Second Season of International Megahit 'Los Simuladores,' Produced by Sony Pictures Television, to Premiere on February 21

MIAMI, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a highly-successful first season, the second season of the acclaimed television series produced by Sony Pictures Television (SPT), Los Simuladores (The Pretenders), will premiere on February 21 exclusively on the nation's leading Spanish-language movie channel, Cinelatino.  

The final episode of Season One, which debuted in the United States exclusively on Cinelatino in November of 2009, will air on Sunday, February 14, leading up to the debut of the first two episodes of Season Two the following Sunday at 7:00 p.m. EST.  Both episodes will repeat at 11 p.m. EST.

"We're thrilled to bring our audience a second season of this high-caliber series we know they love," said James M. McNamara, Chairman of Cinelatino.  "Season Two is full of exciting twists and more extreme missions, and we're confident our audience won't want to miss an episode."

Shot entirely in high definition, Los Simuladores centers on the adventures of four highly-skilled operatives, trained and prepared to carry out sting operations to solve human-interest conflicts for their clients.  The adventures heat up in Season Two as the team of "Simuladores" are confronted with issues such as phony priests, assassination plots, corrupt movie producers, contaminated city water systems, sinister beauties, and the return of enemies from Season One.

The "Simuladores" are portrayed by four prominent Mexican actors; Arath de la Torre (La Parodia; La Hora de La Papa), Tony Dalton (Matando Cabos; 13 Miedos; Sultanes del Sur), Ruben Zamora (7 Dias; Pasion) and Alejandro Calva (The Producers; The Pillow Man; Sin Memoria).

The series also features a collection of celebrity telenovela and movie guest-stars, including Jacqueline Bracamontes (Rubi; Heridas de Amor), Susana Zabaleta (Sexo Pudor y Lagrimas), Carmen Salinas (La Misma Luna; Santos Peregrinos), Adrian Alonso (La Misma Luna; Casi Divas), Alejandro Tommasi (Cementerio de Papel; Cuando Las Cosas Suceden) and Galilea Montijo (Amarte Es Mi Pecado).

A new episode of Los Simuladores will air every Sunday at 7 p.m. and repeat at 11 p.m. EST.  Season Two consists of 18 episodes.  

About "Los Simuladores"

Based on the popular Argentine series of the same name, the acclaimed production captivated audiences when it debuted in late 2008 in Mexico on Televisa and in the rest of Latin America on Sony Entertainment Television.  Due to the popularity and success of the original storyline, remake versions have also been produced in Spain and Chile.

About Cinelatino

Cinelatino is the leading Spanish-language premium film channel in the United States, with more than 3.6 million cable and satellite subscribers on major cable, satellite and telephony providers throughout North America.  Cinelatino offers the most current Spanish-language blockbusters and critically-acclaimed titles from Mexico, Latin America, Spain and the U.S.  Cinelatino (www.cinelatino.com) is jointly-owned by Grupo MVS, InterMedia Partners and Panamax Films.

About Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television is one of the television industry's leading content providers.  It produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution.  In addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of feature films and television shows, SPT boasts a current program slate that includes the top-rated daytime dramas and game shows, landmark off-network series, original animated series and critically acclaimed primetime dramas, comedies and telefilms.  Internationally, SPT is a leading producer of local language scripted and non-scripted programming.  SPT also sells SPE-owned formats in approximately 70 countries.  To better serve its clients and partners worldwide, SPT maintains offices throughout the world, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, the People's Republic of China, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Venezuela and the United Kingdom. SPT's worldwide television networks portfolio, which includes branded networks AXN, Sony Entertainment Television, and Animax, is a key strategy in SPE's long-range commitment to the global marketplace, with 119 channel feeds available in more than 130 countries, reaching almost 400 million households worldwide.  SPT also creates original content for and manages SPE's premium video website, Crackle.  Additionally, SPT is a part owner of cable channel GSN, FEARnet, the premier horror/thriller website and VOD service, and national media sales company ITN Networks, Inc.  SPT advertiser sales is one of the premiere national advertising sales companies, handling the commercial inventory in SPT's syndicated series as well as in all of SPE's digital businesses in the United States, and for Sony Music Entertainment.  SPT (www.sonypicturestelevision.com) is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company.

SOURCE Cinelatino