Season 1 • Episode 7
Latest1879-1883: Arturo Prat's life, the War of the Pacific, and the battle that made him a hero for the nation, at his life's cost.
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.
Production
Lavish period detail on a scale rare for Chilean television.
Acting
Performances that make 19th-century political debates crackle.
Writing
Balances hagiography with humanizing flaws remarkably well.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Chile's 2007 bicentennial buildup, this was state-funded patriotic television designed to unify a politically fractured nation around shared origin myths.
Each episode had different directors and visual approaches — compare the Rodríguez episode's kinetic energy to Prat's stoic naval formalism.
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