El Dragón: Return of a Warrior
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Created by | Arturo Pérez-Reverte |
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Theme music composer | Jaime Vargas Fabila |
Opening theme | "Guerrero" by Ilza Ponko[1] |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 82 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Carlos Bardasano |
Producer | Jorge Sastoque Roa |
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Editor | Alba Merchán Hamann |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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Release | 30 September 2019 20 January 2020 | –
El Dragón: Return of a Warrior (Spanish: El Dragón: El regreso de un guerrero), or simply El Dragón, is a Spanish-language
The first season of the series has positioned itself in the top 10 of the most watched programs on Netflix in Mexico.[9]
Premise
The series revolves around Miguel Garza (Sebastián Rulli), a man who because of his physical attractiveness and mysterious way of being attracts anyone who knows him. He believes that everyone revolves around him, and no one can oppose his charms. In addition to being attractive, he is intelligent and a successful entrepreneur in business. For Miguel everything seems to take him to the top of the world, but without knowing it, his worst enemy will be ambition.[10]
Plot
The story begins in
20 years later, Miguel lives completely calm in Japan, with his girlfriend Asya, whom he loves deeply. And on top of that he is a successful financier.
But something that makes him make the final decision to accept such a position, is his wife Asya, who decides to commit suicide upon learning that she suffers from a terminal illness.
Cast
An extensive cast list was published in June 2019 by Peruvian outlet El Comercio.[11]
Main
- Sebastián Rulli as Miguel Garza
- Renata Notni as Adela Cruz
- Roberto Mateos as Epigmenio Moncada
- Irina Baeva as Jimena Ortiz
- Cassandra Sánchez Navarro as Chisca Garza
- Manuel Balbi as Héctor Bernal
- Javier Gómez as Carlos Duarte
- Alejandro Ávila as inspector Toledo
- Sofía Castro as Kenia
- Juan Pablo Gil as Jorge Garza
- Alex Durán as Ishiro Tanaka
- Mauricio Pimentel as Peligros
- Edison Ruíz as Tacho
- Natasha Domínguez as Claudia
- Gabriela Carrillo as Edna gonzalez
- Rubén Sanz as Valentín Soria
- Cynthia Klitbo as Dora Garza
- José Elías Moreno as Lamberto Garza
Recurring
- Denia Agalianu as Karina Grishenko
- Fernando Gaviria as Sandro Ochoa
- Orlando Moguel as Detective CJ
- Alejandro Naranjo as Vladimir
- Rodrigo Massa as Piero Scarinci[12]
- Sergio Recio Montes as Canelo
- Carmen Muga as Isabel
- Christian Uribe as Raúl
- Daniel Elbittar as Víctor[13]
- Federico Ayos as El Flaco
- Alejandra Espinoza[14]
- Víctor Jiménez
- Jose Carlos Illanes as David.
Guest stars
- Marcelo Buquet as Rosario
- Zuleyka Rivera as Asya[15]
- Alejandra Robles Gil as Lucía Garza
- Gonzalo García Vivanco as Roberto Garza
- Paula Sandoval as Ximena Herrera
- José María Galeano as Leopoldo Santamarina
Television broadcast
The entire first season was first released on streaming service Netflix on 4 October 2019; the series premiered on Univision on 30 September 2019.
Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) |
18–49 rank | ||
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Date | Viewers (millions) |
Date | Viewers (millions) | |||||
1 | Mon–Fri 10pm | 38 | 30 September 2019 | 1.43[16] | 22 November 2019 | 1.11[17] | 1.16 | TBD |
2 | 44 | 25 November 2019 | 1.39[18] | 20 January 2020 | 1.73[19] | 1.36 | TBD |
Production
The creation of the series began in the wake of a meeting in
The series was confirmed on 10 May 2018 during the
After passing through Japan to begin filming El Dragón, Sebastián Rulli traveled to Spain to film scenes of the series with Mexican actress Cassandra Sánchez Navarro, who is his sister in the series.[11] Cassandra said "I've been filming with you for a few days, but I feel as if you are already my brother of a lifetime".[11] Renata Notni began filming on Tuesday, 4 December 2018 in Mexico, while Rulli did the same a little earlier in Japan.[11] Both actors filmed their first scenes together the first week of December in Mexico.[11]
Netflix acquisition
At the end of October 2018, it was confirmed that Netflix and Televisa would partner again to create new content.[26] Among the productions highlighted in his proposal was El último dragón.[27] Several months later, Irina Baeva shared through her Instagram account that the series would have its premiere via streaming on 4 October 2019 on Netflix, but with the title changed to El Dragón: El regreso de un guerrero.[28] This would be the first series of Televisa, to premiere online, after its premiere on television.[28] On Netflix the series consists of 38 episodes.[29]
References
- ^ ""GUERRERO" es el nuevo tema de Ilza Ponko y tema de la nueva novela serie "EL DRAGON"". univision.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Televisa apuesta por escritor Pérez Reverte y actriz Silvia Pinal para 2019". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Univision Unveils 2019-2020 Content Slate Built on Live Entertainment, Scripted Dramas, Sports and News". corporate.univision.com. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Univisión apuesta alto en septiembre con La usurpadora y El dragón". produ.com (in Spanish). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Prepárate para el estreno mundial de El Dragón el 30 de septiembre por Univision". univision.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ González, Moisés. "Univision estrena la segunda temporada de El dragón". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Estrenos y Finales: Del lunes, 20 enero 2020 al domingo, 26 enero 2020". produ.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Herrera, Alberto. "Sebastián Rulli será el "'Robin Hood" de la serie "El último Dragón"". laverdadnoticias.com (in Spanish). La Verdad Noticias. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ González, Moisés. "La telenovela también manda en las plataformas de streaming". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h González, Moisés. "Así es la historia de El dragón con Sebastián Rulli". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e ""El dragón": fecha de estreno, tráiler, historia, personajes y todo sobre la telenovela de Sebastián Rulli". El Comercio (in Spanish). 30 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ Atitude e Visão, Redação. "Direto do México entrevista com o ator Rodrigo Massa". atitudeevisao.com.br (in Portuguese). A&V. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ González, Moisés. "Actriz dice 'no' a Catalina Creel y otras 9 noticias ¡de telenovela!". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Vidal, Ricardo (10 September 2019). "Alejandra Espinoza presenta a la Dra. Sonia Aristimuño, su personaje en 'Rubí'" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Entérate que hacen juntos Zuleyka Rivera y Sebastián Rulli". ahoramismo.com (in Spanish). 24 November 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ González, Moisés. "El dragón vence a No te puedes esconder". peopleenespañol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (25 November 2019). "Friday Final Ratings: 'Love After Lockup' on WE tv Concludes its Second Season". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (27 November 2019). "Monday Final Ratings: 'Dancing with the Stars' on ABC Hits Season-High in Adults 18-49 with 28th Season Finale". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (22 January 2020). "Monday Final Ratings: '9-1-1: Lone Star' on Fox with Modest Hold from its Series Debut". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Un vistazo a El dragón de la mano de su creador". todotvnews.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Deadline: Univision Reveals 2018-19 Programming, Highlights Netflix Relationship, Global Pilot Program – Upfronts". Univision. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ Ayala, Juan (20 May 2019). "Univision "Reaches for the Heart" During 2019-20 Upfronts". mediavillage.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Sebastián Rulli y Renata Notni inician grabaciones de 'El último dragón', serie de Univision y Televisa". laopinion.com (in Spanish). 14 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Finalizan las grabaciones de El Dragón". produ.com (in Spanish). 25 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Regresamos para cerrar un par de asuntos" (in Spanish). Instagram. Meta Platforms. April 20, 2021. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Televisa anuncia que creará contenido para Netflix y otras plataformas streaming". sinembargo.mx (in Spanish). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Televisa volverá a ser socia de Netflix". elfinanciero.com.mx (in Spanish). 29 October 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Irina Baeva anuncia fecha de estreno de la nueva serie en Netflix ¡Por fin!". laverdadnoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "'El Dragón' temporada 2 en Netflix y Univisión". eguate.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2019.