''El Presidente'' (stylized as ''EL PRE$IDENTE'') is a Chilean

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series created by

Armando Bó Armando Bó (3 May 19148 October 1981) was an Argentine film actor, director, producer, screenwriter and score composer of the classic era. He is mostly known for his drama and sexploitation films of the 1960s and 1970s starring his favorite ...

. It is based on the

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and is focused in the former president of ANFP

Sergio Jadue Sergio Elías Jadue Jadue ( La Calera, 26 April 1979) is the former president of the National Association of Professional Football of Chile (ANFP) and second vice president of the Conmebol. He pleaded guilty on the 2015 FIFA corruption case. In ...

, played by Colombian actor

Andrés Parra Andrés Parra Medina (born 18 September 1977) is a Colombian film and television actor. He is best known for portraying the drug lord Pablo Escobar Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (; ; 1 December 19492 December 1993) was a Colombian drug ...

. The first 8-episode season was released on June 5, 2020, on the

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. An English dub of the series was released on November 6, 2020. The second 8-episode season, marketed with the subtitle ''Jogo da Corrupção'' (The Corruption Game in English), was released on November 4, 2022.

Plot

Season 1's story revolves around

and his rise from president of

Unión La Calera Unión La Calera is a Chilean football club based in La Calera and competes the Primera División de Chile. It was founded as Club de Deportes La Calera on 26 January 1954, after the merger of three teams from the city: ''Condor'', ''Calera Come ...

to president of the

Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional The Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP) monitors all the conforming clubs and acts as the organizational body for professional competitions, governing the Primera División de Chile and Primera B with 32 associate clubs all togeth ...

(ANFP). He becomes close to

Julio Grondona Julio Humberto Grondona (September 18, 1931 – July 30, 2014) was an Argentine football executive. He served as president of the Argentine Football Association (''Asociación del Fútbol Argentino'') from 1979 until his death in 2014. He also se ...

, president of the

Argentine Football Association The Argentine Football Association ( es, Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, ; AFA) is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires. It organises the main divisions of Argentine league system (from Primera División to Torn ...

at the time, and starts gaining power among the executives of

CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...

before being approached by an FBI Agent to assist in her investigation of money laundering and corruption towards these CONMEBOL executives. Season 2's story revolves around

João Havelange Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid "João" de Havelange (, ; 8 May 1916 – 16 August 2016) was a Brazilian lawyer, businessman, athlete and centenarian who served as the seventh president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998. His tenure as president is the ...

and how he turned

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

from a simple sports organization into an international powerhouse. He usurps power from the Europeans and holds on to it for almost three decades.

Production

Filming occurred in

Talagante Talagante () is a commune and the capital city of the province of the same name in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The word ''Talagante'' in Quechua comes from ''talacanta'', meaning "Lazo de Hechicero", which was the proper na ...

, Peñaflor, La Calera,

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and

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, among other locations.

Cast

Season 1

Season 2

Recurring cast

Season 1

* Agustín Moya as

Juan Ángel Napout Juan Ángel Napout Barreto (born 13 May 1958) is a Paraguayan football executive and businessman. He was head of the Paraguayan Football Association from 2007 to 2014. Napout served as President of CONMEBOL from August 2014 until his resignation ...

, el President of

and vice president 1º of

. * Víctor Rojas as Luis Chiriboga, President of

Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol The Ecuadorian Football Federation ( es, Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol or ) is the governing body of football in Ecuador. Its headquarters are in Quito, and it organizes the country's various football competitions and oversees the Ecuador ...

. * Jaime Omeñaca as Carlos Chávez Landívar, President of

Federación Boliviana de Fútbol The Bolivian Football Federation ( es, Federación Boliviana de Fútbol, ; FBF) is the governing body of football in Bolivia. It was founded in 1925, making it the eighth oldest South American federation. It affiliated to CONMEBOL and FIFA in ...

. * Felipe Armas as Jaime Estévez, President of

Club Deportivo Universidad Católica Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile. Founded in 1937 they play in the Primera División, the top flight of Chilean football. The team has played its home games at Estadio San Carlos d ...

