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
ReleaseJune 17, 2008 (2008-06-17) 
December 21, 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 June 17, 2008, with the episode "Sonia, Desalmada", starring Leticia Calderón and ended on July 23, 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 July 14, 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 September 21, 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 January 13, 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 June 17, 2008July 31, 2008
2 13 July 14, 2009August 25, 2009
3 14 September 21, 2010December 21, 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 AgrazJune 17, 2008 (2008-06-17)101
22"Mónica, Acorralada"María Fernanda SuárezJune 19, 2008 (2008-06-19)102
33"Margarita, Ponsoñoza"María Fernanda SuárezJune 24, 2008 (2008-06-24)103
44"Jéssica, Tóxica"María Fernanda SuárezJune 26, 2008 (2008-06-26)104
55"Martha, Asfixiante"Carlos García AgrazJuly 1, 2008 (2008-07-01)105
66"Claudia, Cuchillera"Álvaro CurielJuly 3, 2008 (2008-07-03)106
77"Patricia, Vengadora"María Fernanda SuárezJuly 8, 2008 (2008-07-08)107
88"Cándida, Esperanzada"María Fernanda SuárezJuly 10, 2008 (2008-07-10)108
99"Emilia, Cocinera"Carlos García AgrazJuly 15, 2008 (2008-07-15)109
1010"Sandra, Trepadora"Carlos García AgrazJuly 17, 2008 (2008-07-17)110
1111"Cristina, Rebelde"Carlos García AgrazJuly 22, 2008 (2008-07-22)111
1212"Ana, Corrosiva"María Fernanda SuárezJuly 24, 2008 (2008-07-24)112
1313"Emma, Costurera"Carlos García AgrazJuly 31, 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 AgrazJuly 14, 2009 (2009-07-14)201
152"Las Garrido, Codiciosas"María Fernanda SuárezJuly 16, 2009 (2009-07-16)202
163"Laura, Confundida"Carlos García AgrazJuly 21, 2009 (2009-07-21)203
174"Ana y Paula, Ultrajadas"Mariana ChenilloJuly 23, 2009 (2009-07-23)204
185"Rosa, Heredera"Carlos García AgrazJuly 28, 2009 (2009-07-28)205
196"Tita Garza, Estafadora"María Fernanda SuárezJuly 30, 2009 (2009-07-30)206
207"Julia, Encubridora"María Fernanda SuárezAugust 4, 2009 (2009-08-04)207
218"Soledad, Cautiva"Álvaro CurielAugust 6, 2009 (2009-08-06)208
229"Ofelia, Enamorada"María Fernanda SuárezAugust 11, 2009 (2009-08-11)209
2310"Cecilia, Prohibida"María Fernanda SuárezAugust 13, 2009 (2009-08-13)210
2411"María, Pescadera"Carlos García AgrazAugust 18, 2009 (2009-08-18)211
2512"Tere, Desconfiada"Álvaro CurielAugust 20, 2009 (2009-08-20)212
2613"Carmen, Honrada"Carlos Garcìa AgrazAugust 25, 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 SuárezSeptember 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)301
282"Elena, Protectora"Carlos García AgrazSeptember 28, 2010 (2010-09-28)302
293"Azucena, Liberada"Carlos García AgrazOctober 5, 2010 (2010-10-05)303
304"Elvira y Mercedes, Justicieras"Chava CartaOctober 12, 2010 (2010-10-12)304
315"Eliana, Cuñada"Chava CartaOctober 19, 2010 (2010-10-19)305
326"Las Blanco, Viudas"Carlos García AgrazOctober 26, 2010 (2010-10-26)306
337"Thelma, Impaciente"María Fernanda SuárezNovember 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)307
348"Annette y Ana, Nobles"Chava CartaNovember 9, 2010 (2010-11-09)308
359"Paula, Bailarina"María Fernanda SuárezNovember 16, 2010 (2010-11-16)309
3610"Marta, Manipuladora"Carlos García AgrazNovember 23, 2010 (2010-11-23)310
3711"María, Fanática"Pepe CastroNovember 30, 2010 (2010-11-30)311
3812"Luz, Arrolladora"Álvaro CurielDecember 7, 2010 (2010-12-07)312
3913"Maggie, Pensionada"Pepe CastroDecember 14, 2010 (2010-12-14)313
4014"Las Cotuchas, Empresarias"María Fernanda SuárezDecember 21, 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 May 5, 2015.