A Chilean family survives earthquakes, dictatorship, and dad jokes across seven chaotic decades.
54 minSeason 7 • Episode 13
LatestThe story of the Herreras, a middle-class family living in Santiago of Chile. The plot is set between 1982 and 1989, in the military dictatorship, and revolves around historical events during the 80's, especially the economic crisis of 1982 and the 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Santiago.
Acting
Daniel Muñoz anchors the chaos as unforgettable patriarch Juan
Production
Painstaking 80s Santiago recreation down to the wallpaper
Writing
Balances regime horror with mundane family bickering
Creator
Boris Quercia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series aired on Canal 13, owned by the Catholic Church, making its subtle anti-Pinochet stance quietly subversive for its time.
The 1985 earthquake sequence used practical effects and actual survivors as extras, with some sets rebuilt from archival photographs of destroyed neighborhoods.
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