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Queen of the South

Queen of the South

USA Network 2016

Teresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas, she looks to become the country's reigning drug smuggler and to avenge her lover's murder.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of Queen of the South (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Hemky Madera

#1 - Hemky Madera (Pote Galvez)

Hemky Madera plays as Pote Galvez in Queen of the South.
Hemky Madera is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 52 episodes.

Veronica Falcón

#2 - Veronica Falcón (Camila Vargas)

Veronica Falcón plays as Camila Vargas in Queen of the South.
Veronica Falcón is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 39 episodes.

Peter Gadiot

#3 - Peter Gadiot (James)

Peter Gadiot was born in the UK but he is of Dutch and Mexican descent and he trained at the Drama Centre in London, before making his television debut in 2010 in the family comedy drama 'My Spy Family'. He made his American TV debut as the genie Cyrus in 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland' in 2013 and in the same year appeared in the UK sitcom 'Fresh Meat', actually playing a Mexican, a holiday romance who comes to England to marry his girlfriend despite not being able to speak any English. In addition to acting on stage and screen he wrote and directed a short film '12-17' and is an active campaigner against human trafficking, actually rowing the Atlantic Ocean in support of his cause.

Peter Gadiot plays as James in Queen of the South.
Peter Gadiot is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 39 episodes.

Justina Machado

#4 - Justina Machado (Brenda)

Justina Machado plays as Brenda in Queen of the South.
Justina Machado is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 26 episodes.

Joaquim de Almeida

#5 - Joaquim de Almeida (Don Epifanio Vargas, Epifanio)

Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida (born 15 March 1957) is a Portuguese-born American actor. He began his acting during the 1980s, appearing on the 1982 action movie The Soldier. He achieved international fame with his portrayals of Félix Cortez in the 1995 Tom Clancy's thriller Clear and Present Danger, drug kingpin Bucho in the 1995 action thriller film Desperado, Ramon Salazar on the Fox thriller drama series 24 and the corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes in 2011 street racing film Fast Five. His other well known films include The Honorary Consul (1983), Good Morning, Babylon (1987), Only You (1994), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Behind Enemy Lines (2001), The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007), Che: Part Two (2008) and The Burning Plain (2008). He has worked in Europe, Argentina, Mexico, the United States and Brazil in many film and stage productions, winning several international awards.

Joaquim de Almeida plays as Don Epifanio Vargas, Epifanio in Queen of the South.
Joaquim de Almeida is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 26 episodes.

Nick Sagar

#6 - Nick Sagar (DEA agent Alonzo Loya)

Nick Sagar plays as DEA agent Alonzo Loya in Queen of the South.
Nick Sagar is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 26 episodes.

#7 - Idalia Valles (Isabela Vargas)

Idalia Valles plays as Isabela Vargas in Queen of the South.
Idalia Valles is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 13 episodes.

Yancey Arias

#8 - Yancey Arias (Alberto Cortez)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yancey Arias (born June 27, 1971) is an American actor, perhaps most noted for his work on television crime dramas, particularly his roles as Miguel Cadena in the NBC series Kingpin and as Gabriel Williams in the FX series Thief. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yancey Arias, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Yancey Arias plays as Alberto Cortez in Queen of the South.
Yancey Arias is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 13 episodes.

#9 - Gerardo Taracena (Cesar “Batman” Guemes)

An actor and producer, known for Apocalypto (2006), Sin Nombre (2009) and Man on Fire (2004).

Gerardo Taracena plays as Cesar “Batman” Guemes in Queen of the South.
Gerardo Taracena is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 13 episodes.

#10 - Alfonso Herrera (Javier Gallegos)

Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez (n. 28 de agosto de 1983) es un actor mexicano. Ex integrante del grupo RBD.En el mes de septiembre de 2009 anunció que se retiró del mundo de la música para dedicarse a la actuaciónActor mexicano que inició su carrera en el teatro con obras como "Las brujas de Salem", "Cómo matar a un ruiseñor" y "Antígona", pero fue hasta su participación en la película "Amarte Duele" de Fernando Sariñana del 2002,3 que consiguió notoriedad en el ambiente artístico.Luego de su participación en el cine, el productor Pedro Damián le dio la oportunidad para interpretar el papel de "Juan David" en la telenovela Clase 406, después de terminar dicho proyecto, trabajó nuevamente con el mismo productor, en esta ocasión para la telenovela Rebelde, en la que daba vida a "Miguel Arango", lo que permitió crear la banda RBD, integrada, además de él, por Anahí, Dulce María, Maite Perroni, Christopher Uckermann y Christian Chávez, sus compañeros de telenovela.Al terminar Rebelde, iniciaron las grabaciones del programa "RBD: La familia", el cual narra, de forma ficticia, la vida de los integrantes de la banda.A mediados de 2008, RBD anuncia su separación y su gira "del adiós", después de cuatro años de éxito, en octubre, lanzaron el disco con sus mejores éxitos.Tras la confesión de su compañero de grupo Christian Chávez al declararse homosexual, Alfonso Herrera declaró que su amigo cuenta con su apoyo, "ya que la sexualidad no hace a un hombre, sino sus ideas".[cita requerida]En su tiempo libre, le gusta practicar deportes como fútbol, capoeira y ski acuático, le gusta mucho el cine, por lo que uno de sus pasatiempos es ver películas, las cuales acostumbra coleccionar.En marzo de 2008, regresó a sus inicios al integrarse al elenco de la puesta en escena "Pillow Man", con un papel pequeño para no interferir con las presentaciones de RBD.4 En septiembre protagoniza la primera temporada de la serie Terminales,5 junto a Ana Claudia Talancón. En diciembre regresó al cine para protagonizar la comedia romántica Volverte a ver,6 de los creadores deCansada de besar sapos.Le prestó su voz a Igor, el personaje central de la cinta de animación del mismo nombre producida por The Weinstein Company, que se estrenará en septiembre de 2009 bajo la distribución de Videocine.7 8En el 2009 trabajó en las series Tiempo final9 en el episodido "El billete" el cual salió al aire el 13 de octubre de 200910 y Mujeres asesinas.El 11 de marzo de 2009 viajó a Colombia para protagonizar un capítulo de la tercera temporada de la serie de TV, Tiempo final. En abril protagoniza el episodio llamado "Soledad, cautiva" de la segunda temporada de Mujeres asesinas junto a Angelique Boyer y Roberto Ballesteros.11El 27 de julio de ese mismo año, inició un papel protagónico en la telenovela de Rosy Ocampo llamada Camaleones, en la que compartió créditos con Belinda.12En septiembre de 2009 se estrenó de la película venezolana Venezzia en la que trabaja junto a las actrices venezolanas Ruddy Rodríguez y Johanna Morales.13En abril de 2010 participó en el juego especial de futbol entre famosos y ex integrantes de la selección nacional de Estados Unidos para MTV llamado Rock N' Gol.14En julio de 2010 inicia el rodaje de la película La suerte esta echada dirigida por Juan Carlos de Llaca15 y debuta como conductor de AXN Film Festival 2010.

Alfonso Herrera plays as Javier Gallegos in Queen of the South.
Alfonso Herrera is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 13 episodes.

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