Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna explore boxing in Hulu's first Spanish-language series 'La Máquina

The six-episode Hulu series is the streaming network's first Spanish-language series and pairs the acclaimed Mexican actors and longtime friends.

Boxers have to learn how to outfight, outscore and outlast their opponents in the ring.

But Mexican actor Gael García Bernal, who co-stars in “La Máquina”— Hulu’s first original Spanish-language project — with childhood friend and fellow actor Diego Luna, says that he wanted to tell a story about the lessons that a champion has to face when getting out of boxing.

“It happens to all champions. There’s a point when they all have to say goodbye from that success,” García Bernal told NBC News in a video interview. “And it’s a very difficult thing to do.”

Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna in Los Angeles on Oct. 3.Alberto E. Rodriguez / Disney“La Máquina,” which translates to “The Machine,” will be released Wednesday as a six-episode limited series. It tells the story of veteran boxer Esteban Osuna (García Bernal) and his manager, Andy Luján (Luna), as they make a comeback after a devastating defeat.

It pairs the acclaimed Mexican actors and longtime friends who audiences saw together in the 2001 award-winning movie, "Y Tu Mamá También."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/gael-garcia-bernal-diego-luna-hulu-spanish-la-maquina-rcna174374

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