<P> Queen of the South is an American television crime drama - thriller series . It premiered June 23, 2016, on USA Network and is an adaptation of the successful telenovela La Reina del Sur, which airs on USA's sister network Telemundo, which in turn is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Spanish author Arturo Pérez - Reverte . On September 6, 2016, USA Network renewed the series for a second season which premiered June 8, 2017 . On August 10, 2017, USA renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on June 21, 2018 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza, a poor woman from Jalisco, Mexico who becomes a wealthy woman by building a drug empire </Li> <Li> Veronica Falcon as Doña Camila Vargas, Don Epifanio's estranged wife and head of the American chapter of the Vargas Cartel in Dallas, Texas </Li> <Li> Justina Machado as Brenda Parra, Teresa's best friend, Chino's wife, and Tony's mother (Season 1) </Li> <Li> Peter Gadiot as James Valdez, Camila's right - hand man </Li> <Li> Hemky Madera as Pote Galvez, a lieutenant in the Vargas Cartel </Li> <Li> Gerardo Taracena as Cesar "Batman" Guemes, Don Epifanio Vargas' right - hand man (Season 1 - 2) </Li> <Li> Joaquim de Almeida as Don Epifanio Vargas, Camilla Vargas' husband, head of the Vargas Cartel (see: Sinaloa Cartel), and a candidate for the governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa (Seasons 1 - 2) </Li> <Li> Jon - Michael Ecker as Raymundo "El Güero" Davila (Season 2, recurring season 1) </Li> <Li> Nick Sagar as DEA agent Alonzo Loya </Li> </Ul> <Li> Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza, a poor woman from Jalisco, Mexico who becomes a wealthy woman by building a drug empire </Li> <Li> Veronica Falcon as Doña Camila Vargas, Don Epifanio's estranged wife and head of the American chapter of the Vargas Cartel in Dallas, Texas </Li>

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