From Colombia to the World: How 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' Was Brought to the Screen

Laura Mora and Alex García López, directors of the first part of the series, reveal the creative process and challenges of directing One Hundred Years of Solitude , the series based on Gabriel García Márquez's masterpiece, premiering December 11th on Netflix.

"It's about living up to something that will always be bigger than all of us. We worked hard to build that particularity that has a distinct quality that embodies the Caribbean and encompasses the tropics," says Laura Mora.

"We accomplished something I believe has never been done in Latin America, something that isn't just for Colombia or Latin America but for the whole world," says Alex García Lopez.

In addition to its directors, cast members Marleyda Soto (Úrsula Iguarán), Claudio Cataño (Aureliano Buendía), and Diego Vásquez (José Arcadio Buendía) share how the dream of bringing one of Latin America's most ambitious productions to the screen became a reality, honoring the legacy of Gabriel García Márquez's masterpiece.

One Hundred Years of Solitude Part 1 Title: One Hundred Years of Solitude Parts: 2 Episodes: 8 episodes (P1) 8 episodes (P2) Directors Part 1: Alex García López (E. 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8) and Laura Mora (E. 4, 5, and 6) Executive Producers: Diego Ramírez Schrempp, Juliana Flórez Luna, Andrés Calderón, Josep Amorós, Carolina Caicedo, Alex García López, Laura Mora, José Rivera, Rodrigo García, Gonzalo García Barcha Production Company: Dynamo Writers: José Rivera, Natalia Santa, Camila Brugés, and Albatros González Script Consultant: Maria Camila Arias Directors of Photography: Paulo Pérez and María Sarasvati Production Designers: Bárbara Enríquez and Eugenio Caballero Costume Designer: Catherine Rodríguez Casting Directors: Yolanda Serrano and Eva Leira Music: Camilo Sanabria and Juancho Valencia Editors: Irene Blecua and Miguel Schverdfinger Makeup and Hair Styling: Helmuth Karpf Visual Effects Supervision: Jose Luis Orozco Assistant Directors: Jeiver Pinto Vargas and Nataly Valdivieso Gómez Filming Locations: Departments of La Guajira, Magdalena, Cesar, Cundinamarca, and Tolima in Colombia

About One Hundred Years of Solitude: Married against their parents' wishes, cousins José Arcadio Buendía and Úrsula Iguarán leave their village behind and embark on a long journey in search of a new home. Accompanied by friends and adventurers, their journey culminates with the founding of a utopian town on the banks of a river of prehistoric stones that they baptize Macondo. Several generations of the Buendía lineage will mark the future of this mythical town, tormented by madness, impossible loves, a bloody and absurd war, and the fear of a terrible curse that condemns them, without hope, to one hundred years of solitude.

Published in 1967, One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the emblematic works of Gabriel García Márquez, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Considered a masterpiece of Spanish-American and universal literature and receiving enormous popular acclaim, it has sold more than 50 million copies and has been translated into more than 40 languages.