Queen of the South
(2016)
Regisseur:
Scott RosenbaumSchauspieler:
Alice Braga, Veronica Falcón, Peter Gadiot, Hemky Madera, Justina Machado, Joaquim de Almeida, Jon-Michael Ecker, Nick Sagar, Gerardo Taracena, Adolfo Alvarez, Brent Smiga, Julio Cedillo, Blair Bomar, Will Beinbrink, Juan Felipe Barrientos, Gregory Kelly„Queen of the South“ basiert auf der lateinamerikanischen Telenovela La Reina del Sur und wird auf dem USA Network zum Drogendrama. Im Mittelpunkt steht Teresa Mendoza, deren drogendealender Freund wird unerwartet in Mexiko umgebracht, was Teresa dazu zwingt, Unterschlupf und Schutz in den USA zu suchen. Dort tut sie sich mit einer überraschenden Figur aus ihrer Vergangenheit zusammen, um den Anführer des Drogenrings zu Fall zu bringen, der die Flucht aus ihrer Heimat mitverantwortete. Bei ihrer anschließenden Odyssee lernt sie die wichtigsten Hintergründe zum Drogenhandel und bringt sich strategisch in Stellung selbst zum Anführer des Kartells werden zu können.
Queen of the South is based on the literary page-turner "La Reina Del Sur", the top-selling novel by the internationally acclaimed author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, which also yielded a Telemundo series that became one of the most popular telenovelas of all time for USA's sister network. It tells the powerful story of Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga). When her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico, Teresa is forced to go on the run and seek refuge in America, where she teams with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the very drug trafficking ring that has her on the run. In the process, she learns the tools of the trade and strategically positions herself to become the leader of the Cartel.
Queen of the South is based on the literary page-turner "La Reina Del Sur", the top-selling novel by the internationally acclaimed author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, which also yielded a Telemundo series that became one of the most popular telenovelas of all time for USA's sister network. It tells the powerful story of Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga). When her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico, Teresa is forced to go on the run and seek refuge in America, where she teams with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the very drug trafficking ring that has her on the run. In the process, she learns the tools of the trade and strategically positions herself to become the leader of the Cartel.