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A bioseries about Vicente Fernández will begin filming at the end of this month of September.
The Colombian network Caracol TV confirmed to Variety that as of 27 will start production in September in several places in Mexico and United States.
The series will be broadcast simultaneously on Caracol in Colombia and Netflix worldwide.
The company, which has produced some successful bioseries such as Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal y Bolívar, in addition to the first Colombian film nominated for an Oscar, El Abrazo de la Serpiente, he told the US media that the series lasted two years and that it will feature 36 episodes.
The production will cover the life of “El Charro de Huentitán from his childhood in Jalisco, until he became the great figure of ranchera music.
“ The most iconic and complete story has been that of the great Vicente Fernández, whom we know as a star of music, cinema and public life, but we do not know its history “, said Gonzalo Córdoba , president of Caracol Televisión, to Variety.
“By that, and with the firm intention that now it is not only a Latin story but also completely universal , We decided to tell it and take the icon, his life and his music to all corners of the world. For this and other reasons we could not stop caring perhaps for the most important and influential icon of popular music Latin American. Producing the story of Vicente Fernández was not just a wish, but a duty for our company “, he continued .
Caracol TV did not speak about the confirmed cast for the series, however, a few days ago, the communicator Gil Barrera announced on twitter that the Mexican actor Jaime Camil will be the one to life to Chente .
“I am able to confirm that, #JaimeCamil will be the one who embodies # VicenteFernández in the biographical series of the charro of Huentitán. Jaime is already in Mexico doing costume tests. The idea that #AlexSpeitzer had this opportunity was only a distraction, “wrote Barrera on his social network.
I am able to confirm that, # JaimeCamil will be the one who embodies # VicenteFernández in the biographical series of the charro from Huentitán.
Jaime is done in Mexico, doing costume fitting.
The idea of that # AlexSpeitzer had this opportunity it was just a distractor.– Gil BArrera (@GILBArrera) September 15, 2021