| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Action |
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SR. ÁVILA tells the story of an ordinary man who has decided to make his living at the expense of other people, his rise to the pinnacle of a criminal organization, and his unstoppable fall.
Featuring the day-to-day life of a husband, father, lover, employee and contract hitman.
Avila's regular job is selling insurance. He is married to Maria and they have a teenage son, Emiliano. Harmless enough from a distance, the man buried in this disguise conceals a ruthlessly efficient executioner.
Sr. Moreira, Avila's boss, orders a new contract kill which will prove to be the hardest of his entire career. By completing the task, Avila will be offered an opportunity that will change his life.
Avila accepts Sr. Moreira's proposal of taking over the business. This includes mentoring the psychotic and young Ismael.
With increasing pressure on all sides, from his wife Maggie's panic attacks to owing his mentee Ismael, Avila seeks out his confessor and reveals his more human side.
Newly in charge, 'Senor Avila' learns that with his title comes new problems and responsibilities--the most pressing, an unresolved case that threatens the company's reputation. Elsewhere, Emiliano fights his attraction to Juliana.
Sr. Avila struggles with his first case as boss, while Ismael rises to the occasion. Emiliano pursues Juliana, who rejects him with unexpected consequences. Avila desperately searches for Maggie, but soon realizes her problems will affect Ivan and Ana.
After learning of his son's possible criminal involvement, Sr. Avila wonders whether killing runs in the family. Later, a new client, Ramiro provides a nearly impossible challenge and Emiliano discovers a strange connection between his father and Ismael.
With Detective Sanchez hot on their trail, Emiliano reveals the whole truth to Ishmael. As Maria's suspicions increase, Ivan gives Avila a deadly warning. Struggling to take care of Ramiro's father, Avila seeks help from an unlikely source.
Avila hands off an assignment to Tamara, a killer on the payroll who wants to return to work. While Ishmael tries to find Juliana, Emiliano makes a mistake that could have fatal repercussions. Determined to uncover the truth, Maria confronts her husband.
As Sr. Avila worries about his latest assignment, Ivan sets out to learn what Ishmael is hiding. When Avila finds himself caught in the crosshairs of Detective Sanchez's investigation, his marriage to Maria is threatened.
Maria discovers shocking truths about her husband and son, who join forces and in the process come to an understanding. Emiliano makes a radical decision and Avila asks Ivan to investigate Sanchez, who finds that he's on his own.
Sr. Avila jeopardizes his freedom by taking matters into his own hands as a desperate Sanchez stays on his case. Maria is startled by a familiar face who reveals another side to the man she thought she knew. Emiliano tries to get answers from an inscrutable Ana.
(Season One Finale) Sr. Avila faces threats from all sides and must decide how to handle his enemies--but a final act of vengeance changes everything.