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Darío Gómez: el rey del despecho

Colombian biographical drama television series

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ131395637 ↗
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Darío Gómez: el rey del despecho is a Colombian biographical drama television series produced by RCN Televisión. It tells the story of singer and composer Darío Gómez, played by Diego Cadavid, based on the book Mis verdades eternas written by Gómez and Olga Lucía Arcila Araque. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 9 October 2024.

Cast

Diego Cadavid as Darío Gómez

Julián Zuluaga as young Darío

Yuri Vargas as Olga Lucia Arcila

María José Vargas as young Olga

Tatiana Ariza as Otilia

Juan Pablo Barragán as Julio Gómez

Felipe Franco as young Julio

Julio Sánchez Cóccaro as Albeiro "Cuerdita”

Camila Rojas as Piedad Gómez

Maria Fernanda Duque as young Piedad

Mila Martinez as Adelfa

Ella Becerra as Abigail Zapata

Rodolfo Silva as Horacio Arcila

Aída Morales as Berenice de Arcila

Luis Eduardo Arango as Rafael Mejía

Víctor Hugo Trespalacios as Marco Aurelio Gomez

Jairo Camargo as Gabriel Jaime

Alejandro Tamayo as Alfredo

Ricardo Vesga as Fidel Gómez

Jim Muñoz as Mario Arango

Laura Junco as Blanca Ligia

Susana Rojas as Silvia Arcila

Michell Orozco as young Silvia

Paula Castaño as Rosangela Gómez

Melissa Cáceres as Adriana

Ana María Sánchez as Libia

Elizabeth Chava as Luz Dary Gómez

Lina Castrillón as Mónica Restrepo

Production

Filming began on 20 June 2024 and concluded in December of that year.

Release

Darío Gómez: el rey del despecho premiered internationally on Amazon Prime Video on 9 October 2024, with five new episodes being released weekly. In Colombia, the series made its broadcast television premiere on Canal RCN on 27 January 2025.

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