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13 Spanish-Language TV Shows on Netflix to Stream Now
Before the French hit Lupin became a global sensation, for three years Spain's Money Heist held onto the record for most-watched non-English-language title on Netflix. And for good reason. The series, now heading into its fifth season (which will drop on the streaming giant in two parts, the first on September 3, and the second on December 3) has been a critical and ratings darling since its debut in 2017, praised for a gripping storyline, emotional complexity, and a great ensemble cast. (The show took home an International Emmy for Best Drama Series in 2018.)
It can easily be argued that it was Money Heist's outsize popularity that inspired Netflix to invest more heavily in streaming and producing international titles, leading to the recent rise of Lupin and Call My Agent!, along with a spate of excellent Spanish-language shows that are now accessible to the platform's subscribers around the world. Below, we've compiled a diverse lineup of the best dramas, thrillers, and comedies to start binging now on Netflix, from Succession-like dynastic tales and revenge stories, to more lighthearted fare about family, love, and friendship.
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1) The House of Flowers
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This beloved Mexican black comedy-drama revolves around the wealthy de la Moras, whose picture-perfect flower business hides the fact that they're a highly dysfunctional family (affairs, secret children, betrayal, hidden businesses, etc). Praised for its satirical take on the telenovela, and for featuring LBGT characters and subverting stereotypes, The House of Flowers ran for three seasons. A movie spinoff, The House of Flowers: The Movie, premieres tomorrow on Netflix.
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2) Money Heist
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The show to credit with tuning the rest of the world in to just how much fantastic content can be found internationally, Money Heist will return later this year for its fifth and final season. For the uninitiated, it's about a mysterious criminal mastermind who calls himself "The Professor," and who recruits a motley group of small time criminals to pull off two major heists: one on the Royal Mint of Spain and the other on the Bank of Spain. It's supposed to be a perfect plan, until human error—and emotion—get in the way.
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3) Elite
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The dramatic, cliquey, and catty microcosm of rich private school kids is a universally enticing subject matter. Take this Spanish teen thriller, whose fourth season dropped on Netflix last week (a fifth is planned for 2022). It has all the elements of a winning Gossip Girl-esque formula: fun fashion, class divides, extreme wealth. Add in murder plots and it'll be near impossible to stop binging.
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4) Who Killed Sara?
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When it comes to Netflix success, if Money Heist is Spain's crown jewel and Lupin is France's, then Who Killed Sara? is Mexico's most popular offering on the streaming giant (it was watched by 55 million households in its first 28 days). This gripping whodunnit follows one man's quest for revenge against members of the billionaire Lazcano family, who framed him for the murder of his sister (the titular Sara) and had him sent to prison for 18 years. The first two seasons were released in March and May of this year, and, lucky for fans of the show, a third is forthcoming.
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5) Sky Rojo
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Created by Alex Pina, mastermind of Money Heist, Sky Rojo is an action thriller about three prostitutes on the run from their pimp and his dangerous henchmen. The first season premiered in March and the second will drop on Netflix next month (July 23).
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6) Toy Boy
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Think of Toy Boy—which centers on, among other things, the world of male strippers—as all the guilty pleasures of Magic Mike, but with a much darker twist: murder, revenge, betrayal. The basic premise: a young stripper named Hugo wakes up on a sailboat after a night of hard-partying to find himself next to the dead body of his lover's husband. After a stint in jail for the crime, which he didn't commit, Hugo embarks on a quest to find out who framed him.
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7) Club of Crows
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The owner of a Mexican football club abruptly passes away, leading to a dramatic power struggle between his children over who is better equipped to lead the team. Both hilarious and heartwarming, Club of Crows will satiate any devoted fans of Ted Lasso.
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8) Someone Has to Die
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Set in 1950s Spain under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, this Spanish thriller centers on the scion of a wealthy family, who returns home after a decade abroad in Mexico to find out his parents have arranged for his marriage to the daughter of another rich family. But he has brought along a male ballet dancer "friend" from Mexico and must hide his true sexuality from his ultra-conservative world. The suspenseful title is enough to hold your interest, plus the limited series is only three episodes—in other words, an easy Sunday afternoon binge.
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9) High Seas
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Think Murder on the Orient Express, but set in the 1940s and on a luxury cruise liner en route from Spain to Rio. At the center of High Seas are two sisters, grieving the recent death of their father, who soon find themselves implicated in mysterious happenings on board, from murder and suspicious suicides, to hidden Nazi gold.
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10) Daughter From Another Mother
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In this Mexican comedy, the worlds of two very different women collide when they realize their 4-month-old newborn daughters had been accidentally switched at birth. Their logical solution? To combine households and live together as one big family.
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11) Valeria
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Billed as a Spanish Sex and the City, this comedy is about an aspiring novelist, Valeria, who lives in a fabulous apartment (naturally), deals with love trouble, and, of course, gets through it all thanks to her own versions of Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte.
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12) White Lines
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This British-Spanish bilingual production takes place on Ibiza and follows a woman's quest to find out who murdered her famous D.J. brother. As its title suggests, though, it doesn't take long for her to fall prey to the island's dangerous temptations.
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13) Locked Up
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A woman ends up in jail for committing white collar crimes and needs to adjust quickly to—and survive in—her new environment of dangerous inmates and corrupt law enforcement officials. Despite its obvious Orange Is the New Black premise, Locked Up has a decidedly more serious bent.
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