El último rey
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by Olga Wornat
- Pablo Ferrer
- Santiago Pineda
- Alan Coton
- Eric Morales
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| Genre | Biographical |
| Based on | El último rey by Olga Wornat |
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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 |
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| Executive producer | Juan Osorio |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company | TelevisaUnivision |
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| 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]
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
Main
- 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
- 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
Development
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
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]