Antonio Mercero - Virtual museum

Antonio Mercero - Virtual museum

Verano Azul 1979-1980

One of Antonio Mercero’s most significant series. This is a family drama set on the Andalusian coast, with the adventures of a group of youngsters on their summer holiday as the main theme. As well as the young people, a lady artist and a retired fisherman play an important part in the plot. Antonio Mercero created and directed the series.

The series was produced by TVE in the 1980s. Nineteen episodes were broadcast in Spain, where it enjoyed enormous success among the general public. It is considered to be one of the icons of Spanish popular culture and today children and adolescents from that time still remember the adventures of its protagonists. In a single year, it became the favourite series of a whole generation and, although it had no second season, TVE has broadcast it time and again, turning it into a classic.

Actors: Antonio Ferrandis, Cristina Torres, Gerardo Garrido, José Luis Fernández, Juanjo Artero, María Garralón, Miguel Ángel Valero, Miguel Joven, Pilar Torres

Number of chapters: 19

Length: 60 minutes

Posters

Videos

1981 - "Verano Azul" series introduction

TVE

Music was composed by Carmelo Bernaola.

1981-11-11 - Episode 1: "El encuentro"

TVE

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1982 - They will not move us!

TVE

This series made famous the adaptation of the song No nos moverán ("They will not move us") of the American Joan Baez.

Photos

1979 - Antonio Mercero with the main characters of "Verano Azul" (poster)

(Diez Minutos)

Awards

1981

Golden TP Award for the best Domestic TV Series

Newspapers

1979 - "Cristina and Pilar Torres, friends in the series and sisters in life"

Diez Minutos

1979 [?] - Interview with actor Miguel Ángel Valero ("Piraña")

Desconocido

1979 [?] - "Miguel Angel Valero, a piranha that doesn't bite"

Desconocido

1979 [?] - Miguel Joven, actor ("Tito"): "I'd like to be as good an actor as Antonio Ferrandis"

Lecturas

1979 [?] - "Antonio Mercero, awarded for 'Verano Azul' at the International Television Festival"

Lecturas

1979 [?] - Review: "Vindication of the gang"

Desconocido

1979 [?] - "All set for shooting"

Desconocido

1979 [?] - "For the whole family"

Desconocido

1979 [?] - "For the whole family" 2

Desconocido

1979 [?] - "The father of 'Verano Azul' is Antxon Mercero"

Desconocido

1979 [?] - "The father of 'Verano Azul' is Antxon Mercero" 2

Desconocido

1979 [?] - Column: "El día que murió Chanquete"

Desconocido

1979 [?] - "Solidarity"

Desconocido

1979 [?] - "Summer '81"

Desconocido

1981 - "Beatriz, mon amour"

Desconocido

1981 [?] - "'Verano Azul', by Antonio Mercero, wins three awards at the Bulgarian Television Festival"

Desconocido

1981-07-15 - "'Verano Azul', or youthful restlessness"

Diario de Barcelona

1981-10-11 - "The world of teenagers"

El País

1981-10-11 - Episode 1: "Verano Azul"

Desconocido

1981-10-18 - Antonio Mercero: "A vindication of gangs and friendship"

Ya

1981-10-18 - Episode 2: "No matéis mi planeta, por favor"

Desconocido

1981-10-25 - Episode 3: "A lo mejor"

Desconocido

1981-10-29 - Antonio Mercero: "Our biggest problem was choosing 'Tito'"

"Pueblo" egunkaria

1981-11-01 - Episode 4: "Beatriz, mon amour"

Desconocido

1981-11-04 - "Youth in front of the camera"

"Pueblo" egunkaria

1981-11-05 - "It was a fantastic experience"

"Pueblo" egunkaria

1981-11-08 - Episode 5: "La sonrisa del arco iris"

Desconocido

1981-11-15 - Episode 6: "El visitante"

Desconocido

1981-11-29 - Episode 8: "La bofetada"

Desconocido

1981-12-06 - Episode 9: "Eva"

Desconocido

1981-12-13 - Episode 10: "La navaja"

Desconocido

1981-12-20 - Episode 11: "Las botellas"

Desconocido

1981-12-27 - "El hombre del traje gris"

ABC

1981-12-27 - Antonio Mercero: "... and if you're an independent, liberal man like me, you're left hanging"

ABC

1981-12-27 - Episode 12: "La última función"

Desconocido

1981eko urria - Front page: "Verano Azul, Spanish-style TV movie"

Teleradio

1982-01-10 - Episode 14: "El ídolo"

Desconocido

1982-01-24 - Episode 16: "No nos moverán"

Desconocido

1982-01-31 - Episode 17: "La burbuja"

Desconocido

1982-02-07 - "Goodbye to the affable Chanquete"

Diario de Mallorca

1982-10-16 - Opinion: "Bravo, 'Verano Azul'!"

Diario16