EXCLUSIVE: Filming the difference of One Hundred Years of Solitude in Colombia delivered a 225BN Peso ($51.8M) financial increase to the nation, the streamer stated.
Sharing the headline determine with Deadline, Netflix Lat-Am stated it’s a measure of the affect to Colombian GDP and consists of each the affect of its direct spending on the manufacturing and of the spending within the downstream provide chain. The quantity excludes the funds for the collection, which has by no means been damaged out.
The difference of Gabriel García Márquez’s seminal novel is the largest TV mission ever out of Colombia. In securing the rights to the magical realist tome, Netflix agreed the legendary city of Macondo could be recreated in Colombia and constructed by Colombians.
The collection has simply launched and can drop in two eight-episode instalments. The drama was produced by Dynamo and filmed completely in Colombia with a 900-person manufacturing group. The Macondo seen within the collection was constructed on an enormous 540,000 sq. meter plot.
Netflix is eager to speak up its contribution to native manufacturing because it continues to speculate exterior of its home U.S. It has documented its dedication and the increase to native economies in varied components of the world. Breaking out the Colombian determine is a primary for the SVOD large and comes at a second when it’s going deep into originals within the Latin America.
Evidently pleased with the large native manufacturing, Netflix has now put collectively an exhibition showcasing among the most memorable moments and unique costumes from 100 Years of Solitude, which runs till 18 Dec.
As Francisco ‘Paco’ Ramos, Netflix’s VP of Content material for Latin America, just lately informed Deadline, One Hundred Years of Solitude is one among a number of massive swings for it within the area.
Different notable collection popping out of Lat-Am for the streamer embrace the racing driver drama Senna, and the Argentina-originated comedian guide adaptation El Eternaut.
