| Signos | |
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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Created by | Adrián Suar |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Alejandro Barone |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "Todo hombre es una isla" by Daniel Flores and The Rumba Box |
| Country of origin | Argentina |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Adrián Suar |
| Production companies | Pol-ka Producciones and Turner Broadcasting System |
| Original release | |
| Network | eltrece |
| Release | 2 September – 16 December 2015 |
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Signos is an Argentine 2015 TV series, co-produced by Pol-ka Producciones and Turner Broadcasting System,[1][2] aired by eltrece and by the American network TNT. The show first aired on 2 September 2015.[3][4] The main actors are Julio Chávez, Claudia Fontán and Alberto Ajaka. Originally, Signos aired at 11pm, but starting from the third episode, it airs at 10:30pm.[5] The series concluded on 16 December 2015, with an 11.1 audience rating average.
Antonio Cruz (Chávez) is an ordinary doctor who lives with his sister, Laura (Fontán), and her family in San Rafael de los Penitentes, a quiet town where nothing of interest ever happens. He is a clever and worshipful person, who is unhappy because of something which occurred in his childhood to his mother. He wants to revenge this situation, killing one or more people in each episode according to their astrological sign.
| Awards | Ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Tato Awards[6] | 2 December 2015 | Best miniserie | Signos | Nominated[7] |
| Best Lead Actress | Claudia Fontán | Nominated[7] | ||
| Best Lead Actor | Julio Chávez | Nominated[7] | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Roberto Carnaghi | Nominated[7] | ||
| Alberto Ajaka | Nominated[7] | |||
| Best Directing (on Fiction) | Daniel Barone | Nominated[7] | ||
| Best Original Screenplay (on Fiction) | Carolina Aguirre Leandro Calderone |
Nominated[7] | ||
| Best Art (on Fiction) | Mariela Pita | Nominated[7] | ||
| Best Editing (on Fiction) | Alejandro Alem | Nominated[7] | ||
| Best Cinematography (on Fiction) | Guillermo Zappino | Nominated[7] |
Signos first aired before Binbir Gece, and had a 17.1 average rating, being the third most-viewed TV programme of the day (for Sifema, made 11.8 and was the seventh most-viewed). The following table shows Signos' audience average in each episode, in Argentina, at El Trece, according to both firms that measures media audiences, Ibope and PASCAL Sifema.
| # | Episode[n 1] | Argentine ratings[n 2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original air date at El Trece |
IBOPE | PASCAL Sifema |
Won? [n 3] | |||||
| Rating | Rank | Rating | Share | Rank | ||||
| 1 | Mes de Géminis (Gemini month) | 2 September 2015 | 17.1[9] | #3 | 11.8[9] | 29,9%[9] | #7 | Yes |
| 2 | Cáncer con ascendente en Piscis (Cancer with Piscis descents) | 9 September 2015 | 11.0[10] | #7 | 11.3[10] | 30,1%[10] | #7 | No |
| 3 | Sol en Leo (Sun on Leo) | 16 September 2015 | 10.5[11] | #7 | 9.4[11] | 26,1%[11] | #7 | No |
| 4 | Una sorpresa para Virgo (A surprise for Virgo) | 23 September 2015 | 9.3[12] | #6 | 9.3[12] | 20,4%[12] | #9 | No |
| 5 | Virgo interceptado (Virgo intercepted) | 30 September 2015 | 9.8[13] | #7 | 10.6[13] | 27,0%[13] | #6 | No |
| 6 | Luna de Libra (Libra's Moon) | 7 October 2015 | 10.3[14] | #7 | 11.2[14] | 28,2%[14] | #6 | No |
| 7 | La muerte lenta de Escorpio (Scorpio's slowly death) | 14 October 2015 | 9.1[15] | #9 | 9.8[15] | 28,8%[15] | #6 | No |
| 8 | Sagitario, en evidencia ante todos (Sagittarius, in evidence to all) | 21 October 2015 | 10.7[16] | #6 | 10.1[16] | 32,8%[16] | #5 | No |
| 9 | Capricornio en casa I (Capricorn at home, part I) | 28 October 2015 | 10.6[17] | #6 | 8.4[17] | 26,1%[17] | #11 | No |
| 10 | La naturaleza de los signos, la muerte arruina la familia (Sign's nature, death arruined the family) | 4 November 2015 | 10.9[18] | #5 | 8.0[18] | 20,5%[18] | #9 | Yes |
| 11 | La frontera entre Acuario y Piscis (The boundary between Aquarius and Pisces) | 11 November 2015 | 11.7[19] | #3 | 11.1[19] | 33,5%[19] | #3 | Yes |
| 12 | Aries, la rueda zodiacal está a punto de completarse (Aries, Zodiac wheel is nearing to complete) | 18 November 2015 | 11.4[20] | #5 | 12.7[20] | 33,8%[20] | #3 | No |
| 13 | Dos hermanos enfrentados a muerte (Two brothers facing death) | 25 November 2015 | 12.5[21] | #3 | 10.5[21] | 28,9%[21] | #3 | Yes |
| 14 | El asesino no se detendrá hasta completar su venganza (The killer won't stop until finish his revenge) | 2 December 2015 | 10.9[22] | #3 | 11.5[22] | 32,7%[22] | #2 | No |
| 15 | Rueda completa (The round is complete) | 9 December 2015 | 10.3[23] | #2 | —[n 4] | —[n 4] | —[n 4] | Yes |
| 16 | El final: Castor y Polux (The Final: Castor and Polux ) | 16 December 2015 | 11.7[24] | #3 | —[n 4] | —[n 4] | —[n 4] | No |
Notes
Signos has 16 episodes,[25] and the main character, Antonio, kills someone each episode, according to his astrological sign. Originally, it aired on 2 September at El Trece, exclusively for Argentina, and one day later, it aired at TNT (at 10 pm.), for Latin America. It is also available at TNT GO, on "catch up" system, when the original airing ends.[26][27]
It was filmed at different places from Buenos Aires Province and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.[citation needed]
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