''Luis Miguel: The Series'' (

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: ''Luis Miguel: La serie'') is a Spanish-language American

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produced by Gato Grande Productions along to

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for

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and

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. It is an authorized version on the life of the Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It stars

Diego Boneta Diego Andrés González Boneta (born November 29, 1990) is an American actor, producer and singer. He gained wider recognition after starring in ''Rock of Ages'' (2012) alongside Tom Cruise and the ''Netflix'' biographical series '' Luis Miguel: ...

as the titular character. Filming began on November 16, 2017. On 22 April 2018, Karla Gonzales, series showrunner, confirmed that the show has been renewed for a second season. On 7 January 2020, it was confirmed that the shooting of the second season would begin in February 2020 and that the season is scheduled to be released in the same year. However, in April 2020, the shooting of the second season was put on hold due to the

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and on May 21, 2020, it was announced that the season would be released on April 18, 2021. On May 30, 2021, it was announced that the series was renewed for a third and final season, which premiered on October 28, 2021.

Plot

Before being known as Luis Miguel, Micky, as his family called him, finds a great satisfaction, love, and security alongside his beloved mother Marcela (

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) and his younger brother Alex ( Juanpa Zurita). A singer of natural talent, he begins gaining recognition and popularity until he turns 11, when his father, Luis Rey (

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), obsessively gives himself the task of turning his son into the superstar that he himself did not manage to be. As Micky grows and becomes a pop star of the time, with the name of Luis Miguel (

), problems associated with fame and protecting his private life and his great loves begin. While the world falls in love with the masculine image of a tanned young man with a beautiful smile and fascinating lifestyle in Acapulco, which was the hallmark of his career, what lies behind this reality is how fame and fortune can impact a family.

Cast and characters

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(credited) : = Recurring cast (2+) : = Guest cast (1)

Main

as Luis Miguel * Izan Llunas as Child Luis Miguel (season 1) *

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as Young Luis Miguel (season 1; guest season 3) *

as Luis Rey (seasons 1, 3) *

Camila Sodi Camila Ía González Sodi (; born 14 May 1986) is a Mexican singer, actress and model. She is the niece of the singer and actress Thalía and a member of the Sodi family. Family life Camila Ía González Sodi was born in Mexico City, Mexico ...

as Erika, based on Issabela Camil (seasons 1–2) * Martín Bello as Tito (season 1; guest season 2) *

as Marcela Basteri (seasons 1, 3) * César Bordón as Hugo López (seasons 1–2; guest season 3) * Juanpa Zurita as Alex Basteri * Paulina Dávila as Mariana Yazbek (season 1) *

Vanessa Bauche Vanessa Bauche ( born Alma Vanessa Bauche Chavira; February 18, 1973) is a Mexican television, theatre and film actress. Early life Bauche was born Alma Vanessa Bauche Chavira, named after actress Vanessa Redgrave. Her father was a Romani who ...

as Rosy Esquivel (season 1) * Macarena Achaga as Michelle Salas (seasons 2–3) * Fernando Guallar as Mauricio Ambrosi (seasons 2–3) * Pablo Cruz as Patricio Robles (seasons 2–3) * Teresa Ruiz as Azucena (season 3; recurring season 2) * Juan Ignacio Cané as José Pérez (season 3; recurring season 2) *

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as Mariah Carey (season 3) *

Sebastián Zurita Sebastián Zurita Bach (born 22 November 1986) is a Mexican actor. Biography The eldest son of actors Humberto Zurita and Christian Bach, Sebastián Zurita Bach made his acting debut as a child, appearing in ''Cañaveral de Pasiones (1996)'' a ...

as Adult Alex Basteri (season 3)

Recurring and guest

* Alfonso Borbolla as

Raúl Velasco Raúl Velasco Ramírez (April 24, 1933 – November 26, 2006) was a Mexican host/ producer of the TV show ''Siempre en Domingo'' (''Always on Sunday'') which is his hallmark contribution to the Latin American world and eventually to other parts ...

(season 1) * León Peraza as

Andrés García Andrés García (born May 24, 1941) is a Dominican-born Mexican actor. He has formerly served as a scuba diving instructor in Acapulco. Career García was born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is the son of Spanish exiles from ...

(season 1) * Alberto Caneva as Sergio Basteri (season 1) * Sergio Lanza as

Juan Carlos Calderón Juan Carlos Calderón López de Arróyabe (7 July 1938 – 25 November 2012) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. Born in Santander, he was the author of "Eres tú", which, performed by Mocedades, came second in the Eurovision Song Co ...

* César Santa Ana as Alex McCluskey (seasons 1–2; guest season 3) * Javier Gómez as Jaime Camil Garza (season 1; guest season 2) * Lola Casamayor as Matilde Sánchez Repiso (season 2; guest season 1) * Vicente Tamayo as Bobby, based on

Roberto Palazuelos Roberto Palazuelos Badeaux (born January 31, 1967), better known as Roberto Palazuelos () or "El Diamante Negro" (The Black Diamond), is a Mexican actor, model and producer; best known for his work in Mexican Novelas. Origins Roberto Palazue ...

