Overview
- The miniseries launched globally on Netflix on Sept. 10, 2025, delivering six episodes directed by filmmaker Luis Estrada.
- It adapts Ibargüengoitia’s 1977 book and draws inspiration from the real Poquianchis case, a mid-20th-century trafficking network in Mexico.
- The plot centers on sisters Arcángela and Serafina Baladro as they build a brothel empire marked by exploitation, abuse and murders while leveraging corrupt ties to evade justice.
- Told through the eyes of baker Simón Corona, the series blends dark comedy with social critique of inequality, gender-based violence and institutional complicity.
- The cast features Arcelia Ramírez, Paulina Gaitán, Alfonso Herrera and Joaquín Cosío, with Mauricio Isaac as ‘La Calavera,’ and the period production ran 21 weeks with 150+ actors and 200 sets across three Mexican states.