El Puntero (2011) — Where to Watch, Ratings & Cast | Movie Browser

gritty political noirworking-class tragedyslow-burn corruption

Latest Episode

48 min

Season 1 • Episode 39

Latest

Episode 39

Dec 28, 2011

Overview

El Puntero was a 2011 Argentine miniseries, produced by Pol-Ka and starred by Julio Chávez and Gabriela Toscano. "Puntero" is a word from Argentine slang for a man who works as an intermediate between poor people and political parties, in a clientelist relation. The miniseries received the Golden Martín Fierro Award.

Content warning

politics punteros

political clientelismpoverty as leveragemoral compromisegenerational cycles of exploitation

Standout Aspects

Acting

Julio Chávez as Gitano — charm so toxic you root for him anyway.

Writing

Adrián Suar's unflinching portrait of vote-buying mechanics.

Production

Villa miseria locations that reek of documentary realism.

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Creator

Adrián Suar

First AiredMay 15, 2011

StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes39

Top Cast

Gabriela Toscano

Clarita

Rodrigo de la Serna

José María Lombardo

Luis Luque

Levante

Julio Chávez

Pablo Aldo 'Gitano' Perotti

María Rosa Fugazot

Antonia

Joaquín Flamini

Francisquito

Alberto Ajaka

Padre Miguel.

Ariel Staltari

Luis Calda.

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

The term 'puntero' refers to political brokers who trade food, jobs, and housing for votes in Argentina's villas miseria — a practice so endemic it's barely hidden.

Insight

Creator Adrián Suar cast Julio Chávez against type; the actor had built his career on sympathetic everymen, making Gitano's moral rot land harder.

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