Surviving the Cartel

Surviving the Cartel
Genre	Drama
Created by	Ely Bams
Showrunner	Ely Bams
Starring	Alina Nastase, Gabriel Aguero, Dimas Gonzalez, Rey Cantu
Music by	Jorge Daee Maland
Country of origin	United States
Original languages	English, Spanish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer	Ely Bams
Producer	Jorge Alex Hernandez
Running time	50
Production company	1265 films
Original release
Network	1265 Films
Release	11 March 2022 (2022-03-11) – present

Surviving The Cartel is an American TV series starring Alina Nastase, Gabriel Aguero, Vanessa Restrepo, Rey Cantu, Dimas Gonzalez, Ryhon Thomas, Teresa Rabago, Gustavo Sanchez Parra and Jorge A Jimenez. The executive producer and creator is Ely Bams, and it was released on the streaming service 1265 Films.

Surviving the Cartel tells three interconnected histories of lust, power, family, migration and religion.

The premiere date was the 11 March 2022 in DF.

The Series have renewed for a second season and will premiere in December of 2024 with the addition of Francisco Denis in the main cast.^[1][2]

Plot

When a Silicon Valley CEO "Alejandro Cardona" decided to go back to Mexico to inherit a powerful Cartel from his father, it created a succession of events told in Surviving The Cartel.^[3]

Cast

• Alina Nastase as Rachel parker
• Vamessa Restrepo as Marcelina Cordoba^[4]
• Gabriel Aguero as Alejandro Cardona
• Jorge Zarate as Juan Domingo
• Rey Cantu as Carlos Ortega
• Teresa Rabago as la madre
• Ryon Thomas as Taylor Parker
• Ramiro Blas as Rafael Badillo (Season 2)
• Francisco Denis as Sergio Olivero (Season 2)

Episodes

The first season its composed of fiive episodes, a second season its order of the same name of chapters.^[3]

Controversy

In March 2021 the SAG-AFTRA association notification to all the members of organization a recommendation of not be part of the show Surviving the Cartel denouncing the practice of hybrid casting when the guest role are decide by a vote system.^[5]

One of the producer of the show tell to variety that this polite of Online vote its not welcome to SAG. In the same time informed that the production company 1265 films LLC not signed the union contract and call to avoid working in this production.^[5]

The company accuse to SAG to have "Fear to the changes" and informed plans to hire union and nonunion actors for they productions.^[6]

Filming locations

Surviving the cartel was shooting in several locations of Texas and city of Mexico in the summer of 2021.

Critical reception

According to the Newspaper Digital Journal surviving the cartel have a score of 9.5 / 10 in the imdb platform among others.^[7]

References

1. "Entrevista a Alina Nastase | Entrevistas". MagaZinema (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
2. "AMC Networks International Latin America adquiere Surviving the Cartel". TTV News (in European Spanish). 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
3. "Surviving The Cartel – 1265films". Retrieved 2024-05-21.
4. SensaCine.com.mx (2021-07-23). "Vanesa Restrepo y el impacto social que tiene 'La muchacha que limpia' y 'Surviving the Cartel'". SensaCine.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
5. Robb, David (2021-03-22). "SAG-AFTRA Tells Members Not To Work On 'Surviving The Cartel', Which Uses "Hybrid" Casting". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
6. Robb, David (2021-03-23). ""Hybrid Casting" Contest Led SAG-AFTRA To Ban Members From Working On 'Surviving The Cartel' – Here's How It Works". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
7. Hough, Q. V. (2022-07-08). "Review: 'Surviving the Cartel' Season 1". Vague Visages. Retrieved 2024-05-21.

External links

• Surviving The Cartel – 1265films
• Surviving the Cartel (Serie de TV) (2022) (Filmaffinity)
• Surviving the Cartel at IMDb