Aurelio Casillas is a
fictional character
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and the
protagonist
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on the
Telemundo
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television series ''
El Señor de los Cielos
''El Señor de los Cielos'' (in English: ''Lord of the Skies'') is an American telenovela created by Luis Zelkowicz, based on an original idea by Mariano Calasso, and Andrés López and it started airing on American broadcast channel Telemundo. P ...
'', created by Luis Zelkowicz, portrayed by
Rafael Amaya
José Rafael Amaya Núñez (born 28 February 1977) is a Mexican actor, born in Hermosillo, Mexico. He is best known for his character Aurelio Casillas in the Telemundo series ''El Señor de los Cielos''.
Biography
Amaya was born in Hermosill ...
. The character is based on Mexican
drug trafficker
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Amado Carrillo Fuentes
Amado Carrillo Fuentes (; December 17, 1956 – July 7, 1997) was a Mexican drug lord who seized control of the Juárez Cartel after assassinating his boss Rafael Aguilar Guajardo. Amado Carrillo became known as "''El Señor de Los Cielos''" ( ...
. Aurelio Casillas is one of the most sought-after
drug traffickers
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in Mexico after getting tons of drugs to the United States through
airplanes
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.
Appearances
Original Series (2013–)
Season 1–2
The season follows the life of Aurelio Casillas (Rafael Amaya), a drug lord who is recognized for knowing how to transfer drug substances to
Mexico
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,
Colombia
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, and the
United States
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. Aurelio and his wife Ximena (
Ximena Herrera
Ximena Herrera (born Carla Ximena Herrera Bowles on October 5, 1979 in La Paz, Bolivia) is a Bolivian actress.
She has acted in telenovelas such as '' La madrastra'' and ''Corazones al límite
''Corazones al límite'' (English: ''Hearts to t ...
) have three children, Rutila (
Carmen Aub
Carmen Aub Romero (born October 24, 1989, in Mexico City, Federal District (Mexico), D.F., Mexico) is a Mexicans, Mexican actress.
Filmography Film roles
Television roles
Awards and nominations
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...
), Heriberto (
Ruy Senderos
Ruy Senderos (born 8 August 1988) is a Mexican actor. He is known for his performance as Heriberto Casillas in the Telemundo series ''El Señor de los Cielos''. Although he previously had a notable character in the Argos Comunicación series ''In ...
), and Luz Marina (
Gala Montes
Gala Montes (born August 4, 2000) is a Mexican actress and singer best known for her works in telenovelas. She became known on television for her character as Luz Marina in the seasons three and four of the drug trafficking television series ''El ...
). He also has his faithful brother Chacorta (
Raúl Méndez
Raúl Méndez Martínez (born April 11, 1975 in Laguna, Torreón, Mexico) is a Mexican actor of film, theater and television.
Biography
He studied acting at the Center for Arts Education Monterrey and La Casa del Teatro with Luis de Tavira be ...
) who helps him in all his illicit businesses. Aurelio would end up being cornered by the authorities after being found as he decides to undergo a face operation in which he supposedly dies, thus causing his empire of power to fall.
Believed to be dead in season two, Aurelio returns to enact his revenge on police officer Leonor Ballesteros (
Carmen Villalobos
Villalobos (born Yorley del Carmen Villalobos Barrios on July 13, 1983) is a Colombian actress and model.
Career
She is best known for her character Catalina Santana in the telenovela ''Sin senos no hay paraíso'' based on the book by Gustavo ...
), who through her fault ends up operating his face in a failed attempt to escape from the authorities. Aurelio meets Victoria Navárez (
Marlene Favela
Marlene Favela (born Silvia Marlene Favela Meraz on August 5, 1977, in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, Mexico) is a Mexican actress and model. In Mexican television, as of 2013 she was best known as Esmeralda in the TV show ''Zorro, La Espada y l ...
