El Presidente (stylized as EL PRE$IDENTE) is a Chilean drama television series created by Armando Bó. It is based on the 2015 FIFA corruption case and is focused in the former president of ANFP Sergio Jadue, played by Colombian actor Andrés Parra. The first 8-episode season was released on June 5, 2020, on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video. An English dub of the series was released on November 6, 2020.
The second 8-episode season, marketed with the subtitle Jogo da Corrupção (The Corruption Game in English), was released on November 4, 2022.
Contents
Plot
Season 1's story revolves around Sergio Jadue and his rise from president of Unión La Calera to president of the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). He becomes close to Julio Grondona, president of the Argentine Football Association at the time, and starts gaining power among the executives of CONMEBOL before being approached by an FBI Agent to assist in her investigation of money laundering and corruption towards these CONMEBOL executives.
Season 2's story revolves around João Havelange and how he turned FIFA from a simple sports organization into an international powerhouse. He usurps power from the Europeans and holds on to it for almost three decades.
Production
Filming occurred in Talagante, Peñaflor, La Calera, La Pintana, Santiago de Chile, Luque, Buenos Aires and New York, among other locations.
Cast
Recurring cast
Agustín Moya as Juan Ángel Napout, el President of CONMEBOL and vice president 1º of FIFA.
Víctor Rojas as Luis Chiriboga, President of Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol.
Jaime Omeñaca as Carlos Chávez Landívar, President of Federación Boliviana de Fútbol.
Felipe Armas as Jaime Estévez, President of Club Deportivo Universidad Católica.
Paulo Brunetti as Alejandro Burzaco, President of TyC (Torneos y Competencias).
José Grünewald as El kiosquero in La Calera.
Katyna Huberman as Olivia, lawyer and friend of "Nené"
Blanca Lewin as Sofía Díaz, journalist of "El Andino"
Adriano Castillo as waitress chief in Luque, Paraguay
Millaray Lobos as Cecilia Domínguez, secretary of Sergio Jadue
Antonia Giesen as Fanny, friend of Rosario
Horacio Games as João Havelange, ex president of FIFA between 1974 and 1998
Ignacia Uribe as Sara, cell phone thief
Abián Vainstein as Joseph Blatter
Heinz Krattiger as FIFA employee, righthand of Joseph Blatter
Alejandro Bracho as Chuck Blazer, FIFA executive committee member