What is La Reina del Sur about?
After years of blood, sweat and tears, a woman of humble origin ends up becoming a drug trafficking legend, with all that that means...
La Reina del Sur (2011)
A humble woman's relentless rise to drug lord status unfolds with gritty, suspenseful, and pulpy drama.
Epic. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix.
La Reina del Sur parents guide
Moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence, about what a TV-MA should carry.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is La Reina del Sur scary?
- Only a little. La Reina del Sur has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is La Reina del Sur?
- Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is La Reina del Sur rated, and is it OK for kids?
- No. It is rated TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and frequent strong language.
Cast and crew
Created byRoberto Stopello, Lina Uribe, Darío Villegas
StarringKate del Castillo, Andrés Echavarría
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La Reina del Sur is on our Mob and gangsters, Spanish-language and Crime on Netflix lists.
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