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Pol-ka: Buenos Chicos at MIPCOM

Adrián Suar, founder.

After a complicated period following the coronavirus pandemic, Pol-ka, the company led by Adrian Suar, is once again betting on Argentine fiction in the world. With more than 25 years in the industry, the Argentine media production company, which produces fiction in daily, weekly and unitary formats, presents its main titles at the event held in Cannes from October 16 to 19 this year.

Buenos Chicos is the story of a group of fathers and mothers whose children will be involved in an extreme situation because they will make a bad decision that will change their lives forever. A group of friends decide to help and avenge one of the girls who is the victim of an abuse attempt, making a bad decision, which will make them fall into the trap of a person who forces them to become a gang wanted by the police. The boys will be forced to perform certain compromising actions and will be trapped in a circle, from which they will not be able to get out. This new reality will lead them to exacerbate their emotions and to live very intensely the romances and love stories, while they struggle to survive in a world that is totally alien to them.  For their part, their families will be torn between doing what is right or what their hearts dictate.

Buenos Chicos, fiction

In addition, Pol-ka presents Argentina, Tierra de Amor y Venganza(season 1 and 2). In the first season, two Spanish friends get involved in the horror of their country’s Civil War; they will manage to get out of that hell alive. However, the friendship they were able to forge in those times of adversity will be corrupted by betrayal. In the face of a nation devastated by the war, Argentina will be seen as the ideal horizon for resurgence. The former friends will go there, at different times and with different fortunes.

In the second season of Argentina, Tierra de Amor y Venganza, the story takes place after the return to democracy in Argentina. Buenos Aires is convulsed by the new winds of change that emerged after the last dictatorship and the return of those who had to go into exile. The city is the epicenter of the meeting of the descendants of the Moretti and Salvat families, who had starred in the first season of ATAV. But despite the changes that society is going through, nothing will be easy for the characters in the story, who will have to fight for love, the search for truth, dignity, their rights and for justice; going through a path full of obstacles, betrayals, disappointments, revenge, hatred, passions and love in a country that is moving towards freedom but still has a lot of darkness to go through.

Also, Pol-kapresentsLa 1-5/18 Somos Uno.The story takes place in the neighborhood 1-5/18 «La Peñaloza», where neighbors from different backgrounds and realities coexist, who even though deprived of some rights and going through deprivation, are always willing to fight for the welfare of the whole community.  The struggle of the neighbors to protect the neighborhood from danger and class differences, intertwine with the love stories of the protagonists who discover that if they want to transform the reality of the village, they must remain united. Romance and action are part of daily life.

Also, ‘Trátame bien’, a fiction that follows José and Sofia, a 22-year-old married couple with two children, facing a new couple crisis. José is going through a hard time at work: the toy store chain founded by his father is about to go bankrupt. Sofia, on the other hand, successful at work, does not seem entirely happy either with her profession or with her own life. Jose and Sofia’s therapists suggest that they should go into couple’s therapy. Clara Lombardo will then be in charge of helping the couple to look at each other again, to meet again in this stage of maturity where many things have changed. In the middle of their lives, when the couple thought they already knew each other too well, they will feel that, in spite of the pain and the tragicomic evolution of daily life, a being they have not yet discovered is sleeping by their side.

Another of its main titles is Para Vestir Santos, a fiction that follows three sisters: Susi, Virgi and Male. They are three intelligent, beautiful, young women who cannot form a couple. The story begins with the death of Gloria, the girls’ mother. Susi, the oldest, works in a tollbooth, has no major vocational ambitions and has been in love with her first boyfriend all her life. Virgi, the middle one, is the most liberated of the three. She is unprejudiced and men enter her bed as easily as they leave. Male, the youngest, struggles to be independent; she is extremely sensitive and strong at the same time. All three live in their mother’s house.An acid and topical comedy about the fragility of bonds, the lack of commitment, and the phobias, paranoias and fears that are activated when betting on a love relationship.

Finally, Guapas, a story that follows Mónica, Mey, Lorena, Laura and Andrea. The five women meet during a protest in front of the financial institution where they had their savings, which suddenly closes and takes the money from all the deposits. Thus, from one day to the next, the dreams and projects of each one arecutted: Monica’s restaurant has to close its doors; the possibility of buying a house for her parents vanishes for Lorena; Mey’s family inheritance disappears; the capital that Laura had saved with her partner (to undergo fertility treatment and start a family) vanishes; and Andrea and her husband lose all their assets and are left in ruins. Seven years after that fateful day, the five of them have become close friends, but they have not yet been able to recover from that loss, and they are trying to put themselves in order, both economically and emotionally.

Argentina, Land of Love and Revenge – Second Season

The story takes place after the return to democracy in Argentina. Buenos Aires is convulsed by the new winds of change that emerged after the last dictatorship and the return of those who had to go into exile. The city is the epicenter of the meeting of the descendants of the Moretti families (Aldo Moretti and la Polaca, played by Gonzalo Heredia and China Suárez) and Salvat (Bruno Salvat and Lucia Morel, played by Albert Baró and Delfina Chávez), who had starred in the first season of ATAV. But despite the changes that society is experiencing, nothing will be easy for the characters in the story who must fight for love, the search for truth, dignity, their rights and for justice; going through a path full of obstacles, betrayals, disappointments, revenge, hatred, passions and loves in a country that is moving towards freedom but still with a lot of darkness to travel.

