The get-even ways of ‘Mujeres Asesinas’

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‘Think of it as ‘Desperate Housewives’ -- make that very desperate -- with butcher knives, vials of poison and bottles of hydrochloric acid. Or an extremely stressed-out ‘Lipstick Jungle,’ ‘ writes Reed Johnson.

‘It’s the hit Latin American TV series ‘Mujeres Asesinas’ (Women Assassins), a high-gloss revenge fantasy about the fury of women scorned that has become a major TV hit and a minor pop-culture phenomenon in certain Spanish-speaking parts of this hemisphere. Already, it has run through three seasons in Argentina and is gearing up there for a fourth. It also has scored high ratings and strong critical notices in Colombia and Mexico and seems destined to show up very soon on U.S. television screens.’

‘ ‘Many people from the United States and Latin America ask us every day and every week, ‘When is it coming to Peru?’ ‘When is it coming to Chile?’ ‘ said Alex Balassa, one of the show’s executive producers with Pedro Torres, at a screening of the Mexican version of the series’ penultimate chapter here last week.’

Read on about Mujeres Asesinas here.

-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City