El Dandy is a crime drama television series produced by Teleset for Sony Pictures Television and Televisa. It is based on the film Donnie Brasco directed by Mike Newell in 1997.[1][2]
El Dandy | |
---|---|
Genre | Crime drama |
Based on | Donnie Brasco by Mike Newell |
Developed by |
|
Written by |
|
Directed by |
|
Creative director | Ana Magis |
Starring | |
Music by |
|
Country of origin | Mexico |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 70 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
|
Cinematography |
|
Production companies | |
Original release | |
Network | TNT Series |
Release | October 26, 2015 March 9, 2016 | –
The series is written by Larissa Andrade and Rodrigo Ordoñez, and directed by Chava Cartas and Mauricio Cruz. Daniel Ucros and Gabriela Valentan are the Executive producers.[3]
Starring by Alfonso Herrera, Damián Alcázar and Itahisa Machado.[4]
Plot
editInspired by the 1997 American drama Donnie Brasco, El Dandy tells the story of a law professor who has been hired by the Attorney General, to participate in a program of special operations, where he must infiltrate one of the most notorious drug cartels of Mexico City. Under the false name Daniel "El Dandy" Bracho (Alfonso Herrera), he begins the task of identifying all the members of this clandestine network. However, he quickly finds that his acute ability to police work is only comparable with the exciting sense of danger that experiences living life to the fullest. Along the way, it avails itself of the help of a criminal's petty, loyal, even corrupt, ally called El Chueco (Damián Alcázar), who quickly befriends Bracho and comes dangerously close to discover his true identity. Much deeper, Bracho is involved in the mafia, more work tells him to get out, and the professor, once incorruptible, has to choose between returning to a normal life as a respectable citizen or fully embrace his criminal life.[5]
Cast
editMain
edit- Alfonso Herrera as Daniel "El Dandy" Bracho / José "Pepe" Montaño
- Damián Alcázar as Juan Antonio Ramírez / El Chueco
- Gabriela Roel as María Luisa
- Itahisa Machado as Leticia Albarrán
- Aleyda Gallardo as Fidela
- Danny Perea as Dr. Itzel / Noemí
- Francisco Pakey as El Esquimal
- Fátima Molina as Deyanira
- Héctor Holten as Procurador
- Carlos Valencia as Díaz
- Amorita Rasgado as Amaranta
- Aketza López as Jorge
- Elba Jiménez as Marcela
- Alejandro de Marino as Carlos Galindo / El Menonita
- Jerónimo Fernández as unknown
- Julia Urbini as Emilia
Recurring
edit- Roberto Carlo as Jacques Jr.[6]
- Alejandro Speitzer as Serch[7]
- Oliver Avendaño as Richi Díaz
- Luis de Alba as Ecadio[5]
- Claudio Roca as Diego Durand
- Ana Laverde as Primavera
Special participation
edit- Dagoberto Gama as José Luis Zamacona / El Negro[8]
- Hernán Mendoza as La Güera
- Daniel Martínez as Filiberto Ortega
- Christian Vazquez as Toño
Broadcast
editThe series airs worldwide on TNT Series.[9] The series premiered on October 26, 2015, in Latin America.[10] The series premiered on TNT on October 30, 2015, and summarizes weekly every Friday.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ Marie Palma F. "El Dandy, nueva serie de Alfonso "Poncho" Herrera y Damián Alcázar". starMedia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ Javier Poza. "Damián Alcázar y Poncho Herrera protagonizarán serie "El Dandy"" (in Spanish). Grupo Fórmula. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "El Dandy, serie de Televisa y Sony basada en la película "Donnie Brasco"". dechismes.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Fotos de Alfonso Herrera en la serie El Dandy". poprockland.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ a b "Entablan mancuerna Alcázar y De Alba con la serie "El Dandy"". poprockland.com (in Spanish). Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Roberto Carlo, el galán que viene decidido a conquistar Mame". TVNotas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ^ Salvador Franco Reyes (31 December 2014). "Promesas 2015, jóvenes pero no improvisados". Excelsior (in Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ César Huerta Ortiz. "Un dandy del narco en Ciudad de México". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "TNT Series estrena "El Dandy" en exclusiva para América Latina". hijos-del-atomo.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Alvarado, Ana María (15 October 2015). "El Circo de los Horrores no da miedo". 24-horas.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Cisneros, Claudia (19 October 2015). "Alistan el estreno de El Dandy, por TNT Series". intoleranciadiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ John Hecht (19 January 2015). "Sony TV Producing 'Donnie Brasco'-Inspired Gangster Series 'El Dandy'" (in Spanish). hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.