Club de Cuervos | |
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Also known as | Club of Crows |
Genre | Comedy drama |
Created by | Gaz Alazraki Michael Lam |
Written by | Alessia Costantini Jay Dyer Michael Lam Russell Eida Gaz Alazraki Michael Svoboda |
Directed by | Gaz Alazraki |
Starring | Luis Gerardo Méndez Mariana Treviño Stephanie Cayo |
Country of origin | Mexico |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 45 (list of episodes) |
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Production locations | Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | August 7, 2015 – January 25, 2019 |
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The Ballad of Hugo Sánchez Yo, Potro |
Club de Cuervos, also known as Club of Crows, is a Mexican comedy-drama television series created by Gary "Gaz" Alazraki and Michael Lam. [1] [2] Premiering with its full first season on August 7, 2015, it is the first Spanish-language Netflix original series. The story centers on the football club Cuervos FC, based in the fictional city of Nuevo Toledo, Mexico, and the power struggle that follows the death of its long-time owner and patriarch. [3] Club de Cuervos stars Luis Gerardo Méndez and Mariana Treviño as two siblings who fight over ownership and direction of the team.
Scripted by both Mexican and American writers, the first season of Club de Cuervos was shot in Pachuca, Hidalgo. The series has received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the show's pacing and originality. It was renewed for a second season on October 28, 2015. [4] The second season premiered on December 10, 2016. [5] Season three premiered on September 29, 2017. [6] All episodes of the 4th and final season premiered on January 25, 2019 [7]
Set in the fictional city of Nuevo Toledo, Mexico, the series focuses on the Cuervos F.C., a football team that faces an identity crisis after the death of its owner, Salvador Iglesias Sr. Due to male-dominant cultural attitudes, his son, Chava, is quickly chosen to take on the role of new president, despite the fact that his sister, Isabel, is considered to be better suited to run the team. Isabel is resentful of Chava and his position as leader, and vows to do whatever possible to take his place as president. Chava, whose vision is to transform the team into the "Real Madrid of Latin America", soon proves to be a poor decision-maker and often angers his subordinates, especially Vice President Felix Domingo and Coach Goyo. The first season also explores the relationships between the players on the team, and how they are impacted by Chava's decisions.
Hoping to expand further into the Latin American television market by producing a local show, Netflix contacted Mexican director Gary Alazraki, who had directed the 2013 film The Noble Family , which became the highest-grossing Mexican film of all time. [8] In response Alazraki and his friend Mike Lam began developing a show with the idea of " Game of Thrones set in the world of soccer", focusing on family members fighting over leadership of the team. [8] Alazraki and Lam decided to hire a writer who had experience with American cable shows, and decided on Jay Dyer, writer of Californication and Andy Richter Controls the Universe , despite his limited knowledge of soccer and the Spanish language. The staff held a meeting in Los Angeles in which Alazraki educated the others about Mexico and the commentary he wanted to make about class and gender relations in the show. [8] The following month, the team traveled to Pachuca, Hidalgo to become immersed in the culture, meeting with soccer players and people from a wide variety of economic backgrounds. [8]
Club de Cuervos has received positive reviews from critics. The first season has a score of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. [9] Xaque Gruber of The Huffington Post writes that the series "oscillates brilliantly from laugh-out-loud comedy to poignant drama, while never dipping into Latin stereotypes or telenovela melodrama." [10]
In October 2023, a club styled after Cuervos FC, including adopting their crow emblem and bearing the name Club de Cuervos, was announced for the Américas Kings League during its launch. The Latin American league is a seven-a-side league with special rules and is the second Kings League following the original in Spain that retired Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué, a 2010 World Cup winner with Spain, founded and presides over. Treviño and Méndez reprised their roles as Isabel and Chava in the club's announcement trailer also featuring Piqué. [11] Mexican footballing TikToker Mercedes Roa is the club's president.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Be a Captain" | Gaz Alazraki | Michael Lam & Jay Dyer | August 7, 2015 |
2 | 2 | "We Make Soap" | Gaz Alazraki | Jay Dyer | August 7, 2015 |
3 | 3 | "Uniform Response" | Gaz Alazraki | Alessia Costantini | August 7, 2015 |
4 | 4 | "Slap" | Gaz Alazraki | Russell Eida | August 7, 2015 |
5 | 5 | "Barriers to Exit" | Gaz Alazraki | Alessia Costantini | August 7, 2015 |
6 | 6 | "Lucky to Play" | Gaz Alazraki | Russell Eida | August 7, 2015 |
7 | 7 | "Our Guggenheim" | Gaz Alazraki | Gaz Alazraki & Alessia Costantini | August 7, 2015 |
8 | 8 | "Aitor" | Carlos Armella | Michael Lam | August 7, 2015 |
9 | 9 | "Spanish Fever" | Gaz Alazraki | Jay Dyer | August 7, 2015 |
