El Chema

El Chema

Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Luis Zelkowicz
Written by	Carmina Narro Iris Dubs Juan Manuel Andrade Luis Zelkowicz
Directed by	Nicolás Di Blasi Danny Gavidia
Creative director(s)	Olín Díaz
Starring	Mauricio Ochmann Mariana Seoane Julio Bracho Sergio Basañez Itatí Cantoral
Theme music composer	Poncho Lizárraga^[1] Mario Quintero Lara^[1]
Opening theme	"El Chema" performed by Banda el Recodo^[2]
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	84 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Mauricio Ochmann Carmen Cecilia Urbaneja Mariana Iskandariani Patricia Benitez
Producer(s)	Marco Antonio López
Cinematography	Damián Aguilar Luis Montalvo Jorge Rubio Cazarín
Editor(s)	Perla Martínez Ramiro Pardo
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company(s)	Argos Comunicación Telemundo Studios
Release
Original network	Telemundo
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original release	December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06) – present
Chronology
Related shows	El Señor de los Cielos
External links
Website	www.telemundo.com/super-series/el-chema

El Chema, is an American telenovela produced by Telemundo.^[3] It is a spin-off of the telenovela El Señor de los Cielos.^[4] It stars Mauricio Ochmann as the titular character.^[5]

Synopsis

Season 1 (2016–17)

The first season tells the story of how Chema Venegas (Mauricio Ochmann) got his start in organized crime and rose through the ranks to become the head of the cartel he runs in "El Señor de los Cielos." El Chema began breaking the law at a young age, transporting marijuana across the US-Mexican border when he was just a boy. Little by little, he worked his way up to become a successful and skillful leader, earning his place through bloodshed and brutality, in the history of drug trafficking. Since he was a young man, El Chema has been one of the most important public enemies of both the U.S and Mexican governments.^[6]

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	Special		November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)
	1	84	December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)	April 3, 2017 (2017-04-03)^[7]

Cast

Main

Mauricio Ochmann as Jose Maria "Chema" Venegas
Mariana Seoane as Mabel Castaño
Julio Bracho as Don Ricardo Almenar Paiva
Sergio Basañez as Tobías Clark
Itatí Cantoral as Blanca
Arcelia Ramirez as Elvira Mendivil
Leonardo Daniel as Don Alfredo "Feyo" Aguilera
Fernando Noriega as Eutimio 'Rojo' Flores
Alexandra de la Mora as Inés Clark
Francisco de la O as Gary Roberts
Carla Carrillo as Amanda Almenar
Gustavo Egelhaaf as Saúl Clark
Jorge Luis Vázquez as Fabricio Ponce
Alberto Casanova as Coronel Centeno
Guillermo Quintanilla as Isidro Robles
Ari Brickman as Jeremy Andrews
Pablo Bracho as Joaquín Venegas
Fernando Solórzano as Óscar Cadena
Sebastián Caicedo as Eleazar Yepes
Luis Yeverino as Benito Narváez
Julieta Grajales as Regina Clark
Hiromi Hayakawa as Lucy Li
Jorge Cárdenas as Carlos Rodríguez "Pelusa"
Pilar Fernández as Martha
Adrian Rubio as Officer Freddy Torres
Daniel Rascón as El Toro
Alexander Holtmann as Leslie Carroll
Juan Ignacio Aranda as Ramiro Silva de la Garza
Carlos Balderrama as José Manuel Castillo "Manny"
Héctor Molina as Morillo
Pedro Giunti as Agent López
Iñaki Goci as El Triste
Mauricio Rousselon as Ernesto
Adolfo Madera as Agent Trejo
Dale Carley as Johns

Recurring

Citlali Galindo as Mayra
Paloma Jiménez as Paloma Villarreal
Ricardo Barona as Meneses
Rossana Nájera as Auristela Durán
Ana Jimena Villanueva as Verónica Cortéz
Marius Biegai as Owen Stein
Alicia Jaziz as Young Elvira Mendivil
Julián Fidalgo as Young Jose Maria "Chema" Venegas
Scarlet Gruber as Young Blanca
Alejandro Speitzer as Young Ricardo Almenar Paiva
Regina Carrillo as Young Amanda Almenar
Flora Martínez as Imelda Rosado
Tere Salinas as María Sol Aguilera
Gerardo Arturo as Damián Paiva
Everardo Arzate as Ray Paiva
Karla Carrillo as Salma Vidal
Luis Gerónimo Abreu as Nelson Martínez
Pedro Romo as Coronel Gonzalo Oteyza
Hugo Logan Araujo as Arcadio Miramontes

