Netflix, Inc. will premiere the original Spanish-language series, Club de Cuervos, from Mexican filmmaker Gaz Alazraki (Nosotros los Nobles), in all Netflix territories on August 7, 2015. All thirteen episodes of season one of Club De Cuervos will be available exclusively on Netflix. The Alazraki Productions series was created by Gaz Alazraki and Mike Lam and executive produced by Gaz Alazraki, Leonardo Zimbron, Mike Lam, Jay Dyer, with producers Moisés Chiver and Mónica Vargas. The series stars Luis Gerardo Méndez and Mariana Trevino, and features Stephanie Cayo, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ianis Guerrero and Antonio de la Vega. In addition, Netflix is now starting to offer a more robust selection of Hispanic titles to its U.S. members, ranging from tele-series and novelas, to kids shows, comedies, documentaries and movies as a result of expanded partnerships with leading broadcasters Univision, UniMás, Telemundo and others. Among the programming are titles such as El Chapulín Colorado, Teresa, Rebelde, María La Del Barrio, La Usurpadora, Rubi, Metástasis (the Latin American adaptation of Breaking Bad), El Señor de los Cielos, La Reina del Sur, La Viuda Negra, Dueños del Paraíso, 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 US Hispanic version of the Brazilian classics like El Clon, among many others. 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. Were 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, said Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer at Netflix.
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