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in Colombia and destroying

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and his army of criminals. The series premiered in Latin America 24 May 2019 on Fox Premium, and during its premiere Fox released the full episodes through its subscription app, the full seasons can be viewed all by subscription, while Fox airs one episode on television every Friday, except for the second season, which aired the last episode on a Saturday. The series consists of 52 one-hour episodes, divided into 3 seasons, which were filmed consecutively. The first season tells about Óscar Naranjo's beginnings in the Police and focuses on the fight against the Medellín cartel. The second season focuses on how he was ascending in the police institution, and the entire strategy to catch the drug traffickers of the

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and Norte del Valle cartels, who kept a lower profile and were much smarter and less impulsive. While the third season continues the conflict with the FARC and with the paramilitaries, and the role of Naranjo in the peace agreement. In Colombia, the series premiered on 15 April 2020 on Caracol Televisión, broadcasting the first two seasons consecutively from Monday to Friday.

Plot

This is the story of Óscar Naranjo ( Christian Meier) and Colombia in recent decades, told from the point of view of those who did their best to maintain order and law against

, paramilitarism, drug cartels and the FARC.

Cast

Main

* Christian Meier as General Óscar Naranjo * Julián Román as El Liso * Juliana Galviz as Claudia Luque * Diego Cadavid as Teniente Héctor Talero (season 1) * Juan Pablo Shuk as Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela * Laura Ramos as Rita Cienfuegos * Viña Machado as Esperanza (season 1) * Federico Rivera as

* Walter Luengas as Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha * Andrés Toro as Gustavo Gaviria, Gustavo Gaviria Rivero * Juan Pablo Franco as Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela * Aldemar Correa as Teniente Fonseca * Brian Moreno as Agente Bustamante * Carlos Manuel Vesga as Sargento Andrande * Morris Bravo as Interno 2 (season 2) * Diego Garzón as Pablo Jr (adolescent)

Recurring

* Diana Hoyos as Virginia Vallejo, Valentina Montoya * Susana Rojas as Zaida Guzmán * Katherine Vélez as Amparo de Naranjo * Luis Carlos Fuquen as Darío Correa * Joavany Álvarez as General Sarmiento * Maruia Shelton as La Canciller * Esmeralda Pinzón as Yesenia * Luis Guillermo Blanco Rossi as Juan David Naranjo * Guillermo Gálvez as General Naranjo Father * Juan Carlos Arango as Miguel Maza Márquez * Ernesto Benjumea as Belisario Bentacourt * Liss Pereira as Carla Gómez * Carlos Camacho as Sergio Maldonado

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2019)

Season 3 (2020)

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:General Naranjo Colombian television series 2019 Colombian television series debuts Spanish-language television shows Television series about organized crime Television series produced by Fox Telecolombia Fox Broadcasting Company original programming 2020 Colombian television series endings Works about organized crime in Colombia