El Señor de los Cielos is an American telenovela created by Luis Zelkowicz, based on an original idea by Mariano Calasso, and Andrés López and it started airing on American broadcast channel Telemundo on 15 April 2013. Produced by Argos Comunicación and Telemundo Studios, and Caracol Internacional in the first season, and distributed by Telemundo Internacional. The series is based on the life and work of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, the former leader of the Juarez Cartel. It stars Rafael Amaya as the titular character, Aurelio Casillas. The series has won several awards including; International Emmy Award for Non-English Language Us Primetime Program. Premios Tu Mundo for Novela or serie of the Year for three consecutive years. On 10 May 2018, Telemundo announced that the series has been renewed for a seventh season.
| Genre | Telenovela |
| Created by | Luis Zelkowicz |
| Written by | Juan Manuel Andrade, Mariano Calasso, Jorge Cervantes, Luis Colmenares, Guillermo Ríos, Carmina Narro, Andrés López, Laura Sosa, Iris Dubs |
| Directed by | José Luis García Agraz, Carlos Villegas Rosales, Walter Doehner, Danny Gavidia, Jaime Segura |
| Creative director(s) | Carlos Herrera, Olin Díaz |
| Starring | Rafael Amaya, Ximena Herrera, Robinson Díaz, Raúl Méndez, Gabriel Porras, Carmen Villalobos, Mauricio Ochmann, Fernanda Castillo, Marlene Favela, Carmen Aub, Maritza Rodríguez, Sabrina Seara, Vanessa Villela, Maricela González, Mariana Seoane, Miguel Varoni, Guy Ecker, Ninel Conde, Carlos Bardem, Alberto Guerra, Alejandro López, Francisco Gattorno, Jesús Moré, Lisa Owen, Isabella Castillo, María Conchita Alonso, Matías Novoa, Iván Arana, Héctor Bonilla, Roberto Escobar, Fernando Noriega, Eduardo Santamarina, Danna García |
| Music by | Marco Flores |
| Opening theme | See below |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 611 |
| Executive producer(s) | Mariana Iskandariani, Jose Gerardo Guillén, Joshua Mintz, Marcela Mejía, Martha Godoy |
| Producer(s) | Monica Francesca Vizzi, Ana Graciela Ugalde, Carolina Leconte, Iván Aranda |
| Cinematography | Juan Bernardo Sánchez Mejía, José Gerardo de la Torre, Esteban de Llaca, Ignacio González, Damián Aguilar, Javier Morón |
| Editor(s) | Marco Antonio Martínez Domínguez, Andrés Eichelmann Kaiser, Rigel Sosa Andrade, Marcos González, Ramiro Pardo |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company(s) | Argos Comunicación, Caracol Internacional, Telemundo Studios |
| Distributor | Telemundo Internacional |
| Original network | Telemundo |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
| Related shows | El Chema |
About El Señor de los Cielos
This telenovela follows the life of a drug smuggler and the lives of his family and business associates. The series is based on the life of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, the former leader of the Juarez Cartel.
Achievement of El Señor de los Cielos
Ximena Herrera left the show after the second season. The show won its first International Emmy Award in 2014 for Non-English Language Us Primetime Program.
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Latest information about El Señor de los Cielos updated on July 28 2021.
