Chromosome 21 (TV series)
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| Spanish | Cromosoma 21 |
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| Country of origin | Chile |
| Original language | Chilean Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Production location | Santiago |
| Cinematography | Vicente Mayo |
| Editor | Danielle Fillios |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera |
| Running time | 40–45 minutes |
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| Release | 14 October – 9 December 2022 |
Chromosome 21 (Spanish: Cromosoma 21) is a Chilean crime thriller television series co-created by Matías Venables and Nico Martínez Bergen. The series traces a police investigation into a young man with down syndrome involved in a murder. 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.
Plot
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 Ch$359,230,053 grant for it from the National Television Council. Filming took place in Santiago and began on 27 September 2021.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominees | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | 7th Caleuche Awards | Best leading actor | Sebastián Solorza | Nominated | |
| Best leading actress | Valentina Muhr | Nominated | |||
| Best supporting actor | Gastón Salgado | Nominated | |||
| Breakthrough actor | Sebastián Solorza | Won |