El marginal

El marginal
GenreCrime drama
Created by
Written by
  • Adrián Caetano
  • Guillermo Salmerón
  • Silvina Olschansky
  • Omar Quiroga
  • Nicolás Marina
  • Andrés Pascaner
  • Natalia Torres
  • Gabriel Macias
Directed by
  • Israel Adrián Caetano
  • Luis Ortega
  • Mariano Ardanaz
  • Javier Pérez
  • Alejandro Ciancio
Starring
Various
Opening theme
Country of originArgentina
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes43
Production
Executive producerGustavo Errico
ProducerSebastián Ortega
CinematographySergio Dotta
Running time45–82 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTelevisión Pública
Release2 June 2016 (2016-06-02) –
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27)
NetworkNetflix
Release19 January (2022-01-19) –
4 May 2022 (2022-05-04)
Related
The Inmate

El marginal is an Argentine crime drama television series created by Sebastián Ortega and Adrián Caetano through Underground Producciones for the channel Televisión Pública. Its first season, consisting of 13 episodes, starred an ensemble cast featuring Juan Minujín, Nicolás Furtado, Claudio Rissi, Gerardo Romano, Martina Gusmán, Carlos Portaluppi, Abel Ayala, Brian Buley, Daniel Pacheco, Marcelo Peralta, Emanuel García, Jorge Lorenzo, Mariano Argento, Gerardo Otero, Adriana Salonia, Maite Lanata, and Aylin Prandi, and was broadcast from 2 June to 8 September 2016, later becoming available on Netflix on 7 October 2016. It received the Golden Martín Fierro award,[1] a Tato award, a Series Mania award, and was also nominated for a Platino Award for Best Miniseries or TV series.

Following the success of the first season, a second season was ordered, with Esteban Lamothe, Nacho Sureda, Roly Serrano, Diego Cremonesi, Verónica Llinás, Rodrigo Noya, and Daniel Fanego joining the cast. A prequel, it premiered on 17 July 2018, consisting of eight episodes and concluding on 4 September; it was released on Netflix on 28 September. An American adaptation, The Inmate, was released later that year on Telemundo.

The eight-episode third season premiered on 9 July 2019 and concluded on 27 August, with Lorenzo Ferro, Alejandro Awada, Osqui Guzmán, Ana María Picchio, Denis Corat, and David Masajnik as new cast members. It was released on Netflix on 27 September 2019. The fourth and fifth seasons were released exclusively on Netflix on 19 January 2022 and 4 May 2022 consisting of eight and six episodes, respectively. Rodolfo Ranni, Luis Luque, and Ariel Staltari joined in the fourth, with María Leal added in the fifth. A female-led spin-off series, En el barro, is currently in production by Netflix.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
1132 June 2016 (2016-06-02)8 September 2016 (2016-09-08)Televisión Pública
2817 July 2018 (2018-07-17)4 September 2018 (2018-09-04)
389 July 2019 (2019-07-09)27 August 2019 (2019-08-27)
4819 January 2022 (2022-01-19)Netflix
564 May 2022 (2022-05-04)

In the first season, former cop Miguel Palacios is jailed at San Onofre under a fake name and a fake judicial case. His mission is to infiltrate a criminal gang of prisoners and prison guards and gather information about the daughter of a judge kidnapped by said gang.

The second season is a prequel that takes place three years before Miguel Palacios infiltrated San Onofre. Mario Borges and Juan Pablo "Diosito" Borges are sent to San Onofre where they plan to overthrow the leader of the prison, "El Sapo" Quiroga. To achieve that, they ally themselves with the "Sub-21" gang and with Patricio Salgado, a doctor with a mysterious past.

