Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende’s novel “The House of the Spirits” will hit screens in Spanish for the first time next week.
While shooting the series in Chile, Mexican actor Alfonso Herrera, who plays patriarch Esteban Trueba, said, “This story, which has been translated into 40 languages and was written by Isabel Allende in exile as a love letter to her grandfather who was about to die, has a beautiful depth of emotion and deals with issues that are extremely relevant, issues that are still very important today.”
“The House of the Spirits” follows three generations of women – Clara del Valle, her daughter Blanca and granddaughter Alba – through political turmoil in an unnamed South American country, portrayed by mixing reality with fantasy.
The eight-episode show on Prime Video is told from Alba’s perspective in the 1970s as she uncovers her family and country’s past through her grandmother’s diaries.
The book was made into a film in 1993 with an all-star cast including Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. Herrera said he believes the TV format allows the story to unfold in ways that a feature film cannot.
“The House of the Spirits” begins streaming globally on April 29.
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