| Genre | Telenovela |
|---|---|
| Creator | Luis Zelkowicz |
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| Director |
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| Creative director | Olín Díaz |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | |
| Open theme | "El Chema" by Banda el Recodo[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Spanish |
| Num seasons | 1 |
| Num episodes | 84 |
| Executive producer |
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| Producer | Marco Antonio López |
| Cinematography |
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| Editor |
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| Camera | Multi-camera |
| Company | |
| Network | Telemundo |
| First aired | 6 December 2016 |
| Last aired | 3 April 2017 |
| Related | El Señor de los Cielos |
El Chema is an American crime television series premiered on Telemundo on December 6, 2016, and concluded on April 3, 2017. The series is produced by Argos Comunicación and Telemundo Studios for Telemundo. Starred and produced by Mauricio Ochmann. It is a spin-off of the series El Señor de los Cielos.
The first season consists of 84 episodes, and is available on Netflix as of July 1, 2017.[3][4][5]
Synopsis
The first season tells the story of how Chema Venegas (Mauricio Ochmann) got his start in organized crime and rose through the ranks to become the head of the cartel he runs in "El Señor de los Cielos." El Chema began breaking the law at a young age, transporting marijuana across the US-Mexican border when he was just a boy. Little by little, he worked his way up to become a successful and skillful leader, earning his place through bloodshed and brutality, in the history of drug trafficking. Since he was a young man, El Chema has been one of the most important public enemies of both the U.S. and Mexican governments.[6]
Cast
Main
- Mauricio Ochmann as El Chema
- Mariana Seoane as María Isabel "Mabel" Castaño
- Julio Bracho as Don Ricardo Almenar Paiva
- Sergio Basañez as Don Tobías Clark
- Itatí Cantoral as Doña Blanca
Also main
- Arcelia Ramírez as Doña Elvira Mendivil
- Leonardo Daniel as Don Alfredo "Feyo" Aguilera
- Fernando Noriega as Eutimio "Rojo" Flores
- Alexandra de la Mora as Inés Clark
- Francisco de la O as Gary Roberts
- Carla Carrillo as Amanda Almenar
- Gustavo Egelhaaf as Saúl Clark
- Jorge Luis Vázquez as Fabricio Ponce
- Alberto Casanova as Coronel Israel Centeno
- Guillermo Quintanilla as Don Isidro Robles
- Ari Brickman as Jeremy Andrews
- Pablo Bracho as Don Joaquín Venegas
- Fernando Solórzano as Don Óscar Cadena
- Sebastián Caicedo as El Tostado Yepes / Eleazar Yepes
- Luis Yeverino as Benito Narváez
- Hiromi Hayakawa as Lucy Li
- Julieta Grajales as Regina Campo
- Jorge Cárdenas as Carlos Rodríguez "El Pelusa"
- Pilar Fernández as Martha
- Adrián Rubio as Freddy Torres
- Daniel Rascón as El Toro
- Alexander Holtmann as Leslie Carroll
- Juan Ignacio Aranda as Ramiro Silva de la Garza
- Hector Molina as Morillo Juárez
- Carlos Balderrama as José Manuel Castillo "Manny"
- Pedro Giunti as Agente López
- Iñaki Goci as El Triste
- Mauricio Rousselon as Ernesto
- Adolfo Madera as Agente Trejo
- Dale Carley as Jones
Recurring
- Karla Carrillo as Salma Vidal[7]
- Luis Gerónimo Abreu as Nelson Martínez "El Veneco"
Special guest stars
- Rodrigo Abed as César Silva de la Garza
- Bianca Calderón as Roxana Mondragón
- Marco Pérez as Guadalupe Robles
- Anai Urrego as Lorelay "Lay" Cadena
- Carmen Aub as Rutila Casillas
- Carlos Puente as Pompeyo
- Rafael Amaya as Aurelio Casillas[8]
- Jesús Moré as Omar Terán
- Lambda García as Nerio Pereira
- Isela Vega as Celia
- Luisa Huertas as Nelly
- Plutarco Haza as Dalvio Navarrete / El Ingeniero
- Jorge Luis Moreno as Víctor Casillas Jr.
