TV series

El César

2017–2018 · 1 season

A sobering, slow-burning rise-and-fall drama that immerses you in the euphoria and wreckage of fame, asking for patience and emotional investment.

Overview: El César, the chronicle of a country that saw an idol fall and a man rise, is a dramatized biographical series that follows in the footsteps of Mexican and world boxing legend Julio César Chávez.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, addiction, fate, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
addiction
fate
family
redemption
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild