Somos.

Last updated
Somos.
GenreDrama
Created by James Schamus
Written by
Directed by
Starring
  • Mercedes Hernández
  • Jero Medina
Composer Victor Hernández Stumpfhauser
Country of origin Mexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Production location
  • Durango
CinematographyIgnacio Prieto
EditorSoledad Salfate
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseJune 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)

Somos. is a Netflix limited series created by James Schamus and co-written with Monika Revilla and novelist Fernanda Melchor. It is based on the article "How the U.S. triggered a massacre in Mexico" [1] by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ginger Thompson. It tells the story of the massacre perpetrated by the Los Zetas cartel on the border town of Allende, Coahuila, in 2011. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Plot

Somos. is a portrait of the Mexican border town of Allende. It follows the stories of various townspeople on the days leading up to the massacre of March 2011. [5] [6]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byTeleplay byOriginal release date
1"The Lazy Herd"Álvaro Curiel James Schamus June 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)
2"A Mouth Full of Flies"Álvaro CurielMonika RevillaJune 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)
3"Tell the Moon to Come"Mariana ChenilloMonika RevillaJune 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)
4"A Walk with Wolves"Mariana ChenilloMonika RevillaJune 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)
5"The Night Belongs to Us"Álvaro Curiel James Schamus June 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)
6"Somos."Álvaro Curiel James Schamus June 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)

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References

  1. Ginger Thompson (12 June 2017). "How the U.S. triggered a massacre in Mexico". Propublica.org. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. Thompson, Ginger (May 25, 2021). "Netflix Is Launching a Series Inspired by a ProPublica Story About a U.S.-Triggered Massacre in Mexico". ProPublica . Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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