Series synopsis
Epitaphs, also known as Epitafios is a drama crime mystery television series that premiered on HBO Latin America on August 14, 2004. It ended on July 12, 2009. It was created by Adrián Suar. It stars Paola Krum, Cecilia Roth, Luis Luque and Leonardo Sbaraglia.
Epitafios is a 2004 13-episode, Argentinian crime fiction TV mini-series with the tagline: El Final Está Escrito ... The End Is Written. The series, which takes place in an unnamed South American city, was shot in Buenos Aires.
The series was produced by HBO Latin America and Argentinian TV/film company Pol-Ka Producciones. It was written by Marcelo Slavich and Walter Slavich and directed by Alberto Lecchi and Jorge Nisco. Although all of the actors were Argentinian, a neutral Spanish was used ...
Premise
Epitafios is a 2004 13-episode, Argentinian crime fiction TV mini-series with the tagline: El Final Está Escrito ... The End Is Written. The series, which takes place in an unnamed South American city, was shot in Buenos Aires.
The series was produced by HBO Latin America and Argentinian TV/film company Pol-Ka Producciones. It was written by Marcelo Slavich and Walter Slavich and directed by Alberto Lecchi and Jorge Nisco. Although all of the actors were Argentinian, a neutral Spanish was used instead of the local Rioplatense Spanish, avoiding colloquialisms such as the local vos in favor of the more common tú.
The series debuted in Australia on SBS in May 2007 under the title If The Dead Could Speak. It premiered in Poland on Cinemax on November 6, 2008. In Germany, it premiered on November 6, 2009 on pay TV channel FOX under the title Epitafios - Tod Ist Die Antwort.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Paola Krum as Laura Santini
- Cecilia Roth as Marina Segal
- Luis Luque as Comisario Jiménez
- Leonardo Sbaraglia as Asesino
- Villanueva Cosse as Marcos Márquez
- Manuel Segovia as Nico
- Alejandro Awada as Alfonso Velázquez
- Natalia Lobo as Gabriela Fridman
Supporting cast
- Carlos Portaluppi as Dr. Morini
- Antonella Costa as Maria
- Roberto Monzo as Suncho
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart as Pablo
- Antonio Birabent as Bruno Costas
- Daniel Fanego as Mazzoni
- Juan Minujín as Mariano Lagos
- Julio Chávez as Renzo Márquez
- Rafael Ferro as Fernán
Guest cast
- Leandro Stivelman as Ferrari
- Zulema Galperín as Madre Marina
- Luis Ziembrowski as Técnico laboratorio
- Marcos Woinsky
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 0 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | August 14, 2004 | November 6, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 13 | April 19, 2009 | July 12, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Past Will Never Die Five years after the death of several innocents at a local school, a brutal crime reunites again sheriff Eugenio Benítez, ex-cop Renzo Márquez and psychiatrist Laura Santini, all at the time a headstone shows the faith of The One Who Never Should Have. |
August 14, 2004 |
| 2 |
Guilty or Victims After the death of The One Who Never Should Have, Renzo and Martín decide to work together. Their investigations drive directly to to the father of one of the dead boys on the incident at the school. Meanwhile, Laura is stalked by the killer, who tries to force her to be with Renzo. One old debt will inspire the epitaph of the potential new victim, The One Who Refused to do the Right Thing at the Wrong Time. |
August 21, 2004 |
| 3 |
Labirynt Trying to figure out the identity of the killer, Renzo and Martín follow the trail of one of the possible guilties. At the same time, they receive the epitaph of The One That Made of Deception a Game. Renzo gets closer to his prey. |
August 28, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 19, 2009 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 26, 2009 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | May 3, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | HBO Latin America |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 14, 2004 |
| Last aired | July 12, 2009 |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |