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Telemundo has revealed its upcoming 2024-25 multiplatform programming offerings including a slate of reality TV shows, scripted dramas, live events and specials, news and sports.

Select offerings broken down by categories can be found below.

Unscripted

Telemundo’s Spanish language Celebrity Big Brother-inspired series La Casa de Los Famosos returns for a fifth season, alongside last summer’s breakout hit Los 50 and new seasons of Top Chef VIP and the network’s longest-running reality competition, Exaltón Estados Unidos. New titles include La Isla: Desafío Extremo, a survival reality show featuring a mix of celebrities and fans and Sin Fronteras (w/t), a new global ‘banda’ competition.

Scripted

For fans of the highly-rated drama series El Señor de los Cielos—currently airing its ninth season starring Rafael Amaya— the franchise is expanding. La Dinastía Casillas (w/t) will follow a new generation led by Rutila, Ismael and the heirs of...

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Chairman Luis Fernandez is spearheading an executive shuffle and a restructuring of Telemundo Studios in a bid to amp up the company’s scripted content for both linear and streaming platforms.

“At a time when Telemundo is the most-watched network in prime time, we are super-charging our scripted content production under one strong brand: Telemundo Studios,” said Fernandez who returned in December to Telemundo where he was previously head of the news division for six years before taking a hiatus.

“For almost two decades, Telemundo has led in the production of Spanish-language content made by Hispanics for Hispanics. With this streamlined structure, we are doubling down on our commitment to serve the Latino community with the best scripted content across all platforms for years to come,” he added.

As part of the restructure, he has promoted entertainment and content strategy head Ronald Day to president of entertainment...

Exclusive: It’s been a strong few weeks for Telemundo.

The Spanish-language network has been dominating primetime, placing No. 1 both in total viewers and in the 18-49 demographic, beating out rival Univision for the ratings crown.

That’s thanks largely in part by two high-performing series, reality show La Casa de Los Famosos and scripted drama El Señor de Los Cielos.

La Casa de Los Famosos is actually drawing its best audience ever, averaging 1.3M live+same-day viewers across Season 4, according to Nielsen. That marks a 7% increase over Season 3 — the largest season-over-season audience growth the series has ever seen.

So far, the series has seen an increase in total viewers each season, growing 5% from Season 1 to 2 and 1% from Season 2 to 3.

La Casa de Los Famosos is also Telemundo’s top reality series on Peacock, according to NBCUniversal.

Meanwhile, El Señor de Los Cielos is averaging 1.1M viewers per episode. It...

In an exclusive interview with Variety, Ronald Day, Telemundo’s president of entertainment & content strategy, drilled down on what has made action-packed series “Lord of the Skies” (“El Señor de los cielos”), the company’s longest-running Super Series franchise and a bonafide hit.

With Season 9 set to premiere Feb. 13, “Lord of the Skies” has earned its street cred across a spectrum of young adults, split evenly among males and females. Per Nielsen, its eighth season “ranked as the #1 drama series in primetime, regardless of language, 6 out of 9 nights since its premiere, among adults 18-49, and on 8 out of 9 nights among adults 18-34.”

Season 9’s trailer, loaded with explosive scenes and showcasing the first time the series shot in Mexico’s Chinatown, clocked more than a million hits in 24 hours, he noted.

Drug lord Aurelio Casillas, played by Mexico’s Rafael Amaya, is “relatable,” observed Day. Despite his ruthless nature, “he...

El Señor de los Cielos season 8 ended with a cliffhanger, leaving fans speculating about season 9's release date and how Aurelio Casillas will survive. The extensive cast list for season 9 has been announced, featuring the return of beloved characters and the introduction of new faces, including guest star J Balvin. Season 9 of El Señor de los Cielos has been confirmed, with shooting underway and a projected release window of February 2024

El Señor de los Cielos season 8 ended on a fascinating cliffhanger, leading many to speculate over the El Señor de los Cielos season 9 release date. El Señor de los Cielos has become a cornerstone in the realm of telenovelas, blending high-octane action with the complex dynamics of drug cartel operations. Its narrative revolves around Aurelio Casillas (Rafael Amaya), a character who rises from humble beginnings to become a kingpin in the drug world. The series not only offers gripping drama...

If TV’s upfront week used to be defined by spectacle — a parade of stars and musical performances culminating in glamorous parties with open bars and lobster canapés — to say the 2023 installment was muted would be an understatement.

There were still musical performances, and there were stars (at least from the world of sports, news and reality TV), but the ongoing writers strike made its presence felt.

“What you’re about to see is not exactly the show we expected to do today,” Warner Bros. Discovery ad sales chief Jon Steinlauf told the crowd of media buyers at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday morning, adding that the company asked only executives to appear “out of respect for our talent, and the WGA.”

“It’s not exactly as we originally planned it, but we live in a dynamic world, and we have definitely found that being able to...

Despite the WGA picketers outside, NBC held its upfront presentation Monday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Missed the star-free event that was hosted mostly by news personalities, Real Housewives and Mario Lopez? Here were the highlights:

Seth MacFarlane got another chance to show off his singing pipes — and crude sense of humor — by appearing in a pre-taped segment as his alter-ego Ted at the top of the presentation: he sang an original song about NBC selling ads about “detergent and feminine pads” and “kicking nads.” In 2021, Peacock gave a straight-to-series order to a live-action comedy series based on MacFarlane’s 2012 movie featuring the furry character.

Some “Ted” Talks resonate more than others...

The WGA is into week three of a strike after failing to ink a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) before the clock ran out May 1. Among the issues the two sides could not come to an agreement on are mini-rooms, the use of AI and streaming residuals.

The WGA has planned pickets at upfront locations throughtout the week, including Disney’s presentation at the North Javits Center Tuesday, the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront Wednesday morning at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, and YouTube’s upfront Wednesday evening at Lincoln Center.

The WGA had also planned to picket Netflix’s first-ever upfront presentation, which was set to take place at the Paris Theater near the Plaza Hotel Wednesday afternoon. That led to the streamer scrapping the in-person event, which will now be held virtually.

Variety will update this post throughout the week with details...

“El Señor de los Cielos” will ramp up even more of the war on narcos as the Telemundo series enters its ninth season.

“This is a narco series, however, it deals with a bunch of things happening to the family in relationships [and] in the family ties, but people want to see more of the narco world, so we’re gonna make sure we bring more of that,” Telemundo Global Studios production and development EVP Karen Barroeta told TheWrap. “The war on the narcos between Colombia and Mexico is going to be coming back.”

As the series spotlights the narco world even more than before, audiences might recognize El Cabo, who makes his triumphant return for the full ninth season.

Protagonist Aurelio (Rafael Amaya) also returns better than ever for the next chapter in the series with a new lease on life, settling back into his beloved persona as a true...

Romance, suspense and drama dominate the 2023 slate of Telemundo Global Studios, which presented its 2023 lineup at Content Americas under the banner The Telemundo Edge. Speaking to Variety before hosting Telemundo’s presentation, Karen Barroeta, executive VP of production and development, noted: “We have evolved the genre so much that we now call them contemporary dramas, not telenovelas.” The long-form format runs an average of 80 episodes, stripped Monday to Friday, instead of the 120+ count of the traditional telenovelas.

Telemundo’s programming is also buoyed by its action-packed Super Series, the International Emmy-winning franchise “El Señor de los Cielos” (“Lord of the Skies”), which just launched Season 8 on Jan. 17 to stellar ratings. Inspired by real events, the show stars Rafael Amaya as the titular drug lord who undergoes plastic surgery in order to evade capture. “The show is always rooted in reality,” said Barroeta who added that writer/creator Luis Zelkowicz has some 800 hours under his belt.

