Mujeres asesinas (2008 TV series)

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Mujeres asesinas
Mujeres Asesinas MX DVD.jpg
DVD cover of Season 1
Created byMarisa Grinstein
Written byDamián Szifrón
Directed by
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producers
  • Alex Balassa
  • Pedro Torres
  • Ivan Aranda
  • Gabriela Torres
Producers
Cinematography
  • Germán Lammers
  • Beto Casillas
  • Martín Boege
Production company Televisa
Original release
Network Las Estrellas
Univision
Release17 June 2008 (2008-06-17) 
21 December 2010 (2010-12-21)
Related
Mujeres asesinas (2005)
Killer Women (2014)
Mujeres asesinas (2022)

Mujeres asesinas (Killer Women) [1] is a Mexican drama and psychological thriller television series produced by Pedro Torres. The series is an adaptation of the Argentine series of the same name, produced by Pol-ka from 2005 to 2008.

Contents

Plot

Mujeres Asesinas is a series that shows the dark side of women who have been mistreated or abused and become cruel murderers. The series shows how violence and death can overcome the feminine mind.

Each episode shows a different story of a woman who has committed homicide. These women are motivated by multiple passions such as love, hatred, resentment, vengeance, lunacy, despair, fear, anger, addiction, salvation and redemption. Doctor Sofía Capellan and her team of experts try to solve the murders perpetrated by the women.

DIEM

In the series the Departamento de Investigacion Especializado en Mujeres (Department of Investigation Specializing in Women), is an agency which is in charge of helping women. This agency confronts and resolves brutal crimes in which women are also victims. The Department of Investigation Specializing in Women (DIEM) is an original addition to this version (the Mexican version) as it was not present in the Argentine version.

First Season

The first season began on 17 June 2008, with the episode "Sonia, Desalmada", starring Leticia Calderón and ended on 23 July 2008, with the episode "Emma, Costurera", starring Verónica Castro. The slogan for the first season was "No Permitas Que Tu Mujer Vea Esta Nueva Serie" ("Don't let your wife watch this new series").

Second Season

Season two began on 14 July 2009, with the episode of "Clara, Fantasiosa", starring Edith González and ended on August 25 with the episode "Carmen, Honrada", starring Carmen Salinas. The theme song for the second season was "Que Emane" sung by Gloria Trevi. [1]

The second season's slogan was "Mueres Por Que Tu Mujer La Vea" ("you'll be dying to let your wife watch it").

Third Season

The third season began on 21 September 2010, with the episode of "Irma, de los Peces", starring Jaqueline Bracamontes and ended with "Las Cotuchas, Empresarias" starring María Rojo, Pilar Pellicer and Patricia Reyes Spíndola. In the U.S. the series premiered on 13 January 2011, on Univision with the episode "Luz, Arrolladora" Cynthia Klitbo, and only aired seven episodes, before it was discontinued for unknown reasons. Season three had two different theme songs depending on the episode. The first is "Alma Perdida", sung by Ana Bárbara, while the other is "Con Las Manos Atadas", sung by Yuri, though Yuri's song never opened any of the episodes that were aired in the U.S.

The slogan for the third season was " A Veces El Corazón Habla Con Sangre" ("Sometimes The Heart Speaks With Blood"). However, in the United States, it was "Porque La Tercera Vez, Es La Que Duele Más" ("Because the third time is the one that hurts the most").

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 13 17 June 200831 July 2008
2 13 14 July 200925 August 2009
3 14 21 September 201021 December 2010

Episodes

Season 1 (2008)

