El Virus

**El Virus** (**The Virus** in English) is the fifth episode for Season 2, and the eleventh overall of the HBO series *Los Espookys*. It served as the penultimate episode of the second season and, premiered on October 14, 2022 .

## Premise

*An aging actor recruits the increasingly tense Los Espookys crew to get her monotonous sitcom canceled. Meanwhile, Renaldo (Bernardo Velasco) visits the other pageant participants, and Ambassador Melanie’s (Greta Titelman) dream of running the Miami Embassy is upended.*

## Plot summary

Tati is being told off by everyone at the female author conference. They tell her she’s just been transcribing other people’s works.

Surprisingly, Tati understands that, and rather quickly too, taking a leave and beginning a new job of creating tracking numbers for DHL.

Renaldo, in his quest to resolve the mystery of Karina, goes to meet the other contestants of the Nuestra Belleza Latina pageant, who to this day all live in one house together. He asks them if they remember anything about Karina on the day she was crowned but they don’t. They are not of much help except for all the autographs Renaldo got from them.

Meanwhile, Andrés is hopping from one place to another in hopes of being a freeloader with a new rich household. However, his parents deny him this request, and so does Juan Carlos.

Meanwhile, the new client is a veteran actor who’s been stuck in the same sitcom schtick for 37 years. She wants Los Espookys to spook out the makers and get the show cancelled. Renaldo’s father has been the greatest fan of the show so this case is closer to him; he takes on the case saying he’s going to do it for his father. They bug the equipment in the production room and relay a warning. In it, Renaldo tells them to cancel the show with the use of special effects and makeup. The Los Espookys succeed and the plan works. They cancel the show and the client is finally relieved of the network contract that has humiliated her for so many decades.

Andrés doesn’t like that the group did the artistic things without his approval. Úrsula gives him a piece of her mind and scolds him for being so irresponsible and acting like a spoiled brat. Andrés takes this harsh scolding to heart before calling onto a mystical horse and riding it away into the unknown.

Uncle Tico tries to make a dress for his niece but it’s not up to her liking. She doesn’t say it to him though. Meanwhile, Ambassador Melanie’s dream comes crashing down when she realizes that she can’t become the US ambassador of Miami because Miami is in the US.

One of the pageant contestant meets with Renaldo and asks him to tell Karina, whenever he sees her next, that she wants the blue sweater she gave her back.

She also tells him that there’s a rich guy Karina had an affair with and who also warned that he’ll kill her if she ever let the secret out.
Eventually coming to the startling conclusion that Karina's death is connected to Úrsula’s election campaign efforts.

## Cast and characters

### Starring:

* Bernardo Velasco as Renaldo
* Cassandra Ciangherotti as Úrsula
* Ana Fabrega as Tati
* Julio Torres as Andrés
* José Pablo Minor as Juan Carlos
* Fred Armisen as Uncle Tico

### Guest-Starring:

* Kim Petras as Secretary of State Kimberly Reynolds

### Co-Starring:

* Gabriela Arancibia as Miss Nicaragua
* Amalia Kassai as Miss Panama
* Claudia Arteagaas Miss Peru
* Consuelo Holzapfel as Star
* Agustina Keller as Comet
* Jaime Troncoso as President de la Guardia
* Carla Onell as Andrés' Double on Horse

## External links

* *El Virus* on the Internet Movie Database
* Los Espookys on Wikipedia
* Watch Los Espookys on HBO Max

## References

1. ↑ Season 2 Episode Synopses - Warner Media Pressroom
2. ↑ Kim Petras Makes Guest Appearance in ‘Los Espookys’ Season 2 Trailer - Billboard