(season 1) * Alexis Ortega as Burro, based on Jorge van Rankin (season 1) * Kevin Holt as Miguel Alemán Magnani * Gabriel Nuncio as El Doc * Pilar Santacruz as Sophie, based on Stephanie Salas (season 2; guest season 1) * Andrés Almeida as Armando Serna *

Arturo Barba Arturo Barba (born 21 May 1973) is a Mexican actor and producer known for appearing in telenovelas A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "televisi ...

as El Tigre Azcárraga, based on

Emilio Azcárraga Milmo Emilio Azcárraga Milmo or Emilio Azcárraga Jr. (September 6, 1930 in San Antonio, Texas - April 16, 1997 outside Miami, Florida) was a Mexican-American businessman and the son of Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta and Laura Milmo Hickman. He was educ ...

(season 1) * Mario Zaragoza as General Durazo, based on Arturo Durazo Moreno (season 1) * Hugo Catalán as Moro, based on

Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu (; American Spanish: ; credited since 2016 as Alejandro G. Iñárritu; born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter. He is primarily known for making modern psychological drama films about the hu ...

Albi De Abreu Albi De Abreu (born as Albino de Abreu Do Nascimiento on 31 May 1975) is a Venezuelan theater and television actor. Biography Albi began his television career at the age of 14 when he began appearing in several TV commercials. He got his first ...

as Miguel Ángel Villegas *

Isabel Burr Isabel Burr (born 7 September 1988), is a Mexican actress. She is known for her main role as Adela Huerta in the MTV series ''Niñas mal'', and for her role as Iara Carranza in the Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media co ...

Adela Noriega Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez (; born October 24, 1969), professionally known as Adela Noriega, is a Mexican retired actress. She came to prominence after starring in many teen-oriented coming-of-age telenovelas produced by Televisa, including ' ...

(season 1) *

Marcela Guirado Marcela Guirado (born 24 October 1989) is a Mexican actress and singer. Born in Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico, Guirado is best known for her works in telenovelas with the Mexican television channel TV Azteca. Recently she has been made known to the ...

Verónica Castro Verónica Castro (), full name Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (born 19 October 1952), is a Mexican actress, singer, producer, former model and presenter. She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, fa ...

Sofía Castro Angélica Sofía Castro Rivera (born 30 October 1996), known professionally as Sofía Castro, is a Mexican actress. She is the daughter of Angelica Rivera and José Alberto Castro. She is the step-daughter of former president Enrique Peña Ni ...

as Alina * Karla Carrillo as Conductora MTV * Aurora Gil (season 1) and Rocío Verdejo (season 2) as Cynthia Casas * Viridiana Olvera as Pati Chapoy * Pierre David as

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* Daniel Cubillo as

Bebu Silvetti Juan Fernando Silvetti Adorno (27 March 1944 – 5 July 2003), professionally known as Bebu Silvetti or simply Silvetti, was an Argentine- born Mexican pianist, composer, conductor, arranger, and record producer. In the 1970s he moved to M ...

* Fatima Molina as Paola Moreno (season 2) * Amparo Barcia as Sasha Sökol * Valery Sais as young Michelle (season 2) * Axel Llunas as young Sergio Basteri * Guy Pennacchio as Frank Sinatra (Season 2) *

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as Adriana (Season 1) * Mariela Garriga as Daysi Fuentes

Cameo appearances

* Luis Miguel as Himself * Jorge van Rankin as Himself *

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as Himself * Alejandro Basteri as Himself * Michael Ronda as

Broadcast history

On 9 April 2018,

published through its website Now Telemundo a preview of the first episode entitled "Primera Mirada". The first episode of the series premiered on 12 April 2018 during an exclusive screening held in Beverly Hills, California, as part of the presentation of the series, Its official premiere was on 22 April 2018 on

at 9pm/8c, and in Spain and Latin America on

after its broadcast on television, each episode is broadcast every Sunday.

Television ratings

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2021)

Season 3 (2021)

Notes

Awards and nominations

Music

The first soundtrack of the series, titled ''Luis Miguel La Serie Soundtrack'', was released on 22 April 2018.

Track listing

The soundtrack of the series only contains 21 songs available on

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. There are some songs that are not shown in the album and are listed below: * "

Soy Como Quiero Ser ''Soy Como Quiero Ser'' is the fifth studio album recorded by Mexican singer Luis Miguel and his first album to be released by WEA Latina on July 15, 1987 (see 1987 in music). The album was subtitled ''"Luis Miguel '87: Soy Como Quiero Ser"'' ...

" performed by Izan Llunas * "Eres" performed by Izan Llunas

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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