Verano del '98

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Verano del '98
Also known asVerano eterno
Genre Telenovela juvenil
Created by Cris Morena
Written byPatricia Maldonado
Leticia Castro
Fidel Chiatto
Claudio Lacelli
Marili Pugno
Amparo Iribas
José Ierfino
Betina Sancha
Directed byCarlos Luna
Gustavo Luppi
Federico Palazzo
Daniel Aguirre
Theme music composer Cris Morena and Carlos Nilson
Opening theme«Verano del 98» (Season 1)
«Sálvame» (Season 2)
«Déjate ser» (Season 3)
Country of originArgentina
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes679
Production
Executive producerGustavo Marra
Producer Cris Morena
Running time45 minutes
Production company Cris Morena Group
Original release
Network Telefe
ReleaseJanuary 26, 1998 (1998-01-26) 
November 24, 2000 (2000-11-24)
Related
  • EnAmorArte

Verano del '98 is an Argentine telenovela intended for teenagers, broadcast by Telefe from January 26, 1998 until November 24, 2000. Allegedly planned as way to cover a programming gap for the summer of 1998[ citation needed ], it became such a hit that it ended lasting three consecutive seasons. After the series aired Telefe came under fire as it became apparent that Verano del '98 was a thinly veiled copy of the popular American teen drama Dawson's Creek , which also started airing around the same time. Gustavo Yankelevich, Telefe's chief artistic director, admitted having attended an early screening of Dawson's Creek in 1997 but thought Sony had lost interest in the project and decided to use it as inspiration when developing Verano del '98. [1] Sony and Telefe settled out of court.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Series overview

This series takes place in the fictional town of Costa Esperanza.

Cast

Herrera Family

Vázquez Family

Ibarra Family

Villanueva Family

Vidal Family

Baldassari Family

Guzmán Family

Levin Family

Beláustegui Family

Arias Family

Recurring cast

Production

Most of the scenes were shot in Buenos Aires.

Soundtrack

The telenovela was the first musical youth series made in Argentina. It had two albums, corresponding to the first and second seasons. The third season featured new songs that were never released on an album. All the songs were composed by Cris Morena and Carlos Nilson, some originals for the television series, and others that were reversals of other previous series such as Jugate conmigo and Mi familia es un dibujo. They were performed by the youth cast and by professional musicians.

First album

Second album

Third album Unpublished

International Broadcasters

Américas

Europe

References

  1. "Telefé, en una inspiración de verano". 7 March 1998.