''Hernán'' is a Spanish,

Nahuatl Nahuatl ( ; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahuas, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller popul ...

, and

Maya Maya may refer to: Ethnic groups * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (East Africa), a p ...

language

historical drama A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction s ...

television series co-produced by

Televisión Azteca Televisión Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V., commonly known as TV Azteca, is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as som ...

, Dopamine, and Onza Entertainment that became available for

streaming Streaming media refers to multimedia delivered through a network for playback using a media player. Media is transferred in a ''stream'' of packets from a server to a client and is rendered in real-time; this contrasts with file downl ...

worldwide on

Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced or co-produced by ...

on 21 November 2019, except in the United States, and it will subsequently premiere on 22 November 2019 on

History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

in Latin America, and later on

TV Azteca Televisión Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V., commonly known as TV Azteca, is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as so ...

on 24 November 2019 in Mexico. The first season consists of 8 episodes, and a second season has been confirmed, which will begin filming in January 2020. The series planned its premiere as part of the 500th anniversary of the

Fall of Tenochtitlan The fall of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, was an important event in the Spanish conquest of the empire. It occurred in 1521 following extensive negotiations between local factions and Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. He ...

and revolves around

Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (December 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions o ...

(

Óscar Jaenada Óscar Jaenada Gajo (born 4 May 1975) is a Spanish actor. He portrayed Camarón de la Isla in '' Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend'' (2005) and Cantinflas in ''Cantinflas'' (2014). Career Óscar Jaenada was born on 4 May 1975 in Esplugue ...

) from his arrival at the Mexican coast until the defeat of the Mexicas. A+E Networks International agreed to globally distribute the series in November 2019.

Cast

Part of the cast was confirmed on October 15, 2019, by the newspaper ''El Imparcial''. *

as Hernán Cortes *

Dagoberto Gama Dagoberto Gama (born December 22, 1959, in Coyuca de Catalán, Guerrero, Mexico) is a Mexican television and film actor. He is well known for his recurring role in the television series '' La Reina del Sur'' as El Pote and ''Sin senos sí hay pa ...

Moctezuma Xocoyotzin Moctezuma Xocoyotzin . ( – 29 June 1520), retroactively referred to in European sources as Moctezuma II, and often simply called Montezuma,Other variant spellings include Moctezuma, Motewksomah, Motecuhzomatzin, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma, Motē ...

* Ishbel Bautista as

La Malinche Marina () or Malintzin (; 1500 – 1529), more popularly known as La Malinche (), was a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, who became known for contributing to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519–1521), by acting as an int ...

* Jorge Antonio Guerrero as Xicotencatl * Mitzi Mabel Cadena as Doña Luisa *

Michel Brown Misael Browarnik Beiguel (born June 10, 1976) better known as Michel Brown is an Argentine actor, singer and Television presenter. Career He was discovered by Argentine producer Cris Morena for her teen variety show ''Jugate Conmigo''. Cris M ...

Pedro de Alvarado Pedro de Alvarado (; 1485 – 4 July 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, ''conquistador'', ''adelantado,'' governor and Captaincy General of Guatemala, captain general of Guatemala.Lovell, Lutz and Swezey 1984, p. 461. He participated in the c ...

Víctor Clavijo Víctor Clavijo Cobos (born 28 September 1973) is a Spanish actor. He earned early public recognition in Spain for his performance in the serial '' Al salir de clase''. Biography Víctor Clavijo Cobos was born in Algeciras on 28 September 1973. ...

Cristóbal de Olid Cristóbal de Olid (; 1487–1524) was a Spanish adventurer, conquistador and rebel who played a part in the conquest of the Aztec Empire and present-day Honduras. Born in Baeza, Olid grew up in the household of the governor of Cuba, Diego V ...

* Almagro San Miguel as

Gonzalo de Sandoval Gonzalo de Sandoval (1497 – late 1528) was a Spanish conquistador in New Spain (Mexico)Diaz, B., 1963, The Conquest of New Spain, London: Penguin Books, and briefly co-governor of the colony while Hernán Cortés was away from the capital ...

* Miguel Ángel Amor as

Bernal Díaz del Castillo Bernal Díaz del Castillo ( 1492 – 3 February 1584) was a Spanish conquistador who participated as a soldier in the conquest of the Aztec Empire under Hernán Cortés and late in his life wrote an account of the events. As an experienced ...

* Isabel Luna as Mictecacihuatl

Episodes

Awards and nominations

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29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards The 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards were held on 9 March 2020 at the Circo Price, in Madrid. The gala was hosted by Ana Cerdeiriña and Jorge Bedoya. In addition to the competitive awards, Pilar Bardem received the '' award, Carmen Maura ...

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References

External links

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