El último rey
El último rey | |
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Genre | Biographical |
Based on | El último rey by Olga Wornat |
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Directed by |
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Starring |
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Theme music composer | José Alfredo Jiménez |
Opening theme | "El Rey" by Pablo Montero |
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Country of origin | Mexico |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 30 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Juan Osorio |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Production company | TelevisaUnivision |
Original release | |
Network | Las Estrellas |
Release | 14 March 10 June 2022 | –
El último rey is a Mexican biographical drama television series that aired on Las Estrellas from 14 March 2022 to 10 June 2022.[1][2] The series is produced by Juan Osorio for TelevisaUnivision.[3] It is based on the book of the same name that journalist Olga Wornat wrote about Vicente Fernández's life.[4] Pablo Montero stars as Vicente Fernández.[5]
The series has been renewed for a second season, that premiered on 16 May 2022.[6][7]
Premise
[edit]El último rey narrates the life of a Vicente Fernandez and how he overcome all obstacles to achieve his dream: to become one of the greatest representatives of regional Mexican music.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Angélica Aragón as Dalia[8]
- Pablo Montero as Vicente Fernández[9]
- Iliana Fox as María del Refugio Abarca Villaseñor "Doña Cuquita"
- Jade Fraser as Young Cuquita[12]
- Paloma Woolrich as Old Cuquita
- Jesús Moré as Gerardo Fernández[13]
- Paolo Vargas as Young Gerardo Fernández
- Iván Arana as Vicente Fernández Jr.[13]
- Alonso Meza as Young Vicente Fernández Jr.
- Emilio Osorio as Young Alejandro Fernández / Alex Fernández[14]
- Vince Miranda as Adult Alejandro Fernández
Recurring
[edit]- César Évora as Francisco Manjarrez[15]
- Sara Corrales as Patricia Rivera
- Alejandra Ambrosi as Paula Gómez
- Ligia Uriarte as Sissi
- Antonio López as Ramón
- Eva Daniela as Chicotita
- José Daniel Figueroa as Adult Felipe
- Alejandro Sandi as Federico Méndez
- Rossana de León as Lucha Villa
- Karla Garrido as La India María
- José Alfredo Jiménez
- Flor Yáñez as Alicia Juárez
- Ana Tena as Alejandra
- Carlos Balderrama
- Waldo Franco
- Carlos Kapistrán
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]The series was announced by TelevisaUnivision on 13 January 2022.[16][17] Filming began in late January 2022.[18] The first teaser of the series was shown on 17 February 2022.[19] On 16 March 2022, Juan Osorio announced that the series was renewed for a second season that will consist of 20 episodes.[20]
Controversy
[edit]On 11 March 2022, three days before the series scheduled premiere date, it was announced that a federal judge had ordered for the series to be postponed after the family of Vicente Fernandez alleged that Televisa incurred in violations of non-contractual relationships; trademark rights; improper use of an artistic name reserved before the National Copyright Institute (Indautor); unfair competition, among other reasons.[21][22][23] The following day, TelevisaUnivision alleged that the company had not received any judicial notice prohibiting the series from airing and would continue with airing the series.[24][25] The series went on to premiere as scheduled.[26]
Ratings
[edit]Season | Timeslot (CT) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | ||
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Date | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | Mon–Fri 8:30 p.m. | 10 | 14 March 2022 | 8.0[27] | 25 March 2022 | 2.5[28] |
2 | Mon–Fri 9:30 p.m. | 20 | 16 May 2022 | 2.7[29] | 10 June 2022 | 2.0[30] |
Episodes
[edit]Series overview
[edit]Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 10 | 14 March 2022 | 25 March 2022 | |
2 | 20 | 16 May 2022 | 10 June 2022 |
Season 1 (2022)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Mexico viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "El secuestro del primogénito" | 14 March 2022 | 8.0[27] |
2 | 2 | "Prueba de vida" | 15 March 2022 | N/A |
3 | 3 | "Nunca olvides de donde vienes" | 16 March 2022 | N/A |
4 | 4 | "Solo vas a ser conocido en tu casa" | 17 March 2022 | N/A |
5 | 5 | "Mi fiel compañera" | 18 March 2022 | N/A |
6 | 6 | "Vivir bajo tu sombra" | 21 March 2022 | 2.9[31] |
7 | 7 | "Fuerza para resistir" | 22 March 2022 | 2.7[32] |
8 | 8 | "Sed de venganza" | 23 March 2022 | 3.2[33] |
9 | 9 | "No soy un asesino" | 24 March 2022 | 2.7[34] |
10 | 10 | "No hay mayor dolor que perder a un hijo" | 25 March 2022 | 2.5[28] |
Season 2 (2022)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Mexico viewers (millions) |
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11 | 1 | "El Sol siempre sale para todos" | 16 May 2022 | 2.7[29] |
12 | 2 | "Sanar heridas" | 17 May 2022 | 2.4[35] |
13 | 3 | "No soy feliz" | 18 May 2022 | 2.2[36] |
14 | 4 | "Expiación" | 19 May 2022 | 2.3[37] |
15 | 5 | "Fracasé como madre y mujer" | 20 May 2022 | 2.1[38] |
16 | 6 | "Arrancar las broncas de raíz" | 23 May 2022 | 2.3[39] |
17 | 7 | "Infidelidades" | 24 May 2022 | 2.0[40] |
18 | 8 | "Tu grave error es callar" | 25 May 2022 | 2.2[41] |
19 | 9 | "Con cada película, una nueva conquista" | 26 May 2022 | 1.8[42] |
20 | 10 | "Sacar los trapitos al Sol" | 27 May 2022 | 1.9[43] |
21 | 11 | "Comenzar una nueva etapa" | 30 May 2022 | 2.3[44] |
22 | 12 | "No puedes negar tus raíces" | 31 May 2022 | 2.4[45] |
23 | 13 | "Atrapado entre dos amores" | 1 June 2022 | 2.2[46] |
24 | 14 | "Pagar tu penitencia" | 2 June 2022 | 2.3[47] |
25 | 15 | "Nosotros somos tierra" | 3 June 2022 | 1.8[48] |
26 | 16 | "Los que se nos van, siempre nos esperan" | 6 June 2022 | 2.3[49] |
27 | 17 | "No somos iguales" | 7 June 2022 | 2.3[50] |
28 | 18 | "Atenerse a las consecuencias" | 8 June 2022 | 2.3[51] |
29 | 19 | "Llegó la hora de decir adiós" | 9 June 2022 | 2.4[52] |
30 | 20 | "Que descanse en paz" | 10 June 2022 | 2.0[30] |
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