Los simuladores (English: The Pretenders) is an Argentine television series created by Damián Szifron for Telefe.

Starring Federico D'Elía, Alejandro Fiore, Diego Peretti, and Martín Seefeld, it follows a small team of con artists for hire, who use their skills to solve common people's life problems.

[1] In March 2022, a feature film and sequel to the series was revealed to be in development in collaboration with Paramount+, with the main cast returning and Szifron serving as the screenwriter and director.

The show is influenced by the literature work Los árboles mueren de pie (1949) by Alejandro Casona.

This show shared elements with American 80s series like Stingray, The A-Team, Vengeance Unlimited, and The Equalizer.