The Colombian beauty, who is known for Telenovelas such as Dueña del Paraiso and Santa Diabla, will guest appear as Eva, Epifanio’s smart and ambitious young assistant, on the USA Network’s drama-thriller series. ^ “Queen of the South: Season 1 (2016)”.
Here’s a guide to the cast and characters of USA Network’s hit crime drama Queen Of The South. Based on the Spanish-language telenovela La Reina Del Sur – which in turn is based on the novel of the same name by Arturo Pérez-Reverte – Queen Of The South is the rags-to-riches tale of Teresa Mendoza, played by The New Mutants’ Alice Braga.
Queen of the South(2016–2021) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Eduardo Sánchez (11 episodes, 2017-2021) David Boyd (7 episodes, 2016-2018) Ben Hernandez Bray (5 episodes, 2018-2021) David Rodriguez (3 episodes, 2016-2017) Rebecca Rodriguez (3 episodes, 2018-2019) Matthew Penn (2 episodes, 2016)
The crime drama chronicles Teresa’s journey from the barrios of Mexico as she rises through the ranks and becomes queenpin of her own drug empire. In the first season of Queen Of The South, Teresa’s drug-runner boyfriend Güero is seemingly killed which forces her to go on the run.
Who is the actress on Queen of the South?
Ximena Duque is officially making her Hollywood debut on Queen of the South. The Colombian beauty, who is known for Telenovelas such as Dueña del Paraiso and Santa Diabla, will guest appear as Eva, Epifanio’s smart and ambitious young assistant, on the USA Network’s drama-thriller series.
Plotline. Queen of the South is an adaptation of the telenovela La Reina del Sur, which is itself an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. The series centers around Teresa Mendoza, a poor Mexican woman who becomes wealthy by building a vast drug empire. Mendoza lives in the barrio …
Fortin and Joshua John Miller. The series premiered on June 23, 2016, and concluded on June 9, 2021, with 62 episodes aired on USA Network. It is an adaptation of the telenovela La Reina del Sur which airs on USA’s sister network Telemundo;
Nikki Dixon as DEA Agent Valerie Postak. Michel Duval as Enrique “Kique” Jiménez (season 2–3), son of Boaz Jimenez, and later fiancé of Isabela Vargas. James Martinez as Gato Fierros (season 1), a lieutenant in the Vargas Cartel. Ximena Duque as Eva Buemeros (season 2), Epifanio’s smart and ambitious young assistant.
Gerardo Taracena as Cesar “Batman” Guemes (seasons 1–2), Don Epifanio Vargas’s right-hand man. Joaquim de Almeida as Don Epifanio Vargas, Camilla Vargas’s husband (seasons 1–2, guest season 3), head of the Vargas Cartel (see: Sinaloa Cartel ), and a candidate for the governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
Armando Riesco as Pecas (season 3), the narco boss of La Comisión, a group trafficking in Arizona. Alimi Ballard as Marcel Dumas (seasons 4-5), a slick and measured Creole leader of a New Orleans street gang, and owner of a hip jazz club. Chris Greene as Bobby Leroux (season 4), Marcel Dumas’s right-hand man.
Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza, a poor woman from Sinaloa, Mexico, who becomes wealthy by building a vast drug empire. Veronica Falcón as Doña Camila Vargas (seasons 1–3), Don Epifanio’s estranged wife and head of the North American branch of the Vargas Cartel in Dallas, Texas.
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