La Reina Del Sur features members of the original series and an internationally acclaimed ensemble comprised of Raoul Bova, Paola Nuñez, Antonio Gil, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Mark Tacher, Kika Edgar, Flavio Medina,Eduardo Santamarina, and Eric Roberts.
Telemundo announced the full cast of La Reina Del Sur, the much-anticipated return of the network’s most successful series in its history. International film and television star Kate del Castillo (The 33, Ingobernable, Weeds, All About Nina) will reprise her iconic role as Teresa Mendoza in this continuation of the groundbreaking serial drama. Del Castillo anchors an internationally renowned, multi-lingual cast that includes Italian lead actor, Raoul Bova (Under the Tuscan Sun, All the Roads Lead to Rome, Ferzan Ozpetek’s Facing Windows, Alien vs. Predator), Humberto Zurita (La Querida del Centauro, La Reina del Sur, Bajo la Metralla, Luna De Sangre), Paola Nuñez (The Son, Reina de Corazones, Amor en Custodia), Antonio Gil (The Man who Killed Don Quixote, Risen, The Merchant of Venice, and Chocolat) Patricia Reyes Spíndola (Fear of the Walking Dead, Frida, Atrapada, Los Hijos de Sánchez), Mark Tacher (La Hija del Mariachi, Abismo de Pasión, Curse of the Mayans), Kika Edgar (Amor Real, Mujeres Asesinas, Nada Personal,), Flavio Medina (El Recluso, Estar o no Estar, El Habitante), Eduardo Santamarina (El Señor de los Cielos, Yo Amo a Juan Querendon), and Academy Award nominated actor Eric Roberts (Head Full of Honey, The Dark Knight, Inherent Vice), as well as members of the original series cast.
Shot on location in seven countries, the return of La Reina del Sur is set eight years since powerful drug trafficker Teresa Mendoza disappeared into the U.S. Federal Witness Protection Program after bringing down Mexican presidential candidate Epifanio Vargas. Hers is now a life of total anonymity in Italy as “Maria Dantes,” peacefully raising her daughter Sofia in the Tuscan village of Massa Marittima. However her life takes an unexpected turn and she will do the impossible to reclaim her throne as La Reina del Sur.
Based on author and journalist Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s international bestseller, La Reina del Sur premiered in 2011 as an instant hit with audiences beyond the Spanish-language market. Season One finale outperformed all English and Spanish–language programming in its time slot. Still the highest rated series in Telemundo’s history, its success launched the network’s Super Series franchise. One of the most influential television dramas of its kind, the series inspired the hit English-language version Queen of the South, premiering its fourth season on the USA Network in 2019.
Created by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, La Reina del Sur is written by Roberto Stopello, Juan Marcos Blanco, Miguel Ferrari, and Jose Miguel Nuñez. Marcos Santana is the showrunner of the series, with Telemundo’s Martha Godoy (La Reina del Sur, S1, El Señor de los Cielos S1 and S2) as Executive Producer and Rodrigo Guerrero as Executive Producer for AG Studios. Telemundo has the exclusive rights in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and Netflix has the exclusive SVOD rights for the rest of the world.