When we think of telenovelas, we're quick to get nostalgic about the ones we grew up watching with our moms and abuelas. We tend to associate them with being an older-generation thing, with their overdramatic and also very predictable love narratives. But that doesn't mean there aren't young Latinx folks out there who don't tune in. It makes sense, considering there are audiences who do consume content and entertainment both in English and Spanish. In fact, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises established the term "200ers" to describe them, referring to a demographic of Latinxs who identify 100 percent as American and 100 percent as Latinx and "share the values of both cultures, are bilingual, and flawlessly jump between cultures." This would explain why Emmy Award-winning telenovela "El Señor de los Cielos," with its eighth season returning to Telemundo on Tuesday, Jan. 17, has become a cross-generational hit over the years, appealing to a wider Latinx audience than ever thought possible.

Queen of the South (La Reina del Sur) is a Mexican series starring Kate del Castillo, Iván Sánchez, Cristina Urgel and Rafael Amaya among others.

Queen of the South is one of the most expensive and successful soap operas produced by Telemundo. It tells the story of the rise of Teresa Mendoza to become the queen of an international drug cartel.

A soap opera that is now available on Netflix, and is in its third season (with  over fifty episodes). It will delight some and probably leave others (especially the critics) unwilling to even mention it.

The story is based on the best-seller by Arturo Pérez Reverte who, in all his complexity, has reached the hearts of millions.

Season 3 Release Date

December 30, 2022

Where to Watch Queen of the South

Netflix...

Fan favorite action icon Jean-Claude Van Damme is set to star in the action feature Silent Kill, Deadline has reported. The movie is helmed by Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth fame Anthony Hickox, who also penned down the screenplay. The film will follow four mercenaries who find a hidden treasure in the Congo and decide to bury it and to meet back at the same spot in three years to split the fortune evenly. However, things don’t go as planned and take a different turn. Along with Van Damme, the movie also features NFL star-turned-actor Vernon Davis, Rafael Amaya, and Madalina Anea.

Jean-Claude Van Damme is going to the Congo but not to hunt the Gray Gorillas. The mega-pliable action star is joining the cast of Silent Kill, an upcoming action film directed and written by Anthony Hickox. According to Deadline, Silent Kill follows four mercenaries searching the Congo for hidden treasure. After finding the goods, the group buries the treasure and agrees to return three years later to split the winnings. As you can imagine, the plan goes awry.

Former NFL star Vernon Davis, Rafael Amaya, and Madalina Anea star alongside Van Damme, who also produces with Joram Moreka. Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Ovidiu Toma, and Bradly Gentz produce.

“One of the all-time great action stars, Jean-Claude Van Damme has cultivated a worldwide fanbase that will absolutely love this adrenaline-fueled movie that starts fast and never takes it’s foot off the gas pedal. Its Van Damme doing what everyone loves watching him do,...

Exclusive: Action icon Jean-Claude Van Damme (Kickboxer) is set to star in action feature Silent Kill, which Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment will be introducing to buyers at this week’s American Film Market.

Anthony Hickox (Hellraiser III) wrote the screenplay and will direct the film, which will follow four mercenaries who find a hidden treasure in the Congo. They bury it and agree to meet back at the same spot in three years and split the fortune evenly, but things take a different turn.

Starring alongside Van Damme will be NFL star-turned-actor Vernon Davis (Gasoline Alley), Rafael Amaya (The Lord of Skies) and Madalina Anea (Watcher).

Van Damme and Joram Moreka are producing the film. Executive producers are Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Ovidiu Toma and Bradly Gentz. Principal photography is due to commence in early Q1, 2023.

Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment, the firm run by Iervolino and Bacardi, is handling world sales at AFM.

Roku is launching Espacio Latino, a free streaming hub for Hispanic programming, on the Roku Channel.

With more than 61 million active accounts as of March 31, Roku is a leading gateway for streaming, and one of its most popular offerings is the Roku Channel, a mix of free and paid on-demand and linear services with reach to some 80 million households. The Roku Channel operates in the U.S., UK and Canada but the Espacio Latino initiative is launching in the U.S. only.

Companies like TelevisaUnivision and Telemundo have noted in mobilizing streaming ventures recently that the Hispanic audience is underserved. Espacio Latino will aggregate thousands of movie, series and telenovela titles as well as family entertainment and news.

In an interview with Deadline, Roku execs said they decided to create the new hub after noticing that nearly 70 of Spanish-language viewing households watching The Roku Channel do not have pay TV...

Telemundo is building its 2022-23 season lineup around the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the return of two of the Spanish-language outlet’s biggest star drama vehicles: Kate del Castillo in Season 3 of “La Reina del Sur” and Rafael Amaya rising from the dead for an eighth round of “El Señor de los Cielos.”

The NBCUniversal-owned programmer also is stepping up investment in a range of multilingual content for the Peacock streaming platform.

Telemundo will formally unveil its programming plans to advertisers and media buyers on Monday evening as the industry gathers in New York for the network upfront presentation. Headlining the scripted side of the presentation is the return of hits “La Reina del Sur” (“The Queen of the South”) and “El Señor de los Cielos” (“Lord of the Skies”), which are both set in the world of Latin American drug trafficking.

The NBCU Spanish-language group will use the...

You're invited to the hottest party in Las Vegas. On April 21, Rafael Amaya, Jacqueline Bracamontes and Cristián de la Fuente will host the 2022 Latin American Music Awards live from the Michelob Ultra Arena.  Broadcast live on Telemundo and Peacock, the annual awards show will recognize the very best in Latin music over the past year. Bad Bunny is favored to win big after he received a total of 10 nominations including Artist of the Year. Jhay Cortez followed close behind with eight impressive nods.  During the event, Christian Nodal will be recognized with the Extraordinary Evolution Award while Lupita D'Alessio will receive the Legend Award. And it...

The night that celebrates a year of Latin music is here! The 2022 Latin American Music Awards are taking place on April 21 as Latin stars from Bad Bunny to Becky G strutted into the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Los Vegas. The 7th annual award show—co-hosted by Rafael Amaya, Jacqueline Bracamontes and Cristián de la Fuente—is being broadcast to fans on Telemundo and Peacock. "In the past few years, we have seen a huge rise in popularity for Latin music that has pushed it mainstream, so we are thrilled to take the Latin AMAs to Las Vegas for the first time and give our worldwide audience a first-rate production to showcase...

Network: USA Network

Episodes: 62 (hour)

Seasons: Five

TV show dates: June 23, 2016 -- June 9, 2021

Series status: Ended

Performers include: Alice Braga, Justina Machado, Hemky Madera, Veronica Falcon, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, and Rafael Amaya.

TV show description:

This dramatic TV series is based on the Spanish-language telenovela and the novel La Reina Del Sur by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It revolves around a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America from a powerful drug cartel.

Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga) is a poor young woman from the “barrio” of Jalisco, Mexico. She found a way to rise above her hopeless conditions. She falls in love with a successful member of a drug cartel, Guero. After he is murdered, she must go on...

“El Señor de los Cielos” star Rafael Amaya has inked a multi-project deal with Telemundo Global Studios, committing to starring in various original productions. The Mexican entertainer’s first project is slated to premiere later this year. Amaya, a telenovela veteran, is one of the best-known actors in Spanish-language media.

“This deal reaffirms Telemundo’s commitment to working with the best talent in the business and to continue creating groundbreaking original content for Latinos across all platforms,” said Karen Barroeta, exec VP of production and development at Telemundo Global Studios. Recently, the studio signed with Spain’s Planeta for exclusive rights to the complete library of all-time best-selling Spanish-language writer Corín Tellado, which reaches nearly 4,000 titles. Moreover, Telemundo Global Studios launched Telemundo Streaming Studios in May, a studio dedicated to meeting the escalating demand of Latino streaming services in the U.S. and world.

Amaya first stepped into the Latin...

Rafael Amaya, known for his role in Telemundo’s Emmy-winning series El Señor de los Cielos (Lord of the Skies), has closed a multi-project deal with Telemundo Global Studios. Under the pact, Amaya will star in various Telemundo Global Studios original productions with his first project slated to air later this year.

