Secrets of Summer Season 2 is right around the corner. An Argentinian musical mystery drama, the series is created by Jorge Edelstein with Mauro Scandolari as the director. It is produced by Non-Stop and released by Netflix. The writers for the show include Jorge Edelstein, Celeste Lambert, Paula Velayos and Clara Charrúa. Federico Rivarés serves as the cinematographer for the series.
Secrets of Summer aka Cielo Grande features Pilar Pascual as Stefania Navarro aka Steffi, Abril Di Yorio as Luz Aguilar, Víctor Varona as Antonio, Guido Messina as Julián, Francisco Bass as Ron Navarro, Giulia Guerrini as Natasha, Luan Brum as Charlie, Agustín Pardella as Noda, Byron Barbieri as Ian Navarro, Martín Tecchi as Augusto Montero and Débora Nishimoto as Irene. In the second season, we will see the entry of a new character called Oliver, played by Pasquale Di Nuzzo and the exit of Thaís Rippel as Naty, who was a major part of the first season.
Season one of Secrets of Summer consisted of 11 episodes in total. The runtime for the episodes is 30-40 minutes. Ahead of the premiere of the second season, here is a quick recap of season one.
– This article contains spoilers about Secrets of Summer Season 1 –
Secrets of Summer Season 1 Recap
Secrets of Summer Season 1 starts off by introducing us to Steffi Novarro, our protagonist and a Mexican wakeboarding champion. She is seen travelling to Cielo Grande for their annual wakeboarding festival which has been revived after 12 years. But, she is not only going there for the competition. Through a letter we see Steffi reading at the beginning of the series from her stepmother Paula, we get to know that she is en route to uncovering a family secret concerning her father. Steffi is accompanied by her coach Antonio aka Tony.
The Cielo Grande hotel is owned by Augusto and he is helped by Luz, who is an old hotel employee along with Augusto’s nephew Julian, a wakeboarding instructor named Charly and Naty, a newcomer. We also meet Noda, the hotel clerk, who is seen informing an unknown person about Steffi’s presence in the hotel. Ron (Steffi’s father) and Ian (Steffi’s brother) also land up in the hotel, much to Steffi’s chagrin. She asks them to stay away from her and pretend that they don’t know each other. Luz with the other employees gets on the job to resurrect Sky Vibes- the old famous hangout spot in Cielo Grande.
As the competition progress, Steffi gets on to discover more about her father’s past. Meanwhile, Luz and the other employees prepare for the grand competition and also their chance to save the hotel. Luz and Steffi become friends and we get to learn about Luz’s crush on Tony. Meanwhile, Steffi forms a meaningful connection with Julian. Amidst all the happenings, we witness the entry of Natasha Rossi- Steffi’s arch enemy who joins the competition to compete against her and, possibly make her lose. This gets Steffi to practice full-time and not pursue her investigation on her father more full-fledged.
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Things take a different turn when we find out that the woman Steffi has seen in the picture with her father and has been inquiring about is Cynthia- Luz’s mother. Steffi demands the truth about everything when Ron reveals to her that he met Lyn (Steffi’s mother) at Cielo Grade but, their relationship was not accepted by his parents due to the poor background Lyn came from. He claims to not remember Luz’s mother. All these family distractions cause Steffi to have an accident. When she is nursed by Luz post the incident, Luz notices that she and Steffi have the same birthmark. Steffi suggests that they might be sisters.
Determined to get to the end of things, Steffi and Luz dig deeper. It is revealed that Cynthia and Ron are the parents of Luz and Steffi. Both Cynthia and Ron’s parents made sure each of the parents was separated from one kid as they did not approve of the relationship between the two. Steffi understands that ‘Lyn’ was never her mother and a lie made up by her grandparents. This leads to Ron and Cynthia talking about the aftermath of their actions.
Finally, the day of the iconic Summer Crush Competition arrives. Natasha ends up scoring more than Steffi and winning. However, Steffi is glad for everything she has learned at Cielo Grande and the relationships she has formed. She has found her sister- Luz and is also romantically involved with Julian by the end. The competition also generates enough money to save the hotel.
In the end, Steffi decides to stay back at Cielo Grande to spend more time with Luz and Cynthia Her father and Ian leave wishing her the best. Naty also leaves the place as she has been in love with Luz the whole season but, has been unable to tell her so. Natasha leaves feeling victorious but, faces backlash on social media for her unfair means of winning. Secrets of Summer Season 1 ends with Natasha giving a call to someone named Oliver and telling him that they need to discuss Cielo Grande’s future.
Secrets of Summer Season 2 Trailer
Secrets of Summer Season 2 aka Cielo Grande Temporada 2 is scheduled to release on December 30, 2022, on Netflix. You can read the review for the first season, here.
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