"El barón" is an American telenovela for Telemundo. It's an original story and it aired from January 29 to April 25, 2019. The main stars are Francisco Angelini and María Elisa Camargo.
Synopsis[]
This is the story of Nacho Montero, a cultured, well-educated bon vivant with a penchant for adventure who embarks on a quest to become one of the pioneers of drug trafficking in the eighties. In an act of rebellion against his parents, he joins the most powerful cartel bosses of the time and floods the United States with cocaine. Everything seems to be poised for Baron to conquer the world, but the excesses, violence and illegality of Nacho’s life make him finally lose everything he fought for.
Trivia[]
- Working title for the show was 'El barón rojo'.
- The telenovela was picked up to series in May 2018.
- Due to low ratings, Telemundo pulled the show from its primetime time-slot after 19 episodes aired. The rest of the show was aired on Telemundo's streaming service and at 1:00 am.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
| ACTOR / ACTRESS | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Francisco Angelini | Ignacio 'Nacho' Montero |
| María Elisa Camargo | Isabel García |
| Variel Sánchez | Ramiro Villa (El Paisa) |
| Jorge Luis Moreno | Joe Fernández |
| Felipe Andrés Echavarría | Paul Thompson |
| Julián Díaz | Mr. Drake |
| Mauricio Mejia | Pablo Escobar |
| Tania Valencia | Judy Caicedo |
| Juan Manuel Lenis | Gustavo Gaviria |
| Gabriel Tarantini | Justin Thompson |
| Quique Mendoza | Carlos Lehder (El Loco) |
| Juan Sebastián Calero | Jorge Ochoa |
| Carlos Camacho | Ángel Zamora |
| Kristina Lilley | Ana Farley |
| Juana Arboleda | Griselda Blanco |
| Natasha Klauss | Carla Sánchez |
| David Ojalvo | Logan |
| Lorena García | Cecilia Vélez |
| Simón Rivera | Ríos |
| Michelle Rouillard | Marcela Jaramillo |
| Pedro Suárez | Alberto Villa |
| Kornel Doman | David Liebermann |
| Claudia Hoyos | Amparo Vélez |
Guest stars[]
| ACTOR / ACTRESS | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Juliana Gomez | Lidia Ochoa |
| Tim Janssen | Kyle Brown |
| Luis Alfredo Velasco | Mayor Lenis |
| Tatu Jokila | Nelson |
| Adrián Sánchez | Ritchie Pérez |
| Lorena Alvarez | Margarita |
| Salvador Bridges | El Alacrán |
| Carolina Gómez | María Clara |
| Sebastian Boscán | Father Miguel |
| Julio Bracho | Géronimo Montero |
| Cristian Rojas | Sonny |
| Juan Pablo Llano | Mauricio Jaramillo |
| César Manzano | Richard Cabrera |
| Jairo Ordoñez | Cara' Emuerto |
| Andrés Suárez | Darwin |
| Enrique Poveda | Commandant |
| Nikolás Rincón | Chepe Santacruz |
| James Lawrence | Lewis |
| Giancarlo Mendoza | Captain Robles |
| Brian Moreno | Pacho Herrera |
| Junior Gonzalez Ortiz | Papo Mejia |
| Andres Soleibe | Rafael Cardona |
| Marcela Vanegas | Gloria |
| Fernando Bocanegra | Dr. Suárez |
| Javier Ávila | Charlie |
| Luis Miguel Hurtado | Manuel Noriega |
| Juan Manuel Orestegui | Ernesto Montero |
| Esteban Restrepo | Arete |
| Víctor Rodríguez | Mark Alonso |
| Adriana Silva | Teresa |
| José Luis Zuleta | Felix Rodríguez |
| Katherine Guzmán | Tata Escobar |
| César Moncada | Gómez |
| Joselito Naranjo | Young Ignacio 'Nacho' Montero |
| Lizdenia Robledo | Prostitute |
| Willy Rodriguez | Assasin |
| Glenmi Rodríguez | Víctor |
| Charles Daze | Matthew Willliams |
| Catherine Mira | Lucy |
| Franklin Ramos | Bernie Roco |
| Johan Rivera Zumaqué | Masias |
| Yorgi Castro | Hotel Manager |
| Joseph Fuzessy | Kevin Macoy |
| Luis Fernando Gil | Tony |
| Harding Junior | Leshawn |
| Daniel Mira | Assasin |
| Fred Nichols | José |
| Yeraldin Grajales Arias | Samantha |
| Camilo Calvo | Rodrigo |
| Alexander Garibello | Pedro |
| David Kllejas | Policeman |
| Nataly Ortiz | Amparo |
| Jainer Barros Porto | Waiter |
| Alejandro Restrepo | Obstetrician |
| Sandra Rodriguez | Nurse |
| Alden Rojas | Cardona |