ProductionKapow, National Geographic Channels International, Star Original Productions
This Spanish-language series chronicles the politics and events leading up to the most severe economic and social crisis in Argentina’s history since its return to democracy. At the center of a government in crisis, a political appointee works as a liaison between the current administration and opposition party figures who seek to rise to power.
Cast
Luis Luque
Chrystian Colombo
Diego Cremonesi
Javier Cach
Nicolás Furtado
Franco Musciari
César Troncoso
Eduardo Duhalde
Luis Machín
Domingo Cavallo
Jean Pierre Noher
Fernando de la Rúa
Alejandra Flechner
Hilda "Chiche" Duhalde
Cecilia Rossetto
Inés Bruno
Manuel Callau
Raúl Alfonsín
J
Jorge Suárez
Adolfo Rodríguez Saa
Manuel Vicente
Ramón Puerta
Vando Villamil
Carlos Ruckauf
Seasons & Episodes1 season · 6 episodes
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E1The Beginning of the End
Jun 7, 202342m
December 20, 2001 marks the end of a government in freefall, but also a day of tragedy as violent repression to protests results in the loss of 39 lives. Fourteen months before this infamous day, President Fernando de la Rúa seeks to overcome Argentina’s economic crisis by appointing an unpopular minister of economy.
E2The Money Isn’t Coming
Jun 7, 202337m
New minister Cavallo's plan to rescue the country’s troubling economy with IMF support faces a major setback after 9/11; talk of a devaluation begins to build. The government is pummeled at the ballot box by Peronism and scratch votes, and De la Rúa continues to look at a potential co-government with a controversial figure.
E3A No-Good Face is Better than a New One
Jun 7, 202343m
Duhalde maneuvers to form an opposition and meets with the IMF in hopes of having his moment. De la Rúa continues to back Cavallo, resisting calls from his chief of cabinet and former president Alfonsín. A government measure intended to prevent capital flight sets Argentina on a course for economic collapse.
E4December 2001
Jun 7, 202335m
The president's declaration fails to quell the unrest as people from all walks of life take to the streets in protest and unite with demands for the government’s removal. Meanwhile, internal negotiations go on through the night of December 19, and a chorus calling for Cavallo’s resignation begins to grow louder.
E5The Beginning and the End
Jun 7, 202332m
The Argentine crisis hits its peak on December 20. Government forces employ violence to repress the protests, after being given the order to clear Plaza de Mayo and indiscriminately detain whomever. Peronism rejects the government’s calls for national unity and the only recourse left for the president is to resign.
E6Will We all Triumph Together?
Jun 7, 202358m
Peronism oversees the transition while the president of the Senate assumes the presidency on an interim basis. Behind the scenes, a debate takes place on whether to call early elections. An unprecedented five presidents are sworn in over a period of eleven days. In early 2002, Duhalde makes a bold promise.
About Argentina 2001
Argentina 2001 is a drama series on Star+. The show first aired on Jun 7, 2023 and currently has 1 season and 6 episodes. Argentina 2001 has ended. It has a rating of 8.3/10 based on 16 votes. The cast includes Luis Luque, Diego Cremonesi, Nicolás Furtado, César Troncoso, Luis Machín.
