''El Pantera'' (English: ''The Panther'') is a Mexican

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series that aired on Canal 5 from May 14, 2007 to November 26, 2009. It is based on a

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of the same name. It narrates the life of Gervasio, a young man who fights crime in

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. The title role is performed by

Luis Roberto Guzmán Luis Roberto Guzmán (born April 9, 1973) is a Puerto Rican actor known for his performances in Mexican telenovelas like '' Alborada'', and for his title role in Mexican series ''El Pantera''. Guzmán also worked on the film '' Ladies' Night'' ...

. The character of El Pantera was created in the 1970s by the writer Daniel Muñoz and artist Juan Alba for

Mundo Vid Grupo Editorial Vid (also known as ''Vid'' or ''Mundo Vid'') was a Mexican comic, manga and books publisher. It was funded in the early 1940s as ''Editorial Argumentos'' (EDAR). Many of their books are sold from around 30 pesos for comics up to 60 P ...

. A novel called ''El Pantera'', or ''La Noche del Pantera'' was written by Muñoz in the 1990s, followed by ''El Misterio de la Amenaza Negra''.

Plot

Gervasio Robles Villa, son of a white man and a

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n Indian woman, is imprisoned for assassinating his

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, a crime that he did not commit. During the time he was in jail, he learned Wushu from a mysterious man called "El Indio" (a Native American convicted for tax evasion). The Main General of the police, Porfirio Ayala, convinced of Villa's innocence, decides to release him and return him the life he was taken from. Nevertheless, this act of kindness is conditional. Gervasio will be able to remain free under one condition: he must work secretly with the police and to catch criminals who inhabit the city. Now, El Pantera must find himself, recover his life and discover what his destiny is, to be known as “The Panther”. Once in the city he meets a beautiful woman named Lola. Despite the fact that Lola has a past that not every woman would be proud of El Pantera falls in love with her. In the 2nd Season, El Pantera must confront a new truth, that his girlfriend Rosaura was not killed, but faked her death in order to ascend to the title of "Reina del Narco" loosely translated as "Queen of the Drugtrade", as daughter of "El Rubio Barrios" she was in charge of running the Gulf Drug Cartel. El Pantera then must fight against Police, the Mexican Army, the Pacific Cartel, Korean Mafias and the DEA to save the woman he still loves from torture, death, and even her own ambition.

Cast

Main

as Gervasio/El Pantera *

Ignacio López Tarso Ignacio López López (born 15 January 1925), known professionally as Ignacio López Tarso, is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He has acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was g ...

as General Porfirio Ayala *

Alicia Machado Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo (; born December 6, 1976) is a Venezuelan-American actress, TV host, singer and beauty queen who was Miss Venezuela 1995 and then Miss Universe 1996. She was the fourth woman from Venezuela to be named Miss Univer ...

as Diana (season 1) * Raul Padilla "Choforo" as El Gorda *

Vanessa Terkes Vanessa Cvujetka Terkes Rachitoff, (born 3 March 1978) is a Peruvian film, television and stage actress. She is best known for her role in the Mexican television series ''El Pantera ''El Pantera'' (English: ''The Panther'') is a Mexican tele ...

as Lola * Miguel Pizarro as El Curro (season 1) * Jessica Mas as Ángeles (season 1) * Opi Domínguez as Artemisa

Recurring

Gerardo Taracena Gerardo Taracena (born 1970) is a Mexican film and theatre actor and dancer. He is known for his roles in ''Apocalypto'', '' Man on Fire'', ''The Mexican'' and '' Sin Nombre'' as well as the Netflix series '' Narcos: Mexico''. He was born in Mex ...

as El Mandril * Javier Escobar as Tereso * Vanessa Mateo as Lolet * Cristina Bernal as Lolet * Fernanda López as Fernanda * María Rocio García as Lolet * Oscar Bonfiglio as Godinez *

Andrés García Andrés García (born May 24, 1941) is a Dominican-born Mexican actor. He has formerly served as a scuba diving instructor in Acapulco. Career García was born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is the son of Spanish exiles from ...

as El Rubio Barrios *

Irán Castillo Irán Castillo Pinzón (born 4 January 1977) is a Mexican actress and singer. Castillo began her career in the 1990s, after roles in telenovelas such as ''Agujetas de color de rosa'', ''Confidente de Secundaria'', and '' Preciosa''. Subseque ...

as Rosaura * Luis Gatica as El Procurador * Issabela Camil as Virginia * Luis Couturier as El Secretario de Defensa Alconedo * Rodolfo de Anda as Santos *

Isela Vega Isela Vega Durazo (5 November 1939 – 9 March 2021) was a Mexican actress,Televisa ...

as Procuradora *

Salvador Zerboni Salvador Zerboni (born May 3, 1979, in Mexico City) is a Mexican actor of Italian descent. Career Salvador Zerboni is famous for his role in film and television productions. He began his career in 2003 in a Chilean production, in the telenove ...

as Gabriel *

Alexis Ayala Alexis Ayala (born David Alexis Ayala Padró on 9 August 1965) is an American-born Mexican actor of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. Biography Career Ayala debuted as an actor at the age of 22 with the film ''En peligro de muerte'' ("I ...

as Comandante Orozco *

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''. She was married to Alex Sirvent Alejandro Sir ...

as La Reina * Fidel Zerda as Ausencio * Roxana Rojo de la Vega as Paulina * Thaily Amezcua as Mayra * Nancy Taira as Ana * Lila Aviles as Raquel * Alessy as Sofía * Krizia as Camila * Joss as Brenda

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2007)

Season 2 (2008)

Season 3 (2009)

References

External links

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- El Pantera , FansiteComic book site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pantera, El 2007 Mexican television series debuts 2009 Mexican television series endings Canal 5 (Mexico) original programming Television shows based on comics Mexican crime television series Mexican drama television series Superhero television shows Works about Mexican drug cartels Television series about organized crime