El Señor de los Cielos season 8
season of television series
The eighth season of the American television series El Señor de los Cielos was announced on 15 February 2022. The season is directed by Juan Carlos Valdivia, Conrado Martínez, Mauricio Meneses, and Bernardo Mota, with Karen Barroeta, Ximena Cantuarias, and Harold Sánchez serving as executive producers.
The season premiered on 17 January 2023 and concluded on 22 May 2023.
Plot
The season centers on the return of Aurelio Casillas, who supposedly died at the beginning of the previous season after falling into a coma following an attempt on his life. It is only the DEA who knows that Aurelio is alive, having hidden him in the desert. In enacting his plan of revenge, Aurelio establishes connections with old allies, while also facing new romances and uncovering family mysteries.
Cast
Main
Rafael Amaya as Aurelio Casillas
Rubén Cortada as Fernando Aguirre
Carmen Aub as Rutila Casillas
Iván Arana as Ismael Casillas
África Zavala as Mecha de la Cruz
Isabella Castillo as Diana Ahumada
Yuri Vargas as Tracy Lobo
Alejandro López as El Súper Javi
Recurring
Lisa Owen as Alba Casillas
Robinson Díaz as Miltón Jiménez "El Cabo"
Salvador Pineda as Julio Zambrana
Karla Carrillo as Corina Saldaña
Thali García as Berenice Ahumada
Alan Slim as Jaime Ernesto Rosales
Karen Sandoval as Laura Casillas
Wendy de los Cobos as Aguasanta "Tata" Guerra
Denia Agalianou as Dalila Zuc
Carlos Corona as Rigoberto Alfaro
Daniel Martínez as Guillermo Colón
José Sedek as Bernardo Castillo
Daniel Martínez Campos as Arístides Istúriz
Renata Manterola as Luzma Casillas
Mimi Morales as Said
Jorge Cárdenas as Alan Saade
Maricela González as Eunice Lara "La Felina"
Elsy Reyes as Carla Uzcátegui
Roberto Escobar as Commander José Valdés
Sebastián González as Benjamín
Brenda Hanst as Caridad Mendoza
Leonardo Álvarez as Leonardo Castaño
Carlos Balderrama as José Manuel Castillo "Manny"
Fernando Banda as El Vitaminas
Gabriel Bonilla as Isidro Casillas
Emilio Chabre as Chemita Venegas
Alejandro Félix as Chatarrero
Fede Gallardo as Esteban
Martijn Kuiper as Lucas Manzano
Alejandro Navarrete as El Zopilote
David Ponce as José Manrique "Skinny"
Carlos Puente as Pompeyo
Roberto Valdez as JP
Alex Walerstein as Paul "El Greñas"
Episodes
Notes
Production
On 15 February 2022, Telemundo announced that it had revived El Señor de los Cielos for an eighth season. In May 2022, a teaser of the season was presented during Telemundo's upfront for the 2022–2023 television season. Filming of the season began on 20 September 2022, with a list of new and returning cast members being announced the same day.
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