The production commanded by Alejandro Aimetta, who also writes next to Guillermo Salmeron and Silvina Olschansky, began in 2019. During his journey, he had to overcome some revisions imposed by himself Diego Maradona, the parate caused by the pandemic in 2020, the public rejection of Claudia Villafañe and to that we must add the crossing that occurred between Dalma Maradona and Leonardo Sbaraglia (Guillermo Coppola young man in fiction) for how Villafañe is supposedly treated in the series.
It is logical to think that a series about Diego will bring controversy, because of the story that is told, because of how it is told, why you can never leave everyone satisfied and because although Diego is no longer alive, the Maradona machine never stops.
A little over a month ago I was able to ask Rita Cortese, in charge of interpreting the older version of “Doña Tota”, Diego’s mother. How do you go about undertaking a project like this? His answer was: “I approached the character with great respect, and with great affection because of the deep admiration I have for Diego Armando Maradona. For me, Maradona was a benchmark of impressive popular culture and a true artist.” Of the latter there is no doubt.
I had the opportunity to see the first three episodes of the series in advance, and I am sure that this is a product that will not leave the viewer indifferent. The story is a journey through the lives of Diego Maradona.
Juan Cruz Romero (childhood in Villa Fiorito), Nicolas Goldschmidt (in its passage through Argentinos, the youth team and Boca), Homemade Nazareno (the sporting plenitude along with Diego’s personal storms) and Juan Palomino (responsible for covering his last years) are in charge of giving life to Maradona, each one is an impeccable success in the choice of casting. You can see the preparation in the forms, the gestures and especially the work done for Diego’s stages as a player.
In addition to the actors mentioned as Diego’s interpreters, the cast has the protagonists of Mercedes moran and Cortese, as Doña Tota; Pepe Monje and Claudio Rissi, like Don Diego; Laura Esquivel and Juliet Cardinali, like Claudia Villafañe; Leonardo Sbaraglia and Jean Pierre Noher, like Guillermo Coppola; Peter lanzani, like Jorge Cyterszpiller; Marcelo Mazzarello, like Carlos Bilardo; Darius Grandinetti, like César Menotti; Nicolas Furtado, like Daniel Passarella and Mauricio Dayub, like Roque Villafañe.
The story starts from the close encounter with Diego’s death in Punta del Este in the early days of 2000, and from there he will constantly travel through various temporalities. We will see the “fluff” from Villa Fiorito who thanks to his football was able to lift the Maradona family out of poverty, his relationship with the beloved “Don Diego” and the particular relationship formed by the trinomial composed of “Doña Tota”, Claudia and the Diego himself. From there it is a journey in crescendo that never stops, the goals, the fame, the Argentina Soccer Team, Boca Juniors, the night, the excesses … In short, the life of Maradona.
“Maradona: Blessed Dream”It is not just a fiction about the life of one of the best soccer players in the world, it is a story accompanied by a social and political context. Maradona was always a key actor in this regard, from the use that was made of his image, to his development as a character with his own voice.
The characterizations of the cast and of the times in which the story takes place is something more than outstanding, likewise there is a very effective use of archives and real images of Maradona. It is a use that occurs naturally and does not feel forced at all, especially in his stage in Argentinos Juniors where perhaps there is not as much audiovisual material as in other stages in Diego’s life.
“Maradona: Blessed Dream” is produced by Amazon Prime Video, and it opens tonight. The first chapter (“Promesa”) will be broadcast simultaneously on television (El Nueve at 10 pm). The next day the first five episodes will be available on the platform, “Promesa”, 2 “Dictado”, 3 “Maquina”, 4 “Sudaca” and 5 “Roto”.
The 6 “Vesuvius” and the 7 “Free”, meanwhile, can only be seen on November 5, while on the 12th of that month the 8 “Cristiana” will be presented. On November 19 will be available chapter 9 “Captain” and the 26 of the same month the 10 “God”, with which this first season will end. It is expected that there will be a second installment with 10 more episodes that will finish shaping this version of the life of Diego Maradona.
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