''Hernán'' is a Spanish,

Nahuatl Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahua peoples, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller ...

, and Maya language

historical drama A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure f ...

streaming television series co-produced by

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, Dopamine, and Onza Entertainment that became available for

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worldwide on

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on 21 November 2019, except in the United States, and it will subsequently premiere on 22 November 2019 on History in Latin America, and later on TV Azteca on 24 November 2019 in Mexico. The first season consists of 8 episodes, and a second season has been confirmed, which will begin filming in January 2020. The series planned its premiere as part of the 500th anniversary of the

Fall of Tenochtitlan The Fall of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, was a decisive event in the Spanish conquest of the empire. It occurred in 1521 following extensive manipulation of local factions and exploitation of pre-existing political divisions ...

and revolves around

Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (; ; 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of w ...

( Óscar Jaenada) from his arrival at the Mexican coast until the defeat of the Mexicas. A+E Networks International agreed to globally distribute the series in November 2019.

Cast

Part of the cast was confirmed on October 15, 2019, by the newspaper ''El Imparcial''. * Óscar Jaenada as

Hernán Cortes Hernán is a Spanish masculine given name, originating from Germanic Hernan in the Visigoth culture in Spain. It is the Latinized version of the compound name ''Fard-nanth'', which seems to mean "gentle traveler" or "spiritual traveler". The House ...

* Dagoberto Gama as Moctezuma Xocoyotzin * Ishbel Bautista as La Malinche * Jorge Antonio Guerrero as Xicotencatl * Mitzi Mabel Cadena as Doña Luisa * Michel Brown as

Pedro de Alvarado Pedro de Alvarado (; c. 1485 – 4 July 1541) was a Spanish conquistador and governor of Guatemala.Lovell, Lutz and Swezey 1984, p. 461. He participated in the conquest of Cuba, in Juan de Grijalva's exploration of the coasts of the Yucatá ...

* Víctor Clavijo as

Cristóbal de Olid Cristóbal de Olid (; 1487–1524) was a Spanish adventurer, conquistador and rebel who played a part in the conquest of Mexico and Honduras. Born in Baeza, Olid grew up in the household of the governor of Cuba, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar. In ...

* Almagro San Miguel as Gonzalo de Sandoval * Miguel Ángel Amor as Bernal Díaz del Castillo * Isabel Luna as Mictecacihuatl

Episodes

Awards and nominations

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29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards The 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards were held on 9 March 2020 at the Circo Price, in Madrid. The gala was hosted by Ana Cerdeiriña and Jorge Bedoya. In addition to the competitive awards, Pilar Bardem received the '' award, Carmen Maura ...

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References

External links

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