Matador

Name: Matador
Released: 2014
Rating: 62

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62 Metascore
2014-2014
1 Season
El Rey Network
Action & Adventure, Suspense, Science Fiction
TV-14

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"Matador" is centered on Antonio "Matador" Bravo, a popular soccer star and playboy whose sports stardom is a cover for his other life as a covert operative executing missions for a little known branch of the CIA. He uses his notoriety as a way of getting access to powerful and villainous types, but is forced to confront questions of his true identity in balancing his dual roles.

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Cast & Crew See All

Gabriel Luna

Tony Bravo

Nicky Whelan

Annie Mason

Neil Hopkins

Noah Peacott

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Quid Go Pro

Tue, Jul 15, 201448 mins

Tony Bravo, a DEA agent from Boyle Heights, is recruited by a little-known branch of the CIA for a top-secret mission: investigate the LA Riot--one of the greatest soccer teams in the world--by going undercover as one of their players. Tony will need the espionage skills to impress his handlers and some fast footwork to make the team, or The Beautiful Game could end in sudden death. Is Tony in for the win?

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Awards

2014 - HMMA Award - Best Original Score - TV Show/Digital Streaming Series - nominated

Latest News See All

El Rey Cancels Matador Despite Previously Renewing It for Season 2

El Rey's soccer-spy drama Matador is leaving the pitch for good. The upstart network from director Roberto Rodriguez has decided not to move forward with the previously ordered second season of the program, Deadlinereports.

Sat, Nov 29, 2014

El Rey Cancels Matador Despite Previously Renewing It for Season 2

Jacob's Ladder, Modern Family Actress Elizabeth Pena Dies at 55

Hispanic actress Elizabeth Pena, whose lengthy resume includes the films Jacob's Ladder, Lone Star, and La Bamba died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 55. Pena's nephew, the Latino-Review critic Mario-Francisco Robles, shared the sad news via an obituary on the site. No cause of death was given.

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

Jacob's Ladder, Modern Family Actress Elizabeth Pena Dies at 55

Spy Drama Matador Taps Battlestar Galactica Alum for Recurring Role

James Callis is trading spaceships for spies. The Battlestar Galactica actor has joined the cast of El Rey's Matador, reports Deadline.com. The series, from Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Sleepy Hollow), chronicles the life of Tony Bravo (Gabriel Luna), a CIA agent recruited...

Thu, Jul 3, 2014