As Las Azules (Women in Blue) approaches its Season 2 finale, stars Miguel Rodarte, Horacio García Rojas and Bruno Bichir spoke with Entertainment Affair’s Rafael Alejandro Mejia about their characters’ transformations, masculinity and bringing 1970s Mexico to life.

Season 2 follows María (Bárbara Mori), now a lieutenant, as the murder of a student activist leads the Azules into an investigation connected to the 1968 student massacre. As the case unfolds, María, Valentina (Natalia Téllez), Gabina (Amorita Rasgado) and Ángeles (Ximena Sariñana) continue confronting challenges both inside and outside the police department.

For Miguel Rodarte, Romandía’s evolution has been shaped largely by the women around him. Initially rigid and influenced by traditional ideas of masculinity, the character gradually becomes more willing to listen and see the world from a different perspective.

Rodarte explained that Romandía’s relationship with María has been especially important to that transformation, describing their connection as one built on “admiration and respect.” Their slow-burning romance also gives both characters an opportunity to heal from previous emotional wounds.

Bruno Bichir, meanwhile, underwent a dramatic transformation to play Goyo. He credited creator and showrunner Fernando Rovzar with giving the cast freedom to explore characters unlike many they have previously portrayed, as well as the makeup team for helping create Goyo’s distinctive appearance.

Bichir also revealed that Goyo was originally closely based on a real criminal before becoming a fictionalized character. The actor conducted extensive research for the role and said the cast worked to leave behind their contemporary mannerisms to authentically inhabit 1970s Mexico.

For Horacio García Rojas, Gerardo’s journey centers on challenging the machismo that has shaped him. The actor described the character as a metaphor for “what men could become if we learned to listen.”

As Gerardo recognizes how he has diminished the voices of women around him, García Rojas says he is forced to take responsibility for his own decisions. That painful realization also opens the possibility of becoming a better father and a better brother to Gabina.

It is an evolution that reflects one of the central ideas of Las Azules: these women aren't only changing their place within the police force — they're also changing the people around them.

With the second season nearing its conclusion, Rodarte encouraged audiences who haven't discovered the series to start from the beginning, while leaving the possibility of the story continuing open.

The Season 2 finale of Las Azules premieres Wednesday, September 30 on Apple TV.