Verano azul facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Verano azul
Genre	Comedy drama Teen drama
Created by	Antonio Mercero
Starring	Antonio Ferrandis Miguel Joven Pilar Torres Juan José Artero José Luis Fernández Miguel Ángel Valero Gerardo Garrido Cristina Torres María Garralón
Theme music composer	Carmelo Bernaola
Country of origin	Spain
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	19
Production
Producer(s)	Eduardo Esquide
Production location(s)	Nerja (Málaga)
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Televisión Española
Release
Original network	TVE1
Original release	October 11, 1981 (1981-10-11) – February 14, 1982 (1982-02-14)

Verano azul (which means Blue Summer in English) is a popular Spanish TV show. It was created by Antonio Mercero and first shown on Spanish TV from October 1981 to February 1982.

The series is about a group of young people, aged 9 to 17, who spend their summer holidays in a small town by the Mediterranean Sea in Spain.

Verano azul had 19 episodes and was watched by up to 20 million people in Spain. At that time, Televisión Española was the only TV channel available. The show has been shown many times since then. It was also popular in other countries like Latin America, Portugal, France, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Poland, and Czechoslovakia.

Meet the Characters

The show features a main group of friends and some important adults.

Main Characters

• Chanquete (played by Antonio Ferrandis): An old sailor who lives in a fishing boat called La Dorada 1ª. His boat is set up as a house on land near a cliff. He was born in 1924.
• Julia (played by María Garralón): A painter who is on holiday in the town. She is a bit lonely, and later in the series, we learn why. She was born in 1948.
• Pancho García (played by José Luis Fernández): He lives in the town and works delivering groceries for his uncles. He is a strong character in the group because his parents passed away. He was born in 1965.
• Javi (played by Juanjo Artero): The leader of the group. He is proud and independent, and often disagrees with his father. He was born in 1967.
• Bea (played by Pilar Torres): Tito's sister. She is considered the most beautiful girl in the group. Both Javi and Pancho like her throughout the series. She was born in 1967.
• Desi (played by Cristina Torres): Bea's best friend. Her parents are separated, which was unusual at the time the show was made. She was born in 1967.
• Tito (played by Miguel Joven): Bea's younger brother and the youngest in the group. He is Piraña's best friend. He was born in 1973.
• Piraña (played by Miguel Ángel Valero): His real name is Manuel, but he's called Piraña (Piranha) because he loves to eat a lot! He is smart and funny, and Tito's partner in adventures. He was born in 1972.
• Quique (played by Gerardo Garrido): Javi's best friend. He is somewhere between the older and younger kids in the group. He was born in 1968.

Other Important Adults

• Agustín (Manuel Tejada): Bea and Tito's calm father, who always talks openly with his children.
• Carmen (Elisa Montés): Bea and Tito's mother.
• Javier (Manuel Gallardo): Javi's father, who is strict and cares a lot about his business.
• Luisa (Helga Liné): Javi's mother.
• Pilar (Concha Cuetos): Desi's mother, who is separated from her husband, Jorge.
• Frasco (Fernando Sánchez Polack): The owner of the local bar where Chanquete often goes to play dominoes. He is one of Chanquete's good friends.

How the Show Was Made

The series was filmed over 16 months, from August 1979 to December 1980. Most of it was shot in Nerja, a town in the Province of Málaga, Spain. Some scenes were also filmed in Motril and Almuñécar.

The famous boat La Dorada, where Chanquete lived, was placed near a cliff. There were originally 20 episodes planned, but one episode called "The Excursion" was cancelled because it was too difficult to film.

Episode Guide

The episodes were first shown in a certain order, but in later releases, the order was changed. Here are some of the episodes:

See also

• Nerja