Fernando Colunga will be "Malverde", the saint of drug traffickers | The State

The project that will mark the return of Fernando Colunga to television is “Malverde, The Patron Saint”, a series that will tell the story of an emblematic character who has acquired the category of saint for organized crime and general delinquency in Mexico.

“My name is Fernando Colunga and I am preparing for one of the most important characters of my career: Malverde, the patron saint”, says the actor in the promotional video he has posted on his social networks. “The saint of many good people I helped and bad people too, Narcos? Yes, that’s how we saints are; we owe it to all. For better or worse.”

Telemundo will bring to the screens the account of the events that turned Jesús Juárez Mazo “Malverde” into spiritual inspiration. Legend has it that he used to rob the rich to help the dispossessed and now he grants favors to those who come to worship him. The television network is expected to announce the launch date of this series shortly.

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