Latest shows that have us hooked: Caso Cerrado on Telemundo and Locked Up Abroad on NatGeo. Caso Cerrado is like Judge Judy but 1,000 times better and with a whole lot of Latin flavor. There are all kinds of cases, not the typical Joe Schmoe looking for some monetary remuneration, a la Judge Judy. Plus, it's a good opportunity for me to practice listening to all kinds of different accents in Spanish (although the majority seem to be Cuban since the show is filmed in Miami). Also worthy of compliment: Ana Maria Polo, who presides over the cases, is a serious card and a ton of fun to watch. She's sensitive, very charismatic, takes no BS, incorporates thought-provoking quotes by famous people, and clearly tries to make people reflect on problems that can occur in daily life and how to be a better person. Plus, she's got a great psychologist on staff that she brings in to shed some light on the psychological aspects of the cases.
Locked Up Abroad details the stories of different individuals, usually somehow involved in the drug trade or inadvertently captured by guerrillas, who end up being imprisoned abroad, as the title suggests. It's definitely a show to mix with other types of programming because the storylines can begin to blur together and seem repetitive, but all in all, a good watch.
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