El Presidente (TV series)

El Presidente (stylized as EL PRE$IDENTE) is a Chilean drama television series created by Armando Bó. It is based on the 2015 FIFA corruption case and is focused in the former president of ANFP Sergio Jadue, played by Colombian actor Andrés Parra. The first 8-episode season was released on June 5, 2020, on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video.[1][2] An English dub of the series was released on November 6, 2020.[3]

The second 8-episode season, marketed with the subtitle Jogo da Corrupção (The Corruption Game in English), was released on November 4, 2022.[4]

Plot

Season 1's story revolves around Sergio Jadue and his rise from president of Unión La Calera to president of the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). He becomes close to Julio Grondona, president of the Argentine Football Association at the time, and starts gaining power among the executives of CONMEBOL before being approached by an FBI Agent to assist in her investigation of money laundering and corruption towards these CONMEBOL executives.

Season 2's story revolves around João Havelange and how he turned FIFA from a simple sports organization into an international powerhouse. He usurps power from the Europeans and holds on to it for almost three decades.

Production

Filming occurred in Talagante, Peñaflor, La Calera, La Pintana, Santiago de Chile, Luque, Buenos Aires and New York, among other locations.

Cast

Season 1

ActorRoleNotes
Andrés ParraSergio JadueANFP President.[5]
Karla SouzaLisa Harris, alias «Rosario»FBI Agent, who uses Jadue to conduct her investigation on the FIFA Gate
Paulina GaitánMaría Inés «Nené» FacuseSergio Jadue's wife
Ana ReevesFátima EltitSergio Jadue's Grandmother
Luis MarganiJulio GrondonaPresident of the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino.
Alberto AjakaJashir AlabiSergio Jadue's right-hand man
Luis GneccoLuis BedoyaPresident of the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol.
Daniel MuñozJorge SegoviaPresident of SEK Group that controls Unión Española
Francisco ReyesCristián VarelaDirector of Blanco y Negro S.A., representative of Colo-Colo
Gonzalo RoblesRafael EsquivelPresident of the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol
Sergio HernándezEugenio FigueredoVicepresident and FIFA Executive Member
Alejandro TrejoJose Maria MarinPresident of Brazilian Football Confederation
Jean Pierre NoherJosé HawillaFounder and President of Traffic Group, owner of the South American soccer TV rights
Federico LissMariano JinkisFounder and board member of Full Play Group, company that purchased the TV rights from CONMEBOL in 2013
Cristóbal TapiaDave SummerfieldFBI Agent

Season 2

ActorRoleNotes
Andrés ParraSergio JadueANFP President, Season 2's narrator
Albano JerónimoJoão HavelangePresident of Confederação Brasileira de Desportos
Maria Fernanda CândidoAnna Maria Havelange / IsabelJoão Havelange's wife
Eduardo MoscovisCastor de AndradeBicheiro, Havelange's ally
Bukassa KabengeleYidnekatchew TessemaPresident of CAF
Guilherme PratesRicardo TeixeiraHavelange's son-in-law, Vitória's husband
Nelson FreitasHumberto Castelo Branco / Emílio Médici / Ernesto GeiselPresidents of Brazil
Leandro FirminoSivocaCastor de Andrade's right-hand man
Anna BrewsterFaye BossardAssistant to the President of FIFA
Bruno BebiannoCédric HavelangeJoão's younger brother
Craig StevensonStanley RousPresident of FIFA, serving from 1961 to 1974
Demétrio Nascimento AlvesPeléBrazilian footballer
Fabio AsteTeófilo SalinasPresident of Federación Peruana de Futbol
Juan AlariPaco Lopez GilPresident of Real Federación Española de Fútbol
Philippe JacqHelmut KäserGeneral Secretary of FIFA
Polliana AleixoVitória HavelangeJoão's daughter

Recurring cast

Season 1

Season 2

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
18June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
28November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)

Season 1 (2020)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Not your topo"Armando BóArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
22"Rosarito"Armando BóArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
33"Las pelotas"Gabriel DíazArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
44"En el palo"Gabriel DíazMariana Levy & Malena VainJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
55"Padre Nuestro"Natalia BeristáinArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
66"Fifageit"Natalia BeristáinArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
77"Mentira"Armando BóArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
88"Todo pasa"Armando BóArmando BóJune 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)

Season 2 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [6]
111"Call me João"Armando BóUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
122"Africa, Here I Go"Armando BóUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
133"The Election"Daniel RezendeUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
144"Welcome to Europe"Daniel RezendeUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
155"God Save the Sheep"Álvaro BrechnerUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
166"Humans and Rights"Álvaro BrechnerUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
177"I Live for FIFA"Daniela ThomasUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
168"What Corruption?"Daniela ThomasUnknownNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)

References