Set in Medellin within the soon-to-be booming world of reggaeton, The Queen of Flow centers on Yeimy ( Carolina Ramírez), a talented singer and lyricist who finds her dreams dashed when she’s arrested and convicted for attempting to smuggle drugs into the U.S., the result of a setup by one of her closest collaborators. These twinned plots collide when the body of a woman reported to have been missing for decades shows no signs of having aged or decayed at all. But on the other, this Colombian production is a mystic story about an indigenous secret at risk of being uncovered. On the one hand, Green Frontier is a detective story: Deep in the Amazon rainforest, on the border between Colombia and Brazil, two lead investigators are looking into a string of mysterious murders. It’s they who urge Carlos to take a substitute teaching position that, as stories like these always go, ends up teaching him as much as he teaches those in his care. After serving his sentence he moves in with his father and brother, both of whom work as schoolteachers with the at-risk youth in their neighborhood. When a risky (and illegal) gamble costs Carlos (Iván Álvarez de Araya) his job at an investment firm and lands him in prison, he’s forced to reassess his life. At age 50, divorced and spiraling, he now finds himself looking to solve the seemingly simple death of a fellow journalist – due to a “stray bullet,” ergo the show’s title – that he believes was orchestrated by high-powered men who had a lot to gain from squashing an ongoing investigation into their shady dealings. Mauro Murillo ( Alejandro Goic) built his reputation on being a fearless journalist who spoke to power during the Pinochet dictatorship. Focused on his younger years and his vexed relationship with his biological mother, the Balthazar Murillo-starring series is an ode to daydreaming kids everywhere. The Netflix series tells the origin story of Carlos Tevez, who went from growing up in the “Fuerte Apache” housing project, a site notorious for its violence, to becoming a world-renowned Boca Juniors soccer player. Taking a decidedly different approach, Argentine soccer drama Apache: The Life of Carlos Tevez goes the biopic route. Created by Martín Zimmerman and written by Patricio Vega ( El lobista), this gritty crime drama unearths the dark underbelly of the country’s national pastime to deliver a gripping thriller intent on keeping you on the edge of your seat. Tackling the impassioned and dangerous world of las barras bravas (soccer fan clubs) in Argentina, Puerta 7 follows Dolores Fonzi’s Diana, a cop intent on ridding this sporting side-hustle of the corruption and violence that she’s seen firsthand. Got a favorite Spanish-language show on Netflix that didn’t make our top 20? Let us know in the comments. Whether you’re looking for erotic thrillers, swooning romantic tales, soccer dramas, or buzzy mysteries, you’ll find something to enjoy in the list below, which will take you all the way from the Amazon jungle to an eerie Argentine town, from a drag cabaret in Mexico all the way to a phone company in Madrid. While many of our lists utilize Tomatometer scores, only a handful of Spanish-language series have enough reviews to earn Tomatometers, so we went with our editorial discretion, other reputable lists, Audience Scores, and reviews, when whittling down our selection. Without further ado, we present the best Spanish-language shows to watch on Netflix right now.
Recommended: 125 Essential Spanish-Language Movies.Which is to say, if you’re hoping to use Hispanic Heritage Month as a chance to brush up on your Spanish, or to explore the wide variety of Spanish-language content from all over the world available on the service, you won’t be disappointed. With originals and licensed shows from all over the globe, you could use the streaming platform to practice everything from French and German to Japanese and Korean. To really understand how much of a global brand Netflix prides itself on being, you need only look at its vast library of non–English-language programming.
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