La Reina del Sur: Story, Cast and Series Facts
La Reina del Sur (2011): Drama, Action, Crime. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
La Reina del Sur is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States televisionnetwork Telemundo, in conjunction with the Antena 3 network and RTI Producciones. Based on a novel of the same name by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, the drama depicts the rise of Teresa Mendoza (Kate del Castillo), a young woman from Mexico who becomes the most powerful drug trafficker in southern Spain. La Reina del Sur was nominated for Novela of the Year, Favorite Lead Actress, and Best Bad Luck Video. With a $10 million budget it was the most expensive telenovela ever produced by Telemundo.
Series details
- Title: La Reina del Sur
- Format: Scripted
- Language: Spanish
- Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
- Premiere date: 2011-02-28
- Status in TVmaze: Running
- Network listed by TVmaze: Telemundo
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
- TVMaze ID: 7016
- IMDb ID: tt1704637
- TVDB ID: 239491
Cast and credited roles
- Kate Del Castillo — Teresa Mendoza
- Arancha Solís — Carmela
- Cristina Urgel — Patricia O'Farrell
- Alberto Jiménez — Oleg Yasikov
- Juan José Arjona — Pablo Flores
- Humberto Zurita — Epifanio Vargas
- Dagoberto Gama — Potequim Galvez 'El Pote'
- Carmen Navarro — Marcela 'La Conejo'
- Mónica Estarreado — Fátima Mansur
- Emmanuel Orenday — Danilo Márquez
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2011-02-28; final listed air date 2011-05-30; episode order: 65.
- Season 2: premiered 2019-04-22; final listed air date 2019-07-29; episode order: 60.
- Season 3: premiered 2022-10-18; final listed air date 2023-01-16.
Source and licence
Adapted from La Reina del Sur on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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