The Ballad of Hugo Sánchez
| The Ballad of Hugo Sánchez | |
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| Also known as | La balada de Hugo Sánchez |
| Genre | Comedy drama |
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| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Production company | Alazraki Entertainment[1] |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 17 June 2018 |
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| Club de Cuervos | |
The Ballad of Hugo Sánchez (or Club de Cuervos Presents: The Ballad of Hugo Sánchez; Spanish: La balada de Hugo Sánchez) is a Mexican comedy-drama television series that premiered on 17 June 2018 on Netflix.[1] It is a spin-off based on Hugo Sánchez character from the Mexican series Club de Cuervos.[2] The entire miniseries takes place within the first episode of season four of Club de Cuervos, which reuses several scenes from the miniseries.
Plot
[edit]Hugo Sánchez (Jesús Zavala), who now, after being named Chava's personal assistant, will be in charge of taking the Cuervos to a tournament in Nicaragua called "Duelo de las Aves". For the first time, Hugo leaves his comfort zone to take charge of a team and his own life.
Cast
[edit]- Jesús Zavala as Hugo Sánchez
- Pedro Miguel Arce as Panda
- Marcela Mar as Abril
- Luis Gerardo Méndez as Salvador "Chava" Iglesias
- Mariana Treviño as Isabel Iglesias
- Gianina Arana as Dalia
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (2018)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Wear Sunscreen" "Ponte bloqueador" | Mark Alazraki | Conor Galvin & Mark Alazraki | June 17, 2018 |
| 2 | "Father of the Jungle" "Padre de la selva" | Álavaro Curiel | Mehar Sethi | June 17, 2018 |
| 3 | "Mexican Pride" "Orgullo mexicano" | Álavaro Curiel | Dave Newberg | June 17, 2018 |
| 4 | "Sánchez Caskets" "Ataúdes Sánchez" | Álavaro Curiel | L.E. Correia | June 17, 2018 |
| 5 | "Celebrity Guest" "Finas visitas" | Mark Alazraki | Conor Galvin | June 17, 2018 |
| 6 | "Scumbags" "Los despreciables" | Mark Alazraki | Mehar Sethi & Bennett Walsh | June 17, 2018 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "'Hugo Sánchez', de 'Club de Cuervos', tendrá su propia serie". excelsior.com.mx (in Spanish). 19 January 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ García, Carmen (3 April 2018). "La balada de Hugo Sánchez, spin off de Club de Cuervos". dondeir.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2018.
