''El General Naranjo'' is a Colombian

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television series created by Anita de Hoyos and produced by

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based on the book ''El general de las mil batallas'' written by

Julio Sánchez Cristo Julio Sánchez Cristo is a Colombian radio personality, born 9 January 1959 in Bogotá. He is best known for his morning news, radio programming, radioshow and variety show ''La W'', in the Spain, Spanish-owned broadcasting station W Radio (Colo ...

. The series revolves around

Óscar Naranjo Óscar Adolfo Naranjo Trujillo (born 22 December 1956) is a Colombian politician and a former General of the National Police of Colombia. He served as the Vice President of Colombia from 29 March 2017 until 7 August 2018 (under the mandate o ...

(

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), a Colombian general who was very influential in ending

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in Colombia and destroying

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and his army of criminals. The series premiered in Latin America 24 May 2019 on

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, and during its premiere Fox released the full episodes through its subscription app, the full seasons can be viewed all by subscription, while Fox airs one episode on television every Friday, except for the second season, which aired the last episode on a Saturday. The series consists of 52 one-hour episodes, divided into 3 seasons, which were filmed consecutively. The first season tells about

's beginnings in the Police and focuses on the fight against the

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. The second season focuses on how he was ascending in the police institution, and the entire strategy to catch the

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of the

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and

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s, who kept a lower profile and were much smarter and less impulsive. While the third season continues the conflict with the

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and with the

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, and the role of Naranjo in the peace agreement. In Colombia, the series premiered on 15 April 2020 on

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, broadcasting the first two seasons consecutively from Monday to Friday.

Plot

This is the story of

(

) and Colombia in recent decades, told from the point of view of those who did their best to maintain order and law against

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s and the

Cast

Main

as General

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as El Liso * Juliana Galviz as Claudia Luque *

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as Teniente Héctor Talero (season 1) *

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Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela Gilberto José Rodríguez Orejuela (30 January 1939 – 31 May 2022) was a Colombian drug lord, who was one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel, based in the city of Cali. Cali Cartel Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, along with his brother Mig ...

* Laura Ramos as Rita Cienfuegos *

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as Esperanza (season 1) * Federico Rivera as

* Walter Luengas as

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* Andrés Toro as

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* Juan Pablo Franco as

Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Orejuela (born August 15, 1943) is a convicted Colombian drug lord, formerly one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel, based in the city of Cali. He is the younger brother of Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela. He married Miss Col ...

* Aldemar Correa as Teniente Fonseca * Brian Moreno as Agente Bustamante * Carlos Manuel Vesga as Sargento Andrande * Morris Bravo as Interno 2 (season 2) * Diego Garzón as Pablo Jr (adolescent)

Recurring

Diana Hoyos Diana Hoyos (born Diana Patricia Hoyos Buenaventura; 22 April 1985) is a Colombian actress and singer, known for her starring role in the Caracol Televisión telenovela ''Oye bonita''. She is also known in her native country for other productions ...

as Valentina Montoya * Susana Rojas as Zaida Guzmán * Katherine Vélez as Amparo de Naranjo * Luis Carlos Fuquen as Darío Correa * Joavany Álvarez as General Sarmiento * Maruia Shelton as La Canciller * Esmeralda Pinzón as Yesenia * Luis Guillermo Blanco Rossi as Juan David Naranjo * Guillermo Gálvez as General Naranjo Father * Juan Carlos Arango as

Miguel Maza Márquez General (R) Miguel Alfredo Maza Márquez (born 1942 in Santa Marta, Magdalena) is a retired Colombian general, who was director of the Administrative Department of Security (DAS) from 1985 to 1991. In December 1989, he survived an attempted a ...

* Ernesto Benjumea as Belisario Bentacourt * Liss Pereira as Carla Gómez * Carlos Camacho as Sergio Maldonado

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2019)

Season 3 (2020)

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:General Naranjo Colombian television series 2019 Colombian television series debuts Spanish-language television shows Television series about organized crime Television series produced by Fox Telecolombia Fox Broadcasting Company original programming 2020 Colombian television series endings Works about organized crime in Colombia