in Spain, 1954. The Falcon family enjoys all the trappings of high society,
even as Francisco Franco’s nationalist dictatorship crushes dissent
under the bootheel of the state and shuttles undesirables into prisons
and factory labor. Gregorio (
Ernesto Altiero), the father, is a
Francoist bureaucrat and
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This historical mini series airs in three episodes
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domestic tyrant who rules over the family’s
home and social fortunes with his scheming, traditionalist mother in
tow. His wife Mina (
Cecilia Suarez), originally from Mexico but long a
member of Spain’s elite, sees the greater world changing but is stuck
under Gregorio’s thumb. The Falcons’ only son
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The series was written and created by Manolo Caro
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Gabino (
Alejandro
Speitzer) has just arrived home after a decade spent with Mina’s family
in Mexico. Gregorio has arranged to marry Gabino to Cayetana (
Ester
Esposito), favorite daughter of the wealthy Aldama family. The match
would secure the Falcons in society, and grease the wheels for state
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The series comes from the House of Flowers creators
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labor contracts to run through Senor Aldama’s network of factories.
Papa’s seemingly got it all sorted. Problem is, Gabino’s come back from
Mexico with a “friend,” a lithe young dancer named Lazaro (
Isaac
Hernandez). And children of any age or privilege rarely do what their
parents tell them.
Lots of drama in this family. I'd opt for the hot young dancer too and risk the consequences.
ReplyDeleteI'd rather take the son.
DeleteThe hot dancer is a red herring, but what amazed me is that the series tells us that Mexico was a gay haven in 1954 (?) It's true that sodomy had been outlawed in Mexico in 1874, but there were other ways to put homosexuals in jail, and the social estigma and persecution were awful in that very machista country.
ReplyDeleteSeems like a very nasty country to me. In my country you can still get beaten up in the streets for being gay, but we don't have systematic jails for gay people, and our prime minister is a lesbian.
DeleteWell gay rights are extremely important in Spain since the 80s, and same sex marriage is allowed since 2005, something that is still not happening in Eastern Europe. And the series takes place during a totalitarian regime, but in 1954 homosexuality still was considered a crime in United States and the United Kingdom
DeleteYes, and I don't see it happening any time soon in Eastern Europe, sadly.
DeleteUsed to love drama...now I prefer simple entertaining ones.
ReplyDeleteI hear you! That is why I always have at least two sitcoms on my weekly watching.
DeleteThey had specific prisons for torturing gay people? Disgusting.. Did people not have a conscience back then?
ReplyDeleteYes, they would torture them to reveal the names of other gays. They have a very strong Catholic church there, so I'm not overly surprised, evil usually goes with the church.
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