El Candidato (TV series)

El Candidato (in English, The Candidate) is a Mexican political thriller web television series created by Peter Blake and produced by Televisa for Amazon Prime Video.

The main cast of the series consists of James Purefoy, José María de Tavira, Eréndira Ibarra, Joaquín Cosío and Esmeralda Pimentel.

The series trailer was released on 15 July 2020.[1] The series premiered on 17 July 2020 on Prime Video.[2]

Plot

The story narrates the story of a broken friendship between a veteran CIA operative Wayne Addison and a well known drug cartel boss, Rafael Bautista. Wayne is assisted by newbie Isabel as they try to catch the most powerful drug-lord of Mexico. Throughout the series, various situations expose the limits that people are willing to reach in search of money, hatred, power and love.[3]

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Pilot"Jaime ReynosoPeter BlakeJuly 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)
2"Artículo 29"Jaime ReynosoDaniel KrauzeJuly 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)
3"Lightbulb"Max HurwitzHumberto Hinojosa OzcarizJuly 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)
4"Toques"Ted CohenHumberto Hinojosa OzcarizJuly 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)
5"Operativo"Jaime ReynosoPeter Blake & David ChasteenJuly 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)
6"Blackberries"Jaime ReynosoKatherine WalczakJuly 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)
7"En la ciudad de la furia"Humberto Hinojosa OzcarizMax HurwitzJuly 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)
8"Fireside Chat"Humberto Hinojosa OzcarizTed CohenJuly 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)
9"La cabaña en el bosque"Jaime ReynosoKatherine Walczak & Daniel KrauzeJuly 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)
10"Desert of the Lions"Jaime ReynosoPeter BlakeJuly 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)

Cast

Critical Reception

The critical reception was very positive.

A week after its premiere, the Heraldo de Mexico newspaper wrote that the series had become one of the Mexican public’s favorites and was generating debate on social media about governmental corruption.[4] Álvaro Cueva, writing in Milenio, called the series “magnificent” and wrote “I loved it, it moved me, it shocked me.”[5] QG India called it “a gripping tale of power, money, hatred and love.”[6] Techquila rated the series 9/10 and said that “El Candidato is a must-watch if you’re craving some fast-paced CIA action.”[7]

References
  1. "Amazon Prime Video lanza trailer oficial de 'El Candidato', su nueva producción original mexicana - NexTV News Latin America". nextvlatam.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  2. Bowen-Tombari, Elizabeth (2020-07-13). "El candidato debutará globalmente por Amazon Prime Video" (in Spanish). TV SERIES. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  3. Sengupta, Archi (2020-07-18). "Amazon's El Candidato Review: Fast-Paced and Entertaining Thriller". TechQuila. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
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  7. "[:https://www.techquila.co.in/amazon-el-candidato-review/"]
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