Cinelatino Sets First Original Series

The U.S. Spanish-language movie channel Cinelatino is gearing up to premiere its first original series, The Unknown Hitman: The Story of El Cholo Adrián (El Desconocido: La Historia del Cholo Adrián), about the top lieutenant to one of the world’s most notorious drug lords.

Inspired by true events, The Unknown Hitman is the fictional story of “El Cholo” Adrián, the right-hand man to the infamous drug lord “El Chato” Guzman, who heads Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel. The five-part series will premiere exclusively in the U.S. on Cinelatino with back-to-back airings on July 28, at 10 and 11 p.m.

“This captivating series is unlike any other narco-drama on television,” said Carolina Bilbao, the show’s executive producer and executive creative director of Cinelatino. “The fictional series, inspired by real headlines, goes beyond basic storytelling and examines the human side of the war—the story delves into the characters and their personal experiences, choices, dilemmas and conflicts, as well as what it means to be born into a narco family and have no other realistic alternatives. Viewers will be able to identify with the themes of friendship, parenthood, youth, love and loss. We are honored to tell this never-before-told story; we’re confident audiences will love it.”