Diary of a Gigolo

Diary of a Gigolo (Spanish: Diario de un gigoló) is an American television miniseries produced by Underground for Telemundo.^[2] It stars Jesús Castro, Victoria White, and Fabiola Campomanes.^[3][4]

Diary of a Gigolo
Spanish	Diario de un gigoló
Genre	Drama
Created by	Sebastián Ortega
Written by	Silvina Fredjkes Alejandro Quesada
Directed by	Mariano Ardanaz
Starring	Jesús Castro Victoria White Fabiola Campomanes Francisco Denis Begoña Narváez Eugenia Tobal Alosian Vivancos Adriana Barraza
Composer	Diego Monk
Country of origin	United States
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Pablo Flores Juan Ponce Pablo Culell Sebastián Ortega Marcos Santana
Producer	Valeria Martino
Editors	Cecilia Calarota Sebastián Polze Lucrecia Caramagna Jonathan Smeke
Production companies	Underground[1] Telemundo Streaming Studios
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)

Diary of a Gigolo premiered on Netflix on September 7, 2022.^[5]

Plot

Emanuel (Jesús Castro) is an escort who lives a luxurious life. After surviving a childhood of violence and poverty, Emanuel forms a bond with Minou (Adriana Barraza), a businesswoman who takes him under her wing and helps him become a sought-after escort. But his destiny changes when Ana (Fabiola Campomanes), one of his frequent clients, offers him a complex job: to seduce her daughter Julia (Victoria White) in order to strengthen her self-esteem. With Julia's arrival, Emanuel unexpectedly becomes romantically involved, leading him to question his life choices. Consumed by jealousy for the growing love that she herself encouraged, Ana threatens to tell her daughter the truth about Emanuel in order to put an end to their romance. Blinded by his passion for Julia, Emanuel fails to see the dangers that will affect his uncertain future with her and his life as a gigolo.

Cast

Main

• Jesús Castro as Emanuel Morillo^[6]
• Victoria White as Julia
• Fabiola Campomanes as Ana Miró Sanz de Lubos
• Francisco Denis as Víctor Lubos
• Begoña Narváez as Florencia Arias
• Eugenia Tobal as Dolores
• Alosian Vivancos as Abel
• Adriana Barraza as Minou Arias

Recurring

• Carlos Portaluppi as Román
• Carla Pandolfi as Campos
• Diego Alfonso as Aguilar
• Nacho Gadano as Padilla
• Juan Cottet as Lino
• Gastón Ricaud as Facundo
• Manuela Pal as Leticia
• Graciela Tenenbaum as Rosa
• Mirta Márquez as Lola
• Victoria Biocca as Margui

Production

The series was announced on May 12, 2021, at Telemundo's upfront for the 2021-2022 television season.^[7] The cast was announced on November 15, 2021.^[8] Filming took place from September 2021 to December 2021.^[9]

Release

The series was originally scheduled to premiere in January 2022.^[10][11] However, the premiere had been delayed for unexplained reasons.^[12] On August 25, 2022, it was announced that the series would premiere on Netflix on September 7, 2022.^[5][13] The series premiered on Telemundo on 12 November 2022.^[14]

Reception

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated	Result	Ref
2023	Produ Awards	Best Acción, Horror or Thriller Series	Diary of a Gigolo	Nominated	[15]
		Best Supporting Actress - Series or Miniseries	Adriana Barraza	Won