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Crime Diaries: The Candidate

Crime Diaries: The Candidate

20197.31 Season8 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In 1994, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio's assassination sends his dying widow racing to uncover who did it.

Created by Rodrigo Santos
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Jorge A. Jimenez

Jorge A. Jimenez

Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta

Ilse Salas

Ilse Salas

Diana Laura Riojas de Colosio

Alberto Guerra

Alberto Guerra

Federico Benítez

Gustavo Sánchez Parra

Gustavo Sánchez Parra

Comandante David Rubí Sánchez

Jorge Antonio Guerrero

Jorge Antonio Guerrero

Mario Aburto

Evaristo Valverde

Evaristo Valverde

Vicente Mayoral

Ari Brickman

Ari Brickman

Carlos Salinas de Gortari

Martín Altomaro

Martín Altomaro

Raúl Salinas de Gortari

Hernán del Riego

Hernán del Riego

Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León

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Orlando Moguel

Octavio

Themes & Keywords

political assassinationpresidential candidate1990s

About Crime Diaries: The Candidate

Crime Diaries: The Candidate is a drama, crime, mystery, war & politics series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of political assassination, presidential candidate, 1990s. Created by Rodrigo Santos, it stars Jorge A. Jimenez, Ilse Salas, Alberto Guerra. In 1994, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio's assassination sends his dying widow racing to uncover who did it.

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