“We’re honored to once again work with Rafael Amaya, one of the most well-known and talented Latin actors in the entertainment industry,” said Karen Barroeta, Executive Vice President of Production and Development, Telemundo Global Studios. “This deal reaffirms Telemundo’s commitment to working with the best talent in the business and to continue creating groundbreaking original content for Latinos across all platforms.”

Amaya starred as Aurelio Casillas in Telemundo’s long-running critically praised series El Señor de los Cielos (Lord of the Skies), which recently wrapped its seventh and final season. He also starred alongside Kate del Castillo...

"I've got the vision, I just need someone who can help me execute. Gravitas has released an official trailer for an action movie + crime thriller titled Narco Soldiers, which is about exactly what the title says it's about. Narco Soldiers is a timely, action-packed crime thriller that explores the resurgence of the Caribbean drug routes and one couple's violent, Bonnie and Clyde-style rise to power. Nothing more to this than just that. The film stars Rafael Amaya, Carolina Guerra, Ricardo Chavira, Rafael Amaya, and Carolina Guerra. There's actually more action in this trailer than I expected, but it still has all the cliche action junk tropes: guns galore, drugs, women, sex, violence, terrible dialogue. Same as always. This one you can ignore. Here's two official trailers (+ poster) for Felix Limardo's Narco Soldiers, direct from YouTube: Narco Soldiers is a timely, action-packed crime thriller that explores the resurgence of...

Telemundo has unveiled its latest slate of 900 hours of original content including a new drug lord drama starring Majida Issa and Mark Tacher.

NBCUniversal’s Hispanic network is launching a slew of new shows and renewals, including an update on its adaptation of gameshow The Wall, ahead of NBCU’s Upfront presentation on Monday.

This marks its first slate since the departure of president Luis Silberwasser.

Operación Pacífico is the broadcaster’s latest Super Series, a slate of action-orientated telenovelas that have reinvented the genre with shorter runs. The show is inspired by the true story of federal agent Amalia Ortega.

Elsewhere, it has renewed El Señor de los Cielos for a seventh season and is launching limited series No Te Puedes Esconder. In reality, it is “recharging” shows including The Voice (La Voz) and Exatlon as well as premiering The Wall.

“Hispanics are no longer just a demographic story.

Vertical Entertainment has obtained the North American distribution rights to Emma Roberts-starring film In a Relationship, written and directed by first-time filmmaker Sam Boyd. The comedy, which had its world premiere this year at the Tribeca, also stars Michael Angarano, Dree Hemingway, and Patrick Gibson. The plot centers on one summer in the lives of two couples: Long-term pair Owen and Hallie, who are are breaking up (or maybe not?), while Matt and Willa embark on a romance of their own just as their relationship reaches a turning point. Greta Lee, Gayle Rankin, Melora Walter and Jay Ellis co-star in the pic, which will get a theatrical bow later this year. Jorge Garcia Castro, David Hunter, Ross Putman and Boyd produced the film with executive producers Andres Icaza Ballesteros and Sergio Cortes Gomez of 2 Friends Media, Roberts, Karah Preiss, Will Russell-Shapiro, Jim Jacobsen and Stephen Braun. The deal...

Get ready to see a lot more of Colonel Cortez on Queen of the South. Deadline reports Yancey Arias has been promoted to series regular for season three of the USA Network TV show.The drama centers on Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga), a woman on the run from a powerful drug cartel, who seeks refuge in the U.S. The cast also includes Veronica Falcón, Hemky Madera, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Gerardo Taracena, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, Rafael Amaya, and Jon-Michael Ecker.Read More…...

Vulture Watch Is Teresa Mendoza safe? Has the Queen of the SouthTV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on USA Network? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Queen of the South season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? Airing on the USA Network cable channel, Queen of the South stars Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza, a woman on the run from a powerful drug cartel, who seeks refuge in the U.S. The cast also includes: Veronica Falcón, Hemky Madera, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Gerardo Taracena, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, Rafael Amaya, and Jon-Michael Ecker. Read More…...

