Mexico to launch its first openly gay series on national TV

The Mexican telenovela producer Juan Osorio announced that a spin-off of the series “Mi Marido Tiene Familia” would be launched on June 24 at 8:30 PM .

The LGBT themed soap opera was nominated for the Outstanding Scripted Television Series category at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) awards this year.

The soap follows the gay relationship between Aristóteles Córcega (Emilio Osorio) and Cuauhtémoc López (Joaquín Bondoni) , who will now star in a new series called Aristemo .

“The Aristemo series will premiere on June 24 at 8:30 PM . This will be the first series in Mexico with a gay couple as its main protagonists and will be broadcast on free-to-air television!” Osorio announced through his Instagram account.

The LGBT teenage power couple has gained thousands of fans both in Mexico and abroad.

LGBT themed Mexican soap nominated for GLAAD award

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