History Series / CuentameComoPaso

* TheBusCameBack: In account for its LoadsAndLoadsAndCharacters, the series tends to bring back characters even several years after their last appearance. Pretty impressive given its longevity and a sign of distinction for the show.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The Series is normally good at keeping track of its LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters but there are a few examples such as Jose Luis and his sister and more surprisingly Maica

** ''Los 80'' in Chile's Canal 13. Officially '''not''' a remake since it was produced after talks to remake the Spanish series broke down, it follows the Herrera family in Santiago from 1982 to 1989, during the later years of the Pinochet dictatorship. Bizarrely, the rights to remake ''Los 80'' were acquired by Spanish company Telecinco while ''Los 80'' was still in production, which then made their own period show to compete with the original ''Cuéntame cómo pasó''.

** ''Cuéntame cómo pasó'' in Argentina's TVP, follows the Martínez family in Buenos Aires. Despite the names of the series and most characters remaining the same, it is among the most diverging remakes, starting in 1974 and promoting the romance of Inés and Eugenio (who appears from the first episode) to main plot. It lasted only one season, but it was a season of ''74 episodes'', covering the 1976-1983 dictatorship and ending with the 1983 general election. Interestingly, the grandmother Herminia is still Spanish, having emigrated to Argentina in 1939.
** ''Los 80'' in Chile's Canal 13. Officially '''not''' a remake since it was produced after talks to remake the Spanish series broke down, it follows the Herrera family in Santiago from 1982 to 1989, during the later years of the Pinochet dictatorship. Bizarrely, the rights to remake ''Los 80'' were acquired by Spanish company Telecinco while ''Los 80'' was still in production, which then made their own period show to compete with the original ''Cuéntame cómo pasó''. Confused much?

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* ForeignRemake: Technically [[FollowTheLeader if unofficially]], of ''Series/TheWonderYears''. Though the series being set during the Spanish Transitition to Democracy, it is much less about childhood nostalgia and much bigger on political and social commentary. In turn, the series had several remakes on different countries, nearly all beginning with a nuclear family buying a TV:

%%** ''Cuéntame cómo pasó'' in Argentina's TVP, follows the Martínez family in Buenos Aires.

** ''Conta-me Como Foi'' in Portugal's RTP1, follows the Lopes family of Lisbon and is among the closest to the Spanish original. It lasted only 5 seasons, covering the period from April 1968 (last months of the [[UsefulNotes/AntonioDeOliveiraSalazar Salazar]] period just before his substitution by Marcello Caetano on 27 September 1968) then the whole Marcellist period all the way to 25 April 1974 (the Carnation Revolution). It had a SpiritualSuccessor, ''Series/DepoisDoAdeus'', following the unrelated Mendonças, which lasted only one season covering the Revolution and immediate post-Revolutionary period, ending with the approval of a new Constitution and the democratic election of the first non-provisional President.
** ''Τα Καλύτερά μας Χρόνια'' in Greece's ERT, follows the Antonopoulou family in Athens during the Greek Junta regime.

!!Here are some of its tropes:

* TheSixties.
* TheSeventies.
* BadassPreacher: Padre Froilán

* ForeignRemake: ''Conta-me Como Foi'' (meaning the same as the Spanish title), centered around the Lopes (who share the same first names as the Alcantaras), which however lasted only 5 seasons, covering the time period from April 1968 (last months of the [[UsefulNotes/AntonioDeOliveiraSalazar Salazar]] period just before his fall from the chair and substitution by Marcello Caetano on 27 September 1968) then the whole Marcellist period all the way to 25 April 1974 (the Carnation Revolution). Later continued by its SpiritualSuccessor, ''Series/DepoisDoAdeus'', centered around the unrelated Mendonças, which lasted an even shorter time, lasting only one season which covered the Revolution and immediate post-Revolutionary period, ending with the approval of a new Constitution and the democratic election of the first non-provisional President.

* TheSixties.
* TheSeventies.

* WritingAroundTrademarks: the original name of the show was just “Cuéntame”, but due to copyright reasons (there’s a song, in fact the title song, which is called that), so it became "Cuéntame Cómo Pasó".

* PutOnABus: Toni exited the series five episodes into season 17 [[spoiler: when he had to get out of the country after receiving death threats.]] It has been confirmed that [[TheBusCameBack he'll be back]] on season 18.

* FreudWasRight: Constantly invoked by Carlos and his friends during a phase of their adolescence.

