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- ‘La Fortuna’ is partially based on a true story. Co-written by Alejandro Amenábar and Alejandro Hernandez, the limited thriller drama show is basically a screen adaptation of a graphic novel by Paco Roca and Guillermo Corral. Titled ‘El Tesoro del Cisne Negro’ (‘The Treasure of the Black Swan’), the graphic novel is inspired by real events.
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- Finding common heritage in a graphic novel
On the surface, "La Fortuna" is a legal drama about the biggest sunken treasure ever and the fight to claim ownership, but Oscar-winning director Alejandro Amenábar says it also tells a deeper story about history and how it can bring people together.
“What the series values is not so much a pile of gold and silver coins, but what the wreck represents,” he told NBC News. “It is still part of history, and therefore part of the culture, heritage and identity of each country.”
The six-episode miniseries, which premieres Thursday on AMC+, was adapted from the Spanish graphic novel "El tesoro del Cisne Negro" ("The Treasure of the Black Swan"). And the book is loosely based on the true story of a Spanish frigate that was sunk by the British navy off the southern coast of Portugal in 1804.
Then, 203 years later in 2007, Odyssey Marine Exploration — a deep-sea treasure hunting company in Tampa, Florida — recovered 595,000 gold and silver coins from the 19th century wreck.
And this ultimately triggered an international legal battle over the ownership of the treasure, which drives the story of the miniseries.
Because of the international scope of the case, characters in the miniseries speak both in English and Spanish. And while telling a story with multiple languages can be challenging, Amenábar says that it can also offer viewers new opportunities to connect with others.
Paco Roca co-wrote "The Treasure of the Black Swan" with Guillermo Corral, who is now the Spanish ambassador to Estonia.
“I think it’s a classic adventure story about pirates and treasures and sunken ships. But it’s an adventure told from another perspective, the officials who watch over the heritage of a nation,” Roca said.
The Spanish comic book creator explained that he met Corral on a trip to Washington, D.C. And while he had already known about the case from media coverage, Corral offered a unique perspective as a member of the diplomatic team that had defended Spain’s interests.
In the process of creating the graphic novel, Roca says that both he and Corral drew inspiration from classic adventure stories such as Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island" and Hergé’s "The Adventures of Tintin."
Amenábar, similarly acknowledges the Belgium comic "Tintin" as an influence. Though, he says that this came indirectly through one of his film idols — Steven Spielberg.
"When Steven Spielberg presented 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' in Europe, he has shared this at some point, he was told that the movie reminded viewers here of 'The Adventures of Tintin,' which at the time he was not familiar with and then finally ended up making a movie about 'Tintin.'"
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Jan 20, 2022 · La Fortuna is not actually based on an airport novel, but there’s no shame in mistaking the new AMC+ miniseries for one.
Jan 18, 2022 · Wild has discovered the wreck of La Fortuna, a ship that went down in 1804 loaded with riches from the New World. He is treated as a hero until Spanish authorities determine that La Fortuna...
La Fortuna is a Spanish-American adventure drama television miniseries. Directed by Alejandro Amenábar, and starring Álvaro Mel, Ana Polvorosa, Stanley Tucci, T'Nia Miller and Clarke Peters, among others, it is an adaptation of the 2018 graphic novel El tesoro del Cisne Negro by Paco Roca and Guillermo Corral.
Jan 19, 2022 · Is it True That ‘La Fortuna’ Based On A True Story? ‘La Fortuna‘ is somewhat based on a real story. The adventure thriller drama, co-written by Alejandro Amenábar & Alejandro Hernandez, is essentially a movie version of a graphic novel by Paco Roca and Guillermo Corral.
Sep 24, 2021 · La Fortuna was known to be carrying gold gathered all over South America to fund the Spanish war effort. Wild and his crew claim to have found it by chance. Now the Spanish government wants it...
