![]() ![]() ![]() He immediately ostracizes her and forces her to leave home. When she finds out she is pregnant at 16 by a duplicitous man she’s been dating, Samuel ( Mario Espitia), she tells her father, Don Armando ( César Mora). Cecelia, nicknamed “La Chiqui” ( Katherine Escobar Farfán), is the youngest daughter in a trucking family. Now, for a much more light-hearted Colombian telenovela, albeit with some serious life situations. Murder, revenge, and fighting for loved ones are at the heart of this gripping telenovela. The title reflects the notion that many young women in Colombia resort to being surgically enhanced to work as prostitutes and escape poverty, but Hilda has instilled in her daughters to avoid this route and live happy lives despite their circumstances. Unfortunately, she too unwittingly becomes involved with a cartel leader, Yésica Beltrán ( Majida Issa), who had a grudge against La Grande, and La Pequeña, Hilda, her dad, Albeiro Marín ( Fabián Ríos), and La Pequeña’s boyfriend, Hernán Darío (Juan Pablo Urrego) become falsely imprisoned because of this. She gives birth to another daughter and also calls her Catalina “La Pequeña” (“The Small”), as her older slain sister becomes known as “La Grande” (“The Big”).įearing her younger daughter, played by Carolina Gaitán as a teenager, will turn to prostitution to escape poverty and also fall prey to a cartel, Hilda sets a yellow line boundary around the entry of her house to stop Catalina from leaving her protection. Upon hearing this, the angst she feels causes her to go into premature labor. Set in Colombia, Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso tells the story of a pregnant mother, Hilda Santana ( Catherine Siachoque), a woman of modest upbringing, being informed of the tragic murder of her daughter, Catalina Marín ( Carmen Villalobos), at the hands of the cartel. You can watch La Reina Del Sur here and Queen of the South here. Both are equally addictive (pardon the pun). ![]() It has since been adapted for American television as Queen of the South, starring Alice Braga as Mendoza. ![]() Kate del Castillo stars in the telenovela version of La Reina Del Sur. La Reina Del Sur was adapted from the true-crime novel of the same name by a Spanish journalist, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, who followed and interviewed Mendoza to share her story. RELATED: Netflix Developing Spanish-Language ‘Bird Box’ Spinoff, Possible Shared Universe When it becomes apparent he has been killed, she must go on the run, starting afresh at the very bottom rungs of the cartel, and using her street smarts and past knowledge to then eventually work her way up to the top spot. La Reina Del Sur follows her humble beginnings working on getting by until she falls in love with a member of the Mexican cartel. Though not something to be lauded but is indeed an impressive feat, Teresa Mendoza was the first woman to seize control of the drug trade across three continents. It is perhaps not as novel now, but there was a time when women did not rise in the drug trade ranks and become cartel leaders. ![]()
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