Mexico’s pioneering all-female police force returns in the second season of the Apple TV series “Las Azules” (“Women in Blue”). Set in the patriarchal Mexico of the 1970s, the new season blends historical fact and fiction as the four officers confront corruption, personal growth, and the lingering shadows of the 1968 Tlatelolco and 1971 Halconazo student massacres.
“It’s a pretty intense season, just talking about it gives me goosebumps.”
The show’s co-creator, writer, director and executive producer Fernando Rovzar wanted to tell a gritty crime story with a touch of traditional Mexican melodrama that exposes wrong-doing in the establishment. A lot of research went into ensuring the events were portrayed with honesty, responsibility and respect, he said.
“One of the things I love about Mexico is that it’s one big grey area. I think this season was an opportunity to really test the moral compass of the four ‘Azules’,” said Rovzar. “Do they defend the system that they know is wrong or do they defend their own principles, even though they have to go against the system?”
The eight-episode season shows the foursome navigating new territory on and off duty, said Ximena Sariñana, who plays Ángeles, with “all going through transitions, trying to adapt to what the expectation is of a woman in their specific situation.”
Season two starts streaming on August 12, with one episode released weekly through September 30, and Rovzar is ready to carry on.
“There’s so many stories we can still tackle, issues from the past that are also relevant today that we can continue to take over,” he said. “The pen’s in my hand and I’m ready for another one.”
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