La Reina del Sur (TV series)
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| La Reina del Sur | |
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| Created by | Arturo Pérez-Reverte Version for television: Roberto Stopello |
| Developed by | RTI Producciones Telemundo Studios Antena 3 |
| Directed by | Walter Doehner Second Unit: Mauricio Cruz |
| Starring | Kate del Castillo Humberto Zurita Rafael Amaya Iván Sánchez Cristina Urgel |
| Narrated by | Kate del Castillo |
| Theme music composer | Nicolás Uribe |
| Opening theme | "Le Reina del Sur" by Los Cuates de Sinaloa |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 62 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Patricio Wills |
| Producers | Hugo León Ferrer Martha Godoy Aurelio Valcárcel Carrol |
| Editors | Hader Antívar Duque Perla Martínez Alba Merchán Hamann |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Telemundo |
| Release |  United StatesFebruary 28, 2011 - May 27, 2011  SpainMarch 14, 2011 - ...  MexicoApril 4, 2011 - ...  Puerto RicoApril 11, 2011 - ...  Costa RicaApril 25, 2011 - ... |
La Reina del Sur (The Queen of the South) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. Based on a story by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, the melodrama focuses on the rise of a female drug lord.[1]
Telemundo will likely air the serial from Monday to Friday over about 12 weeks during the February, March and April.[2] As with most of its other telenovelas, the network will broadcast English subtitles as closed captions on CC3.
Plot
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La Reina del Sur (literally "Queen of the South") is an original Telemundo super-production based on the best-selling book of the same name by author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, which has been published in 19 languages and distributed in 30 countries. Kate del Castillo, whose credits include Under the Same Moon, Julia, Bordertown (film) and Weeds (TV), portrays the main protagonist. As Teresa Mendoza, she will be transformed from an innocent young girl from a small Mexican village, to become the most powerful woman in the dangerous world of narcotics trafficking in Europe. Mendoza will discover, the survival instinct cannot be learned; it takes a hold of you when you least expect it. Mendoza never dreamt of being the queen of anything, so perhaps it was the instinct that engulfed her on that fateful day when the phone rang signaling the end of the simple life she knew and the beginning of an astonishing new one. Her lover, aircraft pilot El Güero Dávila, had been killed for breaking the rules and revealing secrets and now her own death had been cast. Running from her small town of Culiacán, México to the Spanish coast, Mendoza's path leads her to become the coke queen of Costa del Sol, expanding three continents and turning the tables on the men of her past that made her fear for her own life . "The Queen of the South" will not rest until el Güero's death is avenged, and she is finally able to turn the last page of her riveting story, on her own terms.
Cast
Main Cast in Order of Appearance
| Actor | Character | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| Kate del Castillo | Teresa Mendoza | Main Heroine, in love with El Güero, then with Santiago |
| Humberto Zurita | Epifanio Vargas | Godfather of Raimundo Dávila "El Güero" |
| Rafael Amaya | Raimundo "El Güero" Dávila Parra † | Main Hero, in love with Teresa, dies in plane crash |
| Iván Sánchez | Santiago López Fisterra "El Gallego" † | Main Hero, in love with Teresa, dies in boat crash |
