The second season of the American

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television series '' La Reina del Sur'' was announced by

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on 11 May 2017. The season based on the original work of

Arturo Pérez-Reverte Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez (born 25 November 1951 in Cartagena) is a Spanish novelist and journalist. He worked as a war correspondent for RTVE for 21 years (1973–1994). His first novel, ''El húsar'', set in the Napoleonic Wars, was ...

is adapted for television by Roberto Stopello. Filming officially began in April 2018 in

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. The season premiered on 22 April 2019 and ended on 29 July 2019.

Plot

The season revolves around Teresa Mendoza nine years after the events of the first season. Hidden from the rest of the world, Teresa now lives an idyllic existence in Italian Tuscany, but the kidnapping of her daughter forces her to reintroduce herself into the underworld of drug trafficking and once again confront her old enemies and the past she tried to leave behind.

Production

The series initially filmed in

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, but much of the production took place in Colombia, because

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could not return to

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. The series also filmed in places such as

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, and Malaga, Spain. In addition to the return of Del Castillo,

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and Eduardo Velasco, new actors joined the series including as Aitor Luna, Jesús Castro, and

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. According to Stopello, the season begins eight years after Teresa's disappearance. The cast was revealed on 29 November 2018. The title of the first episode "El regreso de la Reina" was revealed by Del Castillo through her Instagram account. A total of 60 episodes have been confirmed for this season.

Cast

as Teresa Mendoza *

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as Francesco Belmondo *

Paola Núñez Paola Núñez Rivas (born April 8, 1978) is a Mexican actress and producer. Personal life Núñez was born in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. She started acting in theater at the age of 12. At the age of 16, she began her full-time career as ...

as Manuela *

Mark Tacher Mark Tacher Feingold (born September 15, 1977) is a Mexican actor, musician, vocalist, guitarist, and a television host. He began as a television host in 1996, and has starred in a reality show, TV series, and telenovelas including '' La Hija del ...

as Alejandro Alcalá *

Flavio Medina Flavio Medina (; born April 19, 1978) is a Mexican actor. Biography Flavio Medina was born in Mexico City, Mexico, D.F. His first experience with live theater was during his childhood, when the grandson of Juan Grandini, passionate and illumin ...

as Zurdo Villa * Luisa Gavasa as Cayetana Segovia *

Antonio Gil Antonio Gil Martínez (born 1965) is a Spanish actor. Gil has appeared in a number of international movies, including '' Chocolat'' (2000), ''The Merchant of Venice'', ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008), and most notable '' Risen'' (2016) playing the ro ...

as Oleg Yosikov *

as César Güemes "Batman" *

Kika Edgar Kika Edgar (born January 9) is a Mexican actress and singer. Biography Sandra Erika Edgar Garza was born in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Beginning her career primarily in theater and musicals, she has become well known in Mexico, star ...

as Genoveva Alcalá *

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as Faustino Sánchez Godoy *

Patricia Reyes Spíndola Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola (born 11 July 1953) is a Mexican actress, director, and producer. She has received four Ariel Awards, two for Best Actress ('' Los Motivos de Luz'' in 1985 and ''The Queen of the Night'' in 1994), and ...

as Carmen Martínez * Carmen Flores Sandoval as Charo * Emannuel Orenday as Danilo Márquez *

Alejandro Speitzer Alejandro Sánchez Speitzer (born 21 January 1995) is a Mexican actor. Career Alejandro Speitzer started his career as a child actor when he was 5 years old. His very first job was in a recurring role in the Mexican TV mini-series ''Ray of Ligh ...

as Ray Dávila *

Christian Tappan Christian Tappan (born 19 February 1972) is a Mexican-Colombian television actor. He is mainly recognized for his work in Mexican and Colombian soap operas and series. Biography At the age of 5 he had already participated in several television ...

as Willy Rangel *

Tiago Correa Tiago Kadú Correa Girrulat (born August 28, 1981, in Santiago de Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chil ...

as Jonathan Peres * Cuca Escribano as Sheila * Carmen Navarro as Marcela / La Conejo * Miguel Ángel Blanco as Siso Pernas * Eduardo Velasco as Coronel Abdelkader Chaib * Sara Vidorreta as Rocío Aljarafe * Agata Clares as Paloma Aljarafe * Juan José Arjona as Pablo Flores * Abdelali el Aziz as Ahmed * Isabella Sierra as Sofía Dantes *

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as Epifanio Vargas * Jesús Castro as Jesús * Pol Monen as Juan *

as Antonio Alcalá * Aitor Luna as Pedro *

Eduardo Santamarina Eduardo Hernández García Santamarina (; born 9 July 1969) is a Mexican film, theater, and television actor who is known for his leading roles in many telenovelas. Beside Televisa telenovelas, Santamarina appeared in some Telemundo telenovelas. ...

as Mariano Bravo *

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as Erick Sheldon * María Camila Giraldo as Jimena Montes * Vera Mercado as Virginia Vargas * Norma Angélica as Morgana * Eduardo Pérez as Sergio * Dimitry Anisimov as Anton * Aroha Hafez as Triana *

Anna Ciocchetti Anna Ciocchetti Millán (born June 24, 1968, in Madrid) is a Spanish-born Mexican actress and singer. Early life and education Her father Franco Ciocchetti was a jazz musician and she started as a singer with the band ''Dinamita''. She later ...

as Marietta Lancaster * Roberto Abraham Wohlmuth as Lencho

Episodes

Special

References

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