''Culpables'' is a 2001 Argentine miniseries, produced by Pol-Ka and aired by

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. It starred by

Mercedes Morán Mercedes Beatriz Morán (; born 1955) is an Argentine actress, known for her role in the television miniseries '' Culpables''. Early life and career Morán was born in Concarán, San Luis Province in 1955. Her mother was an "ultra-Catholic" r ...

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, Soledad Villamil and

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. It received the Golden Martín Fierro award.

Production

The miniseries was aimed to young adults, as previous productions by Pol-Ka such as '' Vulnerables'' and '' Verdad / Consecuencia''. It was produced at a time when TV miniseries were being displaced by

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s. This miniseries was the first notable work in television by the actor

. He had worked previously in '' Poliladron'', ''

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'' 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

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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 Golden Martín Fierro award in 2001. It received as well other

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: best miniseries, best lead actor of miniseries (

), best actress of miniseries (

), and best script.

and

had also been nominated as best actor and actress of miniseries. The program was nominated for best child actor (

Nazareno Casero Nazareno Tomás Casero (born June 19, 1986) is an Argentine film and television actor. He works in the cinema of Argentina. Biography The son of actor Alfredo Casero, Nazareno started acting in 1996 under the direction of Alejandro Agresti, i ...

) and best director, but did not receive those awards.

Cast

as Chechu *

as Claudio *

as Aníbal *

as Daniela *

as Willy * Soledad Villamil as Adriana *

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 *

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as Romina

References

External links

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