Special partcipation

Isela Vega as Cecilia Mendivil
Luisa Huertas as Nelly
Claudia La Gatta as Alina Martínez

Zelkowicz connections

The spin-off series has seen several characters who have been included in the series El Señor de los Cielos created by Luis Zelkowicz. Since the start of the spin-off, Rafael Amaya, Carmen Aub, Fernanda Castillo and Vanessa Villela who have been or are main character's of origin of series have guest starred in specific episodes throughout the spinoff.^[8] Jesús More, Plutarco Haza, Jorge Luis Moreno, Marco Pérez, Javier Díaz Dueñas, Iván Tamayo, Leonardo Daniel, Guillermo Quintanilla, Ari Brickman, Fernando Solórzano, Sebastián Caicedo, Daniel Rascón, Juan Ignacio Aranda, and Iñaki Goci who also appeared in origin series also have appeared in this spin-off as either recurring characters or guest stars.

Production

The original series is based on the fictional character and is not related to the life of Chapo Guzmán.^[9]

Telemundo confirmed on May 15, 2016 that the series would see a spinoff based upon actor Mauricio Ochmann's character 'El Chema'.^[10] On September 21, 2016, Telemundo confirmed that production officially started.^[11] Telemundo would release exclusive web videos on November 15, 2016 explaining the title character's backstory including tying in the title character's last appearance in El Señor de los Cielos to the start of the events of the spinoff.^[6]

Actress and music artist Mariana Seoane also participates in the series as "Mabel",^[12] and composed songs for the series.^[13] Itatí Cantoral also confirmed her participation in the series as a villain, Cantoral and Seoane are more recognized for work for Televisa.^[14]

Ratings

Season	Timeslot (ET)	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (millions)
Season	Timeslot (ET)	Episodes	Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)	Avg. viewers (millions)
1	Mon–Fri 10pm/9c	84	December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)	2.43^[15]	April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)	2.56^[16]	2.01^[16]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2017	Your World Awards^[17]	Favorite Súper Series	El Chema	Pending^[17]
		Favorite Lead Actor	Mauricio Ochmann	Pending^[17]
		The Best Bad Boy	Sergio Basañez	Pending^[17]
		The Best Bad Girl	Mariana Seoane	Pending^[17]
		Favorite Actress	Itati Cantoral	Pending^[17]
		The Perfect Couple	Mauricio Ochmann and Mariana Seoane	Pending^[17]

References

1 2 Woodside, Maxine. "Poncho Lizárraga y Mario Quintero componen tema de serie "El Chema"". radioformula.com.mx (in Spanish). Grupo Fórmula. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
↑ "Banda El Recodo interpreta tema principal de serie "El Chema"". notinovelas.com (in Spanish). June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
↑ ""El Chema Venegas" tendrá su propia serie basada en la vida de ‘El Chapo’". laopinion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2016.
↑ "‘Chema Venegas’ de ‘El Señor de los Cielos’ tendrá su propia serie". holaciudad.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2016.
↑ "Mauricio Ochamn protagoniza su nueva serie". teleprograma.fotogramas.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2016.
1 2 "TELEMUNDO Rolls Out Exclusive Digital Prequel To Super Series "El Chema" In Anticipation Of December 6 10pm/9c Premiere". newschannel10.com. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
↑ "Gran final de ‘El Chema’: Hora y canal de transmisión en vivo". laopinion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2017.
↑ Tinoco, Armando. "Video de ‘El Chema’ capítulo 1: Aurelio Casillas de ‘El Señor de los Cielos’ aparece en narcoserie". laopinion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 December 2016.
↑ Norys Sánchez. "Joaquín, Chapo, Guzmán no es el Chema Venegas". 7dias.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
↑ "Mauricio Ochmann es el protagonista de la súper serie "El Chema"". Telemundo.com. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
↑ "Telemundo inicia grabaciones de la Súper Serie "El Chema" con Mauricio Ochmann". Telemundo.com. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
↑ Grace Marie Herger. "Mariana Seoane, en la nueva serie "El Chema"". elespecial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2016.
↑ "Seoane prepara tema para la serie El Chema". elsiglodetorreon.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2016.
↑ "Itatí Cantoral es ahora una mujer muy, muy mala...". debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
↑ Pucci, Douglas. "Tuesday Final Nationals: ‘This Is Us’ on NBC Rises to Season-High Among Total Viewers with Fall Finale". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
1 2 "TELEMUNDO’S SUPER SERIES™ “EL CHEMA” WRAPS AS THE #1 BROADCAST PROGRAM AT 10PM, REGARDLESS OF LANGUAGE, FOR ITS FULL RUN AMONG ADULTS 18-34". nbcumv.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Lista completa de nominados a Premios Tu Mundo 2017". laopinion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2017.

