PRI: Crónica del Fin

In the past, there was only one path to success in Mexican politics: the path of the PRI. But the PRI is not just a political party; it is the institution that shaped Mexico's public and political behavior. It survived armed uprisings, student movements, economic crises, electoral defeats, and corruption scandals, but it was arrogance, corruption, inconsistency, and abuse of power that ultimately brought it down.

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Seasons

1. Capítulo I: "La fisura" 1975 - 1982

Air Date: 2025-09-22

Born out of the Revolution, the PRI built the institutions that brought stability and social peace to Mexico for decades. But excesses and the economic crisis opened an internal rift that would mark the beginning of its inevitable downfall.

2. Capítulo II: "La fractura" 1986 - 1988

Air Date: 2025-09-22

In the midst of an economic crisis, the PRI is experiencing its biggest fracture: a group of PRI members are challenging the party's long-standing practices and facing off against Carlos Salinas de Gortari in a historic election that will forever divide Mexico's political landscape.

3. Capítulo III: "La implosión" 1988 - 1994

Air Date: 2025-09-22

Carlos Salinas seeks to control the PRI and secure his succession, but internal rivalries and betrayals lead to Colosio's assassination, unleashing a crisis that shakes the country and causes the PRI's political system to implode.

4. Capítulo IV: "El colapso" 1994 - 2000

Air Date: 2025-09-22

Colosio's assassination shook the PRI. With no options, they elected Ernesto Zedillo, a candidate from outside the party who faced a severe economic crisis and widespread social discontent that led them to lose the presidency for the first time in 70 years.

5. Capítulo V: "El regreso y la parodia" 2000 - 2024

Air Date: 2025-09-22

Peña Nieto comes to power amidst the spotlight, reforms, and a soap opera-like marriage. But Ayotzinapa and the White House are rekindling the corruption that destroys the myth of the "new PRI," leaving it without direction for the 2018 and 2024 elections.

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