Griselda star Martín Rodríguez has joined the cast of En el barro.
Martín Rodríguez (Griselda) has joined the cast of Underground Producciones S.A. and Netflix’s En el barro (In The Mud), the spinoff of the award-winning Argentine TV series El Marginal, which aired from 2016-2022.
Currently available on Netflix, El Marginal is the story of Pastor (Juan Minujin) and a group of inmates led by the Borges brothers (Nicolás Furtado and Claudio Rissi).
Underground Producciones S.A. and Netflix recently started production on En el barro, the continuation of the original series, set in a women’s penitentiary. The story follows two of most loved and hated characters of El Marginal – the unscrupulous Gladys “La Borges” Guerra (Ana Garibaldi) and the cynical Sergio Antín (Gerardo Romano).
Argentine actor Martín Rodríguez, most known for his groundbreaking role as Jorge “Rivi” Ayala in the Netflix limited drama series Griselda, in which he stars alongside Sofia Vergara, has joined the En el barro cast and is currently filming in Argentina.
“I’m very happy to be working once again in my homeland of Argentina on the new series,” says Rodríguez. “Additionally, to be invited to work with the talented, creative team behind such an iconic show as El Marginal is truly an honor.”
Rodríguez will appear in all eight episodes of the first season in the supporting role of prison guard Alan, a man who must face the dilemma of choosing between prison and his family.
El Marginal’s Sebastián Ortega is the producer and general director of En el barro, who co-wrote the script with Silvina Frejdkes, Alejandro Quesada and Omar Quiroga. The series is set to debut in early 2025.
Argentina-born, Spain-raised, and Los Angeles-based Martín Rodríguez is most known for his breakout performance as Rivi in Netflix’s Griselda. He began acting in theatre at the age of 18 and first broke into the film scene playing the lead role in Enrique Buchichio’s award-winning indie darling Leo’s Room. For that breakthrough role, he received several awards including the Uruguayan Film Critics Association award for Best Actor and Best Male Revelation, as well as Best Actor at the Festival Del Mar in Ibiza, and the Festival de la Luna in Madrid. His career then flourished with roles in films such as San Martin, Time and the Wind, and Zanahoria.
Rodríguez stars alongside Gadea Jimenez in Quimera, a short film by Tomas Vergara that recently screened as part of the annual French Riviera Film Festival in Cannes, where the actor also received the festival’s 2024 Industry Excellence Award.
