Scripted series · Netflix
Monarca
The taste of betrayal.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Irene Azuela
Ana María Carranza
10 eps
Juan Manuel Bernal
Joaquín Carranza
10 eps
Osvaldo Benavides
Andrés Carranza
10 eps
Rosa María Bianchi
Cecilia Carranza
10 eps
Antonio de la Vega
Bernardo
10 eps
James Hyde
Martin Ross
10 eps
Gabriela de la Garza
Jimena
10 eps
Norma Reyna
Nana Licha
1 eps
Daniel Villar
Padre Norberto
1 eps
Socorro de la Campa
Sra. Guadalupe
1 eps
David Rencoret
Don Fausto Carranza
3 eps
Ana Laura Espinosa
Nora
2 eps
Aldo Gallardo
Ilán
4 eps
Pablo Bracho
Padre de Sara
1 eps
Marco Zetina
Don Fermín
6 eps
Rodrigo Oviedo
Emilio Palafox
2 eps
Daniela Schmidt
Pilar
5 eps
Ramón Medína
El Perro
7 eps
Carmen Becerra
Renata
1 eps
Hugo Albores
Raymundo Martínez
2 eps
Fabiana Perzabal
Madre de Sara
2 eps
Sophie Gómez
Ameila
1 eps
Emilio Delgado
Nico Urrutia Carranza
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Monarca actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Monarca reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
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 20 years, Ana María returns to Mexico and vies for control of her family's tequila empire as it threatens to crumble under corruption and secrets.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Diego Gutierrez
Showrunner
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Fernando Rovzar
Executive producer
Salma Hayek Pinault
Executive producer
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Alexis Fridman
Executive producer
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José Tamez
Executive producer
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Billy Rovzar
Executive producer
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Ana Sofía Clerici
Writer
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Júlia Denis
Writer
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Sandra García Velten
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Fernando RovzarExecutive Producer
- Salma Hayek PinaultExecutive Producer
- Alexis FridmanExecutive Producer
- Diego GutierrezExecutive Producer
- José TamezExecutive Producer
- Billy RovzarExecutive Producer
Writing
- Ana Sofía ClericiWriter
- Fernando RovzarWriter
- Diego GutierrezWriter
- Júlia DenisWriter
- Sandra García VeltenWriter
Direction
- Fernando RovzarDirector
- José Manuel CraviotoDirector
- Natalia BeristáinDirector
Cinematography
- Chuy ChávezDirector of Photography
Music
- Camilo FroidevalOriginal Music Composer
- Dan ZlotnikOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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