Scripted series · Telemundo
La Reina del Sur
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kate del Castillo
Teresa Mendoza
183 eps
Rafael Amaya
El Güero Dávila
63 eps
Humberto Zurita
Epifanio Vargas
63 eps
Iván Sánchez
Santiago Fisterra
63 eps
Cristina Urgel
Patricia O'Farrell
63 eps
Alberto Jiménez
Oleg Yasikov
63 eps
Miguel de Miguel
Teo Aljarafe
63 eps
Santiago Meléndez
Nino Juárez
63 eps
Ilja Rosendahl
Alexej
63 eps
Juan José Arjona
Pablo Flores
63 eps
Marius Biegai
Oleg Stavinsky
60 eps
Andrés Echavarría
Sheriff
60 eps
Juan Felipe Muñoz
Policía
63 eps
Vera Mercado
Virginia Vargas
20 eps
James Lawrence
Agente William
1 eps
Alejandra Miranda
Mercedes
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How La Reina del Sur actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
La Reina del Sur reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Tension.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
After years of blood, sweat and tears, a woman of humble origin ends up becoming a drug trafficking legend, with all that that means...
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 183 episodes.
Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
10 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201163 episodes
7.0IMDbA sudden turn of events forces a young Sinaloan money-changer into the dangerous world of drug trafficking, where she gradually rises in the ranks.
Best episode · S01E01 Episode 1
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201960 episodes
9.5IMDbAfter living in hiding for nine years, Teresa is forced to confront her past and return to Mexico in order to save her kidnapped daughter, Sofía.
Best episode · S02E01 Episode 1
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202260 episodes
3.5IMDbAfter four years in prison, Teresa escapes — thanks to Epifanio, who needs her for a mission to Bolivia. But daughter Sofía, now a teen, needs her too.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E01
Episode 1
"Queen of the South" Teresa is now living in hiding as María in Italy, but her new life is upended when her daughter Sofía is kidnapped by her enemies.
S01E01
Episode 1
Teresa is a humble woman who gets caught up in the underworld for the inheritance of a risky love.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Hugo León FerrerProducer
- Aurelio Valcárcel CarrolProducer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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