El Presidente (TV series)
El Presidente is a Chilean drama web television series created by Armando Bó. It is based on the 2015 FIFA corruption case and is focused in the former president of ANFP Sergio Jadue, played by the Colombian actor Andrés Parra. The first 8-episode season was released on June 5, 2020, on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video.
Plot
The story revolves around Sergio Jadue and his rise from president of Unión La Calera to president of the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. He becomes close to Julio Grondona, president of the Argentine Football Association at the time, and starts gaining power among the executives of CONMEBOL before being approached by an FBI Agent to assist in her investigation of money laundering and corruption towards these CONMEBOL executives.Production
Filming occurred on Talagante, Peñaflor, La Calera, Santiago de Chile, Luque, Buenos Aires and New York, among other locations.Cast
| Actor | Role | Notes |
| Andrés Parra | Sergio Jadue | ANFP President. |
| Karla Souza | Lisa Harris, alias «Rosario» | FBI Agent, who uses Jadue to conduct her investigation on the FIFA Gate |
| Paulina Gaitán | María Inés «Nené» Facuse | Sergio Jadue's wife |
| Anita Reeves | Fátima Eltit | Sergio Jadue's Grandmother |
| Luis Margani | Julio Grondona | President of the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. |
| Alberto Ajaka | Jashir Alabi | Sergio Jadue's right-hand man |
| Luis Gnecco | Luis Bedoya | President of the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. |
| Daniel Muñoz | Jorge Segovia | President of SEK Group that controls Unión Española |
| Francisco Reyes Morandé | Cristián Varela | Director of Blanco y Negro S.A., representative of Colo-Colo |
| Gonzalo Robles | Rafael Esquivel | President of the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol |
| Sergio Hernández | Eugenio Figueredo | Vicepresident and FIFA Executive Member |
| Alejandro Trejo | Jose Maria Marin | President of Brazilian Football Confederation |
| Jean Pierre Noher | José Hawilla | Founder and President of Traffic Group, owner of the South American soccer TV rights |
| Federico Liss | Mariano Jinkis | Founder and board member of Full Play Group, company that purchased the TV rights from CONMEBOL in 2013 |
| Cristóbal Tapia | Dave Summerfield | FBI Agent |