# Not My Fault: Mexico (2021)

> After her sister's body is finally found two years after she vanished, Mariana sets out to uncover the truth behind a nation's brutal violence against women.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/106045

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: drama, crime
- Created by: Emilia Salde, Ana María Parra, Alicia Flores
- Network: Star+
- Cast: Giovanna Utrilla, Gonzalo Vega Jr., Damián Alcázar, Raúl Méndez, Vicky Araico, Berenice Jonguitud
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14075260/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Tone: harrowing, sober, grief fueled, determined, grounded

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with viewers respecting its unflinching look at violence against women in Mexico while finding the uneven rating reflects a difficult, bleak watch.

## Synopsis

Not My Fault: Mexico (2021) is a Mexican television drama series created by Emilia Salde, Ana María Parra and Alicia Flores for Star+. Two years after her sister Liliana disappears without a trace, Mariana (Giovanna Utrilla) receives the painful closure of finding her body, and that grief hardens into a tireless private investigation. Alongside her, principal cast members Gonzalo Vega Jr., Damián Alcázar, Raúl Méndez and Vicky Araico carry the story through the institutions and people who failed to protect the missing woman. The engine of the series is simple and relentless: a grieving sister pushing against silence, bureaucracy and indifference as she follows each lead toward the truth. Its ten episodes of roughly forty-five minutes each unfold as one continuing narrative, moving from loss to anger to resolve. Set in contemporary Mexico, the story exposes the despicable statistics behind brutal violence against women and the impunity that surrounds it. The tone is sober, harrowing and grounded, with moments of quiet anguish and fierce determination. Fans of Unbelievable, Narcos and Mindhunter will find resonance in its procedural seriousness, its focus on institutional failure, and its unflinching look at crime and its aftermath.

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