This is one example of a new genre of Mexican Telenovelas that tries to leave its "soapy" past behind and focus on taut, suspenseful plots. What better fodder to use than a real life event among wealthy Lebanese Mexican families, where each member has hidden secrets that slowly unfold across the episodes. It's good if you want to keep up with learning Spanish as the audio is surprisingly clear, and the spoken Spanish is quite easily understood. Unfortunately, the story lacks the necessary continuity and is told in a very "choppy" and disjointed manner, where events occur without adequate explanation. This just creates a lot of confusion for the viewer, as though the plot was not a well thought out one.
11 Reviews
Black humor for a very sad story. Very ambivalent.
ACA1331 January 2021
Warning: Spoilers
The movie wants to show how corrupt and greedy where all concerned and even those who knew about the corruption didn't end up speaking up.
I don't know how true it is to the real tragic story and I will try to google it.
The tone used can turn off people and I am very ambivalent about it.
It is said that nothing more was done to give justice to this poor soul as the falling into the mattresses theory is a joke.
The tone used can turn off people and I am very ambivalent about it.
It is said that nothing more was done to give justice to this poor soul as the falling into the mattresses theory is a joke.
Comedy music !!! Really
a_a_a-2313224 July 2020
it's just a telenovela glorified with better production values.
bastiancast18 June 2020
Structurally speaking is not a mess, and some acting is quite passable albeit there's lots of scenes that remind you of Soap Operas and, not in a good way. To be honest, you can watch it doing chores and for the sake of constructive criticism. But in other cases is just plainly forgetable. This case historically speaking was a smoke bomb to many stuff happening in that political time. In brief words it's just a telenovela glorified with better production values.
all these negative reviews are way off mark
mipsy-1511130 July 2021
This is a brilliant exposé of a mishandled investigation. It is hard for a north european like myself to judge the veracity of the political maneuverings that may or may not have been behind the 'burial' of the case - although they come over as very authentic - but the mordant social critique is recognizable and applicable world wide. Yes, the series plays like a telenovela, but it does so deliberately in order to open our eyes on how tragedy can, and does, become trivialized through current methods of media coverage and media consumption. The musical score underlines this perfectly. Those who see disrespect towards the victim need to watch again, and listen again, more attentively. The little silent victim nestles at the heart of the project, and the last scene depicts this sparingly but beautifully: we see Paulette's nanny - maybe the only person who truly cared for her - switch off the tv in disgust and exit the room, passing by a table on which there is a photo of Paulette with a lit candle burning in front of it. Far from a mess or a commercial exploitation, for me this series comes close to being a masterpiece.
Dignigty of a 4 year old homicide victim not respected
dlisamoreno21 July 2020
In an effort to shame the prosecutor and investigation of the death of a 4 year old (a true story), the movie horrendously mocks the handling of situations that in reality must have been tragic. From the comedy music used as background, to the stupidity of the characters, everything about this movie is infuriating. While they "expose" the corruption and incompetence of the Mexican investigative team, they expose their own movie making incompetence, while making a profit at it.
Probably the Best Mexican Movie I've Seen on Netflix
bshaef13 June 2020
It was good for one reason - the acting was uniformly excellent. All actors played their characters to perfection. The story line began so well and then sort of degenerated into a jumble. It was almost like someone didn't want the real story told. Do you suppose? - nah, couldn't happen.
Whoever made this movie deserves more exposure from Netflix. It kept me on the edge for the entire six episodes. I wish they would have summed up the whole mess at the end but it was still worth six hours of my life.
Whoever made this movie deserves more exposure from Netflix. It kept me on the edge for the entire six episodes. I wish they would have summed up the whole mess at the end but it was still worth six hours of my life.
I couldn't even finished the second ep
patcharidat6 May 2021
I don't understand why they made the tone of the show as a comedy with the acting, background music. Also the screen splitting, what da..is that? Why do you need it when two ppl are in the same room? Didn't make the show look cooler or whatsoever but annoying. The story is interesting. I really want to know what happened to the girl but this show just ruined itself.
They made a mockery out of a child's death
lacris2 August 2020
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Having watched the two previous mini series of Crime Diaries, which were excellent, I expected something really good. Unfortunately the ridiculous, funny music ruins the entire show. The chatacters and interractions are all made purposely funny, which takes away the main topic of these series which is a real crime involving a little child. For the first episodes, the series do not even focus on the investigation after the girl's death but on the characters' relationships in a comedic way. Not good, which was a disappointment.
Dont waste your time
mail-rohan24728 June 2020
Bad acting
andreaaa-0192324 February 2021
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