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Maerker’s PRI Docuseries Launches, Featuring Peña Nieto’s 2018 Remark and Renewed 1988 Dispute

The five-part series now on ViX brings together sharply divergent testimonies that revisit the PRI’s long decline and contest key moments of Mexico’s recent political history.

Overview

  • Episode 1 aired free on Las Estrellas on September 22, with the remaining four episodes available to ViX Premium subscribers.
  • Enrique Peña Nieto is heard reflecting on 2018, saying “queríamos que ganara, y ganó quien queríamos que ganara,” a line that frames his account of the PRI’s exit from power.
  • The documentary presents conflicting claims about a rumored Peña–López Obrador pact, with Peña Nieto dismissing the idea and Roberto Madrazo alleging an agreement for impunity in exchange for support.
  • A fresh on-camera clash over the 1988 election features Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas asserting he won and Carlos Salinas de Gortari defending his victory, as the series revisits the “caída del sistema.”
  • Across five episodes, Denise Maerker interweaves archival footage with interviews from figures such as Salinas, Peña Nieto, Cárdenas, Elba Esther Gordillo and others, revisiting scandals like the “Casa Blanca” case and the Ayotzinapa crisis.