Chromosome 21 (TV series)

*Chromosome 21*
Chromosome 21
Spanish	Cromosoma 21
Genre	Crime; Political drama;
Created by	Matías Venables; Nico Martínez Bergen;
Country of origin	Chile
Original language	Chilean Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Nico Martínez Bergen; Matías Venables; Erik Barmack;
Production location	Santiago
Cinematography	Vicente Mayo
Editor	Danielle Fillios
Camera setup	Multiple-camera
Running time	40–45 minutes
Production companies	Film & Maker; Wild Sheep Content;
Original release
Network	Canal 13 (2022); Netflix (2023);
Release	14 October –; 9 December 2022

Chromosome 21 (Spanish: Cromosoma 21) is a Chilean crime thriller television series co-created by Matías Venables and Nico Martínez Bergen.^[1] The series traces a police investigation into a young man with down syndrome involved in a murder.^[2]^[3] It had its original run on Chilean network Canal 13 on 14 October 2022. Netflix then acquired global streaming rights, and released it on their platform on 8 February 2023.^[2] The series received four nominations at the 7th Caleuche Awards, with Sebastián Solorza winning the breakthrough actor award, and five nominations for the 10th Platino Awards.^[4]

Plot

Cast

Main

Sebastián Solorza as Tomás "Tomy" Ruiz: a young man with down syndrome who becomes involved in a crime because of his brother
Valentina Muhr as Mariana Enríquez: the commissioner of the homicide brigade of the Investigations Police of Chile (PDI)
Mario Horton as Bruno Durán: the deputy commissioner of the homicide brigade
Gastón Salgado as Guillermo "Bekam" Ruiz: Tomy's younger brother
Claudia di Girolamo as Sofía Lombardi: the director of the "Down Up Foundation" and Cristina's mother
Pía Urrutia as Cristina Pérez: Sofía's daughter and Tomy's fiancée with down syndrome
Daniel Muñoz as Ariel "Coya" Zavala: a former Carabinero who owns the factory where the murder occurred
Alejandro Trejo as Rafael Santoro, PDI subprefect; Enríquez and Durán's boss

Production

The series was originally meant to tell the story of a 42-year-old nurse who finds out she is pregnant with a baby with down syndrome, and received a CL$359,230,053 grant for it from the National Television Council.^[5] Filming took place in Santiago and began on 27 September 2021.^[6]

Awards and nominations


Year	Award	Category	Nominees	Result	Ref.
2023	7th Caleuche Awards	Best leading actor	Sebastián Solorza	Nominated	^[7]
		Best leading actress	Valentina Muhr	Nominated
		Best supporting actor	Gastón Salgado	Nominated
		Breakthrough actor	Sebastián Solorza	Won	^[4]

References

^ "Cromosoma 21: la serie policial que tiene como protagonista a un joven con síndrome de Down" [Chromosome 21: The police series starring a young man with down syndrome]. Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "La exitosa serie "Cromosoma 21" llegara a Netflix: conoce la fecha exacta" [The hit series "Chromosome 21" coming to Netflix: find out the exact date]. Canal 13 (in Spanish). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ Hopewell, John (3 September 2021). "Erik Barmack-Backed 'Cromosoma 21,' Made With Chile's Film N' Maker, Readies Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b Sepúlveda, Rayen (2 February 2023). "Sebastián Solorza, Actor Revelación en los Premios Caleuche visita UPG" [Sebastián Solorza, breakthrough actor at the Caleuche Awards visits UPG]. Rock & Pop (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ Hernández, Miguel Yáñez (11 October 2018). "Fondos CNTV 2018: Nuevo ciclo de «62», serie sobre Isabel Allende y adaptación de «Camaleón», entre los ganadores" [CNTV 2018 funds: New season of "62", series on Isabel Allende and adaptation of "Camaleón" among the winners]. Agenda Chilena (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ ""Cromosoma 21": Nueva serie de Canal 13 inició sus grabaciones" ["Chromosome 21": Canal 13's new series has started filming]. Teleseries.cl (in Spanish). 1 October 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ "Nominados 2023" [2023 Nominees]. Premios Caleuche (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Chromosome 21 at IMDb

[1] "Cromosoma 21: la serie policial que tiene como protagonista a un joven con síndrome de Down" [Chromosome 21: The police series starring a young man with down syndrome]. Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[CanalNetflix-2] "La exitosa serie "Cromosoma 21" llegara a Netflix: conoce la fecha exacta" [The hit series "Chromosome 21" coming to Netflix: find out the exact date]. Canal 13 (in Spanish). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[3] Hopewell, John (3 September 2021). "Erik Barmack-Backed 'Cromosoma 21,' Made With Chile's Film N' Maker, Readies Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[SepúlvedaUPG-4] Sepúlveda, Rayen (2 February 2023). "Sebastián Solorza, Actor Revelación en los Premios Caleuche visita UPG" [Sebastián Solorza, breakthrough actor at the Caleuche Awards visits UPG]. Rock & Pop (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[5] Hernández, Miguel Yáñez (11 October 2018). "Fondos CNTV 2018: Nuevo ciclo de «62», serie sobre Isabel Allende y adaptación de «Camaleón», entre los ganadores" [CNTV 2018 funds: New season of "62", series on Isabel Allende and adaptation of "Camaleón" among the winners]. Agenda Chilena (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[6] ""Cromosoma 21": Nueva serie de Canal 13 inició sus grabaciones" ["Chromosome 21": Canal 13's new series has started filming]. Teleseries.cl (in Spanish). 1 October 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[7] "Nominados 2023" [2023 Nominees]. Premios Caleuche (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.

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