Netflix Expands Spanish-Language Titles, Debuts Mexican Filmmaker Gaz Alazraki's 'Club de Cuervos'
Netflix has been on a roll with its award-winning content that's continuing to make waves, including its acclaimed Netflix Original Series -- "Orange Is the New Black," "House of Cards, Marvel's "Daredevil," "House of Cards," "Bloodline," "Grace and Frankie" and "Sense8." Now, it's upping the ante once again to literally and figuratively 'translate' to its growing audience.
So if you love to binge-watch, not only can you do it in English, but you can do it en Español!
The aforementioned Netflix Original Series are available to U.S. members with Spanish-language dubbing and subtitles. ¡Que Bueno!
In addition to Netflix expanding its selection of Spanish-language titles in the U.S., it's bringing some fresh content that is slated to please Latino Netflix-users.
Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), "the world's leading Internet television network," will premiere the "outrageous" original Spanish-language series "Club de Cuervos," the brainchild of Mexican filmmaker Gaz Alazraki ("Nosotros los Nobles") in all Netflix territories on Aug. 7, 2015.
The 'dramedy' "Club de Cuervos" entrenches the Netflix audience into a battle among members of a wealthy family, triggered by the death of the patriarch, to determine who will gain control of the beloved professional soccer team, The Cuervos of Nuevo Toledo.
Who makes up the cast of "Club de Cuervos?"
The series stars Luis Gerardo Mendez and Mariana Trevino, and features Stephanie Cayo, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Ianis Guerrero and Antonio de la Vega.
"Generations have loved shows like El Chavo and we are confident that they will enjoy recent titles like 'La Dictadura Perfecta' as well as the latest addition to our originals slate, 'Club de Cuervos,'" said Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer at Netflix.
"We're thrilled to be working with Univision and Telemundo as well as a range of amazing Latin American content creators to enrich our Hispanic content mix in the U.S., allowing families to watch some of their favorite shows together when and how they want."
All 13 episodes of Season 1 of "Club De Cuervos" will be available exclusively on Netflix. The Alazraki Productions series was created by Alazraki and Mike Lam and executive produced by Alazraki, Leonardo Zimbron, Lam and Jay Dyer, with producers Moises Chiver and Monica Vargas.
U.S. Latino Netflix users can also tune into "a more robust" selection across the board, featuring tele-series, novelas, kids shows, comedies, documentaries and movies. This extensive range of offerings is the result of expanded partnerships with Univision, UniMas, Telemundo, among others.
There are also iconic titles offered that have spanned generations within Latino families, such as "El Chapulín Colorado," "Teresa," "Rebelde," "María La Del Barrio," "La Usurpadora" and "Rubi."
Other recent favorites, include: "El Señor de los Cielos," "La Reina del Sur," "La Viuda Negra," "Dueños del Paraiso," "Señora Acero," "Los Héroes Del Norte," "El Cartel," "El Cartel 2," "Pablo Escobar," "El Patrón del Mal," "Operación Jaque," "La Prepago," "Los Caballeros Las Prefieren Brutas" and the U.S. Latino version of the Brazilian classics like "El Clon," among many others.