The Cry of the Butterflies
Spanish-Argentine television series
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The Cry of the Butterflies (Spanish: El grito de las mariposas) is a Spanish-Colombian television series created by Juan Pablo Buscarini set in the Dominican Republic, during Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship. It was released in Latin America by Star+, whereas Filmax handled the rest of international sales.
- Mariano Hueter
- Leandro Ipiña
- Inés París
- Sandy Hernández
- Susana Abaitua
- Luis Alberto García
- Camila Issa
- Alejandra Borrero
- Biassini Segura
- Sergio Borrero
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Juan Pablo Buscarini |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Production location | Colombia |
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| Network | Star+ |
| Release | 8 March 2023 |
Premise
Set in the 1950s Dominican Republic, during the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, the fiction focuses on the relationship between idealist Minerva Mirabal, one of the Mirabal sisters, and Arantxa Oyamburu, a Spanish immigrant.[1]
Cast
- Sandy Hernández as Minerva Mirabal[2]
- Camila Issa as María Teresa Mirabal
- Susana Abaitua as Arantxa Oyamburu[2]
- Essined Aponte as Dedé Mirabal
- Luis Alberto García as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo[2]
- Alina Robert as Patria Mirabal[3]
- Mario Espitia as Pedro González[3]
- Sergio Borrero as Protocol Host[4]
- Freddy Beltrán as Juan Ramón Sáenz[2]
- Alejandra Borrero as Gretchen[2]
- Belén Rueda[2] as Pilar Macías
- Mercedes San Pietro[2] as Arantxa Oyamburu
- Willy Toledo[2] as Asier Oyamburu
- Felipe Valencia as Pierre[5]
Production
Created by showrunner Juan Pablo Buscarini,[6] The Cry of the Butterflies is produced by Gloriamundi Producciones, Tandem Films, Debut y Despedida and Mediabyte.[7] directing credits include Mariano Hueter, Leandro Ipiña and Inés París. The writing team consists of Azucena Rodríguez, Ricardo Rodríguez, Juan Pablo Buscarini, Juan Carballo, Gabriel Nicoli and Pablo E. Bossi.[1]
Consisting of 13 episodes,[8] filming in Colombia was reported to have begun by August 2021.[9]