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Los encantos del sinvergüenza

Los encantos del sinvergüenza is a 2026 Spanish-language streaming series produced for ViX, adapted from the novel Memorias de un sinvergüenza de siete suelas by the Colombian writer Ángela Becerra. It tells the story of Francisco Valiente, a seducer and swindler in the Mexican town of San Vicente who dies in strange circumstances and, from his coffin, relives his past while trying to work out who killed him and why.¹

Key fact	Detail
Format	20-episode original series for ViX Premium, episodes of roughly 40 minutes¹^•²
Source	Adaptation of Ángela Becerra's novel Memorias de un sinvergüenza de siete suelas¹
Premiere	April 24, 2026, with five episodes per week¹
Lead cast	Manolo Cardona (Francisco Valiente), Carolina Miranda (Alma Chablé), Erick Elías (Bernardo), Daniela Álvarez (Morgana)³
Production	11:11 Films & TV in association with W Studios; directed by Sergio Osorio; adapted by Punta Fina Studios with Rosa Clemente as head writer¹
Filming	Shot in Colombia with a crew of nearly 400 people, recreating Mexican settings⁴
Rating	TV-MA on ViX; 4.7/10 on IMDb (23 votes)⁵^•⁶

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Premise

The story begins at the funeral of Francisco Valiente, described in ViX's announcement as the most astute and handsome seducer, whose mysterious death unleashes a wave of secrets, passions, and suspicions. From his coffin, Francisco receives condolences and complaints from lovers and enemies alike; with each visit he relives episodes of his past while trying to figure out who killed him and why. In parallel, a detective follows the clues of a case in which everyone seems to have a motive.¹

The principal suspects are Morgana, his cynical widow; Alma, the great love of his life; and Bernardo, Alma's husband and a powerful ally of the widow. What no one imagines is that Alma keeps a secret: a master plan that could let her reunite with her beloved, defying the laws of life and death. The series frames this with the question of whether these lovers can achieve what Romeo and Juliet never could.¹

Narrative structure. Manolo Cardona, who plays Francisco and also produces, explained that the story is told across three different time periods and spans two decades.⁷ In an interview with FM Hits he described the adaptation's central addition: the novel did not contain the thriller dimension, and the series counts the story in two time frames, opening with Francisco saying from the coffin that this is not the story of his death but of a life well lived, and that he needs to know who killed him, how, and why. The adaptation uses his voice-over to preserve the intimacy of the novel's first-person narration.⁸

Cast and characters

The series stars Manolo Cardona as Francisco Valiente, Carolina Miranda as Alma Chablé, Erick Elías as Bernardo Villafranca, and Daniela Álvarez as Morgana Villafranca.³^•⁶ The supporting cast includes Alfonso Borbolla, Silverio Palacios, Roberto Duarte, Patricia Bernal, Odiseo Bichir, Carmen Beato, Elena Medina, Javier Delguidice, Michell Olvera, Ian Couttolenc, Juliana Gil, Juan Fe Samper, Lisa Owen, Mauricio Cujar, María Elisa Camargo, Laura Osma, and Cielo Anais.¹ Silverio Palacios plays Detective Blanco Pantoja.⁶

Daniela Álvarez described Morgana as "sensuality walking", a villain whose malice centers on using her physical attributes to always get her way; she was asked early on how comfortable she was with nude scenes.⁴ Erick Elías said he wanted to play Bernardo across the passage of time, a choice he came to regret when the character's later years required an uncomfortable wig and prosthetic belly.⁴

Production

Produced by 11:11 Films & TV together with W Studios, the series counts Juancho Cardona, Manolo Cardona, and Patricio Wills among its executive producers, has Sergio Osorio at the helm as director, and was adapted by Punta Fina Studios, where Rosa Clemente heads the writing team.¹ Patricio Wills of W Studios brought the Becerra novel to the Cardonas, and it became the first collaboration between the two companies.⁹

Filming in Colombia. Although the story is set in Mexico, the series was shot entirely in Colombia, which Cardona attributed to the fiscal incentives that allow the industry to keep developing; the production used two units and a crew of nearly 400 people.⁴^•⁹ Director Sergio Osorio said 90 percent of the locations were found outside Bogotá, and producer Julye Cuartas listed the search areas as Girardot, La Calera, Mosquera, Subachoque, and Sopó, chosen for exteriors that resembled the Mexican climate. One main hacienda location had to be modified with additional construction to match the style of the Subachoque hacienda, so that a single site could stand for two different haciendas in the story.⁴

The production mixed Mexican and Colombian actors and crews. Álvarez noted that this crossing of nationalities reflects an increasingly common reality in audiovisual production, and Osorio described the shoot as a fusion of two Latin American cultures.⁴

Release

ViX announced the premiere on April 9, 2026, for April 24, with five episodes per week adding up to 20 episodes, exclusively on ViX Premium.¹ Univision's companion guide listed the same weekly blocks: episodes 1 to 5 on April 24, 6 to 10 on May 1, 11 to 15 on May 8, and 16 to 20 on May 15.¹⁰ On April 29, TelevisaUnivision announced that all 20 episodes would instead be available from May 1 as a binge release.¹¹ TheTVDB records the first episode as aired April 24, 2026, and the season as complete by May 1, 2026.³

The series later became available in Spain through the ViX plan on atresplayer¹², and in the United States it streams on ViX Premium via the Amazon Channel and free with ads on The Roku Channel.²

Reception

The Mexican critic Álvaro Cueva of Milenio, reviewing the premiere, wrote that the series recalled the spirit of the Colombian telenovelas that reached Mexico in the 1990s and called it "a love song to Mexico", of the kind found in the country's golden-age cinema.¹³ On IMDb the series holds a 4.7/10 rating from 23 votes⁶, while Moviefone shows an audience score of 83.¹⁴

The collaboration it launched continued: at Iberseries & Platino Industria 2026, W Studios and 11:11 Films & TV announced a strategic alliance, citing the series as their recent joint production and presenting a new project, Las vidas de Marilu, in development.¹⁵

References

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026