Argentina, land of Love and revenge

Two Spanish friends find themselves involved in the horror of their country’s Civil War; They will get out of that hell alive. However, the friendship they knew how to forge in those times of adversity will be corrupted by betrayal. Faced with a nation devastated by the war, Argentina will be seen as the ideal horizon for resurgence. The former friends will leave there, at different times and with different luck. Torcuato (Vicuña), for example, will be the one who achieves the greatest benefits in this prosperous American soil. For his part, Bruno (Baró) will be harmed and will arrive further behind to the “promised land.” But for other immigrants, especially women, this nation that promises a fortunate future will be the one that succumbs to the worst of ordeals. Excited with the promise of a possible marriage with a wealthy Argentine, Raquel (Suárez) will get on the boat and cross the Atlantic. But when she arrives, she will quickly verify the fraud. Her destiny will be another: the brothel. Moretti (Heredia), one of the main promoters of the steamship that transports Europeans to Argentina, will meet the naive young woman on board and will be the one who tries to rescue her from the trafficking network in which she will find herself immersed.

1-5/18 We Are One

The story takes place in the 1-5/18 “La Peñaloza” neighborhood, where neighbors from different origins and realities live together, who, even though they are deprived of some rights and suffer shortcomings, are always willing to fight for the well-being of the entire community. Lola is a charismatic woman, with an energetic, happy and impulsive character. She managed to be a teacher and raise her son Cristian, a teenager who dreams of being a soccer player. She considers Rita a sister of hers and she accompanies her in the search for her son that she gave up for adoption when she was 17 years old and was recovering from her addictions. Together they run a community kitchen and help those who need it. La Peñaloza is crossed by a conflict between two drug gangs, who are fighting for the Don Luis bar, a strategic place in the town. When his son Bruno returns to the neighborhood, to whom he intends to inherit the business, everyone assumes that Don Luis’s illness is the reason, but they will soon learn that he is actually escaping from a gang of criminals for having stabbed one of them in self-defense. Father Lorenzo, a village priest known for his social work, is summoned by his mentor and friend Father Antonio, who is threatened by a gang leader who was imprisoned thanks to him and is about to be released from prison.

Treat me right

After 22 years of marriage and with two children, José and Sofía find themselves facing a new relationship crisis. José is going through a tough time at work: the toy store chain founded by his father is about to go bankrupt. Sofía, on the other hand, successful at work, does not seem entirely happy with either her profession or her own life. José and Sofía’s therapists suggest they undergo couples therapy. Clara Lombardo will then be in charge of helping the couple look at each other again, to meet again in this stage of maturity where many things have changed. In the middle of their lives, when the couple thought they already knew each other too much, they will feel that, despite the pain and the tragicomic events of daily life, a being they have not yet discovered sleeps at their side.

To be left on the shelf

Three sisters: Susi, Virgi and Male. Three intelligent, beautiful, young women… who cannot form a couple. The story begins with the death of Gloria, the girls’ mother. Susi, her eldest, works at a toll booth, has no major vocational ambitions and has been in love with her first boyfriend all her life. Virgi, the middle one, is the most liberated of the three. She is unprejudiced and men enter her bed with the same ease with which they leave. Male, the youngest, struggles to be independent; She is extremely sensitive and strong at the same time. All three live in their mother’s house.
An acidic and current comedy about the fragility of bonds, the lack of commitment, and the phobias, paranoia and fears that are activated when betting on a love relationship.

Beautiful

Mónica, Mey, Lorena, Laura and Andrea meet during a protest in front of the financial institution where they had their savings, which suddenly closes and keeps the money from all the deposits. Thus, from one day to the next, each one’s dreams and projects are cut short: Mónica’s restaurant must close its doors; The possibility of buying a house for her parents disappears for Lorena; Mey’s family inheritance disappears; The capital that Laura had saved with her partner – to undergo fertility treatment and start a family – vanishes; and Andrea and her husband lose all of her assets and are left in ruins. Seven years after that fateful day, the five have become very close friends, but they have not yet managed to recover from that loss, and are seeking to get their act together economically and emotionally.

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About Polka

Created in 1994, since its beginnings, with the success of its first project “Poliladron” produced and starring Adrián Suar, and during more than 25 years of continuous work in the television industry, Polka has achieved its own style, generating original fiction content.

The quality of the series, soap operas and films that it devises and produces, as well as its human and technical resources, have positioned it as a leading company in the production of fiction content in Argentina and one of the most important in Latin America.

It has state-of-the-art technology, equipment and production sets prepared to provide its clients with quality projects, both locally (where its content is broadcast on Eltrece, one of the main national channels) and for large television, media and channels from Latin America, the United States and Europe

Carolina Peroni

CEO

Diego Andrasnik

Director de Producción