Somos.
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | James Schamus |
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Composer | Victor Hernández Stumpfhauser |
Country of origin | Mexico |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Cinematography | Ignacio Prieto |
Editor | Soledad Salfate |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | June 30, 2021 |
Somos. is a Netflix limited series created by James Schamus and co-written with Monika Revilla and novelist Fernanda Melchor. It is based on the article "How the U.S. triggered a massacre in Mexico"[1] by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ginger Thompson. It tells the story of the massacre perpetrated by the Los Zetas cartel on the border town of Allende, Coahuila, in 2011.[2][3][4]
Plot
[edit]Somos. is a portrait of the Mexican border town of Allende. It follows the stories of various townspeople on the days leading up to the massacre of March 2011.[5][6]
Cast
[edit]- Jero Medina as Benjamín
- Arelí González as Érika
- Iliana Donatlán as Irene
- Everardo Arzate as Chema
- Caraly Sánchez as Flor María
- Mercedes Hernández as Doña Chayo
- Fernando Larrañaga as Isidro Linares
- Jesús Sida as Paquito
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original release date |
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1 | "The Lazy Herd" | Álvaro Curiel | James Schamus | June 30, 2021 |
2 | "A Mouth Full of Flies" | Álvaro Curiel | Monika Revilla | June 30, 2021 |
3 | "Tell the Moon to Come" | Mariana Chenillo | Monika Revilla | June 30, 2021 |
4 | "A Walk with Wolves" | Mariana Chenillo | Monika Revilla | June 30, 2021 |
5 | "The Night Belongs to Us" | Álvaro Curiel | James Schamus | June 30, 2021 |
6 | "Somos." | Álvaro Curiel | James Schamus | June 30, 2021 |
References
[edit]- ^ Ginger Thompson (12 June 2017). "How the U.S. triggered a massacre in Mexico". Propublica.org. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Ginger (May 25, 2021). "Netflix Is Launching a Series Inspired by a ProPublica Story About a U.S.-Triggered Massacre in Mexico". ProPublica. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (May 25, 2021). "James Schamus Debuts First TV Series, 'Somos,' on Netflix". Variety. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "James Schamus makes first TV foray on Netflix's 'Somos.'". Screendaily. May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Schamus, James (May 25, 2021). "'Somos.': James Schamus Unveils His First-Ever Series and the Harrowing True Story That Inspired It". Netflix. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Macaulay, Scott (May 26, 2021). "Trailer Watch: Somos., James Schamus's First Television Series, Soon Premiering on Netflix". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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