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El Presidente (TV series)

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El Presidente (stylized as EL PRE$IDENTE) is a Chilean drama television series created by Armando Bó. It is based on the 2015 FIFA corruption case and is focused in the former president of ANFP Sergio Jadue, played by Colombian actor Andrés Parra. The first 8-episode season was released on June 5, 2020, on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video.[1][2] An English dub of the series was released on November 6, 2020.[3]

The second 8-episode season, marketed with the subtitle Jogo da Corrupção (The Corruption Game in English), was released on November 4, 2022.[4]

Plot

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Season 1's story revolves around Sergio Jadue and his rise from president of Unión La Calera to president of the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). He becomes close to Julio Grondona, president of the Argentine Football Association at the time, and starts gaining power among the executives of CONMEBOL before being approached by an FBI Agent to assist in her investigation of money laundering and corruption towards these CONMEBOL executives.

Season 2's story revolves around João Havelange and how he turned FIFA from a simple sports organization into an international powerhouse. He usurps power from the Europeans and holds on to it for almost three decades.

Production

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Filming occurred in Talagante, Peñaflor, La Calera, La Pintana, Santiago de Chile, Luque, Buenos Aires and New York, among other locations.

Cast

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Season 1

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Actor Role Notes
Andrés Parra Sergio Jadue ANFP President.[5]
Karla Souza Lisa Harris, alias «Rosario» FBI Agent, who uses Jadue to conduct her investigation on the FIFA Gate
Paulina Gaitán María Inés «Nené» Facuse Sergio Jadue's wife
Ana Reeves Fátima Eltit Sergio Jadue's Grandmother
Luis Margani Julio Grondona President of the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino.
Alberto Ajaka Jashir Alabi Sergio Jadue's right-hand man
Luis Gnecco Luis Bedoya President of the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol.
Daniel Muñoz Jorge Segovia President of SEK Group that controls Unión Española
Francisco Reyes Cristián Varela Director of Blanco y Negro S.A., representative of Colo-Colo
Gonzalo Robles Rafael Esquivel President of the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol
Sergio Hernández Eugenio Figueredo Vicepresident and FIFA Executive Member
Alejandro Trejo Jose Maria Marin President of Brazilian Football Confederation
Jean Pierre Noher José Hawilla Founder and President of Traffic Group, owner of the South American soccer TV rights
Federico Liss Mariano Jinkis Founder and board member of Full Play Group, company that purchased the TV rights from CONMEBOL in 2013
Cristóbal Tapia Dave Summerfield FBI Agent

Season 2

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Actor Role Notes
Andrés Parra Sergio Jadue ANFP President, Season 2's narrator
Albano Jerónimo João Havelange President of Confederação Brasileira de Desportos
Maria Fernanda Cândido Anna Maria Havelange / Isabel João Havelange's wife
Eduardo Moscovis Castor de Andrade Bicheiro, Havelange's ally
Bukassa Kabengele Yidnekatchew Tessema President of CAF
Guilherme Prates Ricardo Teixeira Havelange's son-in-law, Vitória's husband
Nelson Freitas Humberto Castelo Branco / Emílio Médici / Ernesto Geisel Presidents of Brazil
Leandro Firmino Sivoca Castor de Andrade's right-hand man
Anna Brewster Faye Bossard Assistant to the President of FIFA
Bruno Bebianno Cédric Havelange João's younger brother
Craig Stevenson Stanley Rous President of FIFA, serving from 1961 to 1974
Demétrio Nascimento Alves Pelé Brazilian footballer
Fabio Aste Teófilo Salinas President of Federación Peruana de Futbol
Juan Alari Paco Lopez Gil President of Real Federación Española de Fútbol
Philippe Jacq Helmut Käser General Secretary of FIFA
Polliana Aleixo Vitória Havelange João's daughter

Recurring cast

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Season 1

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Season 2

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Episodes

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Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
18June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
28November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)

Season 1 (2020)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Not your topo"Armando BóArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
22"Rosarito"Armando BóArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
33"Las pelotas"Gabriel DíazArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
44"En el palo"Gabriel DíazMariana Levy & Malena VainJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
55"Padre Nuestro"Natalia BeristáinArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
66"Fifageit"Natalia BeristáinArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
77"Mentira"Armando BóArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
88"Todo pasa"Armando BóArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)

Season 2 (2022)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [6]
111"Call me João"Armando BóUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
122"Africa, Here I Go"Armando BóUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
133"The Election"Daniel RezendeUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
144"Welcome to Europe"Daniel RezendeUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
155"God Save the Sheep"Álvaro BrechnerUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
166"Humans and Rights"Álvaro BrechnerUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
177"I Live for FIFA"Daniela ThomasUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
168"What Corruption?"Daniela ThomasUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)

References

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  1. ^ "'El Presidente' Amazon makes 'FIFA Gate". Los Angeles Times. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ ""El Presidente" de Amazon Prime Video muestra el escándalo de corrupción FIFAgate del 2015". CNN. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ^ "New on Amazon Prime Video September 2021, Plus What's Coming Next". October 2019.
  4. ^ "Amazon's Big Latin American World Cup Play, 'El Presidente: The Corruption Game,' Drops Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". October 2022.
  5. ^ Lo que sabemos de El Presidente, la serie que cuenta la historia de Sergio Jadue
  6. ^ "Shows A-Z – El Presidente on Amazon". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
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