| Genre: | Telenovela |
| Story: | Jorge Franco |
| Creative Director: | Marisa Pecanins |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Num Seasons: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | 197 |
| List Episodes: | List of Rosario Tijeras episodes |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 43 minutes[1] |
| Network: | |
| Related: | Rosario Tijeras |
Rosario Tijeras is a Mexican telenovela created by Adriana Pelusi and Carlos Quintanilla that premiered on Azteca 13 on 30 October 2016, and ended on 14 December 2019 on Azteca 7.[3] The series based on the Colombian drama of the same name produced in 2010 and starring María Fernanda Yépez.[4] It stars Bárbara de Regil as the titular character.[5] The series follows the life of a young student with behavior problems who suffers abuse and abuses by her stepfather and decides to start making her life on the wrong path to drugs and take revenge on all who hurt her.
In May 2023, the series was renewed for a fourth season.
See main article: List of Rosario Tijeras episodes. Rosario (Bárbara de Regil) is a young student who, for the sake of destiny, becomes a hitman for León El Guero (Hernán Mendoza) together with her brother Brandon (Luis Alberti) and El Fierro (Christian Vázquez), all since raped by criminals in her neighborhood where she lives, and the murder of her best friend. In her first revenge, Rosario meets Cacho (Iván Raday), her main aggressor to seduce him in her house and finally stab him in the genitals, thus earning her nickname Rosario Tijeras. Later, Rosario murders Gonzalo González "El General" (José Sefami), after he killed Delia (Daniela Soto) her best friend. For Rosario, "Loving is more difficult than killing", since she will be involved in a love triangle between Emilio (Antonio Gaona) and Antonio (José María de Tavira) thus causing a rivalry between these two friends for the heart of Rosario.
In season two, after having escaped death, Rosario and Antonio finally manage to evade their enemies to be free, but as they flee they are forced to separate from each other. Rosario is fooled by El Ángel (Sebastián Martínez) a mysterious and seductive man who hides a deep secret. Following this, Rosario will be crossroads in a vengeance between two criminal lords and will have to protect her little brother and Antonio, the great love of her life.
In season three, Rosario's world collapses when her daughter, Ruby, is kidnapped. To recover her, she will have to accept to collaborate with the police, being part of an elite squad dedicated to the capture of El Ángel. Rosario must work against the clock and with the feelings to the surface, because in the neighborhood nothing is what it seems.[6] [7]
| Actor | Character | Seasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Bárbara de Regil | Rosario Tijeras | colspan="3" [8] [9] | ||
| José María de Tavira | Antonio Bethancourt | colspan="1" | ||
| Antonio Gaona | Emilio Echegaray | colspan="2" | ||
| Hernán Mendoza | León Elías Arteaga | colspan="1" | ||
| Vanessa Bauche | Ruby | colspan="2" | ||
| Christian Vázquez | Ferney / Fierro | colspan="2" | ||
| José Sefami | Gonzalo González "El General" | colspan="2" | ||
| Ariel López Padilla | Camilo Echegaray | colspan="2" | ||
| Hugo Albores | Cristóbal | colspan="2" | ||
| Sophie Gómez | Marta de Bethancourt | colspan="2" | ||
| Rocío Verdejo | Susana | colspan="2" | ||
| María Fernanda Quiroz | Yolanda | colspan="2" | ||
| Ariana Ron Pedrique | Paula Restrepo | colspan="2" | ||
| Pakey Vázquez | Tobías | colspan="2" | ||
| Dino García | Leonardo | colspan="2" | ||
| Alexa Martín | Leticia Bethancourt | colspan="2" | ||
| Pia Watson | Samantha | colspan="2" | ||
| Pascacio López | El Peludo | colspan="2" | ||
| Ruy Senderos | Damián González | colspan="2" | ||
| Eduardo Victoria | Luis Enrique Bethancourt | colspan="2" | ||
| Luis Alberti | Brandon López Morales | colspan="2" | ||
| Sebastián Martínez | Daniel Salgado "El Ángel" | colspan="2" [10] | ||
| Danny Perea | Pamela | colspan="1" | ||
| Verónica Langer | Aurora | colspan="2" [11] | ||
| Harold Azuara | Erik | colspan="2" | ||
| Christian Chávez | Guarro | colspan="1" | ||
| Claudio Lafarga | Gabriel | colspan="1" | ||
