Peru present. And is that the series, starring Ricardo Darín and directed by Bruno Stagnaro, remains faithful to the spirit of the eternalbut adapt the story to a current context.
The end of the first season leaves more questions than answers, and among them a particular revelation stands out: An Air Force plane of Peru It appears starry in the city, with armament and maps that point to a possible attack on the stadium Monumental de River Plate.
This an anecdotal image has caused multiple reactions, especially among Peruvian and Argentine spectators. Is it a simple visual provocation? An undercover tribute to Peruvian support in times of war? The truth is that the scene has opened a fertile field for the symbolic analysis, political speculation and the cross between fiction and reality.
In the last minutes of the final episode, the characters find on the avenue a wrecked military plane, with badges from Peru. The surprise increases when they discover that it transported missiles and planes directed towards a clear objective: The River Plate stadium. The scene, which does not exist in the original cartoon, introduces a new political axis into apocalyptic fiction.
Although a clear explanation in the series is not provided, many spectators have interpreted this appearance as a wink to the military support that Peru offered Argentina during the South Atlantic conflict in 1982.
Then, under the government of Fernando Belaúnde Terrythe Andean country sent Mirage fighters, missiles and logistics aid to the Argentine military regime to face the United Kingdom. This alliance, little discussed in cultural productions, acquires new visibility through the visual narrative of the eternal.
“Who can come from Peru to bombard a football court?”ask, perplexed, the character of Lieutenant Bob. The line, said with a stop of sarcasm, has been cited and discussed widely on social networks.
Some have considered it A subtle criticism to the absurd of armed conflicts, while others have read it as an irony loaded with meanings.
On Twitter, Peruvian users have reacted with pride, Remembering the solidarity of the eightieswhile others have manifested confusion at the way in which their country is represented. What for some was a provocation, for others it was a recognition, although veiled, of a little known historical fact out of specialized circles.
The detail of the Peruvian plane was not improvised. Sources close to production have mentioned that it was sought introduce elements that enriched the socio -political atmosphere of the series without completely altering the universe created by Oesterheld.
The Falklands War It is a sensitive issue in Argentine memory, and its relationship with Peru during that episode of history is not usually part of the official story.
When introducing this link, the series not only proposes a reinterpretation of the recent past, but also invites To think the future from an integrated Latin American viewwhere alliances become key to survival.
In addition, in narrative terms, The gesture works as an anchor in the reala reminder that invasions and resistance not only occur in fiction. Peru, in that sense, appears as a non -peripheral actor but involved, who breaks the traditional scheme of invisible nations.
“The Eternaluta” It was always more than a comic about extraterrestrial invasions. Its creator, Oesterheld, disappeared by the Argentine military dictatorshiphe made his characters spokesmen of resistance, fellowship and fight against inhuman powers.
The Netflix series has respected that approach, but has also expanded it, including elements that connect with a global audience. The mention of Peru, seen from that perspective, fulfills a strategic function: speak from the south as an active territory, with history and memory.
In a context where Latin American science fiction begins to gain ground, decisions such as this demonstrates that gender can also serve to reflect on Identities, traumas and regional solidarity.
Yes Eternal Original struggled for Buenos Aires, the new Eternaluta could be drawing the contours of continental resistance.
