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Complices (2025)
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Original name: Cómplices
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
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Story:
María José (Lucía Méndez), Paula (Laura Flores), Roberta (Maribel Guardia), and Stacy (Marjorie De Sousa), four women who work in the production of a television talk show. Their lives take an unexpected turn when the show's producer—a man who has tormented them for years—appears dead. From that moment on, they become suspects in the crime. Although they proclaim their innocence, this unexpected situation becomes the spark that unites them, pushing them to rediscover themselves and embrace life with more freedom and humor.
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, life affirming, crime drama, black humor
Plot:
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Time:
contemporary
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