Queen of the South (TV series)

Cast and characters

Main

• Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza, a poor woman from Sinaloa, Mexico, who becomes wealthy by building a vast drug empire.
• Veronica Falcón as Doña Camila Vargas, Don Epifañio's estranged wife and head of the North American branch of the Vargas Cartel in Dallas, Texas.
• Justina Machado as Brenda Parra, the wife of a high-ranking transporter for the Vargas Cartel, and Teresa's best friend when the series begins.
• Peter Gadiot as James Valdez, Camila's right-hand man.
• Hemky Madera as Pote Galvez, a former Vargas Cartel lieutenant who has since become one of Teresa Mendoza's strongest allies.
• Gerardo Taracena as Cesar "Batman" Guemes, Don Epifañio Vargas's right-hand man.
• Joaquim de Almeida as Don Epifañio Vargas, Camilla Vargas's husband, head of the Vargas Cartel, and a candidate for the governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
• Jon-Michael Ecker as Raymundo "El Güero" Davila, Teresa's love interest and a drug dealer.
• Nick Sagar as DEA agent Alonzo Loya.
• Yancey Arias as Alberto Cortez.
• Idalia Valles as Isabela Vargas, the daughter of Camila and Epifañio Vargas.
• Alfonso Herrera as Javier Jimenez, a member of the Jimenez cartel and a mercenary willing to kill for the highest bidder. He is now an ally of Teresa Mendoza.
• David Andrews as Judge Cecil Lafayette, an corrupted judge who looking the other way and is making things harder for Teresa's drug operation in New Orleans

  Recurring

• Molly Burnett as Kelly Anne Van Awken, a Dallas socialite who becomes part of Teresa's inner circle.
• Ryan O'Nan as King George, a smuggler who helps Teresa build her empire.
• Joseph T. Campos as Boaz Jimenez, a former cartel leader who now runs Teresa's operations in Sinaloa and Miami
• Mark Consuelos as Teo Aljarafe, the first lawyer Camila Vargas employs while setting in motion her plan for independence.
• Rafael Amaya as Aurelio Casillas, a drug lord
• Michel Duval as Enrique "Kique" Jiménez, son of Boaz Jimenez, and later fiancé of Isabela Vargas.
• James Martinez as Gato Fierros, a lieutenant in the Vargas Cartel
• Ximena Duque as Eva Buemeros, Epifanio's smart and ambitious young assistant
• Paola Andino as Olivia Gutiérrez, a close friend of Isabela Vargas since their childhood. She introduces Isabela into the drug-fueled party lifestyle of a "narco-brat".
• Armando Riesco as Pecas, the narco boss of La Comisión, a group trafficking in Arizona.
• Alimi Ballard as Marcel Dumas, a slick and measured Creole leader of a New Orleans street gang, and owner of a hip jazz club.
• Chris Greene as Bobby Leroux, Marcel Dumas's right-hand man.
• Pêpê Rapazote as Raul 'El Gordo' Rodriguez, a Cuban drug dealer based in Miami who partners with Teresa and Oksana.
• Vera Cherny as Oksana Volkova, a Russian drug dealer based in Atlanta who partners with Teresa and El Gordo.
• Bailey Chase as Eddie Brucks, a musician attempting to overcome his personal demons who crosses paths with Teresa.
• Chelsea Tavares as Birdie, a New Orleans mixology whiz who works at Teresa's bar.
• Sofía Lama as Emilia, Javier's girlfriend and Boaz's ex-fiancé.
• David Bianchi as Manny, one of Teresa's New Orleans soldiers.
• Alejandro Barrios as Chicho, one of Teresa's New Orleans soldiers.
• Felipe Barrientos as The Charger, Camila Vargas's gang master.
• Adolfo Alvarez as Tony Parra, Brenda's son and Teresa's godson.
• Julian Silva as Tony Parra, Brenda's son and Teresa's godson.
• Cory Hart as Detective Randall Greene, a corrupt New Orleans cop who is Judge Lafayette's right-hand man.
• Derek Evans as Davis Lafayette, Judge Lafayette's emotionally fragile son.
• Donald Paul as Cedric, the savvy and sly hit man gangster working for Marcel Dumas and sometimes the Queen.

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