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Miguel Barros is known for The Minions of Midas (2020), Blackthorn (2011) and Libertad (2021).
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Nov 16, 2020 · It’s hard to imagine a Jack London short story written in 1901 could be the basis of a Spanish series about corporate and political intrigue in 2020, but The Minions Of Midas, adapted by Mateo Gil...
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Nov 21, 2020 · Co-created and directed by Mateo Gil, who also co-wrote the script with Miguel Barros, this six-part miniseries follows Victor Genovés (Luis Tosar), a wealthy and influential businessman as the...
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Created by Miguel Barros, Michel Gaztambide and Enrique Urbizu for Movistar+ based on the original idea by Manuel Gancedo and starring Isak Férriz, Daniel Grao and Carlos Librado , the fiction follows the history of the Guerrero, a family based in Lavapiés controlling an extensive criminal network. The two seasons of the series aired in ...
- ‘The Minions of Midas’ Summary
- Sustained Tension
- Not A Story, It’S A Bomb
- Psychological Greek Metaphor
- Visual Metaphors
- ‘The Minions of Midas’ Ending Explained
The Minions of Midas begins with a blacked-out office scene, where a female reporter is writing an article on her blog, titled, “Los Favoritosde Midas.” Her hands are shaking and her breathing is heavy which shows her agitation clearly, as soon through her point of view, we witness ongoing riots outside the office. The atmosphere is pretty tense bu...
Television Series, sometimes, do have ups and lows, in order to either establish a character or let them play around. But the thread of tension in The Minions of Midasis so dense, that Characters are always conflicted with one or the other conflict. For example, Víctor, while he deals with the letter, another conflict that is his own Board of Direc...
Symbolically, the narrative of The Minions of Midasscatters like the pieces of an exploded bomb. It disperses in a variety of themes, be it government funding weapons for the terrorist in Syria, or A Media Publishing house discussing its moral responsibility to cover that story. It also approaches the ongoing unrest among people, and the government...
The unknown organization that sends Víctor letters, is named The Minions of Midas. Thus, in a literal sense, it means a cult group like a Ku Klux Klan, though nothing is mentioned in the story. What has been underlined is the symbolism of Midas. A mythical King in Greek Mythology, whose touch will turn anything into gold. Víctor Genovés’ own confli...
Not to mention many spoilers, but The Minions of Midasis filled with metaphors and symbolism. It can be witnessed in its characters, the story, and dialogues. Even the visual metaphors are so strong that it needs a special mention. The Madrid government is funding the Syrian War. Mónica Báez (Marta Belmonte), Víctor’s love interest and the journali...
The series concludes with Víctor making peace with his oppressors. He walks out of his office and sits in the Limousine (symbol of power and capitalism). Víctor, in simple words, submits to the highest order, that is “The Minions of Midas” and becomes a minion himself. He becomes a part of the disorder and tyranny, he once revolted against. The com...
Miguel Barros is an Angolan-Portuguese artist that first connected to our College community through an ELL conversation club that takes place in our library....
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Miguel Barros was born on 29 November 1975 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a writer and actor, known for Clube das Chaves (2005), Maré Alta (2004) and Rés-do-Chão (2005). He is married to Susana Arrais.
