La Reina del Sur (TV series)

This article is about the 2011 television series. For other uses, see La Reina del Sur (disambiguation).
La Reina del Sur
GenreTelenovela
Created byRoberto Stopello
Based onLa Reina del Sur
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Written by
  • Juan Marcos Blanco
  • Valentina Párraga
  • José Miguel Núñez
  • Miguel Ferrari
  • Christian Jiménez
  • Lina Uribe
  • Darío Vanegas
  • Tatiana Andrade
Story byArturo Pérez-Reverte
Directed by
  • Mauricio Cruz
  • Walter Doehner
  • Carlos Bolado
  • Carlos Mario Urrea
  • Claudia Pedraza
  • Carlos Villegas
  • Diego Rendón
Creative directorGabriela Monroy
Narrated byKate del Castillo
Theme music composerBello Jaime Teodoro
Opening theme
Country of originUnited States
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes183 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Patricio Wills
  • Marcos Santana
  • Rodrigo Guerrero
  • Martha Godoy
  • Kate del Castillo
  • Rodrigo Guerrero
  • Ximena Cantuarias
ProducerÁngel Ossorio
CinematographyAlejandro García W.
Editors
  • Perla Martínez
  • Alba Merchan Hamann
  • Hader Antivar Duque
  • Sam Baixauli
  • Gerson Aguilar
  • Pablo Escalera
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time35 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTelemundo
Release28 February 2011 (2011-02-28) –
16 January 2023 (2023-01-16)
Related
Queen of the South
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La Reina del Sur (lit. 'The Queen of the South') is a Spanish-language telenovela based on a novel of the same name by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It premiered on 28 February 2011. The first season is produced by the American television network Telemundo in conjunction with the Antena 3 network and RTI Producciones, while the second and third seasons are co-produced by Telemundo Global Studios and Netflix. The series depicts the rise of Teresa Mendoza (Kate del Castillo), a young woman from Mexico who becomes the most powerful drug trafficker in southern Spain.

With a $10 million budget it is the second most expensive telenovela ever produced by Telemundo, the first being El Señor de los Cielos.[1] An English language remake, Queen of the South, premiered in June 2016 on USA Network, starring Alice Braga.[2][3]

The series has been renewed for a second season that premiered on 22 April 2019.[4] On 16 July 2020, Telemundo announced that the series was renewed for a third season.[5][6] The third season aired from 18 October 2022 to 16 January 2023.[7]

  1. ^ Guthrie, Marisa (1 April 2011). "How the Telenovela Is Beating the Networks". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (9 June 2016). "Queen Of The South EP & Cast Talk Female Empowerment And The Importance of Keeping It Real". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (23 September 2014). "La Reina Del Sur Adaptation Picked Up By USA Network As Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. ^ "TELEMUNDO ANNOUNCES THE PREMIERE DATE OF THE RETURN OF "LA REINA DEL SUR" STARRING KATE DEL CASTILLO FOR MONDAY, APRIL 22 AT 10PM/9C". nbcumv.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Telemundo Announces The Much-Anticipated Third Season of Global Hit Super Series "La reina del sur" at NBCUniversal's Upfront Special Tonight at 8PM ET/PT". nbcumv.com. 16 July 2020. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Telemundo y Netflix se alían para una tercera temporada de La reina del sur". todotvnews.com (in Spanish). 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. ^ González, Moisés (31 August 2022). "La reina del sur 3 destapa su fecha de estreno: mira un detrás de cámaras de la nueva temporada en imágenes". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2022.