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The Queen and the Conqueror
2026-11-15 15:44:46 · The Daily Ledger
The Queen and the Conqueror (Spanish: La reina de Indias y el conquistador), is a Colombian historical drama television series created by Johhny Ortiz, and directed by Camilo Villamizar, and Juan Carlos Vásquez. The series revolves around the history that led to the founding of the city of Cartagena de Indias, of major importance in The Americas. The series is recorded in 4K Ultra-high-definition television. The show is filmed in Colombia, specifically in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the banks of the Magdalena River and Palomino, Villa de Leyva, and Santa Fe de Antioquia. It stars Essined Rivera Aponte, and Emmanuel Esparza as the main's characters.
The series it premiered on streaming on 20 May 2020 on Netflix.

Cast
Essined Rivera Aponte as La India Catalina
Emmanuel Esparza as Pedro de Heredia
Juliette Arrieta as Sanya
Manuel Navarro as Diego Nicuesa
Carlos Kajú as Enriquillo
Gilma Escobar as Abuela de Toto
Ilenia Antonini as Luz
Aroha Hafez as Beatriz
Alejandro Rodríguez as Pedro Badillo
Wolframio Sinué as Cacique Galeras
Cristina Warner as Gloria Badillo
Maia Landaburu as Constaza Franco
Fernando Campo as Alberto de Heredía
Álvaro Benet as José Buendía
Camilo Jiménez as Falla
Patricia Castañeda as Criada Carmela
Jairo Camargo as Arturo
Adelaida Buscato as Genoveva
Mercedes Salazar as Inés de López
Luis Mesa as Fernando de Valenzuela
Tahimí Alvariño as Isabela I de Castilla
Kepa Amuchastegui as Bartolomé de las Casas
Lucho Velasco as Moa
Alejandro Muñoz as Alonso Montes
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Spanish-language Netflix original programming
2020 Colombian television series debuts
Caracol Televisión telenovelas
2020 telenovelas
Television series set in the 16th century