In its first season, the Queen of the South TV show did pretty well in the ratings on USA Network. Can the drama series, based on the Spanish-language telenovela and Arturo Pérez-Reverte's novel La Reina Del Sur, maintain or grow its audience in the second installment? Will Queen of the South be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. Queen of the South stars Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza, a woman on the run from a powerful drug cartel, who seeks refuge in the U.S. The USA Network cast also includes Veronica Falcón, Hemky Madera, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Gerardo Taracena, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, Rafael Amaya, and Jon-Michael Ecker. Read More…...

Vulture Watch Is Teresa Mendoza safe? Has the Queen of the SouthTV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on USA Network? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Queen of the South season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? Airing on the USA Network cable channel, Queen of the South stars Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza, a woman on the run from a powerful drug cartel, who seeks refuge in the U.S. The cast also includes: Veronica Falcón, Hemky Madera, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Gerardo Taracena, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, Rafael Amaya, and Jon-Michael Ecker. Read More…...

In its first season, the Queen of the South TV show did pretty well in the ratings on USA Network. Can the drama series, based on the Spanish-language telenovela and Arturo Pérez-Reverte's novel La Reina Del Sur, maintain or grow its audience in the second installment? Will Queen of the South be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. Queen of the South stars Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza, a woman on the run from a powerful drug cartel, who seeks refuge in the U.S. The USA Network cast also includes Veronica Falcón, Hemky Madera, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Gerardo Taracena, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, Rafael Amaya, and Jon-Michael Ecker. Read More…...

Queen of the South will continue to reign. Deadline reports USA Network has renewed the TV show for a third season.The drama stars Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza, a woman on the run from a powerful drug cartel who seeks refuge in the U.S. The cast also includes Veronica Falcón, Hemky Madera, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Gerardo Taracena, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, Rafael Amaya, and Jon-Michael Ecker.Read More…...

The time has come to reveal the names of those who made it on this year’s list of People en Español’s Most Beautiful June issue. And in this special edition celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘The Most Beautiful,’ we doubled the usual 50 names to feature 100!

The cover features superstars from the worlds of music, movies, television and the runway. They are: Marjorie De Sousa, Romeo Santos, Esmeralda Pimentel, Francisca Lachapel, Emeraude Toubia, Lineisy Montero and Carmen Villalobos. The cover photos were taken by photographer Omar Cruz at the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, with the Brooklyn Bridge and the New...

Paola Andino, a vet of Nickelodeon's cancelled Every Witch Way TV show is joining the cast of Queen of the South, for season two on USA Network. Deadline reports she will recur as Olivia “Chaparra” Gutierrez, "a party girl with a brash mouth and a taste for trouble who ushers her best friend Isabela Vargas (Sandy Valles) into the narco-brat lifestyle."A drama following a woman who flees a Mexican drug cartel and seeks refuge in the Us, Queen of the South stars: Alice Braga, Justina Machado, Hemky Madera, Veronica Falcon, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, Rafael Amaya, Jon-Michael Ecker, Ximena Duque, and Michel Duval. Season two premieres on USA Network on June 8th.Read More…...

The queen is back. Recently, USA Network announced season two of Queen of the South will premiere in June.The drama revolves around a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America from a powerful drug cartel. The cast includes Alice Braga, Justina Machado, Hemky Madera, Veronica Falcon, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, and Rafael Amaya.Read More…...

Queen of the South has some new company. The Wrap reports Ryan O'Nan has joined season two of the USA Network series.The drama revolves around a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America from a powerful drug cartel. The cast includes Alice Braga, Justina Machado, Hemky Madera, Veronica Falcon, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, and Rafael Amaya.Read More…...

Queen of the South has some new company. Deadline reports Yancey Arias will star on season two of the USA Network TV show.The drama revolves a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America from a powerful drug cartel. The cast includes Alice Braga, Justina Machado, Hemky Madera, Veronica Falcon, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, and Rafael Amaya.Read More…...

