Season 1 • Episode 125
LatestLos Rey is a Mexican telenovela produced by Elisa Salinas for Azteca. It stars Leonardo Garcia, with Michel Brown and Rossana Najera as the protagonists, both dubbed as "La pareja" in the face card, alongside Juan Alfonso Baptista, Ana Belena, Fernando Alonso, Cecilia Ponce, Jose Alonso, Ofelia Medina, Fernando Lujan, Ariel Lopez Padilla, Victor Huggo Martin and Elizabeth Cervantes. Rafael Gutiérrez and Rodrigo Cachero serve as the directors. Los Rey is written by Luis Felipe Ybarra who is also the associate producer. From September 3, 2012 to February 22, 2013, Azteca 13 broadcast Los Rey, replacing La Mujer de Judas.
Acting
Ofelia Medina's matriarch is deliciously Machiavellian.
Production
Azteca's glossy aesthetic elevates the melodrama.
Writing
Luis Felipe Ybarra's pacing knows exactly when to drop a secret.
Creator
David Jacobs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michel Brown and Rossana Najera were marketed as 'La pareja' on promotional materials, a rare case of the couple getting top billing over the family patriarch.
Los Rey arrived as Azteca's answer to Televisa's dynasty telenovelas, signaling the network's push into higher-production-value 'narconovela' territory before the boom fully exploded.
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