| Alberto Jiménez | Oleg Yasikov | Russian Mafiosi, partner of Teresa |
| Cristina Urgel | Patricia O' Farrell | In love and an associate of Teresa, bisexual |
| Sara Maldonado | Verónica | DEA Officer, Mexico |
| Miguel de Miguel | Teo Aljarafe | works for police, betrays Teresa |
| Gabriel Porras | Roberto Gato Marquez "El Gato Fierros" † | villain, wants to kill Teresa because of she shot him in the cheek, killed by the Russians sent by Teresa |
| Salvador Zerboni | Ramiro Vargas "El Ratas" | Nephew of Epifanio Vargas, wanted to kill Teresa |
| Dagoberto Gama | Potequim Galvez "El Pote" | "Batman's" gunman, thought to have betrayed the cartel, becomes personal bodyguard of Teresa |
| Alejandro Calva | César Güemes "Batman" | In charge of Sinaloa Cartel while Epifano is running for President |
| Cristian Tappan | Antonio Smith "Willy Rangel" | DEA Officer, Mexico |
| Carmen Navarro | Marcela, La Conejo | Ex-Prisoner, friend of Teresa and Patricia |
| Santiago Meléndez | Saturnino "Nino" Juárez | |
| Juan José Arjona | Pablo Flores | Was in charge of the case to capture Teresa Mendoza |
| Mighello Blanco | Siso Pernas | From the Cartel Pernas, Son of Señor Joaquin Pernas |
| Carlos Diez "Klaus" | Eddie Álvarez † | Ex-lawyer of Teresa, asspciates with Eugenia to kill Teo, dies by falling from building |
| Nacho Fresneda | Dris Larbi † | owner of "El Yamila", killed by "El Ratas" |
| Mónica Estarreado | Fátima Manssur † | worker of "El Yamila", Teresa's best friend, killed by the Turks |
| Cuca Escribano | Sheila | worker of "El Yamila",was enemy of Teresa, later became friend. |
| Eduardo Velasco | Abdelkader Chaib | |
| Alfonso Vallejo | Manolo Céspedes | |
| Pablo Castañón | Lalo Veiga | Santiago's "El Gallego" associate |
| Lorena Santos | Soraya | worker of "El Yamila", friend of Sheila |
Secondary Cast in Order of Appearance
| Actor | Character | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| Mónica Layton | ||
| Josué Bernal | ||
| Rodolfo Ordóñez | ||
| Juan David Agudelo | ||
| Rubén Arciniegas | ||
| Julio Ramírez | ||
| Álvaro Benet | Josef † | Civil guard in Mellila, cousin of Alí, killed by Santiago |
| Martha Liliana Calderón | Margarita Dávila Parra | Sister of Raimundo "El Güero" |
| Adriana Franco | Carmela | Cleaner |
| Alberto Barrero | Oscar Lobato | Journalist |
| Patricio Wood | ||
| Juan Pablo Raba | Jaime Gutiérrez Solana † | Civil guard in Mellila, had one night affair with Teresa, killed by Joseph |
| Guiuseppe Romano | Alí † | Ex-worker of "El Yamila", hated Teresa, ex-lover of Sheila, cousin of Joseph, killed by the police in Marruecos |
| Carmenza Gonzalez | ||
| Jaime Barbini | Señor Joaquin Pernas | Father of Siso Head of the Pernas Cartel |
| Lucía Garay | ||
| Guido Molina | Suleimán | |
| Royer Bermúdez | ||
| Johnny Forero | ||
| Germán Hernández | ||
| Rafael Lahera | Anibal Velasco † | Betrayed Santiago & Teresa, killed by Russians sent by Teresa |
| Jean Carlo Posada | ||
| Julio Pachón | Cañabotas † | Betrayed Santiago & Teresa, killed by Russians sent by Teresa |
| Juan Carlos Solarte | Dimitrij "Dima" | Bodygard of Oleg Yasikov & Teresa |
| Conrado Osorio | Ivan | Bodygard of Oleg Yasikov |
| Ezequiel Montalt | Jaime "Jimmy" Arenas † | boyfriend of Patty, killed by Oleg and his accomplices with 13 shots |
| Edilberto Claro | ||
| Lincoln Palomeque | Faustino Sanchez Godoy | |
| Ilja Rosendahl | Alexej | |
| Elkin Correa Pulgarin | ||
| Lorena Tobar | ||
| Alberto Barrera | ||
| Carlos Camacho | ||
