La Teniente is a Mexican drama television series premiered on Azteca 7 on September 24, 2012, and concluded on November 1, 2012. The series is created and produced by BenjamÃÂn Salinas and Roberto González for Azteca 7 and distributed by Comarex and TV Azteca Internacional. It stars MarÃÂa Fernanda Yepes as the titular character.
The series relates the events which occur to a special forces squad of the Marina Armada Mexicana, in which Lieutenant Roberta Ballesteros âÂÂwho graduated with highest honours from the military academyâ must prove that she is as capable as her male colleagues. It centres around the challenges she encounters upon joining the elite unit, and the emotional aftermath of tragedy which befalls the group. The series follows her integration into the unit, which is full of drama, action, valour, and close relationships. The stories often reflect realâÂÂworld challenges faced by the Mexican Navy â such as arresting drug traffickers and human traffickers, disasters, superstition, politics, and corruption.