Telemundo Africa To Premiere “Lord Of The Skies” In April

Lord of the Skies

After spanning five seasons on TV [since 2013], with a sixth one in the offing and a movie to condense all the previous seasons, El Señor de los Cielos [Lord of The Skies] swanks of being one of the most successful soap operas of all time.

It has had at least 52 Award Nominations, and won a whole 23 prestigious accolades, including the International Emmy Award for Non-English Language US Primetime Program in 2014.

This is now coming to Telemundo Africa from April 9, 2018 – an American telenovela created by Luis Zelkowicz.

Produced by Argos Comunicación, Telemundo Studios, and Caracol Internacional, LOTS is exclusively distributed by Telemundo Internacional.

The series is based on the life and work of Amado Carrillo Fuentes (December 17, 1956 - July 3, 1997), the former leader of the Juarez Cartel, as well as the most powerful trafficker of his time and one of the richest men in Mexico. It stars Rafael Amaya as the titular character.

The Plot

Lord of the Skies cast

The story [series] follows the life of Aurelio Casillas (Rafael Amaya), a drug lord who is recognized for knowing how to transfer drug substances to Mexico, Colombia, and the United States.

Aurelio and his wife Ximena (Ximena Herrera) have three children, Rutila (Carmen Aub), Heriberto (Ruy Senderos), and Luz Marina (Gala Montes). He also has his faithful brother Chacorta (Raúl Méndez) who helps him in all his illicit businesses.

Although he had made a conscious decision to remain anonymous, Aurelio would end up being cornered by the authorities after being found as he decides to undergo a face operation in which he supposedly dies, thus causing his empire of power to fall.

As it turns out, Telemundo has decided to bring back to back super series to Africa. The storylines mostly include more action packed scenes more suited for mature audience, and attracting the audience of male viewers.

The timimg of the "Lord of the Skies" will very much depends on the timing of the rest of the current series on Telemundo… this is all exciting news.”

The show will debut April 9, 2018 on DSTV, Channel 118 at 11 O’clock [CAT], 12 O’clock [EAT].