| Diana Parra | María Tejada | Psychologist for female inmates |
| Linda Carreño | Security guard of prison | |
| Luisa Fernanda Giraldo | Trinidad Sanchez "Makoki" | Prisoner, lesbian, wants to kill Teresa for revenge |
| Lina Restrepo | ||
| Angelica Maria Jaramillo | Adriana † | Used to be prisoner, killed by the fire of the prison caused by Makoki and her accomplices |
| Arrancha Solis | Carmela | prisoner |
| Alejandra Lobelo | "La Ratona" | prisoner, friend and accomplice of Makoki on the fire of the library |
| Juliana Batancort | ||
| Beatriz Ramirez | ||
| Ilia Martin | ||
| Katarina Sacht de Almeida | Katja | |
| Joseph Abadia | Martin | |
| Carlos Garcia Ruiz | ||
| Alfredo Esper | ||
| Carlos Alberto Mejia | ||
| Juan Felipe Muñoz | ||
| Karim el Karem | Mohamed Manssur † | Son of Fatima in his 17th, killed by the turkish |
| Nestor Alfonso Rojas | Juan Ernande | Antidrug department chef |
| Patricia Alvarez | Mercedes Vargas | Mother of Ramiro Vargas "El Ratas" |
| Leonardo Zapata | ||
| Carlos Armando Lopez | ||
| Sebastián Boscán | Tarik † | |
| Luis Hernando Forero | ||
| Patricio Wood | ||
| Hani Skafi Janna | Alberto Rizo Carpazo | IT specialist of Teresa's company |
| Juan Carlos Serrano | Vladimir † | Bodygard of Oleg Yasikov & Teresa, died in car explosion |
| Valentina Lizcano | ||
| Luis Enrique Roldán | "Doctor Ramos" | |
| Diego Mignone | Cucho Malespina | Journalist |
| Christian Gomez | ||
| Nerea Garmendia | Eugenia Montijo | Teo's wife |
| Santiago Munar | Doctor Alejandro Urbina | Teo's doctor |
| Claude Pimont | Nene Garou | Heroin dealer |
| María Eugenia Gonzaléz | Aurora | |
| Jean Philippe Conan | ||
| Amaya Kariné | Claudia | |
| Alejandro Tapa | ||
| Bubbles | ||
| Kerly Ruiz | ||
| Santiago Caicedo | César Lopez |
Production Details
Several actors and sets were simultaneously used for more than one current production in Telemundo Studios. Sets depicting Morroco in El Clon were also used to depict Gibraltar and Fez during filming. Some scenes filmed in Colombia were also used during the filming of El Cartel 2: La Guerra Total. Rafael Amaya shot some scenes for La Reina del Sur while also filming his new production, Alguien te mira. Sara Maldonado also did double duty for both this and Telemundo's recently Aurora.
Production Crew
| A Series based on an original book by | Arturo Pérez-Reverte "La Reina del Sur" |
| Adaptation for Television | Roberto Stopello |
| Screenplay | Valentina Parraga Juan Marcos Blanco Roberto Stopello |
| Art Director | Gabriela Monroy |
| Scenography Design | Jorge Parra Ricardo Perdomo |
| Ambience | Camila Higuera |
| Costume Design | Consuelo Sierra |
| Makeup | Jacqueline Mayorga |
| VP Talent | Joshua Mintz |
| Spain Casting | Amado Cruz |
| Direction of Photography | Alejandro García W. Second Unit: Carlos Arango |
| Edition | Hader Antívar Duque Perla Martínez Alba Merchán Hamann |
| Original Music | Nicolás Uribe |
| Incidental Music | Rodrigo Maurovich |
| Opening Theme | "La Reina del Sur" |
| Opening Theme Interpreter | Los Cuates de Sinaloa |
| Opening Theme Composer | Bello Jaimes Teodoro |
| Opening Theme Labels | Arpa LLC Sony Music Latin |
| Asisting Director | Víctor Herrera |
| Production Chief | Madeleine Contreras |
| Direction | Walter Doehner Second Unit: Mauricio Cruz |
| Post-Production Director | Aurelio Valcárcel Carrol |
| Production Director | Hugo León Ferrer Martha Godoy |
| Executive Producer | Patricio Wills |
| Production of | RTI Producciones Telemundo Studios |
Release date
- Release dates and Ratings of U.S. premiere on Telemundo.
