Diabla Cine and We Are Not Zombies to Co-Produce 'The Paradise'

Bolivia’s Diabla Cine and Mexico’s We Are Not Zombies are joining forces for “The Paradise” (“El Paraíso”). The series, which has been selected for the upcoming edition of the leading Latin American market Ventana Sur (Dec. 1-5), is based on over three decades of research chronicling how cocaine became a political and military tool across Latin America.

The series traces the hidden alliances between governments, intelligence agencies, and criminal networks that shaped the origins of the drug trade as a system of power. It features real-life testimonies and interviews with key witnesses and experts led by Theo Roncken, whose decades-long investigation forms the backbone of the narrative. The show will also feature informants directly connected to the historical events, many of them who