# Maradona: Blessed Dream
**Maradona: Blessed Dream** (original title *Maradona: Sueño bendito*) is a 2021 biographical television series about the Argentine footballer Diego Armando Maradona, coproduced between Argentina and the United States and released worldwide on Amazon Prime Video on October 29, 2021.[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/maradona-sueno-bendito/) The ten-episode Spanish-language drama follows Maradona from his childhood in Villa Fiorito, one of the poorest barrios of Buenos Aires, through his rise with [Argentinos Juniors](https://www.edgepedia.org/argentinos-juniors), Boca Juniors, Barcelona, and Napoli, to Argentina's 1986 [FIFA World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-world-cup) triumph.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/maradona_blessed_dream/s01)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title / format | *Maradona: Sueño bendito*; 10-episode miniseries, about 61 minutes per episode, Spanish language[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/maradona-sueno-bendito/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8431322) |
| Release | October 29, 2021 on Amazon Prime Video; final episode aired November 26, 2021[4](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/maradona-blessed-dream/C3XvFVFe7HAn5kg4bdKLh2/where-to-watch/) |
| Creator | Alejandro Aimetta, also showrunner, director, and co-writer; Edoardo De Angelis and Roger Gual directed additional episodes[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8431322/fullcredits/) |
| Three Maradonas | Nicolás Goldschmidt (teenage), Nazareno Casero (young adult), and Juan Palomino (adult) play Maradona at different life stages[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/38847/maradona-sueno-bendito) |
| Main supporting cast | Julieta Cardinali as Claudia Villafañe, Leonardo Sbaraglia as Guillermo Coppola, Mercedes Morán as La Tota, Rita Cortese as Doña Tota[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8431322) |
| Audience rating | 7.2/10 on IMDb from about 2,600 votes; TV-MA content rating[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8431322) |
| Recognition | Silver Condor nominations in 2022, including Best Drama Series and Best Original Screenplay[7](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/title/tt8431322/awards/) |
## Spoilers
### Story and structure
The narrative is split between two eras: Maradona's early career from the late 1960s onward through his 1986 FIFA World Cup triumph, and the period of his 2000 overdose and health crisis, with both eras set against a backdrop of Argentine political history.[10](https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/992762/1/Serpe_PhD_F2023.pdf) • [17](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0JAAV4S93G7CF868E58BVZEAME) The first episode opens with Maradona suffering a drug overdose in critical condition, then moves back to the start of his career.[11](https://www.primevideo.com/-/es_419/detail/0JAAV4S93G7CF868E58BVZEAME) Later episodes cover his 1978 debut for the national team, his transfer to Boca in 1980 and first World Cup, his move to Barcelona, his arrival in Naples, his relationship with manager Guillermo Coppola, and the iconic 1986 World Cup match against England.[11](https://www.primevideo.com/-/es_419/detail/0JAAV4S93G7CF868E58BVZEAME) • [6](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/38847/maradona-sueno-bendito)
**Historical framing.** The first three episodes supply explicit markers of recent Argentine history, including the death of Juan Domingo Perón, the 1976 military dictatorship, and the 1982 war between Argentina and Great Britain over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands. Each episode ends with written text clarifying the historical context; the first episode's closing text notes that the military dictatorship perpetrated crimes and disappeared thousands of people in clandestine concentration camps, and episode two's text is partly dedicated to the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who demanded the release of their children abducted by the dictatorship.[10](https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/992762/1/Serpe_PhD_F2023.pdf) Within the series, Maradona is portrayed as an active agent in Argentina's history, a man of the people on the side of those in need; his parents, poor immigrants from [Corrientes](https://www.edgepedia.org/corrientes) province living in a shanty town on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, are depicted as fervent supporters of Perón.[10](https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/992762/1/Serpe_PhD_F2023.pdf)
## Production
The series was produced by Amazon Studios together with BTF Media, Dhana Media, and Raze.[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/maradona-sueno-bendito/) Alejandro Aimetta, a Córdoba-born director, served as creator, showrunner, and writer, with Guillermo Salmerón and Silvina Olschansky among the screenwriters.[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/maradona-sueno-bendito/) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8431322/fullcredits/) The production took about five years, and filming took place in Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, Italy, and Spain.[8](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/revista-brando/maradona-se-estrena-sueno-bendito-la-serie-que-cuenta-la-vida-del-diez-con-juan-palomino-y-nazareno-nid23102021/) Post-production lasted two years and was carried out online.[9](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2021/11/01/por-que-se-altero-la-fecha-de-muerte-de-peron-y-el-personaje-mas-dificil-de-hacer-la-palabra-del-director-de-maradona-sueno-bendito/)
The first episode also premiered on the Argentine broadcast channel Canal 9 before streaming on Prime Video.[8](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/revista-brando/maradona-se-estrena-sueno-bendito-la-serie-que-cuenta-la-vida-del-diez-con-juan-palomino-y-nazareno-nid23102021/) The opening title card states that while the story is based on actual events, certain characters, incidents, and dialogue were fictionalized.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8431322)