| Air Date | Number | Episode Title | Rating | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.02.2011 | 001 | Correr para vivir | 10.6 | 45 minutes |
| 01.03.2011 | 002 | Vía de escape | 12.8 | 40 minutes |
| 02.03.2011 | 003 | Detener inocentes | 14.1 | 40 minutes |
| 03.03.2011 | 004 | Juego de suerte | 12.6 | 40 minutes |
| 04.03.2011 | 005 | Vendida por droga | 11.6 | 40 minutes |
| 07.03.2011 | 006 | Honor herido | 12.1 | 40 minutes |
| 08.03.2011 | 007 | Venganza Mexicana | 12.0 | 40 minutes |
| 09.03.2011 | 008 | Escapar del destino | 12.6 | 40 minutes |
| 10.03.2011 | 009 | Deseo Gallego | 12.8 | 40 minutes |
| 11.03.2011 | 010 | Pesadilla de tráfico | 11.3 | 40 minutes |
| 14.03.2011 | 011 | Jugar con la vida | 11.0 | 40 minutes |
| 15.03.2011 | 012 | Matar por amor | 11.5 | 40 minutes |
| 16.03.2011 | 013 | Sacrificio de amor | 11.4 | 40 minutes |
| 17.03.2011 | 014 | Carrera de Hachís | 11.3 | 40 minutes |
| 18.03.2011 | 015 | Víctima de tortura | 10.5 | 40 minutes |
| 21.03.2011 | 016 | Amor a la Mexicana | 12.4 | 40 minutes |
| 22.03.2011 | 017 | Misión cumplida | 11.8 | 40 minutes |
| 23.03.2011 | 018 | Amar con locura | 11.7 | 40 minutes |
| 24.03.2011 | 019 | Amor mortal | 11.8 | 40 minutes |
| 25.03.2011 | 020 | Pelea de Sudacas | 11.3 | 40 minutes |
| 28.03.2011 | 021 | Objeto de deseo | 13.7 | 40 minutes |
| 29.03.2011 | 022 | Mala suerte | 12.9 | 40 minutes |
| 30.03.2011 | 023 | Libertad peligrosa | 13.9 | 40 minutes |
| 31.03.2011 | 024 | Tesoro de mafia | 13.6 | 40 minutes |
| 01.04.2011 | 025 | Apuesta rusa | 12.4 | 40 minutes |
| 04.04.2011 | 026 | Tráfico de influencias | 14.5 | 40 minutes |
| 05.04.2011 | 027 | Enemiga mortal | 14.5 | 40 minutes |
| 06.04.2011 | 028 | Camino de ceniza | 13.4 | 40 minutes |
| 07.04.2011 | 029 | Víctima de su suerte | 13.5 | 40 minutes |
| 08.04.2011 | 030 | Muerte por amor | 12.7 | 40 minutes |
| 11.04.2011 | 031 | Culpable de masacre | 13.7 | 40 minutes |
| 12.04.2011 | 032 | Pistas señaladas | 14.4 | 40 minutes |
| 13.04.2011 | 033 | Escape de suerte | 13.3 | 40 minutes |
| 14.04.2011 | 034 | Mexicanos a la brasa | 14.3 | 40 minutes |
| 15.04.2011 | 035 | Morir o vivir | 13.5 | 40 minutes |
| 18.04.2011 | 036 | Pacto de muerte | 14.9 | 40 minutes |
| 19.04.2011 | 037 | Salvar reinas | 14.7 | 40 minutes |
| 20.04.2011 | 038 | Guerra de Reina | 14.3 | 40 minutes |
| 21.04.2011 | 039 | Atracción desmedida | 13.6 | 40 minutes |
| 25.04.2011 | 040 | Vida doble | 14.3 | 40 minutes |
| 26.04.2011 | 041 | Seduccion mortal | 13.8 | 40 minutes |
| 27.04.2011 | 042 | Ajustar cuentas | 14.1 | 40 minutes |
| 02.05.2011 | 043 | Alianza sangrienta | 13.6 | 40 minutes |
| 03.05.2011 | 044 | Venganza de Reina | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 04.05.2011 | 045 | Enemigos cercanos | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 05.05.2011 | 046 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 06.05.2011 | 047 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 09.05.2011 | 048 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 10.05.2011 | 049 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 11.05.2011 | 050 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 12.05.2011 | 051 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 13.05.2011 | 052 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 16.05.2011 | 053 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 17.05.2011 | 054 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 18.05.2011 | 055 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 19.05.2011 | 056 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 20.05.2011 | 057 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 23.05.2011 | 058 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 24.05.2011 | 059 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 25.05.2011 | 060 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 26.05.2011 | 061 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |
| 27.05.2011 | 062 | ' | N/A | 40 minutes |