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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.
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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Created by | Roberto Stopello |
| Based on | La Reina del Sur by Arturo Pérez-Reverte |
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| Story by | Arturo Pérez-Reverte |
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| Creative director | Gabriela Monroy |
| Narrated by | Kate del Castillo |
| Theme music composer | Bello Jaime Teodoro |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 183 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Ángel Ossorio |
| Cinematography | Alejandro García W. |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
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| Network | Telemundo |
| Release | 28 February 2011 – 16 January 2023 |
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| Queen of the South | |
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]
The series is the television adaptation of the literary work of the same name of Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It is the chronicle of the rise to power of a Mexican woman within the world of international drug trafficking. Teresa Mendoza begins her adventure as a humble young woman in love with a pilot employed by the Mexican cartels. When they execute her boyfriend, Teresa flees, desperate to avoid the same fate. Her escape takes her to the south of Spain where she tries to start a new life. However, she is once again immersed in the world of narcotics trafficking, and for a second time, she suffers the death of a beloved man. After several blows, Teresa decides to take the reins of her destiny and becomes the head of her own organization. This is done with the help of a woman she meets in prison, who decides to share her fortune with Teresa. Through strategic alliances and a strong sense for business, Teresa "La Mexicana" begins to control an intercontinental drug distribution business. However, her great success is accompanied by a high personal price, and Teresa's happiness and heart are tested.
The second season of La Reina del Sur follows the life of Teresa Mendoza eight years after the events of the first-season finale. Isolating herself from the rest of the world, Teresa now lives an idyllic life in Italian Tuscany, but the kidnapping of her daughter forces her to go back to the underworld and reintroduces herself into drug trafficking. To save her daughter, Teresa needs to confront her old enemies once more and face her past that she had tried to leave behind.[8][9]
After four years in prison in the United States for the deaths of three DEA agents, Teresa Mendoza escapes but will have to face a world full of conspiracy, risking her life in order to clear her name and reunite with her daughter Sofía.
An English language remake, titled Queen of the South, premiered in June 2016 on USA Network, starring Alice Braga.[2][3]
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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| 1 | Mon–Fri 10:00 p.m. | 63 | 28 February 2011 | 2.4[16] | 30 May 2011 | 4.2[17] | TBD |
| 2 | 60 | 22 April 2019 | 2.36[18] | 29 July 2019 | 2.23[19] | 1.89 | |
| 3 | Mon–Fri 9:00 p.m. | 60 | 18 October 2022 | 1.21[20] | 16 January 2023 | 1.10[21] | 0.93 |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref |
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| 2011 | People in Spanish Awards | Best Telenovela | Roberto Stopello | Won | |
| Best Actress | Kate del Castillo | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Humberto Zurita | Nominated | |||
| Rafael Amaya | Nominated | ||||
| Best Villain | Salvador Zerboni | Nominated | |||
| Newcomer of the Year | Cristina Urgel | Won | |||
| Iván Sánchez | Nominated | ||||
| Sweethearts | Kate del Castillo & Iván Sánchez | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | TVyNovelas Awards Colombia | Best Series | Roberto Stopello | Nominated | |
| Favorite Production | Roberto Stopello | Nominated | |||
| Best Villain Of Series | Humberto Zurita | Nominated | |||
| 1st Your World Awards | Novela of the Year | Roberto Stopello | Nominated | [22][23][24] | |
| Favorite Lead Actress | Kate del Castillo | Nominated | |||
| Best Bad Luck Video | Amor que mata | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | International Emmy Award | Best Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program | La Reina del Sur | Won | [25] |
| 2023 | Produ Awards | Best Superseries | La Reina del Sur | Won | [26] |
| Best Lead Actress - Superseries or Telenovela | Kate del Castillo | Won | |||
| Best Directing - Superseries or Telenovela | Carlos Villegas, Claudia Pedraza and Carlos Bolado | Won | |||
Arturo Pérez-Reverte, author of the novel, The Queen of the South, has said that a great source of inspiration for his novel were Mexican drug ballads,[27] country-polka songs that tell the stories about real life Mexican drug lords.
One of the real life characters that inspired the novel is Sandra Ávila Beltrán,[28][29][30][31] known as the Queen of the Pacific, famous for being one of the first female drug traffickers to reach the level of "Boss" in the Mexican cartels, a place usually reserved for men.[32]
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