Every Minute Counts

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.

The actual earthquake lasted for more than 80 seconds. It was really long. I was expecting a lot more of the movement, and different people experiencing things. At least some imagery of the news TV show just before all went dark. But in the show was just a few seconds. Not enough to get invested in a whole series. The dialogue of the woman reporter and her crew was wooden, unrealistic and disgustingly modern. Not at all how it was on that moment: Nobody was prepared, nobody had lived through something like this. It was obvious it was written by somebody who haven't lived through any event similar, neither worked in news. I don't know of they try to portrait her as a protagonist but instead seemed an antihero. The aspect of the hospital was better done. But again, the "speeches" other doctor and similar are completely unrealistic. People just started helping without anybody giving those kind of lame words. It's a shame, because it could have been a great show.

Loved the drama, the production and everything about the tv series. I highly recommend it, and I have to say, it's a monumental achievement. The series does a brilliant job honoring the resilience and courage of those who lived through the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. From the first episode, the storytelling gripped me, blending deeply personal narratives with the collective trauma and heroism of the time. Each character felt authentic, their struggles and triumphs making the tragedy feel all too real.

The use of virtual production to recreate the city's devastation is nothing short of groundbreaking. It transported me directly into the heart of the chaos, and the attention to detail showed incredible respect for the historical context. Director Jorge Michel Grau deserves immense credit for unearthing untold stories that resonate so powerfully. The balance between human vulnerability and strength is masterful.

Congratulations to the entire team for setting a new benchmark in Latin American storytelling.

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.