Acapulco: Pilot

October 27, 2021 9:38 AM - Season 1, Episode 1

A young Mexican man's dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime at the hottest resort in Acapulco. But he soon realizes the job is far more complicated than he ever imagined. Staring Eugenio Derbez and Enrique Arrizon as old and young Maximo, supported by Fernando Carsa, Damián Alcázar, and Camila Pérez. Currently streaming on Apple TV and rated 100% on the Tomato Meter.
posted by autopilot (3 comments total)

Acapulco has a similar feel to the rapid fire comedy and multilingual switching of Los Espookys, with the absolute wonderful palette of the 1980s Mexican resort aesthetic. The show has a very Princess Bride sort of setup: a very successful older Maximo tells his young nephew about his time as a pool boy at the hotel, which is then shown in flashbacks with occasional clarification requests from his nephew. I'm really enjoying it!
posted by autopilot at 9:47 AM on October 27, 2021 [1 favorite]

I didn't expect to like this, or I didn't expect to like this as much as I like this, or something. The minor characters are all excellent. I'm particularly fond of Maximo's family.

Now I have to check out Los Espookys, which I totally missed.
posted by kingless at 2:38 AM on October 28, 2021

Acapulco has a similar feel to the rapid fire comedy and multilingual switching of Los Espookys

High praise! Thanks for the recommendation
posted by trig at 6:09 AM on October 28, 2021 [1 favorite]