Sergio Schmucler (Writer)

Adventures in Time

Violeta lives with her uncle because her mother died soon after she was born and she never knew her father, she stays with her grandmother from time to time as well. Violeta has a boyfriend named Ángel who gives her a pet dog. While at her grandmother's house, Violeta discovers a time machine that her grandfather built, so she and her friends travel to different time periods. They visit several important events in Mexican history, learning these stories firsthand.

Release Date2001-03-19

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count105

Vote Count88

Pueblo chico, infierno grande

Pueblo chico, infierno grande is a Mexican historical telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from January 6 to August 1, 1997. Created by Javier Ruán and adapted by Javier Ruán, Mario Hernández, and Sergio Schmucler, the telenovela is based on a true story about Leonarda Ruán. It stars Verónica Castro, Juan Soler, and Guillermo Capetillo. The story is set in the late 19th century and follows Leonarda Ruán, a wealthy widow from the town of Nahuatzen who falls in love with Genaro Onchi, a young man from a humble background. Their relationship faces strong opposition from society, family conflicts, jealousy, and the return of people from Leonarda's past who try to separate them. As secrets and rivalries emerge, Leonarda and Genaro fight to protect their love against the judgment and traditions of their small town.

Release Date1997-01-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count150

Vote Count1

Confidente de secundaria

Confidente de secundaria is a Mexican youth telenovela produced by Luis de Llano Macedo for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from March 25 to September 27, 1996. Created by Carlos Aguilar and Rosa Salazar, the telenovela stars Irán Castillo, Flavio César, Alexis Ayala, Julieta Rosen, and Julio Alemán. The story follows a group of high school students whose lives are connected through the popular radio show Confidente de Secundaria. Hosted by Roberto and Mónica, the program encourages teenagers to share their fears, dreams, relationships, and personal struggles. As Jackie, Héctor, Bianca, Quico, Marilú, and their friends navigate first love, family conflicts, jealousy, and betrayal, they find guidance and support while learning valuable lessons about friendship, responsibility, and growing up.

Release Date1996-03-25

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count135

Vote Count2

Buscando el paraíso

Buscando el paraíso is a Mexican youth telenovela produced by Luis de Llano Macedo and Marco Flavio Cruz for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from November 8, 1993, to April 1, 1994. Directed by Benjamín Cann, the telenovela stars Pedro Fernández and Yolanda Andrade, with Karla Álvarez and Alejandro Ibarra in antagonist roles. The story follows Dalia and Andrea Montero Machado, two sisters with very different personalities. While Andrea is confident and charismatic, Dalia is shy and insecure. Dalia secretly falls in love with Ángel, Andrea's former boyfriend, who begins a relationship with her only to hurt her. After being abandoned and discovering she is pregnant, Dalia finds support in Julio, a humble and hardworking young man. However, jealousy, betrayal, and unresolved feelings threaten their chance at happiness.

Release Date1993-11-08

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count100

Vote Count2

La herencia

Release Date2010-04-29

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

A Breakfast Chronicle

A view of the end-of-the-century Mexican family. A father who comes back home after a long absence, but who would rather be somewhere else. A daughter suffering from a trapped pain. A son full of guilt and recriminations. A little kid who soaks up all the tension in the house, like a sponge, and a self-effacing mother who would like to go away and leave everything behind.

Release Date2000-11-01

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count9

Laberinto mortal

A private detective who is on the trail of a mysterious murder, is involved in the network of a criminal organization.

Release Date1989-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count3

La sombra azul

Argentina, 1976. With the beginning of the military dictatorship, a young police officer is accused of belonging to the ERP guerrilla group. He is tortured by his former colleagues and held as a political prisoner for two years. He survives the brutal prison conditions and is released on parole, but a few months later decides to escape the country. Denmark grants him asylum, and he lives in Copenhagen for fifteen years. When he returns, now a democratic country, he discovers that some of those who tortured him were not only still police officers but high-ranking officials.

Release Date2012-04-17

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count3

Curapaligüe: Memorias del desierto

Curapaligüe is a town in Córdoba, one of the many that the train of progress leaves behind. Resisting disappearing from the map, its inhabitants make a delicate inventory of the time that has passed.

Release Date2010-05-10

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector