Señorita 89

In a happy world, there would be no harm in beauty contests: what's wrong in enjoying what's easy on the eye? But of course, we live in a world where women are widely marginalised, belittled, and treated as existing for the purposes of men, so it's no wonder that feminists have often registered protests against such competitions. "Senorita '89" is a drama series whose setting is a Miss Mexico competition, and one could imagine a drama constructed by fictionalising actual happenings that would address the real issues with such events by telling an essentially true story. The programme's problem is that the plot also contains a story of a (wholly fictional) killing and a cover-up, and while this gives us a classic thriller-style plot, it somewhat undermines the wider social message, as the viewer doesn't know how much is based on reality, and what is just made-up story. The series is also rather heavy handed in it's treatment of the material, with a semi-independent character providing a voiceover that tells us what we should be thinking right from the start. It's not an awful series, but ultimately it's not a particularly insightful one either.

It is a hard one to watch with some scenes being quite graphic, but it certainly brings a message across of control and manipulation, the hunger for power and money, and how the world is ultimately controlled by a few (usually male but not exclusively) people. These are themes not only found in 3rd world countries but everywhere. The main cast are predominantly female who evolve in a very realistic and believable manner.

In the end a really excellent production. Great acting and actors and directing with a complex story line. The end is one of vindication, commitment to bring about change in a corrupt world, not playing it safe and doing the right thing regardless of own life. I loved it.

This TV Series are not a thriller are just a drama, with a too complicaed story, you never know when the action is passed , in present or in the past ..............................

A Brilliant Mexican series bought by the BBC. It's not what I expected - it's far better. It feels like a show that will capture people's interest, just like The Killing did.

Ive Shared it with family and friends already, even though I'm only up to episode 3.

Maybe consider Watching before or after viewing the handmaids tale. Just like the excruciatingly hard to watch, yet riveting dramatised Margaret Atwood novel, Señorita 89 is just as scary; if not more so as the young women are more relatable due to their modern day clothes.

This along with the handmaids tale Should be shown in 6th forms colleges and uni's.