Somos.

This article is about the 2021 TV series. For other uses, see Somos.
Somos.
GenreDrama
Created byJames Schamus
Written by
Directed by
Starring
  • Mercedes Hernández
  • Jero Medina
ComposerVictor Hernández Stumpfhauser
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Production location
  • Durango
CinematographyIgnacio Prieto
EditorSoledad Salfate
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseJune 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)
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Somos. is a Netflix limited series created by James Schamus and co-written with Monika Revilla and novelist Fernanda Melchor. It is based on the article "How the U.S. triggered a massacre in Mexico"[1] by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ginger Thompson. It tells the story of the massacre perpetrated by the Los Zetas cartel on the border town of Allende, Coahuila, in 2011.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Ginger Thompson (12 June 2017). "How the U.S. triggered a massacre in Mexico". Propublica.org. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ^ Thompson, Ginger (May 25, 2021). "Netflix Is Launching a Series Inspired by a ProPublica Story About a U.S.-Triggered Massacre in Mexico". ProPublica. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  3. ^ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (May 25, 2021). "James Schamus Debuts First TV Series, 'Somos,' on Netflix". Variety. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "James Schamus makes first TV foray on Netflix's 'Somos.'". Screendaily. May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.