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You would think that an event like this would make for a GREAT story. Especially when you have the means of AMAZON and MGM Studios.

I was excited to see this. I was hoping it would have some great writing and star-power - as they did in the 1972 classic "The Poseidon Adventure". Unfortunately - it had neither. It is a real shame. There were moments of brilliance in this series but they were few and far between. The camerawork and special effects were disappointing. The video quality was downgraded to better match with some of the actual footage from the disaster. I am sure it seemed like a good idea pre-production but not so much in the final cut. If you are not a PREMIUM customer of Prime - you have to wade through the commercials which seem to be every 15 minutes. Anytime you start engaging with the story - you are stuck with an Allstate Insurance commercial. This is just another reminder to me to READ the reviews before you invest the time in some of these programs. Sorry folks - this one does not make the grade.

Anyone who knows the feeling of an earthquake in Mexico can relate to this great story!! The writers did an amazing job g job taking each chapter for the characters to evolve. You get to care for each extra around the story because it's all about the bigger picture but about each human experience.

The way you get to know the characters and its marvelous course of events. The way you feel the moment. Each chapter makes you feel exactly how they were feeling.

In the moment the babies were saved: history was written repeating ...the moment every person came out alive or dead. The feeling of the after math of an earthquake.

Mexicans have special powers when we get together : this make you feel like one of them, one of us in these situations and you know you're in great hands.

I can't wait for part two.

I don't mean to despise a tragedy in the history of my country, but come on, this series is way too overdramatic to the point of almost being a Telenovela from Televisa or TV Azteca. Way too much drama and very far from reality, like the news reporter, ¿do you really want me to buy that at that point in the country, with the then recent death of Manuel Buendía one year apart in 1984, she was able to survive without even having her life risked for real? Lol. And dude, the writing... first of, there is no night in this series, there were aftershocks of the earthquake at night, and once again, ¿you want me to buy that in day one they were able to rescue all of the people just like that? Lmao. Also, the news reporter and the mom with pink suit are both terrible actresses. Not a good representation of a real-life tragedy, just a telenovela marketed as a "series". By the way, I found out that the news reporter and the mom were the ones that portrayed Selena and Yolanda Saldívar in "El Secreto de Selena", a flop series from 2018, that as well as this one, contains horrendous acting and a poor writing, derived from a book written with the false testimonies of Yolanda.

This is an amazing representation of the events that happened that day, the stories shared are truly authentic, and the script is masterfully developed and executed. This really captures the true Mexico. They also did a really great job of capturing what 1985 Mexico City looked like, and all the events that transpired inside the fallen buildings really take your breath away. I also really liked the character development and their back stories, it makes you care for what happens to them and they are really easy to root for, knowing that all this stories really happened under the ruble is mesmerizing, definitely a great attribute to human nature.

Congratulations on a very nice show, and I'll stay tuned for season 2.

Review: The Best Series I've Ever Watched

I can confidently say this is the best series I've ever watched. From the very first episode, I was completely hooked. The storyline is captivating, the characters are incredibly well-developed, and the pacing is perfect. Every scene is crafted with such precision that it keeps you on the edge of your seat, eagerly anticipating what will happen next. It's rare for a show to grab your attention so quickly and hold it all the way through, but this one does it effortlessly. If you're looking for a series that's impossible to stop watching, this is it. Highly recommended!