Perseguidos, also known as El Capo, is a Mexican telenovela produced by Horacio Díaz Morales for Imagen Televisión together with TeleMéxico Studios. It is a remake of the Colombian series, El Capo. It stars Mauricio Islas as the titular character.
Plot
The series presents José Vicente Solís Armenta, a delinquent who is prosecuted by the state, tried and condemned to the maximum penalty for crimes against humanity. By being betrayed, the authorities finally manage to track him down and want him dead or alive. Solis Armenta, as he escapes, has to deal with his wife whom he deceived, one of his lovers who seeks to assassinate him and a bodyguard who seems to succumb to his charms.
The premiere of the series was scheduled for October 31, 2016. However, El Capo quickly came under a firestorm of criticism. The presidents of the Radio and Television Commissions in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies wrote a letter asking the RTC, Mexico's broadcast content regulator, and the Federal Telecommunications Institute to take action against Imagen Televisión, which aired the novela, for broadcasting a "narcoseries". The network may have feared that the program would receive a D rating from the RTC, in which case it could not air before midnight; days before the planned October 31 premiere, the title was changed to Perseguidos (Pursued) for its run on Imagen.
The series was broadcast from November 7, 2016 until January 27, 2017. In the United States the series premiered on April 4, 2017 in the timeslot of 10pm/9c with its original name, "El Capo". Due to the low rating of the series, Telemundo changed the schedule of the series to 8pm/7c.
U.S. broadcast
The following is a list of episodes with titles and release dates in the United States, the ratings are also shown.
No.
Title
Original release date
US viewers (millions)
1
"Cacería humana"
April4,2017(2017-04-04)
1.50
The National Intelligence deploys an operation to catch José Vicente Solís Armenta, El Capo. He fled and took refuge in a bunker. A cell peals and reveals its location. Is in danger.
2
"La trampa"
April5,2017(2017-04-05)
1.44
El Capo and Sofía talk about extradition. They fear for their life. The director of the CIN orders the withdrawal, but it is a decoy to intercept the most wanted drug trafficker of Mexico.
3
"El coraje de Perris"
April6,2017(2017-04-06)
1.44
The divers of the Navy arrive and the lives of all, in the bunker, hanging on a thread. In exchange for five million dollars, La Perris plays a life. Bet on being rich or die trying.
4
"Descubren al monstruo"
April7,2017(2017-04-07)
1.20
Sofía, the journalist and lover next to Guadalupe talk about the past of El Capo and discover the true narco-trafficker and murderer they have face to face. His wife can not believe it.
5
"Más que una amante"
April10,2017(2017-04-10)
1.30
José Vicente declares that his relationship with Sofía is no small thing, even exasperated by the constant claims of his wife, the threat with the gun, but Sofía interposes. Perris returns.
6
"Como gata enjaulada"
April11,2017(2017-04-11)
1.33
María Guadalupe tries to leave the bunker. José Vicente cuts her off and orders the two women to enter the cell and fight. Maria Guadalupe takes the brother-in-law's weapon. They send Sofía through the tunnel.
7
"Sometidos en el búnker"
April12,2017(2017-04-12)
1.41
Sofía and Valeria inform Avilés that Sofía saw Capo in the mountains. They discover the entrance of the bunker, but the agents fall prisoners. JJ does not know that Sofía and El Capo are lovers.
8
"Bombardeo"
April13,2017(2017-04-13)
1.41
Hache decides to bomb the lake. Connie warns Aviles of the bombing. The official order arrives: evacuate the area before ten minutes. In the bunker, the flight is slow and panic reigns.
9
"Infiel bajo amenaza"
April14,2017(2017-04-14)
1.09
For José Vicente saving money is a priority. JJ tells him trash and the Capo punches him. María Guadalupe, with gun in hand, challenges him to tell him how many more he was unfaithful.
10
"A punto de suicidio"
April17,2017(2017-04-17)
1.38
Pancho points with a gun to the head before the imminence of drowning, blaming his brother. Sofía is desperate in the bunker. He tells José Vicente that he will reveal a secret.
