Suave
4.3/5
Critic Rating
Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting The U.S is the only country in the world that allows minors to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Approximately 2,500 juveniles have been effectively sentenced to die in prison — considered “irredeemable” by the state for crimes committed when they were just teenagers. One of them was David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez, who entered prison at 17 expecting to leave in a coffin. Suave tells the story of what happens when your whole world is a prison cell, and you suddenly get a second chance at life. It’s the story of...
Critic Reviews
Score: 3.5
Rebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Lara Bricker & Toby Ball • Crime Writers On • May 29, 2025
"(Season 2) We were all thumbs up for season one of the Pulitzer winning "Suave....Season two continues his tale about life on the outside, but doesn't say a lot that's illuminating or original. Kevin liked it slightly more than the rest, but believed it's time to give Suave an ordinary life - one that doesn't require documenting. "
Score: 5
Lauren Passell • Podcast The Newsletter • Apr 21, 2025
"I got to listen to the first four episodes and it feels like Suave the series has grown up in every way...relisten to the first season before you get into this. Suave is an unforgettable character, Maria is this journalist who seems so strong I think she could throw cars in the air to save her children, or Suave. The mother / son relationship is always present. Strong and weak because she is so emotional, so invested. These two are singing a duet this whole time that I’m glad is not over."