* BadassPreacher- Padre Froilán

* BeenThereShapedHistory- The main plot kicks in when the middle child, Tony, becomes an InnocentBystander in the 1968 protests on his very first day of college [[labelnote:Bit of history!]] A non-violent strike in the Complutense University was broken by force by the regime's police (commonly called the Grays), causing more and young people to became angry at the regime and start more protests in return[[/labelnote]] and is given a black eye by the police. This incident makes the young boy begin to evolve from a WideEyedIdealist whose only worries are those of a stereotypical teenager, to a passionate member of LaResistance. From then on, some member of the family is always connected in one way or another to the history of the country.
* BigBrotherWorship- Carlos absolutely adores his older brother. The feeling is mutual, even if Carlos [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling gets on Tony's nerves sometimes]].
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome- The Series is normally good at keeping track of its LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters but there are a few examples such as Jose Luis and his sister and more surprisingly Maica

* DoomedByCanon- The writers of the show are constrained by the real history of Franco's time Spain
* DreamSequence- appear periodically. Often incredibly cool/ scary/ funny, sometimes all at once! They give the show a wacky surreal feel, much complemented by the [[WatchItStoned hippy music]].

* KnightInSourArmour- Antonio, bless him.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
* MentalAffair- Elisa and [[spoiler: Antonio]].
* ProductPlacement- Brilliantly done by showing the characters seeing on TV the real adverts used by the sponsoring brands at the time of the setting.

* TheSixties
* TheSeventies
* TheWoobie- Josete is sometimes played as the InUniverse Woobie
* WritingAroundTrademarks- the original name of the show was just “Cuéntame”, but due to copyright reasons (there’s a song, in fact the title song which is called that), so it became "Cuéntame Cómo Pasó".

* EurovisionSongContest- it starts in April 1968, with the victory in the Eurovision song contest of the singer Massiel

* BigBrotherWorship- Carlos absolutely adores his older brother. The feeling is mutual, even if Carlos [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling gets on Toni's nerves sometimes]].

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold

* BigBrotherWorship- Carlos absolutely adores his older brother. The feeling is mutual, even if Carlos [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling get's on Toni's nerves sometimes]].

* PutOnABus: Toni's final appearance in the series sees him [[spoiler: getting out of the country after receiving death threats.]] It has been confirmed that [[TheBusCameBack he'll be back]] on season 18.

* PutOnABus: Toni's final appearance in the series sees him [[spoiler: getting out of the country after receiving death threats.]]

* LongRunner: The series has been on air for fifteen years.

* WritingAroundTrademarks- the original name of the show was just “Cuentame”, but due to copyright reasons (there’s a song, in fact the title song which is called that), so it became "Cuéntame Cómo Pasó".
** Since this brand is a trademark from TVE, Antena 3 will have to rename the series again if the rumoured ChannelHop comes to fruition.

* WritingAroundTrademarks- the original name of the show was just “Cuentame”, but due to copyright reasons (there’s a song, in fact the title song which is called that), so it became "Cuéntame Cómo Pasó".

* FreudWasRight: In-univese. Carlos and his friends have a phase when they apply this to everything. Well, they are teenage boys.

* [[PutOnABus Put on a Plane]]: Toni's final appearance (for now) in the series sees him [[spoiler: getting out of the country after receiving death threats.]]

* FreudWasRight- In-univese. Carlos and his friends have a phase when they apply this to everything. Well, they are teenage boys.

''Cuéntame Como Paso'' (transl: tell me how it happened) is a Spanish soap opera that runs on RTVE 1 since 13th September 2001. After an initial 10 series and a brief break, it came back for an 11th series after its immense popularity. Famous for being quite witty, with occasional dry, dark humour more in common with British TV.

* DawsonCasting- averted! They decided to jump forwards in time five or so years, resulting in the actor playing Carlitos having to ‘’play a teenager older than his actual age’’. Whoah.
** Played Straight in the case of Luis.

* FreudWasRight- Carlos and his friends have a phase when they apply this to everything. Well, they are teenage boys.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks- the theme tune, arguably.

* WritingAroundTrademarks- the original name of the show was just “Cuentame”, but due to copyright reasons (there’s a song, in fact the title song which is called that), so it became "Cuentame Como Paso".

''Cuentame Como Paso'' (transl: tell me how it happened) is a Spanish soap opera that ran between 13th September 2001 and ---2009 on RTVE 1. I t ran for 10 series initially then, after a brief break, came back for an 11th series after its immense popularity. Famous for being quite witty, with occasional dry, dark humour more in common with British TV.

The entire thing, all 11 series, is one enormous {{Flashback}} belonging to Carlos Alcantara, and it follows his life growing up in TheSixties and TheSeventies during the decay of the Franco regime and the Transition to democracy. EdutainmentShow, mix of macro and micro history: the big events of the time (the lunar landings, the assassination of Carrero Blanco, Franco’s death,[[strike: Eurovision]] (whoops)) and this typical middle class Madrid family’s story, narrated soap- opera style and with voiceovers from adult Carlos.