10 | 10 | "New Dick in Town" | Gaz Alazraki | Michael Svoboda | August 7, 2015 |
11 | 11 | "Push" | Gaz Alazraki | Alessia Costantini | August 7, 2015 |
12 | 12 | "Happy Birthday Mr. President" | Gaz Alazraki | Alessia Costantini | August 7, 2015 |
13 | 13 | "Iglesias vs. Iglesias" | Gaz Alazraki | Jay Dyer | August 7, 2015 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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14 | 1 | "Descenso" | Mariana Chenillo | Jay Dyer | December 10, 2016 |
15 | 2 | "Welcome to Second" | Carlos Armella | Nicki Renna | December 10, 2016 |
16 | 3 | "Who Are You Looking For?" | Luis Gerardo Méndez & Salvador Espinosa | Russell Eida | December 10, 2016 |
17 | 4 | "Ho Oponopono" | Carlos Armella | Mike Lam | December 10, 2016 |
18 | 5 | "Matahari" | Carlos Armella | Gaz Alazraki | December 10, 2016 |
19 | 6 | "The Oasis in the Desert" | Mariana Chenillo | Nicki Renna | December 10, 2016 |
20 | 7 | "La Salvadora" | Gaz Alazraki | Jay Dyer | December 10, 2016 |
21 | 8 | "The Truce" | Mariana Chenillo | Mike Lam | December 10, 2016 |
22 | 9 | "The Curse of the Black Feather" | Gaz Alazraki | Russell Eida | December 10, 2016 |
23 | 10 | "Iglesias vs. Iglesias 2" | Gaz Alazraki | Jay Dyer | December 10, 2016 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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24 | 1 | "The Third Generation" | Gaz Alazraki | Jay Dyer | September 29, 2017 |
25 | 2 | "The Treaty of Versailles 14" | Mariana Chenillo | James Eagan | September 29, 2017 |
26 | 3 | "The Leftovers" | Mariana Chenillo | Russell Eida | September 29, 2017 |
27 | 4 | "Business or Pleasure?" | Mariana Chenillo | Matt Hausfater | September 29, 2017 |
28 | 5 | "The Road Back" | Gaz Alazraki | James Eagan | September 29, 2017 |
29 | 6 | "Our Cuau" | Gaz Alazraki | Matt Hausfater & Michael Lam | September 29, 2017 |
30 | 7 | "Church and State" | Luis Gerardo Méndez | Russell Eida | September 29, 2017 |
31 | 8 | "Puebla…" | Salvador Espinosa | Marcos Bucay | September 29, 2017 |
32 | 9 | "Girl, Interrupted" | Salvador Espinosa | Jay Dyer | September 29, 2017 |
33 | 10 | "The Heart of Nuevo Toledo" | Gaz Alazraki | James Eagan & Gaz Alazraki | September 29, 2017 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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34 | 1 | "Diego Villalobos" | Luis Gerardo Méndez | Russel Eida | January 26, 2019 | |
Amid hostility from the public about his father, Chava ponders a name change. The Iglesias family debate selling the Cuervos to pay off their debt. | ||||||
35 | 2 | "You've Got Email" | Salvador Espinosa | Matt Patterson | January 26, 2019 | |
When Gaspar steals players from the Cuervos, Isabel seeks help from unlikely sources. Chava's plan to raise money is foiled by a person from his past. | ||||||
36 | 3 | "Valle de Silicon" | Salvador Espinosa | Matt Patterson | January 26, 2019 | |
Potro helps Isabel block Fede's romantica advances. Chava launches Cuervos TV. Email's religion causes conflict with Aitor. Gaspar's sabotage continues. | ||||||
37 | 4 | "The Slut of Nuevo Toledo" | Salvador Espinosa | Chris Luccy | January 26, 2019 | |
Mary Luz enters World Cup negotiations. Chava gets creative when the Cuervos are moved to a 7 a.m. time slot. Isabel and Fede's tryst hits the press. | ||||||
38 | 5 | "Cyrano de Bergerac" | Salvador Espinosa | Marcos Bucay & Brett Isaacson | January 26, 2019 | |
Isabel secretly helps Potro improve his coaching. fed up with all the bad press about the team, Chava decides they should use it to their advantage. | ||||||
39 | 6 | "The Black Plague" | Roberto Sneider | Gaz Alazraki | January 26, 2019 | |
Chava urges Isabel to lean in to her "promiscuous" reputation. Email worries he's been found out. The Cuervos get a new coach and face the Tarantulas. | ||||||
40 | 7 | "Four Minor Miracles" | Roberto Sneider | Matt Patterson | January 26, 2019 | |
When the Iglesias bank accounts are frozen, the players leverage social media to raise money, but their lack of focus affects a qualifying match. | ||||||
41 | 8 | "Concentration Camp" | Roberto Sneider | Marcos Bucay | January 26, 2019 | |
The Cuervos go on a retreat to unplug from social media, but Isabel and Rafa's feud and a confession from Email threaten the team-building dynamic. | ||||||
42 | 9 | "Something About Mary Luz" | Roberto Sneider & Salvador Espinosa & Gaz Alazraki | Marcos Bucay | January 26, 2019 | |
Paty and Chava produce a documentary that could change the course of fate for the Cuervos. Mary Luz charms Maldonado to help take down Gaspar. | ||||||
43 | 10 | "Two for the Road" | Salvador Espinosa | Lauren Bachelis | January 26, 2019 | |
Traveling together to the semifinals, Isabel and Rafa are "Two for the Road", reflecting on their first meeting in 2006 and their decade-long marriage. | ||||||
44 | 11 | "A Trip to the Moon" | Salvador Espinosa | Russel Eida | January 26, 2019 | |
After Chava kidnaps a reporter, his family asks him to do the unthinkable. Gaspar calls the authorities on Mary Luz. The Cuervos play in the semifinals. | ||||||
45 | 12 | "Todos Somos Cuervos" | Gaz Alazraki | Gaz Alazraki | January 26, 2019 | |
As the finals arrive, the Cuervos and Nuevo Toledo are on the brink of ruin. Chava and Isabel must pull off their greatest scheme yet to save them. |
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