), a beautiful woman who throws herself to be the governor of
Jalisco
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. Aurelio, after seeing her actions on television, falls in love and decides to deceive her by posing as another man and usurping the identity of Danilo Ferro. A character that is then introduced is José María Venegas, better known as
El Chema
''El Chema'' is an American crime television series premiered on Telemundo on December 6, 2016, and concluded on April 3, 2017. The series is produced by Argos Comunicación and Telemundo Studios for Telemundo. Starred and produced by Mauricio ...
(
Mauricio Ochmann
Mauricio Ochmann (born November 16, 1977) is an American-born, Mexican actor best known for his roles in telenovelas, such as ''Amarte Asi'', where he starred as Ignacio "Nacho" Reyes. He also appeared in Kevin Costner's film ''Message in a Bottl ...
), one of the great enemies of Aurelio who decides to take all its power to Aurelio. At the end of the season with the help of Secretary of State of Mexico, Rivero Lanz; Rivero and Leonor used Victoria as bait to capture Aurelio, which resulted in the death of Victoria in the hands of Aurelio, but was eventually arrested and placed in a prison naval bunker.
Season 3–4
In season three, after several months imprisoned in naval bunker in Mexico, Aurelio receives the mutilated head of his brother Chacorta in a box, implying that his brother has died, who gives him reason to wage a war against all his enemies and to look for the murderer of his brother, to avenge his death. After all the problems with the government and the
DEA
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, Aurelio learns that he suffers from kidney failure and decides to remember his past in order to find his lost son.
In season four, Aurelio after being cornered by his illness and not finding no relative who lives with him can donate a kidney, decides to undertake a search for all the lovers he had in order to find a lost son who can donate a kidney. After several attempts of searching, Aurelio finds a young man named Ismael (
Iván Arana
Luis Iván Arana Zúñiga (born in Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south ...
), who can be his salvation. His enemies, after learning of his illness, decide to do everything possible to get Ismael out of the way. When everything seems to take its course and achieve total stability in the world of legal and illegal businesses of Aurelio, Emiliana Contreras (
Vanessa Villela
Vanessa Villela (born January 28, 1978)" is a Mexican-American actress turned real estate agent, who appeared in Mexican TV series ''Romántica obsesión'', ''Ellas, inocentes o culpables'', ''Súbete a mi moto'', ''Un nuevo amor'', ''El cuerpo de ...
) appears a beautiful woman sent by Feyo Aguilera (
Leonardo Daniel
Leonardo Daniel (; born 26 July 1954) is a Mexican actor
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) to be able to make Aurelio fall, but her mission is to become the lover of Aurelio to thus be able to finally make the fall of Aurelio's empire.
Season 5–7
In season five, Aurelio, will unleash a new war, but this time it will not be against his former rivals and enemies – this time, it will be against his own nephew, Victor Casillas Jr (son of Chacorta) because of the betrayals he had previously experienced on their part. Later, Aurelio (
Rafael Amaya
José Rafael Amaya Núñez (born 28 February 1977) is a Mexican actor, born in Hermosillo, Mexico. He is best known for his character Aurelio Casillas in the Telemundo series ''El Señor de los Cielos''.
Biography
Amaya was born in Hermosill ...
), will also face a serious illness, which puts at stake his power and prestige since this man fails to get a donor, so they can make his transplant, necessary to continue living. On the other hand, Mónica (
Fernanda Castillo
María Fernanda Castillo García (born 24 March 1982), known as Fernanda Castillo, is a Mexican actress. She is best known for her roles as Daniela Montalvo in '' Destilando amor'', Luisa Barrera in '' Teresa'', co-starring Angelique Boyer and ...
) fights for her life after being rescued from Víctor's hands in the middle of their wedding, since while she fled received a shot that apparently is mortal; After being taken from his side, Víctor (
Jorge Luis Moreno
Jorge Luis Moreno (born December 19, 1981, in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United S ...
) searches everywhere to find Mónica's whereabouts and continue with her wedding plans.
In season six, Aurelio Casillas recovered all the lost fortune and finally feels the need to retire. But it is time for retribution, the hatred that he sowed since he sold his soul to the drug trafficking demon is now knocking on his door with the face and blood of the many innocent people he destroyed. Aurelio will understand that his riches are an illusion, and that after being the great hunter he was, he will now become the prey. The women he mistreated, the men he betrayed, the political puppets he put in power, and even his own children will turn against him. As a result, he was shot in the head by El Cabo, which left him in a coma for several months.