- Lorena del Castillo as Oficial Evelyn García
- Iván Tamayo as Jorge Elías Salazar
- Vanessa Villela as Emiliana Contreras
- Juan Ríos Cantú as General Daniel Jimenez Arroyo / El Letrudo
- Javier Díaz Dueñas as Don Anacleto "Cleto" Letrán
- Claudia La Gatta as Alina Martínez
- Fernanda Castillo as Mónica Robles
- Wendy de los Cobos as Aguasanta "Tata" Guerra
- Iván Arana as Ismael Casillas Guerra
- Alejandro López as El Super Javi
- Rossana Nájera as Auristela Durán
- Scarlet Gruber as Young Blanca
- Alejandro Speitzer as Young Ricardo Almenar Paiva
Production
The original series is based on the fictional character and is not related to the life of Chapo Guzmán.[9]
Telemundo confirmed on May 15, 2016, that the series would see a spinoff based upon actor Mauricio Ochmann's character 'El Chema'.[10] On September 21, 2016, Telemundo confirmed that production officially started.[11] Telemundo would release exclusive web videos on November 15, 2016, explaining the title character's backstory including tying in the title character's last appearance in El Señor de los Cielos to the start of the events of the spinoff.[6]
Actress and music artist Mariana Seoane also participates in the series as "Mabel",[12] and composed songs for the series.[13] Itatí Cantoral also confirmed her participation in the series as a villain, Cantoral and Seoane are more recognized for work for Televisa.[14]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Your World Awards[15][16] | Favorite Súper Series | El Chema | [15][16] |
| Favorite Lead Actor | Mauricio Ochmann | [15][16] | ||
| The Best Bad Boy | Sergio Basañez | [15][16] | ||
| The Best Bad Girl | Mariana Seoane | [15][16] | ||
| Favorite Actress | Itati Cantoral | [15][16] | ||
| The Perfect Couple | Mauricio Ochmann and Mariana Seoane | [15][16] | ||
| Produ Awards[17] | Director- Serie, Superserie or Telenovela of the Year | Danny Gavidia | [18] |
References
- ^ Woodside, Maxine. "Poncho Lizárraga y Mario Quintero componen tema de serie "El Chema"" (in Spanish). radioformula.com.mx. Grupo Fórmula. Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Banda El Recodo interpreta tema principal de serie "El Chema"" (in Spanish). notinovelas.com. June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Netflix se queda con nuevas series de Telemundo" (in Spanish). milenio.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ ""El Chapo y El Chema" se encuentran en Netflix" (in Spanish). eluniversal.com.mx. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Para las vacaciones: todos los estrenos de Netflix en México en julio" (in Spanish). cnet.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "TELEMUNDO Rolls Out Exclusive Digital Prequel To Super Series "El Chema" In Anticipation Of December 6 10pm/9c Premiere". newschannel10.com. 2016-11-16. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ Cleer, Alida (2017-03-30). "El Chema: Las fotos más sexys de sus amantes en la serie" (in es-ES). Ahoramismo.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ Tinoco, Armando (7 December 2016). "Video de 'El Chema' capítulo 1: Aurelio Casillas de 'El Señor de los Cielos' aparece en narcoserie" (in Spanish). laopinion.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Norys Sánchez. "Joaquín, Chapo, Guzmán no es el Chema Venegas" (in Spanish). 7dias.com.do. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Mauricio Ochmann es el protagonista de la súper serie "El Chema"". Telemundo.com. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ "Telemundo inicia grabaciones de la Súper Serie "El Chema" con Mauricio Ochmann". Telemundo.com. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ Grace Marie Herger (17 August 2016). "Mariana Seoane, en la nueva serie "El Chema"" (in Spanish). elespecial.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Seoane prepara tema para la serie El Chema" (in Spanish). elsiglodetorreon.com.mx. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Itatí Cantoral es ahora una mujer muy, muy mala..." (in Spanish). debate.com.mx. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Lista completa de nominados a Premios Tu Mundo 2017" (in Spanish). laopinion.com. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Lista de todos los ganadores de Premios Tu Mundo 2017" (in Spanish). laopinion.com. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Finalistas de PRODU Awards 2017" (in Spanish). lahoradelanovela.com. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ PRODU (September 11, 2017). "PRODU Awards anuncia finalistas en la categoría Talento". www1.produ.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
External links
- El Chema at IMDb