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More Latin American Stories Coming to Netflix
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28 April 2022
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Throughout the rest of this year and the beginning of the next one, we have an extensive list of exciting Spanish-speaking premieres produced in Latin America arriving on Netflix. Fans of all genres will be able to enjoy stories created by and starring talent from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay
Starting with series, some of the most anticipated Mexican productions include Belascoar n, based on the adventures of detective H ctor Belascoar n Shayne, written by Paco Ignacio Taibo ll, starring Luis Gerardo M ndez, Paulina Gait n and Irene Azuela, among others; La flor m s bella, inspired by the story of Michelle Rodr guez, who is an executive producer on the series; and Donde hubo fuego, created by Jos Ignacio Valenzuela aka El Chascas , (Who Killed Sara?), a story that pays tribute to the women and men firefighters who risk their lives daily and includes performances by Eduardo Capetillo, Itat Cantoral, Iv n Amozurrutia, Esmeralda Pimentel, Polo Mor n, Daniel Gama, Antonio Sotillo, Ana Jimena Villanueva, Plutarco Haza, Humberto Busto, Oka Giner and Mauricio Henao.
Also coming soon is the Argentinean series Divis n Palermo, about an inclusive Urban Police division designed as a marketing operation to improve the image of the force, which discovers something it shouldn't, starring Santiago Korovsky, Pilar Gamboa, Daniel Hendler, Mart n Garabal and Carolina "Charo" Lopez. Followed by the Colombian series La primera mujer, set in 1976 when the first female student enrolls at the Jos Mar a Root school alongside 500 male students whose lives will forever change; and the Chilean series 42 d as en la oscuridad, produced by Juan de Dios Larra n and Pablo Larra n, starring Claudia Di Girolamo, Pablo Macaya, Daniel Alca no, and Aline K ppenheim, among others, and directed by Gaspar Antillo and Claudia Huaiquimilla. The series recounts Cecilias search for her missing sister Ver nica as well as her fight against the negligence of institutions, the prejudice of society and the harassment of the media.
Among the true stories coming to the screen are bioseries like the Argentine production El amor despu s del del amor, based on the life of Fito P ez, one of the most important rock musicians in Latin America for the past 30 years, starring Iv n Hochman, Gaspar Offenhenden, Micaela Riera, Andr s Fejerman (aka Andy Chango), Juli n Kart n and executive produced by P ez himself; El Rey, Vicente Fern ndez, about the life of this Mexican music icon with a stellar performance by Jaime Camil, accompanied by Sebastian Dante, Sebastian Garc a, Kaled Acab, Marcela Guirado and Regina Pav n among others; Goles en contra, the Colombian limited series about the rise and fall of soccer in Colombia between 1987 and 1994, which shows how the most emblematic team of local heroes faced difficult situations and decisions which, intertwined with the collective dream of a country, became a nightmare; and the Peruvian series Contigo Capit n, about the difficult legal battle between Peruvian soccer player Paolo Guerrero and the World Anti-Doping Agency after his disqualification from the 2018 World Cup in Russia that would lead to the modification of anti-doping protocols worldwide.
Upcoming Latin American films include the Argentinian productions La ira de Dios, based on the novel La muerte lenta de Luciana B by Guillermo Mart nez and starring Juan Minuj n, Diego Peretti, and Macarena Achaga in a story full of mystery and drama; Pipa, starring Luisana Lopilato, Mauricio Paniagua and In s Est vez among others, directed by Alejandro Montiel and based on the novels by Florencia Etcheves about Detective Manuela Pipa Pelari (La corazonada, Perdida), a retired police officer who returns to the job after the appearance of a lifeless body in northern Argentina; and Matrimillas, directed by Sebasti n De Caro and starring Luisana Lopilato and Juan Minuj n as a young couple who decide to use an app that adds or subtracts points according to their merits with one another, sending their lives spinning out of control.
Additionally, the Chilean film Ardiente Paciencia, based on the successful homonymous novel by Antonio Sk rmeta is coming soon. Adapted by Guillermo Calder n and directed by Rodrigo Sep lveda, it tells the story of Mario (Andrew Bargsted), a young fisherman who dreams of being a poet and becoming Nerudas next postman (Claudio Arredondo), whose verses help him win over the woman of his dreams, Beatriz (Vivianne Dietz); and finally Togo, the first film produced in Uruguay, directed by Adri n Caetano and with the performances of Diego Alonso, Catalina Arrillaga, N stor Tito Prieto, Luis Alberto Acosta, Marcos Da Costa, JoelAlva13, Jos Pagano, Federico Morosini, Sabrina Valiente, among others, which follows a boy from Montevideo who refuses to work for local organized crime, and faces the consequences to protect his hometown and neighbors from violence.
As for competition shows, there is Iron Chef M xico, the Mexican version of the legendary world-renowned culinary competition that began in Japan, in which the best chefs face off against resident Iron Chefs in a duel against time around a very peculiar ingredient. Poncho Cadena and Paty Cant will host. For music fans, there's La Firma, an in-the-works musical competition in which global superstars Rauw Alejandro, Yandel, Nicki Nicole, Tainy, and Lex Borrero come together to search for the next great talent. The winner will sign with the powerful talent incubator NEON16, one of the music industry's most innovative companies.
For laughs, the Colombian stand-up specials deliver with Adulto promedio, Liss Pereira's second show on Netflix in which she invites the public to literally step into her
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