Best South American war series
A curated collection of popular war series from South America.

King David (2012)
King David (2012)
Our story begins in Bethlehem, an Israelite territory, in the year 1045 B.C. David is 10 years old and is preparing to herd his father Jesse’s flock of sheep. Being the youngest of seven brothers, David is tasked with being the household servant. He’s been relegated beneath his brothers because they all have the honor of being brave warriors for King Saul.

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.

The Last Bastion (2018)
The Last Bastion (2018)
The Robles family, born and raised in the Americas, experiences the highs and lows of the revolutionary drive to Peru's independence.

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.

Russlands Kriege (2023)
Russlands Kriege (2023)

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.

Política no Brasil (2016)

Amor e Revolução (2011)
Amor e Revolução (2011)

El hombre (1999)
El hombre (1999)
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.
