7.036 minSeason 4 • Episode 10
LatestOn the day of the reopening, present-day Maximo makes one last effort with Julia—while in 1986, he plans to propose.
In 1984, Maximo Gallardo's dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime at Acapulco's hottest resort, Las Colinas. But he soon realizes that working there will be far more complicated than he ever imagined.
Acting
Eugenio Derbez and Enrique Arrizon's mirror performances hit different.
Production
That 1984 Acapulco aesthetic — they didn't need to go this hard.
Writing
Bilingual dialogue that actually sounds like real people code-switching.
Creators
Jason Shuman, Eduardo Cisneros, Austin Winsberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show deliberately contrasts the 'gringo fantasy' Acapulco with the working-class reality behind the resort walls — a rarity in American TV depictions of Mexico.
Eugenio Derbez originally developed this as a film before Apple convinced him to expand it; the dual-timeline structure was added specifically for series format.
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