''Somos.'' is a Netflix limited series created by

James Schamus James Allan Schamus (born September 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, producer, business executive, film historian, professor, and director. He is a frequent collaborator of Ang Lee, the co-founder of the production company Good Machine, and ...

and co-written with Monika Revilla and novelist

Fernanda Melchor Fernanda Melchor (born 1982, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican writer best known for her novel '' Hurricane Season'' for which she won the 2019 Anna Seghers Prize and a place on the shortlist for the 2020 International Booker Prize. Life and care ...

. It is based on the article "How the U.S. triggered a massacre in Mexico" by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

Ginger Thompson Ginger Thompson is an American journalist and a senior reporter at ProPublica. A 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner in National Reporting and finalist for the National Magazine Award, she spent 15 years at ''The New York Times'', including time as a Wash ...

. It tells the story of the massacre perpetrated by the

Los Zetas Los Zetas (, Spanish for "The Zs") is a Mexican criminal syndicate, regarded as one of the most dangerous of Mexico's drug cartels. They are known for engaging in brutally violent "shock and awe" tactics such as beheadings, torture, and indiscri ...

cartel on the border town of

Allende, Coahuila Allende is a city in the Mexican state of Coahuila. The city serves as the administrative center for the surrounding municipality of Allende. History The name "Allende" is in honor of Ignacio Allende, a hero of Mexico's War of Independence. Th ...

, in 2011.

Plot

''Somos.'' is a portrait of the Mexican border town of Allende. It follows the stories of various townspeople on the days leading up to the massacre of March 2011.

Cast

* Jero Medina as Benjamín * Arelí González as Érika * Iliana Donatlán as Irene * Everardo Arzate as Chema * Caraly Sánchez as Flor María * Mercedes Hernández as Doña Chayo * Fernando Larrañaga as Isidro Linares * Jesús Sida as Paquito

Episodes

References

External links

* * * {{authority control Television shows filmed in Mexico 2020s Mexican drama television series 2021 Mexican television series debuts Spanish-language Netflix original programming Works about Mexican drug cartels