11
"Al borde de la muerte"
April18,2017(2017-04-18)
1.32
José Vicente does not leave, where the others have found an area to breathe in the middle of the flood. Perris is looking for him. It brings him unconscious. You are given resuscitation maneuvers.
12
"Operativo contra el CIN"
April19,2017(2017-04-19)
1.31
13
"Buscan al infiltrado"
April20,2017(2017-04-20)
1.20
14
"Pasión y obsesión"
April21,2017(2017-04-21)
1.14
15
"Confesión de un asesino"
April24,2017(2017-04-24)
1.19
16
"Barrales en evidencia"
April25,2017(2017-04-25)
0.96
17
"Amor imposible"
April26,2017(2017-04-26)
1.07
18
"El Capo mataría por Perris"
April28,2017(2017-04-28)
0.96
19
"El hijo de El Capo miente"
May1,2017(2017-05-01)
1.01
20
"El atentado sin freno"
May2,2017(2017-05-02)
1.00
21
"La revelación de Sofía"
May3,2017(2017-05-03)
0.93
22
"Como animal enjaulado"
May4,2017(2017-05-04)
0.96
23
"Camila, la informante"
May5,2017(2017-05-05)
0.80
24
"Un amor compartido"
May8,2017(2017-05-08)
0.85
25
"Fugados y en peligro"
May9,2017(2017-05-09)
0.97
26
"Atrapan al infiltrado"
May10,2017(2017-05-10)
0.92
27
"Dolorosa despedida"
May11,2017(2017-05-11)
0.91
28
"Conquista de una noche"
May12,2017(2017-05-12)
0.75
29
"Exterminio"
May15,2017(2017-05-15)
0.98
30
"Entrega negociada"
May16,2017(2017-05-16)
1.00
31
"Capturados"
May17,2017(2017-05-17)
0.99
32
"Jugosa recompensa"
May18,2017(2017-05-18)
0.96
33
"Batallas en prisión"
May19,2017(2017-05-19)
0.75
34
"Estrategia de narco"
May22,2017(2017-05-22)
0.87
35
"El poder de la prensa"
May23,2017(2017-05-23)
0.86
36
"Camila, dispuesta a todo"
May24,2017(2017-05-24)
0.88
37
"Intento de soborno"
May25,2017(2017-05-25)
0.89
38
"El Capo se quiebra"
May26,2017(2017-05-26)
0.81
39
"Atentan contra El Capo"
May29,2017(2017-05-29)
0.97
40
"Enemigos a muerte"
May30,2017(2017-05-30)
1.11
41
"Olfato de narco"
May31,2017(2017-05-31)
1.10
42
"Se filtra la primicia"
June1,2017(2017-06-01)
0.98
43
"Funcionario intachable"
June2,2017(2017-06-02)
0.80
44
"Secuestro, la otra carta"
June5,2017(2017-06-05)
0.87
45
"Lo creen muerto"
June6,2017(2017-06-06)
0.99
46
"La noticia corre como pólvora"
June7,2017(2017-06-07)
0.91
47
"Se hace invisible"
June8,2017(2017-06-08)
0.89
48
"La obsesión de Uribe"
June9,2017(2017-06-09)
0.77
49
"Testigo de su funeral"
June12,2017(2017-06-12)
0.95
50
"Mensajero y mendigo"
June13,2017(2017-06-13)
0.94
51
"Delatora"
June14,2017(2017-06-14)
1.06
52
"El regreso de la muerte"
June15,2017(2017-06-15)
1.04
53
"Nuevos socios"
June16,2017(2017-06-16)
0.86
54
"Operativo relámpago"
June19,2017(2017-06-19)
1.08
55
"El Capo destapa la olla"
June21,2017(2017-06-21)
1.12
56
"Sofía, la pista clave"
June22,2017(2017-06-22)
1.16
57
"Batirse a duelo"
June23,2017(2017-06-23)
0.95
58
"Francotirador al acecho"
June26,2017(2017-06-26)
1.12
Valencia, Claudio and the sniper trade. They make a deal: kill El Capo with a shot in the head. José Vicente and María Guadalupe say goodbye. He gives Sofía a gun to kill him.
Notes
↑60 episodes in the Mexican version, and 58 in the version of Telemundo.