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Telemundo will add two starry telenovelas, “El Conde: Amor y Honor” and “Vuelve a Mi,” and a ninth season of its hit drama series “El Señor de los Cielos” to its 2023-24 primetime slate.

Telemundo is bringing star Fernando Colunga back to the screen after a multi-year break from novelas for “El Conde,” an established novela format. Telemundo’s spin is a period drama set in the 1930s and ’50s, revolving around a man who is thought to have died in jail but turns up 17 years later to the surprise of his family and associates. Other cast members include Ana Brenda Contreras, Marjorie de Sousa, Chantal Andere and Sergio Sendel. It was shot stages and on location

“Vuelve a Mi” is also a high-budget production, a love-triangle mystery revolving around characters who lives intertwine after a woman’s son is kidnapped. The series, set to run about 90 episodes, stars William Levy,...

Romance, suspense and drama dominate the 2023 slate of Telemundo Global Studios, which presented its 2023 lineup at Content Americas under the banner The Telemundo Edge. Speaking to Variety before hosting Telemundo’s presentation, Karen Barroeta, executive VP of production and development, noted: “We have evolved the genre so much that we now call them contemporary dramas, not telenovelas.” The long-form format runs an average of 80 episodes, stripped Monday to Friday, instead of the 120+ count of the traditional telenovelas.

Telemundo’s programming is also buoyed by its action-packed Super Series, the International Emmy-winning franchise “El Señor de los Cielos” (“Lord of the Skies”), which just launched Season 8 on Jan. 17 to stellar ratings. Inspired by real events, the show stars Rafael Amaya as the titular drug lord who undergoes plastic surgery in order to evade capture. “The show is always rooted in reality,” said Barroeta who added that writer/creator Luis Zelkowicz has some 800 hours under his belt.

Luis Ernesto Franco stars as Diego Hidalgo. Photo Credit: TelemundoTelemundo has revealed the cast for its upcoming telenovela, Falsa Identidad, which is set to premiere in September.

Falsa Identidad will Luis Ernesto Franco as Diego Hidalgo; Camila Sodi as Isabel; Sergio Goyri as Gavino Gaona, a drug lord from Alamos, Sonora; Alejandro Camacho is Augusto Orozco, Eduardo Yáñez is Don Mateo; Sonya Smith as Fernanda Orozco, Augusto’s wife; Uriel del Toro plays the role of Joselito, Samadhi Zendejas is Circe Gaona, daughter of Gavino; Geraldine Bazán is Marlene, Isabel’s best friend, Azela Robinson is Ramona; Isabel’s best friend; Alvaro Guerrero is Salas, Gabriela Roel plays the role of Felipa; Azela Robinson is Ramona; Pepe Gámez plays Deivid, Diego’s best friend, Manuel Balbi is Eliseo Hidalgo, the mayor of Alamos, Sonora; Marcus Ornellas portrays Porfirio Corona, a norteño music singer A.K.A. Corona, Martijn Kuiper as...

Everyone knows the rags-to-riches story of Jenni Rivera, la Diva de la Banda, and the personal struggles she overcame, but Telemundo’s new series Jenni Rivera: Mariposa De Barrio premiering Tuesday, June 27 at 8 pm/7c gives fans more insight into her turbulent early years from childhood, a teen mom with an abusive husband to the superstar she became. The series focuses on the woman behind the music, and it’s not always pretty. Mexican actress Samadhi Zendejas portrays Jenni as a teen mom and wife while actor Gabriel Porras plays her father. Both actors talks about the importance of not only telling Jenni Rivera’s story, but that of a woman who could be anyone.

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