In season seven, under the supervision of Doña Alba (
Lisa Owen
Lisa Dian Owen Wyckoff (born 8 July 1965), known professionally as Lisa Owen, is a Mexican actress and writer. She is best known for her role as "Doña Alba" in the hit Telemundo telenovela ''El Señor de los Cielos
''El Señor de los Cielos ...
) and a specialized doctor, they try a risky procedure to revive Aurelio (
Rafael Amaya
José Rafael Amaya Núñez (born 28 February 1977) is a Mexican actor, born in Hermosillo, Mexico. He is best known for his character Aurelio Casillas in the Telemundo series ''El Señor de los Cielos''.
Biography
Amaya was born in Hermosill ...
), which ultimately led to his death.
Season 8–present
Spin-off
El Chema (2016)
Aurelio briefly appears in a meeting with Ramiro Silvo de la Garza (
Juan Ignacio Aranda
Juan Ignacio Aranda (born Juan Ignacio López Aranda on February 6, 1962, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. He began his training in 1978 in Centro de Arte Dramático (CADAC), also studied in The Cockpit Arts Workshop and in The City ...
), in which he's informed that his pawn, the President of Mexico, Omar Terán (
Jesús Moré
Jesús Moré (born 8 March 1979) is a Mexican actor. Born in Mexico and currently resides in Los Angeles, United States. He is an actor graduated from the Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa, he started his career making recurring roles i ...
), has made every attempt to achieve the extradition of El Chema to the United States; in order to keep El Chema far from Aurelio's daughter, Rutila, who he has his eyes on.
Comic book series
During the second season of the series,
Telemundo
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created a comic based on the second season, which shows what happened with Aurelio after his operation where he supposedly died and his revenge against El Turco. This comic only had two editions where it showed the whole plot of season two.
Plot
After Aurelio returns from death, he begins to search for El Turco to take back everything he stole while El Chema continues to grow his empire and become Mexico's most powerful drug dealer after Aurelio's absence. Aurelio after killing El Turco, begins to maintain a low profile and continue to play dead in order to regain his empire, but this will be impossible because of Leonor Ballestero, a police officer who has been pursuing him for a long time because she believes he is not dead. In order to continue hiding from the authorities Aurelio Casillas decides to create a plan and to supplant the identity of Danilo Ferro a recognized Mexican businessman, whom he kidnaps and threatens to assassinate. Aurelio when obtaining its new identity begins to seduce Victoria Návarez, a postulant to the government of Mexico, thanks to her he obtains more power and continues to run his empire thanks to his new identity. He died from the injuries to head, shot by El Cabo.
Television
The character has appeared in multiple television series, in ''
Señora Acero
''Señora Acero'', also known as ''Señora Acero: La Coyote'' as of season three, is an American telenovela created by Roberto Stopello and produced by Argos Comunicación and Telemundo Studios, and distributed by Telemundo Internacional. The seri ...
'', he appeared in three episodes, two of the first season and one in the second season. Aurelio also appears in the English adaptation of ''
La Reina del Sur'', entitled ''
Queen of the South''. Later appeared in the sequel of the series ''
El Señor de los Cielos
''El Señor de los Cielos'' (in English: ''Lord of the Skies'') is an American telenovela created by Luis Zelkowicz, based on an original idea by Mariano Calasso, and Andrés López and it started airing on American broadcast channel Telemundo. P ...
'', titled ''
El Chema
''El Chema'' is an American crime television series premiered on Telemundo on December 6, 2016, and concluded on April 3, 2017. The series is produced by Argos Comunicación and Telemundo Studios for Telemundo. Starred and produced by Mauricio ...
'', the character appears in few episodes of the series.
References
{{El Señor de los Cielos
Television characters introduced in 2013
El Señor de los Cielos
Fictional Mexican people
Fictional drug dealers