‘V de Vergüenza’

V de Vergüenza is a period miniseries that reconstructs the arrival of HIV/AIDS from an intimate, political, and deeply human perspective. Set in 1980s Medellín—a deeply conservative society consumed by fear—the story follows a group of young gay men and lesbians who find refuge in a book club. Facing stigma, institutional silence, and the social exclusion of the era, the written word, love, and solidarity become their primary tools for survival. Blending period storytelling with a modern sensitivity, the series shines a light on a chapter of social history that remained silenced for decades.

Far from building a narrative solely around the disease, V de Vergüenza reveals how the daily lives of those who were stigmatized were shaped by intimate and collective decisions to exist with dignity. This perspective from the global South—sensitive, complex, and deeply human—expands the global conversation around memory, love, and survival in times of fear. Groundbreaking in its theme, V de vergüenza stands out as the first national production to directly address this historical moment in Colombia.