El Vato

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El Vato
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Genre Biographical
Created byJorge Dorantes
Screenplay by
  • José Ramón Menéndez
  • Ana Sofía Clerici
  • José Miguel Núñez
  • Augusto Mendoza
Directed byJavier Solar
Starring
Music by El Dasa
Country of originUnited States
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes23 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Patricia Morales Galindo
  • Alejandro Rincón
  • Bilai Joa Silar
  • Sergio Lazarov
  • Marcel Ferrer
  • Margie Moreno
ProducerSergio Guerrero
CinematographyAndrés León Becker
EditorMauricio Sariñana
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time43 minutes [1]
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC Universo
ReleaseApril 17, 2016 (2016-04-17) 
November 26, 2017 (2017-11-26)

El Vato is an American biographical television series based on the life of Mexican singer El Dasa and created by Endemol Shine North America and Boomdog Films for NBC Universo. [2] The plot focuses of the story of Mexican singer El Vato and his friends in their attempt to triumph in the treacherous and seductive musical world of Los Angeles, California. [2] The series stars El Dasa, Cristina Rodlo, Gustavo Egelhaaf and Ricardo Polanco. [3] The first season of the series was broadcast simultaneously by Telemundo and by NBC Universo. [4]

Contents

On May 19, 2016 NBC Universo renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on August 27, 2017. [5] [6]

Synopsis

Season 1 (2016)

El Vato offers you a unique opportunity in your life to record the next great album that will give you the leap to fame, but in return you have to leave your simple life in Sonora to live under the brightness of the lights of Los Angeles and try to stay focused in the midst of all the temptations of the big city. For El Vato, it's time to jump to stardom or go home.

Season 2 (2017)

The scripted-drama inspired by Regional Mexican singer El Dasa’s incredible real life story follows El Vato and his friends as they continue fighting for their dreams in Los Angeles in pursuit of a coveted spot in the Regional Mexican music world. After signing a contract, El Vato realizes he is trapped. Lolo Lozada (Horacio Castelo) the owner of his contract, only signed him to stop him from competing with other ‘norteño’ singers in his record label company. His friends, Mariana, (Cristina Rodlo), Brandon (Ricardo Polanco), and ‘El Pollo’ (Gustavo Egelhaaf) as usual will accompany him on his adventures but the journey to stardom will not be easy. El Vato will have to face people who want take him down, deal with new love affairs and do the impossible to continue moving forward with his friends. [7]

Cast

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 10April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19)
2 13 [8] August 27, 2017 (2017-08-27) [6] November 26, 2017 (2017-11-26)

Season 1 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
11"El Wolf de Hollywood Hills"April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)
At a party at his mansion in Hollywood Hills, El Vato is officially presented and faces the famous singer Marcos Gutierrez.
22"Happy birthday Mr. Lobo"April 24, 2016 (2016-04-24)
El Vato and his compas learn that the recorder who signed them washes money; Decide to sneak into Lolo's birthday party to impress him.
33"Movimiento Alternado"May 1, 2016 (2016-05-01)
Wendy does not answer El Vato's call, reason why he and his band look for to obtain a contract. The opportunity comes with the offer to compose a narcocorrido.
44"¿Tienes talento?"May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08)
El Vato competes in a talent show where La Sultana del Norte is a judge, Lolo appears and makes the Vato tremble.
55"Cougars, yeguas y video"May 15, 2016 (2016-05-15)
El Pollo gets a job for El Vato in the luxury ranch in which he works; El Vato proposes to sneak a music video to upload it to social networks.
66"Secretos"May 22, 2016 (2016-05-22)
Vato ends up driving for Rogelio, the son of the legendary band singer Emiliano Galena, who has to endure his whims.
77"El corrido de Chino Prison"May 29, 2016 (2016-05-29)
El Vato receives an offer from Wendy Lozada, who is already launching her own label. At the same time, El Vato is contacted by an acquaintance of his father from jail.
88"El Vato vuelve a la cima"June 5, 2016 (2016-06-05)
El Vato finally signs with Lolo. And the American dream returns. El Vato and his band celebrate. Vato's dad asks for money he needs to pay bail and get out of jail.
99"El Vato One on One"June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12)
A few months have passed and El Vato has gone from scandal to scandal and from party to party. He has his 15 minutes of fame by a shooting, but they say that the bad press does not exist.
1010"Nuestros premios, nuestra gente"June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19)
Awards are given to the best of the RMM and Vato discovers that there are no good shortcuts to success.

Season 2 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
111"El corrido de la fuga"August 27, 2017 (2017-08-27)
El Vato goes ahead after an accident in which he almost lost his life. Lolo continues to sabotage his career while his friends accompany him on a very peculiar film project.
122"Baraja de oro"September 3, 2017 (2017-09-03)
El Vato participates in a game of clandestine poker next to his father. If they win, they can settle the debt with Lolo. When the "enturanch" gets involved, the mission gets complicated.
133"Viral"September 10, 2017 (2017-09-10)
When El Vato discovers that his videos are achieving a large number of views on the internet and that will also generate profits, he decides to risk everything.
144"Power of the people"September 17, 2017 (2017-09-17)
El Vato joins the tour in homage to Wendy and Lolo makes his life impossible. Marcos manages to earn points with Mariana and her friends.
155"El contrato"October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)
El Vato seeks legal help to get out of his ominous contract with Lolo. Filiberto convinces the Vato to sing a new song that he has composed for a very powerful narco.
166"La jaula de oro"October 8, 2017 (2017-10-08)
Although the entourage manages El Vato to annul his contract with Lolo, happiness lasts little. They find that their work visas are no longer valid and must make a decision urgently.
177"El hijo pródigo"October 15, 2017 (2017-10-15)
After losing their visas and the right to their artistic name, Vato, Pollo and Brandon return to Hermosillo. There, new professional opportunities arise and El Vato meets with an old love.
188"El paraíso perdido"October 22, 2017 (2017-10-22)
Things in Hermosillo begin to work for El Vato. All the entourage, except Brandon, adapt to their life in Mexico but the shadow of Lolo chases after them and they must return to Los Angeles.
199"Y volver, volver"October 29, 2017 (2017-10-29)
Vato, Pollo and Brandon try to return to the US to reach his dreams and confront Lolo, but his journey takes an unexpected turn. Lolo confesses to Estela his hidden past.
2010"Vato vs Vato"November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)
Lolo finally plans to destroy Vato by throwing another singer with his stage name. The entourage decides to offer a free concert, but producing it will not be easy.
2111"Sonaron cuatro balazos"November 12, 2017 (2017-11-12)
Vato and his friends do everything possible to raise the funds they need for the concert. With this strategy they want to expose Lolo and his fake Vato.
2212"El que hierro mata..."November 19, 2017 (2017-11-19)
El Vato must respond to the press after the violent incidents that occurred during his concert and decides to reveal Lolo's secret about the murder of Wendy.
2313"El corrido de Miguel Cisneros"November 26, 2017 (2017-11-26)
El Vato finally wins the battle against Lolo and decides to open an independent label with his friends and his father, but an action by Filiberto complicates happiness.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominatedResult
2018 International Emmy Award Best Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program El VatoWon [9] [10]

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