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TV Review: Aquí En La Tierra

By Benjamin Russell

Co-created by Gael García Bernal, this moody series is a timely critique of Mexico's "mafia of power."

This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on reducing homicide in Latin America. 

When Andrés Manuel López Obrador conjures up a “mafia of power” as the source for Mexico’s woes, Aquí en la Tierra is probably about what he has in mind.

The TV drama, which debuted at the Cannes International Series Festival in April, pulls back the curtain on Mexico’s corrupt puppet masters: the industry titans, slick politicians and shadowy operators who set events in motion — and, as...

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