Best Chilean drama series
A curated collection of popular drama series from Chile.
Invisible Heroes (2019)
Invisible Heroes (2019)
Invisible Heroes tells the heroic tale of young Finnish diplomats in Chile during 1973’s infamous military coup. Finnish diplomats Tapani Brotherus and Ilkka Jaamala along with Tapani’s wife Lysa Brotherus helped over 2000 left-wing Chileans escape the military junta’s persecution. The Finns acted without official authorization while Swedish ambassador Harald Edelstam was the most visible defendant of human rights with the backing of Sweden’s Prime Minister, Olof Palme.
Algo habrán hecho por la historia de Chile (2010)
Algo habrán hecho por la historia de Chile (2010)
Series that narrates the history of Chile, from the Spanish colonization by Pedro de Valdivia and the begin of the Arauco War, to the Centennial of Chile in 1910. The show uses two main styles, jumping from one to the other. One style is the use of actors to represent certain key events. The second style is the plain explanation of the things taking place, which could be done with visual gags, with the hosts in some modern day location, or at a representation of an event.
Héroes: La gloria tiene su precio (2007)
Héroes: La gloria tiene su precio (2007)
Chilean TV miniseries. Each episode relates the history of one of the principal figures Chilean figures of the 19th century: Bernardo O'Higgins, José Miguel Carrera, Manuel Rodríguez, Diego Portales, José Manuel Balmaceda and Arturo Prat.
Manuel Rodríguez (2010)
Manuel Rodríguez (2010)
During the years of the Spanish Reconquest, Manuel Rodríguez is a wanted man in Chile. His head already has a price and he's considered a legend among many. But it's his love for Francisca, a noble woman, what will make him take all kinds of risks, regardless of the differences that separate them. From then on, Rodríguez will fight both for the freedom of his homeland and for the love of his life, Francisca.
La patrulla del desierto (1993)
La patrulla del desierto (1993)
The life of a group of men who patrolled the Atacama Desert during the Saltpeter War.
Adiós al séptimo de línea (2010)
Adiós al séptimo de línea (2010)
The adventures of a Chilean female spy and a small Regiment during the Saltpeter War.
Paz (2008)
Paz (2008)
The life of a man from an aristocratic family that faces love and death during the Saltpeter War.
El día menos pensado (1999)
Fuera de control (1999)
Fuera de control (1999)
Silvana returns to Chile with an intense desire to take revenge on the seven people who had to do with the overturn that her life gave after an insidious "joke" 12 years ago.
La fragilidad de los cuerpos (2017)
La fragilidad de los cuerpos (2017)
Veronica, a journalist from the newspaper Nuestro Tiempo, and her lover will begin a dangerous journey in search of truth related to the mysterious suicide of a train driver
El aval (2006)
El aval (2006)
Psychologist Martín Rivera is one day invited for a coffee by a stranger named José Sagasti, who informs him that his grandfather had made a pact with his boss, "The Devil", who he did not comply. Therefore Rivera, as his only male descendant, becomes the guarantee of said commitment. Martín and his closest ones start to be intensively harassed by Sagasti, until the pact can be finally fulfilled.
42 Days of Darkness (2022)
Machos (2003)
Machos (2003)
A severe and authoritarian father is on the verge of an existential crisis when his children are not able to fulfill his expectations and image of "strong and tough men" that he wishes for all of them. Will he be able to straighten the lives of his sons? Or will he have to learn that each of them have already clipped their own wings?
Ámame (1993)
Ámame (1993)
Daniela, a young student, falls in love with Luciano the son of the owner of her high school. He corresponds her love. But both must face Francisca, an unbalanced and beautiful young woman who holds an insane obsession for Luciano.
Juegos de fuego (1995)
Juegos de fuego (1995)
Lucas must choose between love and the power he acquires after becoming a renowned sculptor.
La Poseída (2015)
La Poseída (2015)
A young possessed woman is brought to live in a convent, where she will provoke passions and test the beliefs and strength of the faithful.
Dime quién fue (2017)
Dime quién fue (2017)
Laura returns 20 years later to the hotel where her mother died in strange circumstances, to seek revenge and make justice.
Purasangre (2002)
Purasangre (2002)
As a result of a vile abuse cause in the past, Violeta Salazar has sworn to herself to take revenge on the Callassis family and all their descendants. She sends her daughter Amanda to make the life of the Callasis as miserable as possible, but love can be surprising, and not everything comes out as planned.
Where is Elisa? (2009)
Where is Elisa? (2009)
La vida de la familia Domínguez, en especial la de Raimundo y Francisca, cambiará para siempre. Su trama girará en torno a la crisis que origina la desaparición de Elisa, la hija mayor del matrimonio.Una vez que Elisa desaparece, comienzan a revelarse los secretos de todos los personajes; parten las paranoias, historias del pasado salen a relucir, resurgen temas que antes estaban dados por superados y comienzan las recriminaciones.Esto permitirá contar con una larga lista de sospechosos de su secuestro, entre ellos, familiares tíos, primos e, inclusive, los padres.
Primera dama (2010)
Primera dama (2010)
Sabina Astudillo is an ordinary, young but ambitious woman who is willing to do anything to seduce Leonardo Sandander a presidential candidate to become the First Lady of Chile.
Los títeres (1984)
Los títeres (1984)
Artemisa returns to Chile in search of the group of people who made her life miserable 20 years ago, as fate has prepared a real puppet show for them.
16 (2003)
16 (2003)
After the intense summer holidays, a new school year begins at the Antumapu school. It is the moment of reunion between classmates, teachers and school life. It is also the time to meet the newly arrived students and teachers. Series that explores themes such as bullying, bulimia, drugs, teenage pregancy, among others.
La dama del balcón (1986)
La dama del balcón (1986)
A painting unleashes the riddle of three women from different worlds and times but with the same face. How can this be?