## Historical accuracy and reception
The series drew sustained criticism in the Argentine press for historical errors and omissions. The most cited inaccuracy is the timing of Perón's death: the show has Perón die when Maradona is nine years old, between November 1969 and October 1970, although Perón actually died in 1974.[10](https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/992762/1/Serpe_PhD_F2023.pdf) Aimetta acknowledged the altered date in an interview after the premiere, which took place two days before what would have been Maradona's 61st birthday.[9](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2021/11/01/por-que-se-altero-la-fecha-de-muerte-de-peron-y-el-personaje-mas-dificil-de-hacer-la-palabra-del-director-de-maradona-sueno-bendito/) Commentators also objected to the series' portrayal of the footballer Beto Alonso as a villain, and to what one reviewer called a Manichean simplification of Argentine history.[12](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2021/10/30/los-errores-las-incoherencias-y-los-disparates-de-la-miniserie-sobre-la-vida-de-diego-maradona/) A TyC Sports review of the first episode argued that the overloaded clichés distanced viewers from the subject, and El Telégrafo separately flagged a medical error in the series.[13](https://www.tycsports.com/al-angulo/maradona-sueno-maldito--id386108.html) • [14](https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/futbol-internacional/212/error-maradona-serie)
**Reception was mixed.** On Rotten Tomatoes the season holds a 73% Tomatometer score from three reviews; Argentine critics praised the blending of the actors' performances with archival footage of the real Maradona and the musical edits with archival material.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/maradona_blessed_dream/s01) The series earned Silver Condor nominations from the Argentine Film Critics Association in 2022 for Best Drama Series, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Leading Actor for Nazareno Casero, and it received two wins and eleven nominations overall per IMDb.[7](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/title/tt8431322/awards/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8431322) Viewer responses noted the frequent time jumps between periods as a difficulty, while praising the casting and the integration of real footage.[15](https://www.allocine.fr/series/ficheserie_gen_cserie%3D23649.html)
## Context in Maradona's screen legacy
Maradona had long been a frequent subject of films, books, songs, and documentaries before this series, and commentators noted that few figures have generated as many screen versions of their lives.[12](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2021/10/30/los-errores-las-incoherencias-y-los-disparates-de-la-miniserie-sobre-la-vida-de-diego-maradona/) Scholars of the Maradona phenomenon describe him as the first and biggest football media celebrity in Argentina and on the world stage, a figure whose meanings extend from journalism and cinema to an entire religion, the Church of Maradona.[16](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970.2023.2212505?aria-labelledby=reprints-perm&role=tab&scroll=top&tab=permissions) *Maradona: Blessed Dream* entered this crowded field a year after his death in 2020, and its treatment of his life as inseparable from Argentine political history is the feature that academic commentary has singled out.[10](https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/992762/1/Serpe_PhD_F2023.pdf)
## References
1. [Maradona: Sueño bendito. Serie TV, FormulaTV](https://www.formulatv.com/series/maradona-sueno-bendito/)
2. [Maradona: Blessed Dream: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/maradona_blessed_dream/s01)
3. [Maradona: Blessed Dream (TV Mini Series 2021), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8431322)
4. [Maradona, Blessed Dream (2021): Where to Watch, Moviefone](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/maradona-blessed-dream/C3XvFVFe7HAn5kg4bdKLh2/where-to-watch/)
5. [Maradona: Blessed Dream, Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8431322/fullcredits/)
6. [Maradona, sueño bendito, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/38847/maradona-sueno-bendito)
7. [Maradona: Sueño bendito (Miniserie de TV 2021), Premios, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/title/tt8431322/awards/)
8. [Maradona: Sueño bendito, la serie que cuenta la vida del Diego, LA NACION](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/revista-brando/maradona-se-estrena-sueno-bendito-la-serie-que-cuenta-la-vida-del-diez-con-juan-palomino-y-nazareno-nid23102021/)
9. [Por qué se alteró la fecha de muerte de Perón, Infobae](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2021/11/01/por-que-se-altero-la-fecha-de-muerte-de-peron-y-el-personaje-mas-dificil-de-hacer-la-palabra-del-director-de-maradona-sueno-bendito/)
10. [Serpe, PhD thesis on Maradona: Blessed Dream, Concordia University Spectrum](https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/992762/1/Serpe_PhD_F2023.pdf)
11. [Maradona: Sueño Bendito, Temporada 01, Prime Video](https://www.primevideo.com/-/es_419/detail/0JAAV4S93G7CF868E58BVZEAME)
12. [Los errores, las incoherencias y los disparates de la miniserie, Infobae](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2021/10/30/los-errores-las-incoherencias-y-los-disparates-de-la-miniserie-sobre-la-vida-de-diego-maradona/)
13. [Maradona, sueño maldito: los errores históricos del primer capítulo, TyC Sports](https://www.tycsports.com/al-angulo/maradona-sueno-maldito--id386108.html)
14. [El error médico detectado en la serie de Maradona, El Telégrafo](https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/futbol-internacional/212/error-maradona-serie)
15. [Maradona : Le Rêve Béni, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/series/ficheserie_gen_cserie%3D23649.html)
16. [Defining Maradonian studies, Taylor & Francis](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970.2023.2212505?aria-labelledby=reprints-perm&role=tab&scroll=top&tab=permissions)
17. [Prime Video: Maradona, Blessed Dream, Season 1](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0JAAV4S93G7CF868E58BVZEAME)
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