The Ballad of Hugo Sánchez

{{short description|Mexican comedy-drama web television series}}

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| alt_name = La balada de Hugo Sánchez

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| genre = Comedy drama

| creator = {{Plainlist|

  • Mark Alazraki
  • Moisés Chiver
  • Gaz Alazraki

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  • Mehar Sethi
  • Mark Alazraki
  • Conor Galvin
  • Dave Newberg
  • L.E. Correia
  • Jaclyn Moore

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  • Álvaro Curiel
  • Mark Alazraki

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| country = Mexico

| language = Spanish

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 6

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

  • Mark Alazraki
  • Moisés Chiver
  • Gaz Alazraki
  • Mehar Sethi

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| company = Alazraki Entertainment

| network = Netflix

| released = {{Start date|2018|06|17|df=y}}

| related = Club de Cuervos

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The Ballad of Hugo Sánchez (or Club de Cuervos Presents: The Ballad of Hugo Sánchez; {{langx|es|La balada de Hugo Sánchez}}) is a Mexican comedy-drama television series that premiered on 17 June 2018 on Netflix.{{cite web|title='Hugo Sánchez', de 'Club de Cuervos', tendrá su propia serie|url=http://www.excelsior.com.mx/funcion/hugo-sanchez-de-club-de-cuervos-tendra-su-propia-serie/1229975|website=excelsior.com.mx|date=19 January 2013 |access-date=17 May 2018|language=es}} It is a spin-off based on Hugo Sánchez character from the Mexican series Club de Cuervos.{{cite web|last1=García|first1=Carmen|title=La balada de Hugo Sánchez, spin off de Club de Cuervos|url=https://www.dondeir.com/cine-y-tv/la-balada-hugo-sanchez-spin-off-club-cuervos/2018/04/|website=dondeir.com|date=3 April 2018 |access-date=17 May 2018|language=es}} The entire miniseries takes place within the first episode of season four of Club de Cuervos, which reuses several scenes from the miniseries.

Plot

Hugo Sánchez (Jesús Zavala), who now, after being named Chava's personal assistant, will be in charge of taking the Cuervos to a tournament in Nicaragua called "Duelo de las Aves". For the first time, Hugo leaves his comfort zone to take charge of a team and his own life.

Cast

Episodes

= Season 1 (2018) =

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|EpisodeNumber= 1

|Title= Wear Sunscreen

|AltTitle= Ponte bloqueador

|DirectedBy= Mark Alazraki

|WrittenBy= Conor Galvin & Mark Alazraki

|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2018|6|17}}

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|EpisodeNumber= 2

|Title= Father of the Jungle

|AltTitle= Padre de la selva

|DirectedBy= Álavaro Curiel

|WrittenBy= Mehar Sethi

|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2018|6|17}}

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|EpisodeNumber= 3

|Title= Mexican Pride

|AltTitle= Orgullo mexicano

|DirectedBy= Álavaro Curiel

|WrittenBy= Dave Newberg

|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2018|6|17}}

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|EpisodeNumber= 4

|Title= Sánchez Caskets

|AltTitle= Ataúdes Sánchez

|DirectedBy= Álavaro Curiel

|WrittenBy= L.E. Correia

|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2018|6|17}}

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|EpisodeNumber= 5

|Title= Celebrity Guest

|AltTitle= Finas visitas

|DirectedBy= Mark Alazraki

|WrittenBy= Conor Galvin

|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2018|6|17}}

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|LineColor= 045F7D

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|EpisodeNumber= 6

|Title= Scumbags

|AltTitle= Los despreciables

|DirectedBy= Mark Alazraki

|WrittenBy= Mehar Sethi & Bennett Walsh

|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2018|6|17}}

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References

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