''Diary of a Gigolo'' ( es, Diario de un gigoló) is an American television miniseries produced by Underground for Telemundo. It stars Jesús Castro, Victoria White, and

Fabiola Campomanes Fabiola Campomanes Rojas (born 30 July 1972) is a Mexican actress. Biography Campomanes enrolled at the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) run by Televisa. In addition, she studied film and television direction at UCLA. Campomanes began her ...

. ''Diary of a Gigolo'' premiered on

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on September 7, 2022.

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 Adriana Barraza González (born 5 March 1956) is a Mexican actress, acting teacher, and director. In 1999 director Alejandro González Iñárritu cast her as the mother of Gael García Bernal's character in ''Amores perros'', which was nominate ...

), a businesswoman who takes him under her wing and helps him become a sought-after escort. But his destiny changes when Ana (

), 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 * Victoria White as Julia *

as Ana *

Francisco Denis Francisco Denis (born 1961) is a Venezuelan actor and director. Denis runs his own theater company in Venezuela, and has acted in about 20 films there. Selected filmography * DEMONICA (TBA) *Takari de Chivo ( TBA) Also director and writer *Benig ...

as Victor *

Begoña Narváez Begoña Narváez (born July 11, 1987 in Guadalajara, Jalisco), is a Mexican actress and model. Career At 16 years old she joined Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística (CEA), one of Mexico's top acting schools. At the age of 19, Begoña Na ...

as Florencia * Eugenia Tobal as Dolores * Alosian Vivancos as Abel *

as Minou

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

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's upfront for the 2021-2022 television season. The cast was announced on November 15, 2021. Filming took place from September 2021 to December 2021.

Release

The series was originally scheduled to premiere in January 2022. However, the premiere had been delayed for unexplained reasons. On August 25, 2022, it was announced that the series would premiere on

on September 7, 2022. The series premiered on

on 12 November 2022.

References

External links

* * {{Telemundo original programming 2020s American television series 2020 American television series debuts Telemundo original programming Spanish-language Netflix original programming