Buenos Aires, Argentina ("Fair Winds") is the province and city where the majority of Soy Luna takes place. It is also where the show is filmed.
Divisions[]
Buenos Aires is both a province and city. The city of Buenos Aires is the capital city of Argentina and a federal district (much like Washington, D.C.), meaning it is autonomous and not within the province of Buenos Aires. The city of Buenos Aries is divided into 48 barrios (neighborhoods). The Buenos Aires province is divided into 135 partidos (districts), which are further divided into localidades. Greater Buenos Aires is comprised of the city of Buenos Aires and the 24 partidos surrounding it; all of Soy Luna set in Argentina takes place in Greater Buenos Aires.
Location of the Show[]
The Benson Mansion where Luna and Ámbar live is said to be in Zona Norte. Zona Norte is an informal division of Greater Buenos Aires comprised of the northernmost partidos of the Buenos Aires province above the capital city. This is the most specific that the show gets about the location of the show.
The show is inconsistent in its presentation of the distance between the mansion and the city of Buenos Aires, though. In the first episode, Luna skates from the mansion, across multiple barrios of Buenos Aires city, to as far as San Nicolás, presumably making their residence relatively close to the city. However, in an episode later that season, the Jam & Roller Skating Team travels to the International Skating Competition in San Nicolás and must stay in a hotel, making the residence seem far away from the city. Even if staying in the hotel was a stipulation of the competition, it was held far enough away where no one else from the Jam & Roller or parents thought to travel there to watch the competition. In Season 2/Episode 04, both Luna and Matteo are casually skating through Puerto Madero, once again calling into question the proximity of the house to the city.
Featured Locations[]
The following landmarks, localidades, and buildings of Buenos Aires were shown in Soy Luna.
Obelisco de Buenos Aires[]
The Obelisco de Buenos Aires is a national historic monument of Argentina. It is located in the San Nicolás barrio of the city of Buenos Aires. It was shown in both Season 1/Episode 01 and Season 1/Episode 34.
Monument of the Spanish[]
The Monument to the Carta Magna and Four Regions of Argentina, commonly known as the Monument of the Spanish is a statue of bronze and marble. It is located in the Palermo barrio of the city of Buenos Aires. It was shown in Season 1/Episode 01.
Floralis Genérica[]
The Floralis Genérica is a steel and aluminum sculpture of a flower located by the National Museum of Fine Arts. It is located in the Recoleta barrio of the city of Buenos Aires. It was shown in Season 1/Episode 01.
Avenida Figueroa Alcorta[]
The Avenida Figueroa Alcorta is a major avenue that passes through three barrios of the city of Buenos Aires past the Monument of the Spanish, Floralis Genéica, and Galileo Galilei Planetarium. Luna skates across a pedestrian bridge over the avenue. It was shown in both Season 1/Episode 01 and Season 1/Episode 34.
Galileo Galilei Planetarium[]
The Galileo Galilei Planetarium is a planetarium in the Palermo barrio of the city of Buenos Aires. It was shown in both Season 1/Episode 01 and Season 1/Episode 34.
Museo de Arte Tigre[]
The Museo de Arte de Tigre Intendente Ricardo Ubieto is a National Historic Monument and art museum in the localidad of Tigre in Tigre Partido, Buenos Aires. It is where Ámbar films her music video for "Mírame a mí" in Season 1/Episode 28. The plaza near the museum is one of the parks where the characters often meet up. Occasionally, the museum can be seen in the background when they meet up in the plaza.
El Centro[]
Avenida Corrientes in El Centro with the Obelisco in view
San Nicolás, commonly referred to as El Centro ("The Center"), is a barrio where the International Skating Competition is held from Season 1/Episode 34 to Season 1/Episode 41. It is home to the Obelisco, the hotel hosting the competition, and the café by the hotel.
Pedernales[]
Pedernales is a localidad of Veinticinco de Mayo, Buenos Aires. Tino and Cato bring Simón here in Season 1/Episode 39 for a fake surprise party set up by Ámbar to keep Luna out of the competition. While here, they say that they are three hours away from the hotel in El Centro.
Club de Regatas La Marina[]
The Club de Regatas La Marina is a regatta club located on the Luján River in Tigre, Buenos Aires Province. Mora and Ricardo meet up across the river from it in Season 1/Episode 54. It is located just 20 minutes away from the sound stages where Soy Luna is filmed.
Parque Deportivo Costanera Norte[]
The Costanera Norte Sports Park is a skatepark and urban sports center located in the Palermo barrio of the city of Buenos Aires. Ramiro and the Los Adrenaline practice here throughout the second season. A different skatepark is occasionally seen in the first season.
Fictional Locations[]
The following sections detail the filming locations of the fictional locations featured in Soy Luna.
Jam & Roller[]
Exterior shots for the Jam & Roller were filmed at the Distrito Arcos shopping center in the Palermo barrio. The Jam & Roller is located where a number of clothing stores stand.
Benson Mansion[]
Exterior shots for the Benson Mansion were filmed at the Palacio Sans Souci in the localidad of Victoria in San Fernando, Buenos Aires. The front of the Benson Mansion is actually the side of the Palacio (which can be seen here).
Fuente al Revés[]
The Fuente al Revés (Reverse Fountain) is visited by Luna and Matteo in Season 1/Episode 34. It is located at the real life Fuente de las Nereidas in the Puerto Madero barrio of the city of Buenos Aires.
Pol-ka Soundstage[]
All interior shots of the Benson Mansion and Jam & Roller were filmed on the soundstages of Pol-ka's Estudios Baires in the localidad of Don Torcuato in Tigre Partido, Buenos Aires. The soundstages are located in Zona Norte, like the Benson Mansion.