Five series and one movie are part of the original productions ViX is adding to its catalog, with themes ranging from drama, crime, suspense, and even comedy.
ViX will add more than 50 thousand hours of Spanish-language content to its catalog, producing six new original titles that have already begun recording and are exclusive to the streaming service. The titles to be added bring a varied range of genres: a comedy movie and five series with police dramas, reality shows, lifestyle dramas, and comedies. The new slate includes the following titles:
Es por tu bien (Movie, Comedy): Horrified by the new girlfriends of their respective sons, three sisters-in-law – Clara, a socialite; Matis, a widowed professional, and Nena, a naive housewife – ally to get rid of their undesirable daughters-in-law. It’s for their good. Production: 3Pas Studios. Cast: Consuelo Duval, Kate del Castillo, Mónica Huarte, José Eduardo Derbez, Michael Ronda, Ana Sofía Gatica, Ana González Bello, Fernando Memije, Victor Huggo Martin.
Juegos interrumpidos (Series, Drama/Crime/Thriller): When a Mexican mother who lives in the U.S discovers that her son, of Mexican origin, was given to her for adoption through a human trafficking network, she embarks on a journey with the child in search of answers. The truth, however, is accompanied by dangers that will put at risk not only her family’s psychological health and stability but even their own lives. Production: Televisa Studios. Cast: Silvia Navarro, Jorge Salinas, David Chocarro, Irán Castillo y Laura Carmine.
Lucha de antojos (Reality Series, Lifestyle/Food): Eight top chefs, having worked at top restaurants around the country, will now make dishes for the ultimate consumer, people in the streets of Mexico City. Hosted by the social media sensation Chef Andres de Oliveira, the show will feature the competition of all eight chefs on the streets of Mexico City to see who can make the most iconic street food dishes that dominate the stomachs of people on the streets of Mexico. Who will come on top? The culinary trained chefs or the homemade authentic street chefs of dishes we all love. Production: VICE Studios. Cast: Andres de Oliveira (host). Participating Chefs: Anna Ruiz, Alexis Ayala, Alexander Suastegui, Chris Dommit, Diego Niño, Emmanuel Prieto, Josefina Lopez, and Mariano Torre Hutt.
Mandatos de familia (Series, Dramedy): After the death of the patriarch, his widow will have to take control of the financial and behavioral life of her five children, unleashing a fight for succession, even though each of them is a perfect disappointment, she is on the verge of succumbing to Alzheimer’s. Production: Televisa Studios. Cast: Adriana Barraza, Marcus Ornelas, Marco Treviño, Alberto Estrella, Ricardo Fastlicht, Oka Giner, Marisol del Olmo.
Oríllese a la orilla (Series, Comedy): A spinoff of the successful comedy “40 y 20,” tells the story of Brayan and Toña, who, after losing their jobs, decide to attend the police academy. There, they cut their hair and made them work harder than ever. When they are about to give up the dream of being a police officer, they find out that they will graduate faster due to the high demand for police officers on the streets. Toña and Brayan will have adventures and get into trouble throughout their journey in the police academy. Production: BTF. Cast: Michelle Rodriguez, Armando Hernandez, Mario Zaragoza, Jesus Ochoa, María Elena Saldaña, Sofía Aragón, Ana Jimena Villanueva y Jorge Luis Rodríguez “El Guana.”
Todo lo que fuimos (Series, Drama): Natalia and Gala are two mothers who don’t seem to have anything in common except that their children attend the same school. Natalia is the perfect Mexican mom, married to Bruno, the perfect husband and father. Gala is a Chicana from New York who just moved to Mexico with Isa, her wife. But Natalia and Gala keep a secret: years ago, they had a relationship that changed their lives. Now, they try to stay away from each other but can’t. A passion pulls them together no matter how hard they fight it. A passion that threatens to destroy everything they have. Production: The Immigrant. Cast: Esmeralda Pimentel, Fátima Molina, Michel Brown, Margarita Muñoz.
