Production: La Reina del Sur

   When it comes to production, "The Reina del Sur" has conquered all means of it. When it comes to music, the scenery, videography, stunts, etc. Aurelio Valcárcel Carroll and Hugo León Ferrer are the executive producers. Carroll has worked on many well-known telenovelas and productions like "Dame Chocolate" and "La Viuda del Blanco" along with Ferrer who has worked on "La Tormenta."
   The scenery of "La Reina del Sur" was unlike others. This is where you can guess how much really went into production. It took place in Mexico, Spain, South Africa, etc. The camera captured some of the most beautiful places in the world and was able to add suspense to it with different scenes.
   In the second part of the telenovela series, the scenery becomes more powerful and meaningful because of the story behind it all. Teresa Mendoza has been separated from her daughter. Spoiler alert: it starts off in Italy and yes Mendoza returns to Mexico. Unfortunately, it wasn't for any of the reasons we had hoped for. Without the variation in locations within the telenovela, the scenery and videography would have been bland or more common to the viewers. The different places made it so unique.
   The music was what I really didn't expect in the beginning especially the intro song but as I watched more episodes I genuinely enjoyed listening to it. The song is a corrido and it is called "La Reina Del Sur" and it was performed by the Cuates de Sinaloa. I am not a fan of corridos, but I am a fan of this particular one. The lyrics give a brief explanation of what Teresa Mendoza's story is and what is going on with her life.
   Something that I really enjoyed was the videography of the telenovela. I love the transition between the different scenes especially towards the end and how it kept the suspense going from episode to episode. The producers made sure that their content was worth every minute. You knew the next episode was going to be a good one without viewing the sneak peeks or teasers.
   As for the stunts, that was a whole different story– one that deserves its own blog. A lot of thought was put into the movement of the actors and the stunts that were made. These different characters obviously had their stunt doubles in order to prevent getting physically hurt. Now the magic that really comes into including these stunt doubles is making sure that they look like the real actors portraying these characters.
   When it comes to production, you really have to recognize the hard work that goes into it. Especially to create the magic behind these programs. It takes a lot of work and effort and let's not forget that "La Reina del Sur" was the second most expensive telenovela to produce right behind "El Señor de Los Cielos."