Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
"Breaking Bad" is one of the most acclaimed TV series in the U.S., but can Walter White speak Spanish? A Spanish-language remake of "Breaking Bad," called "Metástasis," just wrapped up production in Colombia, and it will debut this summer on Univision's channel UniMas.
Whether or not it'll live up to the acclaim of "Breaking Bad" remains to be seen.
Historically, American shows remade for a Spanish language audience have failed to live up to the high expectations of the original. Certain cultural references won't translate, for example, or comedic moments won't hit.
To explain how to convert a hit U.S. show into a hit show in Latin-America, Angelica Guerra, Senior Vice President for Latin America at Sony Pictures Television joins Take Two. Sony produced both the original "Breaking Bad" and is helming this adaptation.