Narra dos historias paralelas: la de José Olaya (Ernesto Alterio), un joven minero asturiano que se ve obligado a emigrar a Argentina en el año 1934 utilizando la documentación y el nombre de su hermano Andrés; y la de su hijo, Ernesto Olaya (Eduardo Blanco), un arquitecto argentino de mediana edad que emigra a España en 2001, también en contra de su voluntad, en busca de una salida a los problemas económicos que acucian a su familia.

Vientos de agua is a 2006 cult Argentine- Spanish mini TV series created by Juan José Campanella. The drama traces a Spaniard's emigration to Argentina in the 1930s, and, years later, his son's return to modern-day Spain.

It aired in Spain in January 2006, on Telecinco for only one series of 13 episodes.

While a hit in Argentina, because of lower ratings in Spain it was taken out of the prime-time slot to 1.00 in morning, and was eventually cancelled due to downloading of series from the internet.

Despite a campaign of support to continue into a second series it only produced 13 episodes. Despite this the series was a hit in DVD sellings.