Desaparecidos

Browsing through the menu of the Amazon Prime catalog during an afternoon of this endless pandemic, the presence of the great Juan Echanove in the cast of this series encouraged me to give it a try. It has been worth it. Very pleasant surprise. I watched the first 6 chapters in a row, which has special merit considering that each of them follows the old commercial format of the almost 80-minute long series of Spanish free-to-air channels.

A dignified good show of police proceedings on the drama of the events related to the sudden disappearance of people and the emotional repercussions on the lives of their relatives. Focused on the members of a group of police officers specialized in clarifying it, together with the organizer of a non-governmental association that supports families of victims of this situation, as a secondary character supporting the plot throughout all the episodes of the season.

The evolution of the professional and personal dynamics of the characters of the police officials is well developed. The police plots are generally very well filmed and argumentatively resolved.

As usual, a magnificent Juan Echanove as the endearing, curmudgeon and shrewd veteran professional head of the police investigation department, along with Elvira Mínguez as the promoter of the NGO to support relatives of the disappeared, being herself the victim of a mysterious disappearance of her own son, center of a secondary subplot that is maintained and reappears sporadically throughout the episodes of the season. Very correct Maxi Iglesias and the actors playing the supporting roles of the Azhar and Sebas characters. Although in my opinion, the big revelation is the fascinating Michelle Clavó, as the inspector Sonia Ledesma.

Intense and amazing show that teaches us a reality within our society and what actions are taken in order to prevent or figure out these frustrating situations. We hope to get a second season that keep teaching us and demonstrating how people disappear every day and sadly, not all of them are found. Special congratulations to Sonia Ledesma (Michelle Calvó) and the rest of the cast!

Don't waste your time. Bad screenplay, worst casting. The writer could be my 6 years nephew.

Not too bad but the female inspector protagonist is soooo bad that it's difficult to overcome her artificial way of acting. Her face is always posing. There is nothing remotely natural about her performance. Also, The script could also use a little more logic sometimes. The protagonists reactions do not make sense now and then, either from their characters point of view or the way they carry out their job.

Little modifications would give a completely different value to this series as it introduces aspects quite unknown to the general public, which have great added value.

All in all, it could be a pretty good series with minor modifications, especially if the performance of the protagonist female inspector improves (a lot)