. * Paulo Brunetti as Alejandro Burzaco, President of TyC (Torneos y Competencias). * José Grünewald as El kiosquero in La Calera. * Katyna Huberman as Olivia, lawyer and friend of "Nené" *

Blanca Lewin Blanca Esperanza Lewin Gajardo (born August 7, 1974 in Santiago) is a Chilean actress of Jewish origin. She studied at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She is best known by her role of "Lola Padilla" in the soap opera ''Lola'' by Ca ...

as Sofía Díaz, journalist of "El Andino" * Adriano Castillo as waitress chief in Luque, Paraguay * Millaray Lobos as Cecilia Domínguez, secretary of Sergio Jadue * Antonia Giesen as Fanny, friend of Rosario * Horacio Games as

, ex president of FIFA between 1974 and 1998 * Ignacia Uribe as Sara, cell phone thief * Abián Vainstein as

Joseph Blatter Joseph "Sepp" Blatter (born Josef Blatter; 10 March 1936) is a Swiss former football administrator who served as the eighth President of FIFA from 1998 to 2015. He has been banned from participating in FIFA activities since 2015 as a result o ...

* Heinz Krattiger as FIFA employee, righthand of

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Chuck Blazer Charles Gordon Blazer (April 26, 1945 – July 12, 2017) was an American soccer administrator, who held a number of high level positions before becoming a government informant on widespread corruption within organized soccer. He was a FIFA Exec ...

, FIFA executive committee member *

Cristián García-Huidobro Cristián Mario García-Huidobro Lira (born 27 May 1952) is a Chilean actor and comedian. Career Known for his appearances on television since the mid-1980s in programs such as Sábados Gigantes where he played ''Francisco Javier "Pompi" Egu ...

as José Yuraszeck, manager of Azul Azul, in charge of

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. * Marcela Osorio as Neusa Marin, Luis Chiriboga's wife * Tatiana Molina as Tania Hurtado *

Maricarmen Arrigorriaga Maricarmen Arrigorriaga Aguirre (born 1957 in Santiago) is a popular Chilean film and soap opera actress.Bastián Bodenhöfer Bastián Lorenzo Bodenhöfer Alexander (Santiago, July 1, 1961) is a Chilean actor, theater director, musician and cultural manager. He served as cultural attaché of the Chile embassy in France between 2000 and 2002, during the government of p ...

as French detective * Steevens Benjamin as security doorman * Javier Bacchetta as Ciro Cesar Silva

Season 2

* Lourinelson Vladmir as

João Saldanha João Alves Jobin Saldanha (3 July 1917 – 12 July 1990) was a Brazilian journalist and football manager. He coached the Brazil national football team during the South American Qualifying to the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Nicknamed ''João Sem Me ...

, Brazilian journalist and football manager * Fabio Alberti as Augusto Raúl Juárez, Argentinian admiral * Veruska Souza as Irene * Marianna Armellini as Larissa, Isabel's lawyer friend and feminist * Soren Hellerup as

Adi Dassler Adolf "Adi" Dassler (3 November 1900 – 6 September 1978) was a German cobbler, inventor and entrepreneur who founded the German sportswear company Adidas. He was also the younger brother of Rudolf Dassler, founder of Puma. Dassler was an inn ...

, founder of

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* Federico Salles as

Horst Dassler Horst Dassler (12 March 1936 – 9 April 1987) was a German businessman. The son of Adolf "Adi" Dassler, founder of Adidas. Horst Dassler founded Arena, a swimwear company, and became chairman of Adidas, and at the time of his death it was the w ...

's son *

Caroline Abras Caroline Abras (born August 11, 1987 in São Paulo (city), São Paulo) is a Brazilian actress. Awards Won the best actress of the 2008 edition of the Festival do Rio for her role in ''Se Nada Mais Der Certo''. The actress had twice won the b ...

as Lena Dassler,

's daughter * Isadora Ferrite as Dorinha, João and Isabel's maid * Carlos Takeshi as Oé Kitana, President of

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Hoji Fortuna Hoji Ya Henda Braga Fortuna (born 4 September 1974) is an Angolan actor. Born in Luanda and named after war hero Hoji-ya-Henda, Fortuna emigrated to Portugal at the age of 20. He worked as a model and DJ in parallel to his study of law at the Ca ...

as Jacques Ashanti * Favio Posca as

Jorge Rafael Videla Jorge Rafael Videla (; ; 2 August 1925 – 17 May 2013) was an Argentine military officer and dictator, Commander in Chief of the Army, member of the Military Junta, and ''de facto'' President of Argentina from 29 March 1976 to 29 March 1981. H ...

* Manuel Ossenkopf as

* Agustina Giovio as Barbara Käser, Helmut's daughter * Joaquín Berthold as

Armin Dassler Armin Dassler (15 March 1929 – 10 October 1990) was the son of Rudolf Dassler, German founder Founder or Founders may refer to: Places *Founders Park, a stadium in South Carolina, formerly known as Carolina Stadium * Founders Park, a watersi ...

, Horst and Lena's cousin and rival * Ignacio Cawen as

Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (, internationally known as Johan Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Cruyff was a ...

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2020)

Season 2 (2022)

References

External links

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