| Sonia Couoh | Melva | colspan="1" | ||
| Mario Loría | Jonás | colspan="1" | ||
| Gabriel Casanova | Isaac Medina | colspan="1" | ||
| Lucía Silva | Paula Restrepo | colspan="1" | ||
| Israel Islas | Toxina | colspan="1" | ||
| Leonardo Alonso | Génaro | colspan="1" | ||
| Ignacio Riva Palacio | Andrómeda | colspan="1" | ||
| Palmeira Cruz | Venus | colspan="1" | ||
| Tatiana Martínez | Serena | colspan="1" | ||
| Lizzy Auna | Alexandra | colspan="1" | ||
| Marina Victoria | Tania | colspan="1" | ||
| Alan Castillo | John | colspan="1" | ||
| Fernando Ciangherotti | Pegaso | colspan="1" | ||
| Yolanda Ventura | Andrea | colspan="1" | ||
| Juan Pablo Campa | Dylan | colspan="1" | ||
| Mauricio Islas | General Iriarte | colspan="1" | ||
| Samadhi Zendejas | Géminis | colspan="1" [12] | ||
| Pamela Almanza | Laura Peralta | colspan="1" | ||
| Antonio Sotillo | Pablo Morales | colspan="1" | ||
| Marina Ruíz | Pamela | colspan="1" | ||
| Alejandro Guerrero | Capitán Bravo | colspan="1" | ||
| Marco León | Máicol | colspan="1" | ||
| Nikole Barajas | Rubí | colspan="1" | ||
| Guillermo Nava | Verdugo | colspan="1" | ||
| Renata Vaca | Julieth | colspan="1" | ||
| Roberto Duarte | Altamirano | colspan="1" | ||
| Jorge Lan | Agustín | colspan="1" | ||
| Christian Vega | Bernardo | colspan="1" | ||
| Claudette Maillé | Vanesa | colspan="1" | ||
| Roberto Montiel | Don Pacho | colspan="1" | ||
| Laura Ferretti | Marisol | colspan="1" | ||
| Actor | Character | Seasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Erick Chapa | Juan José | colspan="2" | ||
| Luz Ramos | Rocío | colspan="2" | ||
| Giuseppe Gamba | Sudarsky | colspan="2" | ||
| Alonso Espeleta | Chávez | colspan="2" | ||
| Constantino Morán | Querubín | colspan="1" | ||
| Juan José Pucheta | Manuel Osorno | colspan="1" | ||
| Begoña Narváez | Martina | colspan="1" | ||
| Jordi Rush | Santiago | colspan="1" | ||
In February 2016, TV Azteca showed interest in producing a remake of the Colombian series of the same name that Sony Pictures Television and Teleset made for RCN Televisión in the early 2010s, which TV Azteca would be making under the co-production of Sony Pictures Television and initiating a strategic alliance for 4 years.[13] [14] The series began production and filming on 18 July 2016, confirming Bárbara de Regil, José María de Tavira and Antonio Gaona in the lead roles.[15] [16] [17] Filming on location took place in the La Presa neighborhood on the southeastern slopes of Cerro del Chiquihuite, in the municipality of Tlalnepantla de Baz in the State of Mexico. The first season was directed by Salvador "Chava" Cartas and Alejandro Lozano "El Patas".[18] [19]
On 19 January 2017, TV Azteca renewed the series for a second season.[20] [21] [22] Filming for season two began on 21 November 2017, and concluded on 5 June 2018 in Mexico City.[23] [24] This season had the incorporation of actors such as Danny Perea, Verónica Langer and Christian Chávez, among others, including the addition of Colombian actor Sebastián Martínez, who also participated in the Colombian version, in the role of Emilio, and for this version he joins the cast playing Ángel Salgado.[25] [26] [27] [28] [29]
On 16 December 2018, it was announced through Azteca 7's social media accounts that the series was renewed for a third season.[30] Pre-production for the season began in late November 2018.[31] On 8 January 2019, it was announced that the season will be the final season of the series.[32] [33] Filming for season two began on 21 January 2019, and concluded on 24 June 2019.[34] [35]
On 29 May 2023, John Rossiter of Sony Pictures Television announced that a fourth season of the series was being developed.[36] Filming of the season began on 2 May 2024.[37] [38]
| Season | Timeslot (CT) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | |||
| 1 | MonFri 9:00pm | 60 | 10.5[39] | 12.4[40] | ||
| 2 | MonThurs 10:30pm | 67 | 2.7[41] | [42] | 2.6[43] | |
| 3 | 70 | 1.9[44] | 2.3[45] | |||
| Rosario Tijeras Canciones Originales de la Serie | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Luis "Luca" Ortega |
| Released: | 5 July 2022 |
| Length: | 15:55 |
The soundtrack of the telenovela was officially released on 5 July 2022.[47]