
Teresa is ultimately reunited with her daughter, but upon learning the truth behind her kidnapping, she is fueled with revenge. The inevitable reunion with her enemies from the past takes her on a never-ending emotional journey of betrayal and danger with many surprising discoveries set to be unveiled along the way. But, destiny once again, after eight years, brings her back into the underworld of drug trafficking as her daughter Sophia is kidnapped. She has started to live a simple and isolated life in Italian Tuscany, far away from the shadow of her past. The second season takes us 8 years ahead into Teresa’s life. The season 1 concluded on May 30, 2011, with a final and ugly duel between Teresa and the Ratas. Though with great powers came the most difficult choices that had Teresa’s heart and happiness at stake. With her cleverly built alliances and business skills, Teresa “La Mexicana” Mendoza becomes the head of her own organization and starts to control an international drug trafficking business. With one blow after the other, Teresa finally decides to take the matter in her own hands and put an end to being a puppet to someone else’s show. She tries to begin a new phase of her life but once again, lands herself in the world of narcotics trafficking and experiences the death of another beloved. Loosely translated as “The Queen of the South”, La Reina del Sur is based on the chronicles of young Mexican woman, Teresa Mendoza, who with the help of her crude business sense and struggles, becomes one of the most powerful and dangerous names in the underworld of international drug trafficking.Īfter the death of her boyfriend, Teresa escapes to save her life and ultimately reaches the south of Spain. If you are someone who enjoys a power-packed story-line with a kickass female protagonist, then La Reina del Sur is surely meant for you. The star cast also includes names like Miguel de Miguel playing Teo Aljarafe, Christina Urgel as Patricia, Alejandro Calva as Cesar Guemes, Christian Tappan as Willy Rangel and Mark Tacher. By starring in Duenos del Paraiso in 2015, del Castillo continued her collaboration with Telemundo and ultimately returned with her role as Teresa “La Mexicano” Mendoza in 2019.Īpart from Kate, other prominent cast members include Humberto Zurita as Epifiano Vargas, also known as ‘The Godfather’ and head of the Sinaloa Cartel, Roul Bova (Under the Tuscan Sun) as Mendoza’s love interest Francesco Lupo Belmondo, Paola Nunez as a secondary antagonist Kira, Antonio Gil as Oleg Yasikov, a loyal friend of Teresa.
LA REINA DEL SUR MOVIE
Though her first Hollywood debut was in 2006 with the movie ‘Bordertown’, it was not until 2011 that the talented Mexican actress rose to fame across Latin America with her role as Teresa Mendoza.

Kate began her movie career with ‘The Last Escape’ in 1978 and became a renowned face in the Latin American countries after starring in ‘Muchachitas’ as Leticia. The show stars Kate del Castillo as the lead character Teresa Mendoza. Now the question is: will there be a La Reina del Sur season 3? The season 2 finale grabbed more than 2 million viewers, making Telemundo as one of the top 3 networks in the nation among the adults.
LA REINA DEL SUR SERIES
The series returned with its second season after almost 8 years and premiered on April 22, 2019, while this time co-produced by Netflix and Telemundo Global Studios. The show first premiered on February 28, 2011, under the production of Telemundo, Antena 3 and RTI Producciones.
