Maradona: Blessed Dream

*Maradona: Blessed Dream*
Maradona: Blessed Dream
	Maradona, sueño bendito
Genre	Biographical; Drama;
Directed by	Alejandro Aimetta
Starring	Juan Palomino; Nazareno Casero; Nicolás Goldschmidt; Julieta Cardinali; Mercedes Morán; Leonardo Sbaraglia; Marcelo Mazzarello; Pepe Monje; Peter Lanzani;
Country of origin	Argentina
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producers	Rodrigo Cala; Ricardo Coeto; Francisco Cordero; Lluís Malet; Pierpaolo Verga;
Editors	Ariel Frajnd; Anabela Lattanzio; Mariano Saban;
Production companies	BTF Media; Dhana Media; Raze;
Original release
Release	October 29, 2021

Maradona, sueño bendito (English: Maradona: Blessed Dream) is a biographical drama television series. The series stars Juan Palomino, Nazareno Casero, Nicolás Goldschmidt, Julieta Cardinali, Laura Esquivel, Mercedes Morán, Peter Lanzani, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Marcelo Mazzarello, and Pepe Monje. Before the series premiere, it was confirmed that the series was renewed for a second 10-episode season.^[1] The series premiered on October 29, 2021 on Amazon Prime Video.^[2]^[3]

Synopsis[edit]

Maradona: Blessed Dream follows the controversial life of legendary footballer Diego Armando Maradona. A boy from Argentina with a dream of greatness, made his mark in the international football league, earning himself a well-deserved place in history. Living a life strewn with drugs, sex and public scrutiny, he played by his own rules regardless of the consequence. Watch the man who took the football world by storm and made his way into the hearts of millions.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

Juan Palomino as Diego Maradona
- Nazareno Casero as young Diego Maradona
- Nicolás Goldschmidt as teenage Diego Maradona
- Juan Cruz Romero as child Diego Maradona
Julieta Cardinali as Claudia Villafañe
- Laura Esquivel as young Claudia Villafañe
Mercedes Morán as Dalma Salvadora Franco "Doña Tota"
- Rita Cortese as old Doña Tota
Pepe Monje as Diego Maradona Padre "Don Diego"
- Claudio Rissi as old Don Diego
Leonardo Sbaraglia as Guillermo Coppola
- Jean Pierre Noher as old Guillermo Coppola
Darío Grandinetti as César Menotti^[4]
Nicolás Furtado as Daniel Passarella
Marcelo Mazzarello as Carlos Bilardo
Eva De Dominici as Lorena Gaumont
Federico D'Elía as Fernando Signorini
Tea Falco as Cristiana Sinagra
Martín Piroyansky as Ricardo Suárez
Peter Lanzani as Jorge Cyterszpiler

Recurring[edit]

Gerardo Romano as Carlos Ferro Viera
Fernán Mirás as Francis Cornejo
Giovanni Esposito as Corrado Ferlaino
Francesc Orella as José Luis Núñez, president of F. C. Barcelona
Leonard Kunz as Bernd Schuster
Richard Sammel as Udo Lattek
Riccardo Scamarcio as Carmine Giuliano
Mauricio Dayub as Roque Villafañe
Douglas Silva as Pelé
Inés Palombo as Marílu
Natalia Dal Molín as María Rosa "Mary" Maradona
María Onetto as Mother of the Plaza de Mayo
Esteban Recagno as Jorge Carrascosa
Gabriel Schultz as Yayo Trotta
Aarón Balderi as Peón
Diego Martín Vásquez as Dr. Pastoni
Antonio Braucci as Giuseppe Bruscolotti
Romina Ricci
Stefanía Roitman
Mario Guerci as Jorge Taiana
Maximiliano Ghione
Osqui Guzmán
Diego Alonso Gómez as Osvaldo
Daniel Leonardo Quinteros as Capataz

Episodes[edit]

