Chromosome 21
SpanishCromosoma 21
Genre
Created by
  • Matías Venables
  • Nico Martínez Bergen
Country of originChile
Original languageChilean Spanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Nico Martínez Bergen
  • Matías Venables
  • Erik Barmack
Production locationSantiago
CinematographyVicente Mayo
EditorDanielle Fillios
Camera setupMultiple-camera
Running time40–45 minutes
Production companies
  • Film & Maker
  • Wild Sheep Content
Original release
Network
Release14 October (2022-10-14) –
9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)

Chromosome 21 (Spanish: Cromosoma 21) is a Chilean crime thriller television series co-created by Matías Venables and Nico Martínez Bergen.[1] The series traces a police investigation into a young man with down syndrome involved in a murder.[2][3] It had its original run on Chilean network Canal 13 on 14 October 2022. Netflix then acquired global streaming rights, and released it on their platform on 8 February 2023.[2] The series received four nominations at the 7th Caleuche Awards, with Sebastián Solorza winning the breakthrough actor award, and five nominations for the 10th Platino Awards.[4]

Plot

Cast

Main

  • Sebastián Solorza as Tomás "Tomy" Ruiz: a young man with down syndrome who becomes involved in a crime because of his brother
  • Valentina Muhr as Mariana Enríquez: the commissioner of the homicide brigade of the Investigations Police of Chile (PDI)
  • Mario Horton as Bruno Durán: the deputy commissioner of the homicide brigade
  • Gastón Salgado as Guillermo "Bekam" Ruiz: Tomy's younger brother
  • Claudia di Girolamo as Sofía Lombardi: the director of the "Down Up Foundation" and Cristina's mother
  • Pía Urrutia as Cristina Pérez: Sofía's daughter and Tomy's fiancée with down syndrome
  • Daniel Muñoz as Ariel "Coya" Zavala: a former Carabinero who owns the factory where the murder occurred
  • Alejandro Trejo as Rafael Santoro, PDI subprefect; Enríquez and Durán's boss

Production

The series was originally meant to tell the story of a 42-year-old nurse who finds out she is pregnant with a baby with down syndrome, and received a Ch$359,230,053 grant for it from the National Television Council.[5] Filming took place in Santiago and began on 27 September 2021.[6]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominees Result Ref.
2023 7th Caleuche Awards Best leading actor Sebastián Solorza Nominated [7]
Best leading actress Valentina Muhr Nominated
Best supporting actor Gastón Salgado Nominated
Breakthrough actor Sebastián Solorza Won [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cromosoma 21: la serie policial que tiene como protagonista a un joven con síndrome de Down" [Chromosome 21: The police series starring a young man with down syndrome]. Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "La exitosa serie "Cromosoma 21" llegara a Netflix: conoce la fecha exacta" [The hit series "Chromosome 21" coming to Netflix: find out the exact date]. Canal 13 (in Spanish). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Hopewell, John (3 September 2021). "Erik Barmack-Backed 'Cromosoma 21,' Made With Chile's Film N' Maker, Readies Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 Sepúlveda, Rayen (2 February 2023). "Sebastián Solorza, Actor Revelación en los Premios Caleuche visita UPG" [Sebastián Solorza, breakthrough actor at the Caleuche Awards visits UPG]. Rock & Pop (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Hernández, Miguel Yáñez (11 October 2018). "Fondos CNTV 2018: Nuevo ciclo de «62», serie sobre Isabel Allende y adaptación de «Camaleón», entre los ganadores" [CNTV 2018 funds: New season of "62", series on Isabel Allende and adaptation of "Camaleón" among the winners]. Agenda Chilena (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  6. ↑ ""Cromosoma 21": Nueva serie de Canal 13 inició sus grabaciones" ["Chromosome 21": Canal 13's new series has started filming]. Teleseries.cl (in Spanish). 1 October 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nominados 2023" [2023 Nominees]. Premios Caleuche (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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