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In the timeless town of Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family confront love, oblivion, and the inevitability of their past and destiny. This is Netflix’s most expensive Latin American project ever with Colombian indigenous groups and peoples. communities build props and sets for the series. 100 Years of Solitude is one of the great pinnacles of Spanish literature. Its style is unmatched and its scope is beyond imagination. Its characters are so well-drawn that any screenwriter would have no problem writing them for the screen. But a seemingly insurmountable problem in adapting the novel was its length. Summarizing a hundred years of family and national history was an impossible task. Almost 60 years after its publication, the novel has found a cinematic home on Netflix. Only streaming can do it justice, and the first two episodes are truly promising. Excellent photography, art direction, and respect for the characters. The voice is needed to occasionally let García Márquez’s beautiful prose shine through. The plot unfolds fluidly with richness and depth. I love it and was a little skeptical that GGM’s magical world could be translated to the big screen. Wall, so far it’s a success in my opinion. “One Hundred Years of Solitude” is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month. Find out more in our December calendar!