The third season of the American drama television series La Reina del Sur takes place four years after the events of the second season. The season is written by Lina Uribe and DarÃÂo Vanegas and directed by Carlos Bolado, Carlos Villegas and Claudia Pedraza, with Marcos Santana serving as executive producer and showrunner.
The season was announced on 16 July 2020.
The season premiered on Telemundo on 18 October 2022.
After four years in prison in the United States for the deaths of three DEA agents, Teresa Mendoza escapes but will have to face a world full of conspiracy, risking her life in order to clear her name and reunite with her daughter SofÃÂa.
On 16 July 2020, Telemundo announced that it had renewed La Reina del Sur for a third season. Filming of the season began on 31 May 2021. The season was filmed for seven months in countries like Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Colombia. Filming concluded on 20 December 2021.
To promote the new season, Telemundo began to show re-runs of the second season weekday afternoons beginning on 18 July 2022. On 21 April 2022, Telemundo released the first teaser for the season.
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La Reina del Sur: 3ra Temporada (Banda Sonora Original) is the soundtrack to the third season of the series. It was released by Discos Telemundo on 21 October 2022. It features 45 score cues composed by Carlos Rafael Rivera, and the theme song of the third season performed by The Miami Symphony Orchestra and Sofi Saar.