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"Nada," a new Star+ series, follows a comedic and heartwarming
clash of cultures between eccentric food critic Manuel (played
by Luis Brandoni) and De Niro, who plays an American writer who
travels to visit him in Buenos Aires.
De Niro, who is friends with Brandoni in real life, also plays
the narrator of the series, discovering the Argentine capital
and its mouth-watering dishes, as well as learning its colorful
profanity - such as "boludo" and "pelotudo," both of which
loosely translate as idiot.
"De Niro really liked to speak in Spanish in the series. He
asked for that. That's kind of why we put together this list of
Argentine insults and their meanings," co-director Gaston Duprat
told Reuters.
"Nada" marks the first time De Niro, 80, will star in a
television series.
The series was filmed on location in some of Buenos Aires' most
noted neighborhoods, including La Boca and Recoleta, and
features classic dishes such as "bife de chorizo" steaks and
desserts slathered in "dulce de leche," a creamy caramel-like
delight.
Spread out across five half-hour episodes, De Niro offers up
bits of Argentine slang in each one.
The series premieres on Wednesday on Star+ in Latin America, on
Hulu in the United States and on Disney+ in several countries in
Europe.
Last month, it made its world premiere at the San Sebastian
Festival in Spain.
(Report by Lucila Sigal; Writing by Isabel Woodford; Editing by
Rosalba O'Brien)
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