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Las Azules season 2 blends student massacre with crime drama
Apple TV's Spanish-language series Las Azules returns August 12 with a storyline wrapped around the 1971 student protest massacre by paramilitary group Los Halcones. The four female police officers investigate a young…
The Story in Brief
Apple TV's Spanish-language series Las Azules returns August 12 with a storyline wrapped around the 1971 student protest massacre by paramilitary group Los Halcones. The four female police officers investigate a young man's death that leads back to the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre, where the army killed dozens of leftist protesters ahead of the Mexico City Olympics.
Co-creator Fernando Rovzar said research focused on portraying the events honestly. Actress Bárbara Mori, who plays promoted lieutenant María, called the season intense. The eight episodes will release weekly until September 30.
The Indian Opinion
The hype around Las Azules season 2 risks drowning real-world atrocities in melodrama. While showing state repression on screen is brave, too many Latin American series treat massacres as plot devices. The real test: do episodes honour the 1968 and 1971 victims, or just use them as backdrop for four women's career growth? The number to watch is how many minutes focus on the dead versus the detectives' personal lives.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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