In the third season, the Borges brothers are tasked with taking care of Cristian Pardo, the son of an important businessman, who killed his friend while drunk in a car accident. While Diosito is tasked with the boy's care, the "Sub-21" joins with "Pantera" and Bruni to take down the Borges.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Bold Lead characters

ActorCharacterEl marginalEn el Barro
Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 1
201620182019202220222025
Juan Minujín  Miguel Palacios aka Osvaldo "Pastor" PeñaMainDoes not appearGuestMainGuest
Martina Gusmán  Licensed Emma Molinari †MainDoes not appear
Gerardo Romano  Principal Sergio AntínMainRecurring
Claudio Rissi  Mario Borges †MainDoes not appear
Carlos Portaluppi  "Morcilla" †MainDoes not appear
Nicolás Furtado  Juan Pablo "Diosito" Borges †MainDoes not appear
Gerardo Otero  Fernando Palacios †MainDoes not appear
Adriana Salonia  LucreciaMainDoes not appear
Mariano Argento  Judge Cayetano Lunati †MainDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Abel Ayala  César PérezMainDoes not appear
Maite Lanata  Luna LunatiMainDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appearMainRecurring
Enrique Liporace  "Verruga" †MainDoes not appear
Mercedes Scápola  Betina Espósito †MainDoes not appear
Cristina Banegas  Élida GaribaldiMainDoes not appear
Eugenia Alonso  TerapeutaMainDoes not appear
Adrián Navarro  Gastón BelardoMainDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Julieta Zylberberg  Silvia †MainDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Chang Sung Kim  Jun "Soja" Sung †MainDoes not appear
Esteban Lamothe  Patricio "Doc" SalgadoDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Roly Serrano  "Sapo" Quiroga †Does not appearMainRecurringDoes not appear
Verónica Llinás  Rita †Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Daniel Fanego  Garófalo †Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Lorenzo Ferro  Cristian "Moco" PardoDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Ana María Picchio  Estela MoralesDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Alejandro Awada  Oliverio Bruni †Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Ariel Staltari  José "Bardo" Muriazo †Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Daniel Pacheco  James "Colombia" †RecurringMainDoes not appear
Ana Garibaldi  Gladys GuerraRecurringMain
Rodolfo Ranni  Principal Benito Galván †Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Luis Luque  "Coco" †Does not appearMainDoes not appear
María Leal  Judge María Virginia PiñeiroDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
  = Inmates of San Onofre/Puente Viejo
  = Pastor's family
  = San Onofre/Puente Viejo staff
  = Lunati's family
  = Borges's family

Distribution

The series was initially aired on the Televisión Pública channel. It was acquired by Netflix after the end of the original run, becoming available for Latin America, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal. El Marginal and Estocolmo were the first Argentine television series acquired by Netflix in 2016.[2]

A second season was confirmed in 2017.[3] It debuted on Argentine television on 17 July 2018 to high ratings.[4] The third season was confirmed in September 2018,[5] and premiered on 9 July 2019.[6]

The fourth and fifth seasons were released exclusively on Netflix on 19 January and 4 May 2022, respectively.

Awards

The program received eight nominations for the Martín Fierro Awards, and won for best miniseries and best writers. One of the producers thanked for the award, but criticized the organization of the nominations, as they sometimes include television programs from very disparate genres.[1] Actor Gerardo Romano used his brief time to ask people to vote for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner at the 2017 legislative elections.[7] At the end of the ceremony, the program received the Golden Martín Fierro Award.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Martín Fierro 2017: El Marginal se llevó el Oro y Mirtha Legrand el de Brillantes" [Martín Fierro 2017: El Marginal took the gold and Mirtha Legrand the Diamonds] (in Spanish). La Nación. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Netflix estrenará El marginal y Estocolmo en todo el mundo" [Netflix will premiere El Marginal and Estocolmo in all the world] (in Spanish). La Nación. August 16, 2016. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Vuelve "El Marginal": La serie tendrá su segunda temporada!" ["El Marginal" returns: the series will have a second season!] (in Spanish). Metro 951. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "El Marginal 2: a horas del estreno, ya se habla de una tercera temporada". La Nación (Buenos Aires). July 18, 2018. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "'El Marginal' Is Returning For Season 3". Bustle. September 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "El Marginal Season 3 on Netflix". Netflix. September 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "Martín Fierro 2017: Gerardo Romano hizo campaña por Cristina Kirchner" [Martín Fierro 2017: Gerardo Romano campaigned for Cristina Kirchner] (in Spanish). La Nación. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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