Season 1 (2021)[edit]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date ^[5]
1	"Promise" (Promesa)	Alejandro Aimetta	Silvina Olschansky, Guillermo Salmerón & Alejandro Aimetta	October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
2	"Dictation" (Dictado)	Alejandro Aimetta	Silvina Olschansky, Guillermo Salmerón & Alejandro Aimetta	October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
3	"Machine" (Máquina)	Alejandro Aimetta	Silvina Olschansky, Guillermo Salmerón & Alejandro Aimetta	October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
4	"South American" (Sudaca)	Alejandro Aimetta & Roger Gual	Silvina Olschansky, Guillermo Salmerón & Alejandro Aimetta	October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
5	"Broken" (Roto)	Alejandro Aimetta & Roger Gual	Silvina Olschansky, Guillermo Salmerón & Alejandro Aimetta	October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
6	"Vesuvius" (Vesubio)	Alejandro Aimetta & Eddardo De Angelis	Silvina Olschansky, Guillermo Salmerón & Alejandro Aimetta	November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05)
7	"Free" (Libre)	Alejandro Aimetta & Eddardo De Angelis	Silvina Olschansky, Guillermo Salmerón & Alejandro Aimetta	November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05)
8	"Cristiana^{[note 1]}" (Cristiana)	Alejandro Aimetta & Eddardo De Angelis	Silvina Olschansky, Guillermo Salmerón & Alejandro Aimetta	November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)
9	"Captain" (Capitán)	Alejandro Aimetta	Silvina Olschansky, Guillermo Salmerón & Alejandro Aimetta	November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)
10	"God" (Dios)	Alejandro Aimetta	Silvina Olschansky, Guillermo Salmerón & Alejandro Aimetta	November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25)

Production [edit]

Development[edit]

In 2018, it was reported that Amazon Prime Video was developing a biographical series based on Diego Maradona's life.^[7]^[8] The series is written by Guillerno Salmerón and Silvina Olschansky and directed by Alejandro Aimetta.^[9]

Filming[edit]

In 2019, the series was filmed in places such as Argentina, Barcelona, Naples, Seville, Italy and Mexico.^[10]

Release[edit]

The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on October 29, 2021.^[3]

Notes[edit]

^ The title should not be translated into English, because it refers to Cristiana Sinagra.^[6]

References[edit]

^ eduardotv. ""La serie es una producción espectacular"". Television.com.ar (in European Spanish). Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^ admintv. "Los tres actores elegidos para interpretar a Maradona en su nueva serie". Television.com.ar (in European Spanish). Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Amazon le pone fecha de estreno a la serie de Maradona". Digital Trends Español. September 2, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
^ "Así es 'Maradona: Sueño bendito', la serie de Amazon Prime Video que ha causado la ira de su familia". El Español (in Spanish). May 6, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^ "Shows A-Z – Maradona: Blessed Dream on Amazon". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
^ Capelo, Maria Eugenia (November 12, 2021). ""Maradona: Blessed Dream": the episode about Cristiana Sinagra arrives". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved October 11, 2022.
^ Hipes, Patrick (September 21, 2018). "Amazon Prime's Diego Maradona Biopic Series Sets Cast". Deadline. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ "La serie biográfica de Maradona es una realidad. Aquí todos los detalles". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ Semana (December 22, 2020). "Se filtra tráiler de la serie de Diego Armando Maradona: estos son los detalles". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ "Sueño bendito, the TV miniseries on the life of Diego Armando Maradona: it is also shot in Naples". Napolike.it. January 31, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

External links[edit]

Maradona: Blessed Dream at IMDb

[7] The title should not be translated into English, because it refers to Cristiana Sinagra.^[6]

[1] uardotv. ""La serie es una producción espectacular"". Television.com.ar (in European Spanish). Retrieved May 28, 2021.

[2] tv. "Los tres actores elegidos para interpretar a Maradona en su nueva serie". Television.com.ar (in European Spanish). Retrieved May 28, 2021.

[Premiere_date-3] "Amazon le pone fecha de estreno a la serie de Maradona". Digital Trends Español. September 2, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

[:0-4] "Así es 'Maradona: Sueño bendito', la serie de Amazon Prime Video que ha causado la ira de su familia". El Español (in Spanish). May 6, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[TFC-5] "Shows A-Z – Maradona: Blessed Dream on Amazon". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

[6] Capelo, Maria Eugenia (November 12, 2021). ""Maradona: Blessed Dream": the episode about Cristiana Sinagra arrives". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved October 11, 2022.

[8] Hipes, Patrick (September 21, 2018). "Amazon Prime's Diego Maradona Biopic Series Sets Cast". Deadline. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

[9] "La serie biográfica de Maradona es una realidad. Aquí todos los detalles". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved May 29, 2021.

[10] Semana (December 22, 2020). "Se filtra tráiler de la serie de Diego Armando Maradona: estos son los detalles". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved May 29, 2021.

[11] "Sueño bendito, the TV miniseries on the life of Diego Armando Maradona: it is also shot in Naples". Napolike.it. January 31, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

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