External links

El Chema on IMDb

Telenovelas and series of Telemundo

Former

1980s debuts	Angélica, mi vida (1988) El magnate (1989)
1990s debuts	Cadena braga (1991) Marielena (1992) Tres destinos (1993) Guadalupe (1993) El peñón del amaranto (1993) Señora tentación (1994) Aguamarina (1997) Me muero por ti (1999)
2000s debuts	Cara o cruz (2001) Amantes del desierto (2001) Adrián está de visita (2001) Daniela (2002) Vale todo (2002) La venganza (2002) Sofía dame tiempo (2003) Ladrón de corazones (2003) Amor descarado (2003) Ángel de la guarda, mi dulce compañía (2003) Pasión de gavilanes (2003) El alma herida (2003) Prisionera (2004) Gitanas (2004) Te voy a enseñar a querer (2004) ¡Anita, no te rajes! (2004) La mujer en el espejo (2004) La ley del silencio (2005) Los plateados (2005) Amarte así, Frijolito (2005) El cuerpo del deseo (2005) La Tormenta (2005) Corazón Partido (2005) Tierra de pasiones (2006) Dueña y señora (2006) Amores de mercado (2006) La viuda de Blanco (2006) Marina (2006) El Zorro, la espada y la rosa (2007) Dame chocolate (2007) Sin vergüenza (2007) Madre Luna (2007) Pecados ajenos (2007) Victoria (2007) La traición (2008) Sin senos no hay paraíso (2008) El juramento (2008) Doña Bárbara (2008) El rostro de Analía (2008) Más sabe el diablo (2009) Victorinos (2009) Niños ricos, pobres padres (2009) Bella calamidades (2009)
2010s debuts	Perro amor (2010) El clon (2010) ¿Dónde está Elisa? (2010) El fantasma de Elena (2010) La Diosa Coronada (2010) Alguien te mira (2010) Aurora (2010) Ojo por ojo (2010) Los herederos del Monte (2011) Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán (2011) La casa de al lado (2011) Amar de nuevo (2011) Flor Salvaje (2011) Una Maid en Manhattan (2011) Relaciones peligrosas (2012) Corazón valiente (2012) Rosa diamante (2012) El rostro de la venganza (2012) La Patrona (2013) Pasión prohibida (2013) Dama y obrero (2013) Marido en alquiler (2013) Santa Diabla (2013) La impostora (2014) En otra piel (2014) Camelia la Texana (2014) Reina de corazones (2014) Los miserables (2014) Villa Paraíso (2014) Tierra de reyes (2014) Dueños del paraíso (2015) Bajo el mismo cielo (2015) Celia (2015) La querida del Centauro (2016-17) ¿Quién es quién? (2015) Eva la trailera (2016) Silvana sin lana (2016) La Doña (2016) La Fan (2017)

Current

La Reina del Sur (since 2011)
El Señor de los Cielos (since 2013)
Señora Acero (since 2014)
Sin senos sí hay paraíso (since 2016)
El Chema (since 2016)
Guerra de ídolos (since 2017)
Mariposa de Barrio (since 2017)

Upcoming

Luis Miguel, la serie
El Ganador
Sangre de mi tierra

Category

Argos Comunicación's

Telenovelas

Telemundo	Cara o cruz (2001) Daniela (2002) Ladrón de corazones (2003) El alma herida (2003) Gitanas (2004) Los plateados (2005) Corazón partido (2005) Marina (2006) Rosa diamante (2012) La Patrona (2013) La impostora (2014) Camelia la Texana (2014) Los Miserables (2014)
TV Azteca	Nada personal (1996) Mira de mujer (1997) Mientras haya vida (2007)
Cadenatres	El sexo débil (2011) Fortuna (2013) Las trampas del deseo (2013-14)

TV series

HBO series	Capadocia (2008-12)

Films

Sexo, pudor y lágrimas (1999)
Vivir mata (2001)
La habitación azul (2002)
Ladies' Night (2003)
Lucía, Lucía (2003)
Fuera del cielo (2007)
Cronica de Una Muerte Anunciada (2010)

Current

El Señor de los Cielos (2013-)
Señora Acero (2014-)
La Doña (2016-)
El Chema (2016-)

Category

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