 SPOILER: "Verano Azul" was so big in Spain that the day after the  episode in which Chanquete dies, such an event had full media  coverage, it was in the TV and radio news all the time, it was  dedicated front page in many newspapers and central pages in many  magazines, some businesses were closed and black crêpes were shown  in private homes balconies all over the country as a sign of  mourning. Actor Antonio Ferrandis actual death in 2000 wasnt such  a huge event.