On social networks, Eugenio and Sebastián “Culini” Weinbaum, the creators of the cycle MDQ, They published a video of when they rescued a drowning person near the Mar del Plata cliffs, meters from the recording studio. The event was recorded on video and the brothers can be seen helping the swimmer get out of the sea, in the middle of a strong current that prevented the visitor from being able to fend for himself. The rescuers carried out their function successfully and saved the visitor’s life.
The Weinbaum They seek to alert bathers who visit the beaches of the cliffs of Mar del Plata, areas frequented by surfers but risky for those who do not know the sea. They are sectors with strong currents and return channels, ideal for the formation of waves but dangerous when the sea rises, since they make exit difficult and increase the risk of being swept away.
MDQ for everyone —better known simply as MDQ—consolidated itself as one of the most unique and long-lived cycles issued by The Thirteencombining travel, extreme cultures, unusual sports and the charisma of its drivers, the brothers “Culini”.
Born in the late 80s in the city of Mar del Platathe show took its name from the acronym of the local airport (MDQ) and began as a production dedicated to surfing and maritime adventures before escalating to a round-the-world travel format. In 1994, as MDQ for everyonegained notoriety by showcasing exotic destinations, little-known cultural practices, and extreme challenges, ranging from diving with sharks to experiencing tribal rituals documented for the first time on Argentine television.
The transit of MDQ on the Channel 13 screen marked a milestone for programs of regional origin: after wandering through channels in the interior and a brief stage on Azul Televisión, the cycle arrived on the Buenos Aires channel in 2001 under the production of Bus TVwhich allowed it to expand its reach nationally and even obtain nominations for Martín Fierro awards in the sports-entertainment category.
For more than a decade, the style of the program was difficult to classify: it was not exclusively tourism, neither pure extreme sport nor simple family entertainment. As critics of the time described, MDQ It was a mix of all of this, with frequent doses of humor. In different seasons, the team documented everything from night surf festivals in Latin America to expeditions in the Amazon, Nepal and Morocco, consolidating the brand of a program that sold equally for its physical challenges and its anthropological curiosity.
