''Dark Desire'' ( es, Oscuro deseo, link=no) is a Mexican
thriller drama
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streaming television
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series produced by
Argos Comunicación
Argos Comunicación is a television and film production company owned by Epigmenio Ibarra based in Mexico City.
Profile
The company started as the telenovela-production unit for TV Azteca with '' Nada personal'' and has since then produced many ...
for
Netflix
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. The series stars
Maite Perroni
Maite Perroni Beorlegui (born 9 March 1983) is a Mexican actress, singer, songwriter and producer.
Perroni gained international fame in 2004 as a member of the Latin Grammy-nominated Latin pop group RBD.
As an actress, Perroni's career began ...
,
Erik Hayser
Erik Hayser (born December 13, 1980, in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico), is a Mexican actor, writer and producer. He studied acting at the "Centro de Formación actoral" (CEFAC). He is internationally recognized due to role of Diego ...
,
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 ...
,
María Fernanda Yepes
María Fernanda Yepes Alzate (born 23 December 1980) is a Colombian actress and model. She is mostly known for playing Yésica Franco "La Diabla", in the hit Telemundo telenovela ''Sin Senos no hay Paraíso''. She also played the title role in t ...
, Regina Pavón and
Jorge Poza
Jorge Alberto Poza Pérez ( born 3 January 1977) is a Mexican film and television actor.
Biography
Poza was born in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico. He started his acting career in the movie ''Bandidos'' in 1990, but his career as a TV actor star ...
,
The start of production was confirmed on 6 May 2019, and it premiered on 15 July 2020.
On 19 August 2020, the series was renewed for a second and final season, which premiered on 2 February 2022. It was also announced that season 1 of ''Dark Desire'' was the most watched non-English title on Netflix, amassing 35 million viewers in 28 days.
Synopsis
Alma (
Maite Perroni
Maite Perroni Beorlegui (born 9 March 1983) is a Mexican actress, singer, songwriter and producer.
Perroni gained international fame in 2004 as a member of the Latin Grammy-nominated Latin pop group RBD.
As an actress, Perroni's career began ...
) is a law school professor. She is married to Leonardo (
Jorge Poza
Jorge Alberto Poza Pérez ( born 3 January 1977) is a Mexican film and television actor.
Biography
Poza was born in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico. He started his acting career in the movie ''Bandidos'' in 1990, but his career as a TV actor star ...
), a judge who has kept much from her. They are parents of Zoe (Regina Pavón). In this context, Darío (
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 ...
) and Esteban (
Erik Hayser
Erik Hayser (born December 13, 1980, in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico), is a Mexican actor, writer and producer. He studied acting at the "Centro de Formación actoral" (CEFAC). He is internationally recognized due to role of Diego ...
), a police officer, also come into play.
Cast and characters
Main
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Maite Perroni
Maite Perroni Beorlegui (born 9 March 1983) is a Mexican actress, singer, songwriter and producer.
Perroni gained international fame in 2004 as a member of the Latin Grammy-nominated Latin pop group RBD.
As an actress, Perroni's career began ...
as Alma Quintana Solares, a former lawyer and college professor who begins the affair with Darío behind her family's back.
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Erik Hayser
Erik Hayser (born December 13, 1980, in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico), is a Mexican actor, writer and producer. He studied acting at the "Centro de Formación actoral" (CEFAC). He is internationally recognized due to role of Diego ...
as Esteban Solares, a former police officer and Leonardo's brother, Zoe's uncle and Alma's ex-brother-in-law
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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 Darío Guerra, a college student and mechanic who attends Alma's class and starts to fall in love with her
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María Fernanda Yepes
María Fernanda Yepes Alzate (born 23 December 1980) is a Colombian actress and model. She is mostly known for playing Yésica Franco "La Diabla", in the hit Telemundo telenovela ''Sin Senos no hay Paraíso''. She also played the title role in t ...
as Brenda Castillo (season 1), Alma's best friend who has recently gone through a divorce. She committed suicide by cutting her wrists, opening a case in which Darío, Leonardo and Esteban were suspects of Brenda's apparent murder due to their connection to her
* Regina Pavón as Zoe Solares, Alma and Leonardo's rebellious daughter and Esteban's niece who is struggling with her sexuality
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Jorge Poza
Jorge Alberto Poza Pérez ( born 3 January 1977) is a Mexican film and television actor.
Biography
Poza was born in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico. He started his acting career in the movie ''Bandidos'' in 1990, but his career as a TV actor star ...
as Leonardo Solares, a highly respected former judge and Alma's ex-husband, Esteban's brother and Zoe's father
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Catherine Siachoque
María Alexandra Catherine Siachoque Gaete (born 21 January 1973) is a Colombian actress best known for her (mostly villainess) roles in numerous telenovelas.
Early life
Siachoque was born in Tunja, Bogota, Colombia.
Career
Siachoque has appe ...
as Lys Antoine (season 2), Darío's aunt and foster mother who had a sexual relationship with him
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Arturo Barba
Arturo Barba (born 21 May 1973) is a Mexican actor and producer known for appearing in telenovelas
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as Íñigo Lazcano (season 2), a lawyer and Julieta's father
* Ariana Saavedra as Julieta Lazcano (season 2), Darío's fiancée who turns up dead the day before their wedding
Recurring
* Paulina Matos as Edith Ballesteros (season 1), Leonardo's assistant whom Alma initially thought to be her husband's mistress
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Leticia Huijara
Leticia Huijara is a Mexican actress who was born in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
Biography
She was born on 12 September 1967, in Acapulco, Guerrero where she lived the first five years of life. Since then she has lived in Mexico City. She studie ...
as Lucinda (season 1), Darío's mother
* Claudia Pineda as Patricia García (season 1), one of the detectives in charge of Brenda's case
* Esteban Soberanes as Vallejo (season 1), another of the detectives in charge of Brenda's case
* Samantha Orozco as Rosalba (season 1)
* Fabián Merlo as El Chalán (season 1)
* Tony Valdes as Jacinto (season 1)
* Eligio Meléndez as El Padrino (season 1)
* Carmen Baqué as Nancy (season 1)
* Daniel Damuzi as Carmona (season 1)
* Magali Boysselle as Mónica, a therapist who helps Alma overcome her obsession with Darío. In season 2, she organizes a group of women who had been through similar situations.
* María de Villa as Karina, Zoe's best friend and later girlfriend
* Mahoalli Nassourou as Eugenia Montaño (season 2), the detective in charge of Julieta's case
Episodes
Season 1 (2020)
Season 2 (2022)
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links
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