Season 1 Episodes
No. In
Series
No. In
Season
TitleDirected ByOriginal Air DateProduction
Code [3]
11"Sonia, Desalmada"Carlos García Agraz17 June 2008 (2008-06-17)101
22"Mónica, Acorralada"María Fernanda Suárez19 June 2008 (2008-06-19)102
33"Margarita, Ponsoñoza"María Fernanda Suárez24 June 2008 (2008-06-24)103
44"Jéssica, Tóxica"María Fernanda Suárez26 June 2008 (2008-06-26)104
55"Martha, Asfixiante"Carlos García Agraz1 July 2008 (2008-07-01)105
66"Claudia, Cuchillera"Álvaro Curiel3 July 2008 (2008-07-03)106
77"Patricia, Vengadora"María Fernanda Suárez8 July 2008 (2008-07-08)107
88"Cándida, Esperanzada"María Fernanda Suárez10 July 2008 (2008-07-10)108
99"Emilia, Cocinera"Carlos García Agraz15 July 2008 (2008-07-15)109
1010"Sandra, Trepadora"Carlos García Agraz17 July 2008 (2008-07-17)110
1111"Cristina, Rebelde"Carlos García Agraz22 July 2008 (2008-07-22)111
1212"Ana, Corrosiva"María Fernanda Suárez24 July 2008 (2008-07-24)112
1313"Emma, Costurera"Carlos García Agraz31 July 2008 (2008-07-31)113

Season 2 (2009)

Season 2 Episodes
No. In
Series
No. In
Season
TitleDirected ByOriginal Air DateProduction
Code [3]
141"Clara, Fantasiosa"Carlos García Agraz14 July 2009 (2009-07-14)201
152"Las Garrido, Codiciosas"María Fernanda Suárez16 July 2009 (2009-07-16)202
163"Laura, Confundida"Carlos García Agraz21 July 2009 (2009-07-21)203
174"Ana y Paula, Ultrajadas"Mariana Chenillo23 July 2009 (2009-07-23)204
185"Rosa, Heredera"Carlos García Agraz28 July 2009 (2009-07-28)205
196"Tita Garza, Estafadora"María Fernanda Suárez30 July 2009 (2009-07-30)206
207"Julia, Encubridora"María Fernanda Suárez4 August 2009 (2009-08-04)207
218"Soledad, Cautiva"Álvaro Curiel6 August 2009 (2009-08-06)208
229"Ofelia, Enamorada"María Fernanda Suárez11 August 2009 (2009-08-11)209
2310"Cecilia, Prohibida"María Fernanda Suárez13 August 2009 (2009-08-13)210
2411"María, Pescadera"Carlos García Agraz18 August 2009 (2009-08-18)211
2512"Tere, Desconfiada"Álvaro Curiel20 August 2009 (2009-08-20)212
2613"Carmen, Honrada"Carlos Garcìa Agraz25 August 2009 (2009-08-25)213

Season 3 (2010)

Season 3 Episodes
No. In
Series
No. In
Season
TitleDirected ByOriginal Air DateProduction
Code [3]
271"Irma, La De Los Peces"María Fernanda Suárez21 September 2010 (2010-09-21)301
282"Elena, Protectora"Carlos García Agraz28 September 2010 (2010-09-28)302
293"Azucena, Liberada"Carlos García Agraz5 October 2010 (2010-10-05)303
304"Elvira y Mercedes, Justicieras"Chava Carta12 October 2010 (2010-10-12)304
315"Eliana, Cuñada"Chava Carta19 October 2010 (2010-10-19)305
326"Las Blanco, Viudas"Carlos García Agraz26 October 2010 (2010-10-26)306
337"Thelma, Impaciente"María Fernanda Suárez2 November 2010 (2010-11-02)307
348"Annette y Ana, Nobles"Chava Carta9 November 2010 (2010-11-09)308
359"Paula, Bailarina"María Fernanda Suárez16 November 2010 (2010-11-16)309
3610"Marta, Manipuladora"Carlos García Agraz23 November 2010 (2010-11-23)310
3711"María, Fanática"Pepe Castro30 November 2010 (2010-11-30)311
3812"Luz, Arrolladora"Álvaro Curiel7 December 2010 (2010-12-07)312
3913"Maggie, Pensionada"Pepe Castro14 December 2010 (2010-12-14)313
4014"Las Cotuchas, Empresarias"María Fernanda Suárez21 December 2010 (2010-12-21)314

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References

  1. 1 2 Regresan las Mujeres asesinas Retrieved: 2010-03-31. Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  2. Alterna Rosa María Bianchi su trabajo en televisión con el teatro Retrieved: 2010-04-01. (in Spanish)
  3. 1 2 3 "Mujeres Asesinas, Production Code". Las Noticias México (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2015.