US EditionThe Eternaut Sparks Questions Among Those Born During the Argentine Dictatorship - teleSUR English
- The Netflix series The Eternaut, released in early 2025, sparked identity inquiries from Argentines born during the 1976-1983 dictatorship.
- This surge occurred because the series, though not set during the dictatorship, connects deeply to Hector Oesterheld and his family's disappearance by the regime.
- Hector Oesterheld, author of the original 1957 comic, and his four daughters, two of whom were pregnant, were kidnapped and remain disappeared along with their children.
- Manuel Gonçalvez, secretary of the Mayo Square Grandmothers, said the series is a “huge opportunity” to promote the search for over 300 stolen grandchildren still unlocated.
- Despite government funding cuts and a hostile political climate under President Javier Milei, the series has renewed momentum for ongoing identity searches.
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The Eternal, a premonitory work of the tragedy lived by its author and Argentina
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Héctor Germán Oesterheld, the defiant creator of 'El eternaluta' murdered by the dictatorship of Videla
The premiere of the audiovisual adaptation of the comic that narrated an extraterrestrial invasion that began in Buenos Aires and that became a symbol of resistance, brings to life the figure of the writer and the political commitment of his worksIgnacio Valenzuela, novelist: “My husband and I have a suitcase prepared in case we have to get out of the United States” The most important Argentine comic in history is again current, thanks to the su…
Unanswered Disappearances: The Tragic Real Story Behind ‘The Eternal’, series in Netflix’s Top
The Eternal, Netflix's new miniseries, is a science fiction work created by Héctor Germán Osterheld, who disappeared in 1977.Although the plot was not inspired by a real story, it does have a connection with an event that affected Argentine society.If you like plots related to extraterrestrials, such as the film Predator Badlands, then this new production can be perfect for a marathon. And it is that recently television shows inspired by a real …
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