Tim Burton gives a Mexican touch to “Merlina”, the Los Locos Addams series coming to Netflix

With a long career in cinema, Tim Burton He is one of the most recognized directors of the seventh art and for the first time he has worked on a television project, which will arrive on Netflix in November to tell a story of Los Locos Addams that promises to be completely different from the previous ones with a Mexican touch from the roots of merlin.

On November 23, the series “Merlina” will premiere on Netflix, which tells a new and original story of Los Locos Addams from a different angle than other films and series of this famous family, as everything will be told by Merlina, the impassive daughter played by the Mexican-born actress Jenna Ortega.

In addition to having a protagonist with Mexican origins, director Tim Burton confessed in an interview for The universal that this project has a very marked lean towards Hispanic culture, since this aspect has not been seen in other versions and it was important to him that it be shown Adams’ Fools more fully.

The show has a feel to that (Mexican culture), I found that it hadn’t been talked about in other adaptations, but to me it’s part of its roots,” Tim Burton said.

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In the original story of Los Locos Addams, Merlina’s father, “Gomez Addams is Hispanic and there’s a very definite vibe to that, even to his music,” Burton explains, which is why even in the trailers presented by Netflix it is clear that the new story will show this aspect unlike other adaptations.

On the other hand, it has also been revealed in some Netflix videos that Merlina is fluent in Spanish, in a scene where she explains the tradition of El Día de los Muertos to her schoolmates, while the song can be heard in the background. La Llorona”, iconic in Mexican culture and in said holiday.

‘Merlina’ is like a Tim Bruton film divided into 8 chapters

Among the teases Netflix has released to promote the premiere of ‘Merlina’ scheduled for November 23, the creators of the show participate in a behind-the-scenes video in which they explain that the production of this show is perceived as if the story is a long film by Tim Burton which was divided into 8 parts.

Tim Burton has been attached to direct 4 of 8 episodes of ‘Merlina’, the Los Locos Addams series on Netflix which will debut on November 23rd and has generated much anticipation among fans of this beloved family. Best of all, all chapters will be available from day one, so you can go on a long marathon from the comfort of your home.