An Unknown Enemy
An Unknown Enemy (Spanish: Un Extraño Enemigo) is a 2018 web television political thriller[1] and drama series released on Amazon Prime.
It examines the events leading to the 1968 student massacre and its cover-up, through the eyes of Commander Fernando Barrientos, head of a secret Intelligence agency.[2]
The series main character is loosely based on the real life Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios, director of the infamous DFS intelligence Agency, and depicts the political intrigues that triggered the period of censorship and repression of students at the end of the 1960's.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Season one, comprising 8 episodes, aired on Amazon Prime exclusively. It premiered on October 2nd, 2018, commemorating 50 years of the depicted events.[9] On November 9, 2018, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season.[10]
Premise
An Unknown Enemy explores the origins of the Mexican dirty war of the 1960's, and portrays the attempts of Fernando Barrientos, head of the "NSD" secret police, to ensure a grip on political power, as the country goes through a series of social turmoils, in part provoked by the agency he is directing. All happening in the frame of the Cold War, the 1960's youth counterculture, the preparations of 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico and the upcoming 1970 Mexican general election.
Cast and Crew
The series is produced by filmmaker Gabriel Ripstein,[11] who is also one of its executive producers and writers, and is starring award winner actor Daniel Giménez Cacho as Fernando Barrientos.[12] It also stars:
- Antonio de la Vega as Interior Minister Luis Echeverría[13]
- Fernando Becerril as Mexico City Mayor Alfonso Corona del Rosal[14]
- Hernán Del Riego as Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz[15]
- Karina Gidi as Mrs. Esperanza Barrientos[16]
- Kristyan Ferrer as Beto, a shady student leader[17]
- Andrés Delgado as David, an important activist leader, loosely based in the renowned journalist and writer Luis González de Alba.[18]
- Irene Azuela as Elena, Commander Barrientos' assistant, right hand and secret lover.[19]
See also
- Rojo Amanecer (Award-winning 1989 Mexican film focusing on the same subject, from the perspective of the repressed students)
- Winston M. Scott (CIA chief depicted in the series)
- CIA cryptonym (The main character was part of the CIA's LITEMPO Spy network)
References
- ↑ https://diariojudio.com/noticias/un-extrano-enemigo-de-gabriel-ripstein-se-estrenara-en-amazon-prime-video/276345/
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com.mx/forbes-life/5-peliculas-y-series-para-no-olvidar-el-2-de-octubre/
- ↑ "Amazon estrena 'Un extraño enemigo', una trama sobre el 68 vista desde el poder". El Financiero.
- ↑ {{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com.mx/forbes-life/5-peliculas-y-series-para-no-olvidar-el-2-de-octubre/
- ↑ "Amazon estrena 'Un extraño enemigo', una trama sobre el 68 vista desde el poder". El Financiero.
- ↑ "'Un Extraño Enemigo', la serie inspirada en la masacre de Tlatelolco del 68". Life and Style. 1 June 2018.
- ↑ "Retratan en serie las maniobras políticas que llevaron a la masacre de Tlatelolco". El Sur de Acapulco I Periódico de Guerrero. 27 September 2018.
- ↑ "¿Quieres saber qué pensaban Díaz Ordaz y Luis Echeverría en el 68?". news.culturacolectiva.com. 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ↑ http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/culturas/amazon-estrena-un-extrano-enemigo-una-trama-sobre-el-68-vista-desde-el-poder
- ↑ https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/un-extrano-enemigo-tendra-segunda-temporada
- ↑ https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/natasha-ahonda-en-drogas-y-violencia
- ↑ "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on 2025-04-27. Retrieved 2019-01-16.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2019-01-16.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/farandula/fer-becerril-se-vuelve-un-extrano-enemigo
- ↑ https://news.culturacolectiva.com/entretenimiento/un-extrano-enemigo-serie-de-amazon-que-habla-del-presidente-diaz-ordaz-y-el-68/
- ↑ https://suracapulco.mx/2018/09/27/retratan-en-serie-las-maniobras-politicas-que-llevaron-a-la-masacre-de-tlatelolco/
- ↑ http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/television/kristyan-ferrer-revoltoso-del-68
- ↑ http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/cine/comandante-1968-una-serie-sobre-el-movimiento-estudiantil
- ↑ "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2019-01-16.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
External links
Category:Works based on actual events Category:Television series set in the 1960s Category:Television shows set in Mexico Category:2010s American crime drama television series Category:2018 American television series debuts Category:Serial drama television series
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