In what seemed to be a magical night, the Paley Center brought together some of the most powerful and influential Hispanics. Celebrities like Eva Longoria, Gina Rodriguez, Wilmer Valderrama, Prince Royce, Rafael Amaya, Jorge Ramos and many more came together to celebrate an impactful tribute to Hispanic achievements in television.  The night highlighted more than seven decades of television history.  "Tonight we demonstrate how television, more than any other medium, serves to shatter stereotypes, educate audiences, and bring people together," said Maureen J. Reidy, President & CEO of The Paley Center for Media. "We are so proud to celebrate the Hispanic icons and innovators, shows and...

And the winner is... Artists like Daddy Yankee, Chino & Nacho and many of the biggest stars from fan's favorite television shows attended Telemundo's fifth annual Premios Tu Mundo tonight. Fans eagerly awaited to see if their favorite celebs won, after all, the winners were all in the public's hands who voted online for several weeks. The show was hosted by Gaby Espino, Edgar Ramirez, and a variety of the network's talent.  Favorite Super Series: El Señor de los Cielos IV Favorite Novela or Series: Bajo El Mismo Cielo  Favorite Male Protagonist in a Super Series: Rafael Amaya Favorite Female Protagonist in a Super Series: Fernanda...

USA Network continues to move away from their "blue sky" dramas to producing gritty ones. Are shows like Queen of the South what their audience wants to see? Will it be a hit in the ratings? Will it be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.

Queen of the South revolves around a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America from a powerful drug cartel. She begins a journey that will lead her to become the powerful and wealthy "Queen of the South". The cast includes Alice Braga, Justina Machado, Hemky Madera, Veronica Falcon, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, and Rafael Amaya.

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The series El Señor de los Cielos is back for a new season on March 28, and we sat down with its star, Rafael Amaya, who plays Aurelio Casillas. He brings to life the role a drug lord who seeks power and respect as he eludes the DEA and Mexican authorities.  From the balcony of his room at The London Hotel in Beverly Hills, the actor talked to his about his character and many other random things that we asked him about. Throughout the seasons of the show, we've loved and hated the Aurelio, because he is the right kind of wrong...in so many ways. So we had to ask, what's next for the infamous character?  "We're going to see an Aurelio Casillas that is tired and very...

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Media Arts Center San Diego is now seeking films and videos for 20th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 13-23, 2014)! Come celebrate our landmark 20th year with an even broader program of exhilarating new activities, special events, and initiatives.

The 21st Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival (Sdlff) is now accepting entries for the 2014 festival. Sdlff will take place March 13-23, 2014 at the Ultrastar Cinemas Mission Valley at Hazard Center located in beautiful San Diego, California.Submit early for discounted entry fees!

Last year's festival was attended by an audience of 20,500 actively-engaged film lovers, filmmakers, actors, programmers, distributors, industry representatives and journalists from around the world. The San Diego Latino Film Festival has used the unique geographical and cultural position of the San Diego Border Region to make the festival a premiere venue for the exhibition of international and U.S. Latino features, shorts and documentaries.

Never participated in Sdlff before? Become apart of San Diego's proud celebration of the best in Latino film.

The 2014 San Diego Latino Film Festival will include expanded opportunities for participating filmmakers and their films/videos to take the spotlight. The following is just a taste of what filmmakers and attendees can experience by participating at the upcoming San Diego Latino Film Festival:

* 155 feature and short films to be screened

* over 100 guest filmmakers and actors

* Sdlff Awards Competition

* "Country of Focus" showcase

* Workshops/Seminars with industry representatives and filmmakers (i.e. "Financing", "Distribution")

* Special 20th Anniversary Spotlight

* Celebrity Guest Curator

* "Tributes" to acclaimed filmmakers/actors

* Concerts @ the Fest

* Pre-Fest Launch Parties

* Opening, Centerpiece, and Closing Night Gala Celebrations

* Sdlff Awards Ceremony

* Free Student Outreach Screenings

* "Meet the Filmmaker" Dialogues

* Sdlff's Annual "Border Visions" Sidebar

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Twenty-one years ago, the San Diego Latino Film Festival was originally established as a student film festival focusing on works by Latinos and/or about the Latino Experience. Since that time, the San Diego Latino Film Festival has developed into one of the biggest and most well respected Latino film festivals in the country.

