Los simuladores

Los simuladores
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Genre
Created byDamián Szifron
Written by
Directed byDamián Szifron
Starring
Opening theme"Cité Tango" by Astor Piazzolla
Country of originArgentina
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producerJuan Carlos Cabral
CinematographyAlejandro Silva Corbalán
Camera setupMulticamera setup
Running time
  • 40–69 minutes
  • 109 minutes (series finale)
Production companyTelefe Contenidos
Original release
NetworkTelefe
Release21 March 2002 (2002-03-21) –
5 January 2004 (2004-01-05)
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Los simuladores (English: The Pretenders) is an Argentine television series created by Damián Szifron for Telefe. Starring Federico D'Elía, Alejandro Fiore, Diego Peretti, and Martín Seefeld, it follows a small team of con artists for hire, who use their skills to solve common people's life problems. The show ran for two seasons, from 2002 to 2004. It was very popular and highly acclaimed, winning a Golden Martín Fierro Award.

Following its original run, the series was occasionally shown in reruns on Telefe. Remakes were produced in Chile, Spain (with D'Elía reprising his role), Russia, and Mexico.

A feature film sequel to the series was announced in March 2022, with the main cast returning and Szifron serving as the screenwriter and director. Originally scheduled to be released in 2024, it was later delayed indefinitely and ultimately cancelled.