Endemol Shine & DNF Team for El Clan

Endemol Shine Latino and DNF Pictures are producing El Clan, a scripted series based on Maria Raquenel Portillo’s upcoming autobiography that tells the behind-the-scenes story of one of the biggest scandals in Latin music history.

After more than a decade of silence, the famed singer and actress, formerly known as Mary Boquitas, has decided to tell a firsthand account of being at the center of the controversy that rocked the Latin music world. Portillo’s untitled book, which is being written with journalist and New York Times best-selling author Maria Garcia, will serve as the basis for El Clan. Endemol Shine Latino and DNF Pictures are currently in discussions with potential networks and platforms for the series.

The story follows Portillo, fellow Mexican music star Gloria Trevi and controversial manager Sergio Andrade. Andrade gave Portillo and Trevi their respective starts in the music industry, casting them in the all-female teenage group Boquitas Pintadas. Trevi and Portillo both went on to find success as solo artists, but their careers were derailed after both, alongside Andrade, were accused of corrupting minors, kidnapping and other offenses by Mexican authorities.

“After so many years of waiting, finally the moment has come, just the right time for me to finally be able to tell my true story,” said Portillo. “This project is not about vindicating myself, nor does it seek justice for anyone. Rather, it’s about healing wounds and closing open chapters so that others can benefit from my story. It’s been said that silence amounts to consent and it’s time for the truth to come out.”

“We are very excited to be a part of this project that finally gives a voice to Raquenel,” added Mauricio Piccone, the executive VP of Endemol Shine Latino. “This series will be an opportunity to finally tell the true story behind all the rumors and speculation that has been in the public eye for decades. Raquenel’s transparency, honesty and growth as a person has been remarkable and will allow us to tell this incredibly heartbreaking story of broken promises and lost dreams, all wrapped in the pop Latin music scene of the ’80s and ’90s.”

DNF CEO Dean Altit added, “This series will be an introspective journey of music, deception, hope and faith, where the main character will have to seek forgiveness from those that surround her and the most difficult thing will be learning to forgive herself.”