Chromosome 21 (TV series) explained

Native Name:
Country:	Chile
Language:	Chilean Spanish
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	8
Location:	Santiago
Cinematography:	Vicente Mayo
Editor:	Danielle Fillios
Camera:	Multiple-camera
Runtime:	40–45 minutes

Chromosome 21 is a Chilean crime thriller television series co-created by Matías Venables and Nico Martínez Bergen.^[1] The series traces a police investigation into a young man with down syndrome involved in a murder.^{[2] [3]} It had its original run on Chilean network Canal 13 on 14 October 2022. Netflix then acquired global streaming rights, and released it on their platform on 8 February 2023. The series received four nominations at the 7th Caleuche Awards, with Sebastián Solorza winning the breakthrough actor award, and five nominations for the 10th Platino Awards.^[4]

Cast

Main

• Sebastián Solorza as Tomás "Tomy" Ruiz: a young man with down syndrome who becomes involved in a crime because of his brother
• Valentina Muhr as Mariana Enríquez: the commissioner of the homicide brigade of the Investigations Police of Chile (PDI)
• Mario Horton as Bruno Durán: the deputy commissioner of the homicide brigade
• Gastón Salgado as Guillermo "Bekam" Ruiz: Tomy's younger brother
• Claudia di Girolamo as Sofía Lombardi: the director of the "Down Up Foundation" and Cristina's mother
• Pía Urrutia as Cristina Pérez: Sofía's daughter and Tomy's fiancée with down syndrome
• Daniel Muñoz as Ariel "Coya" Zavala: a former Carabinero who owns the factory where the murder occurred
• Alejandro Trejo as Rafael Santoro, PDI subprefect; Enríquez and Durán's boss

Production

The series was originally meant to tell the story of a 42-year-old nurse who finds out she is pregnant with a baby with down syndrome, and received a grant for it from the National Television Council.^[5] Filming took place in Santiago and began on 27 September 2021.^[6]

Awards and nominations

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Nominees	Result
align=center rowspan="4"	2023	7th Caleuche Awards	Best leading actor	Sebastián Solorza		^[7]
Best leading actress	Valentina Muhr
Best supporting actor	Gastón Salgado
Breakthrough actor	Sebastián Solorza

Notes and References

1. Web site: 13 February 2023 . Cromosoma 21: la serie policial que tiene como protagonista a un joven con síndrome de Down . Chromosome 21: The police series starring a young man with down syndrome . 16 February 2023 . . es.
2. Web site: 1 February 2023 . La exitosa serie "Cromosoma 21" llegara a Netflix: conoce la fecha exacta . The hit series "Chromosome 21" coming to Netflix: find out the exact date . 16 February 2023 . Canal 13 . es.
3. Web site: Hopewell . John . 3 September 2021 . Erik Barmack-Backed 'Cromosoma 21,' Made With Chile's Film N' Maker, Readies Production (EXCLUSIVE) . 16 February 2023 . . en-US.
4. Web site: Sepúlveda . Rayen . 2 February 2023 . Sebastián Solorza, Actor Revelación en los Premios Caleuche visita UPG . Sebastián Solorza, breakthrough actor at the Caleuche Awards visits UPG . 16 February 2023 . . es.
5. Web site: Hernández . Miguel Yáñez . 11 October 2018 . Fondos CNTV 2018: Nuevo ciclo de «62», serie sobre Isabel Allende y adaptación de «Camaleón», entre los ganadores . CNTV 2018 funds: New season of "62", series on Isabel Allende and adaptation of "Camaleón" among the winners . 16 February 2023 . Agenda Chilena . es.
6. Web site: 1 October 2021 . "Cromosoma 21": Nueva serie de Canal 13 inició sus grabaciones . "Chromosome 21": Canal 13's new series has started filming . 16 February 2023 . Teleseries.cl . es.
7. Web site: Nominados 2023 . 2023 Nominees. 16 February 2023 . Premios Caleuche . es.