2022 the second part of the strip was released in streamingwhere the original tin had landed shortly before.
And for many months both were among the most viewed on the platform in Argentina. And, at times, the latter has had a higher rating (according to Netflix’s internal measurement) than the former.
Now, the one that holds out in the national top ten is the original, which was 75 weeks without leaving the favorites table.
That ranking currently tops the series the night agentfollowed by Invisible and the ninth season of The blacklistneeds to Pasión de Gavilanes on the tenth step.
And the success of the Colombian telenovela It’s not just Argentinian fanaticism, as the strip is in the top ten in 12 other countries: Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru and the Dominican Republic.
But,Why is the dynasty of three Reyes brothers and three Elizondo sisters so attractive??
A story of love and revenge
The original conflict was the Reyes brothers’ desire for revenge against the alleged killer of their younger sister (Elizondo’s father).
The first season of the melodrama was finalized in 188 episodes, which beat the ratings in Latin America. And 18 years later suspicions and power games were reactivated to Colombian
Premiered in Colombia ten years after the original coffee with the scent of a woman (another TV hit from that country), Pasión de Gavilanes was saved by digital programmers release the mother may on the kings and the Elizondo.
The second one it has 82 chapters and some actors from the original, such as Mario Cimarro and the Argentinian actor Michel Brown.
The keys to the phenomenon
The telenovela premiered on October 21, 2003, produced by RTI Televisión for Telemundo and Caracol Televisión.
In Argentina, Pasión de Gavilanes was broadcast by Telefe in 2005 and became the most watched Colombian telenovela in local history: its inaugural episode measured 37 points assessment.
The plot offers a mix of romance and hate, with chiaroscuro and soap opera archetypes traditional.
They were three handsome and good brothers, but hungry for revenge. Opposite (later it will be “near”) were three beautiful sisters, daughters of the evil businessman.
The main narrative setting was the Elizondo haciendain the context of Colombia of the generation after the period called “La Violencia” (from 1920 to 1960), which led to clashes, fights and attacks between the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party of Colombia.
The Passion of the Hawks it was a form of catharsis against political bloodshed. He sublimated the hatreds in the family cloister. In the foundation, the three kings planned to seduce the three Elizondos to avenge their sister.
the original plot it was classical according to rather patriarchal codes, something rethought for the most current fictions. Of course in the The Passion of the Hawks Initially, the love trap in the Colombian haciendas would have been easily triggered: the muscular and long-haired Juan Reyes (Mario Cimarro) fell blindly in love with Norma Elizondo (Dan Garcia).
Sensuality and the forbiddenwell told in episodic doses, they know how to generate loyalty and curiosity on the other side of the screen, names that are worth double in productions with many chapters.
Source: Clarin