Over 240,000 people have attended during the past seventeen years, and2,100 films/videos from across Latin America and the United States have been screened. Past festival guests have included such renowned individuals asLou Diamond Phillips, Gina Rodriguez, Jorge Salinas, Dulce Maria, Rafael Amaya, Ana Serradilla, Eduardo Verastegui, Barbara Mori, Alfonso Arau, Robert Young, Miguel Littin,Angelica Maria, Dayanara Torres, Demian Bichir, Kate del Castillo, America Ferrera, John Leguizamo, Bruno Baretto, Barbara Mori, Roselyn Sanchez, Alfonso Cuaron, Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal, Carlos Carrera, Rodrigo Prieto, Alex Lora, Lupe Ontiveros, Bruno Bichir, Carmen Salinas, Luis Mandoki, Danny Trejo, Adal Ramones, Tony Plana, Elpidia Carrillo, Humberto Solas, Dennis Leoni, Arturo Ripstein, Paul Rodriguez, Patssi Valdez, Luis Valdez, Gregory Nava, Edward James Olmos, Lourdes Portillo, Moctesuma Esparza, Ray Bradbury, Jacob Vargas, Patricia Velasquez, Fernando Sarinana, Lucia Murat, Nancy de los Santos, Vanessa Bauche, and hundreds of other emerging and established Latino filmmakers.

Selection Process (Important Information)

Sdlff 2014 is seeking innovative works that are 'by', 'about' or 'for' the Latino community, that have been completed between 2013-2014. Work previously exhibited in the San Diego / Tijuana Border Region - whether theatrically at another local festival or broadcast on television, - is not eligible to apply. A panel of distinguished curators from the San Diego and Tijuana community will select the films and videos to be screened during the "Official Selection" of the festival. All entries will be pre-screened for eligibility by curators, however, not all entries will be programmed.

Films must be submitted with English subtitles if the dialogue is in a language other than English. Films must have been completed after January 2013. Because we use entry fees to make grants to filmmakers, fee waivers will not be granted. Exceptions will only be made for non-profit organizations and international governmental organizations.

*DVD screeners and press kits will not be returned.

Upon acceptance to the festival, a press kit is required, to include the following:

Features: 100 word synopsis in English, 2 hi-res film stills (300dpi, Cmyk color), digital trailer

Shorts: 50 word synopsis in English, 1 hi-res film still (300dpi, Cmyk color)

Optional: digital trailer

For exhibition the following formats will be accepted:

Features: 35mm, HDCam, Blu-ray, Dcp. Features must be received by March 1, 2014

Shorts: must be received by February 1, 2014 in Digital format via Usb or email using a file sharing service like DropBox or HighTail (Previously YouSendIt). USBs will not be returned.

*Submitters will be notified by January 4, 2014. Judges’ decisions are final. Due to the large number of films we receive, feedback on individual films will not be provided. Films entered after the November 8 deadline will not be reviewed or returned.

An additional panel of distinguished filmmakers, film critics, and actors will sit on this year's Awards Jury. Awards are given for excellence in form and content. Films to be considered for competition will be determined by the Festival Curator.

For entry form, click here.

Entry Categories:

Narrative Feature (40 or more minutes)

Documentary Feature (40 or more minutes)

Short (under 40 mins)

Local Film

Youth Short (no entry fee)

Awards Categories:

Best Narrative Feature

Best Documentary Feature

Audience Award Narrative Feature

Audience Award Documentary Feature

Best Short Film

Best Local Film

Best Youth Film...

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