El Señor de los Cielos (2013– ) User Reviews

Telemundo scores big again!

[courtjes · 8/10 · 5 February 2021]

Telemundo series are terrific and this is one of the best. Its so engrossing, though, its hard to watch something else and season 3 has over 100 episodes!

I love that Telemundo isn't controlled by Big Tobacco with cigarettes always in use. Yes, its very predictable in many ways but the acting is outstanding and storyline is fun and always interesting.

Writers need a tune up

[gdcontreras · 6/10 · 5 July 2020]

Must say got in to this series because of Narcos. The problem with this series is the writing, last two years sort of corny. Drug kingpins couldn't or aren't as stupid as this series makes them out to be. It's a miracle that Cabo also escapes serious harm... OMG... Season seven ending is about as stupid as they come too. Get real and rethink the writing, we want to see the Castillas win or we wouldn't watch! Bri

Season 6 is boring already. after 4 episodes.

[dkmr-88293 · 8/10 · 3 January 2019]

Until season 6 came I would have given this series 10 stars. But 6 begins with ho-hum...amnesia??? (done to death)...more sex.(done to death)..trip to Turkey??? Too much action and not enough brains in the writing department. It seems to be more about the actor/director and his child/woman than about El Senor. By this time we are all tired of hearing that Mother yell and scream over and over the same things. Her hysterics are also ho--hum by now. One great scene is the Presidente, Omar Teran, giving hell to the US Visitor, Navarro. Wow, that was great writing and great acting. El Senor is too busy having sex and flexing his muscles to be interesting.

Rafael Amaya The Mexican Al Pacino!

[omayrafontanez9 · 10/10 · 7 November 2021]

Rafael amaya's masterful performance is worth seeing in El senor de los cielos alone. He reminds me so much of al pacino's performance in scarface. He's that good and el senor de cielos is an amazing action packed series. Its no wonder it won an emmy in 2013. Once rafael leaves the series dies with him. Best seasons are 1 to 5. I hope telemundo gets Rafael back for a season 8 or a least for a movie on netflix ending el senor de los cielos the correct way with rafael in it to beginning to end.

Bad Azz Show

[nomatterwhat-87214 · 10/10 · 6 August 2017]

I love the show I love everything about this show when I first found it by accident I just had surgery and I watched all 4 seasons I was so hooked on it I stayed up all-night watching it and now their season 5 and I can't watch it. Why only on Telemundo channel that makes me so sad I'm looking all-over to see where I can find it in English? Do I have to wait until season 5 is over and it goes on Netflix please help.

From Great to Failure

[carlesmiquel · 5/10 · 14 February 2016]

The story of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, the drug-lord who even flew 727's full of cocaine to the Sonoran desert and left them abandoned, is one of those things in Mexican folklore that reaches the whole social ladder. In this series, produced by Telemundo and manufactured by Argos, the narrative reveals what most people knew from newspapers and the official TV chain, Televisa.

In Season 1, the story and the characters are believable, true to the lore and truly scary. It's something that Colombians and Mexicans know too well. The characters are easily recognisable and the performances of some of the actors are very good. But, story-wise, it's one of those unforgettable series, along with the Caracol productions of El Cartel de los Sapos and El Señor del Mal, Pablo Escobar.

It's sad to see that, to keep the franchise going on forever, Telemundo decided to go to the lengths of creating something so badly scripted as the rest of the seasons. It's a shame to see how the characters lose their soul, the story is contrived, absurd and predictable to the smallest detail. It becomes a classic telenovela, instead of the powerful and dramatic series Season 1 was.

Definitely, the production values are good, but never on par of those from Caracol's lush environments, period props, enticing characters and the powerful Colombian actors. It may be almost impossible to have a character that instills fear as Andres Parra's interpretation of Pablo Escobar in El Cartel de los Sapos and Pablo Escobar, El Patron del Mal.

I guess you should stop when things are done and never try second parts when they're not needed. Numbers never lie. That's what happened to this fantastic story when they decided to "create" something people would never feel related to. A pity. Watch Season 1, you won't be disappointed,

Totally amazing episodes!!

[gloriachambers64-567-634542 · 10/10 · 24 April 2021]

I don't care about any bad reviews people write about Senior De Los Cielos. True we all wanted main character alive, but I do believe he'll be back. I've watched this episodes twice. I love ALL the cast! Thank you so much!

Hot mess

[sabor769 · 2/10 · 5 May 2020]

The last 2 seasons turned this series into a joke!

Most awesome show on netflix

[dorothyrunnels · 10/10 · 8 March 2021]

This show has everything. I loved it from start to finish. I really wish they would make more seasons of it. This show is over the top awesome!!!!!

Perverse

[Teleluver · 5/10 · 29 June 2021]

Ten stars for Ochmann.

Ochmann somehow makes you like a villain/monster. The expressions on Ochmann's face, his cockiness, body language and sarcasm are spectacular. I don't understand all the Mexican-Colombian lingo, but some of the things he says are funny. I find myself laughing every time he laughs. Go figure. He makes it worth watching if you can bare all the Illuminati garbage, signs, colors, references, rituals and hand gestures. The character "tijeras" is also funny.

I found season two barbaric; animal body parts used as lamps and trinkets. By season three, I was nauseated by the constant use of black and white color scheme, all the hexagrams, squares and triangles. Episode 89, Amaya is wearing a black shirt with what appears to be the head of a goat embellished/embroidered in white. So disappointing he partakes in this mentality, and depiction of ranchero attire ruined and disgraced. If you enjoy threesomes and women used as seductresses, this season is full of that.

It's unfortunate viewers don't get to see the beauty, architecture and antiquity of this country or any others used during production.

Season 1: Fascinating in its own right

[opusv5 · 8/10 · 10 February 2023]

This is a soap opera strange to the western world: characters going through everyday trauma within the violent milieu of "los narcos." While the titular character is based on a famous Mexican Narco who reportedly died while undergoing plastic surgery in the 90s, the characters themselves are fairly stock, the dialogue acceptable but often predictable, episodes ending in a melodramatic manner. What makes this series different - and realistic - is the viciousness and violence of the characters: Aurelio Casillas, and those he works with, and/or against. Casillas is treacherous; he kills and tortures at will. This is one of the series's strengths: these are not nice people; portraying them otherwise would be dishonest. Casillas does have feelings for his mother (Lisa Owens), his wife and children, but few others. Those trying to bring him to justice, such as super-cops Marco Mejias and Leonor, are sympathetic in battling not only criminals but corrupt politicians. Apart from the viciousness, there are several attractive females in leading roles, along with a small army of leggy strippers and call-girls whom the narcos have at their beck and call. This series could be considered something beyond entertainment: a sociological phenomenon that reveals a fascination with a parallel power structure that most people would really be better off viewing that participating in.

A promiscuity swamp - censored audio - half-baked delivery

[Harry_Pamiaqui · 9/10 · 16 March 2023]

Excellent work, entertaining, even humorous, and with well-staged action scenes. Leaving aside the multiple flaws that fans see allows us to enjoy the adventures, we cannot stop protesting how annoying the audio censorship is in the eighth season. They do not censor violence, nor nudism, they do not censor drug trafficking, nor alcoholism nor smoking, they do not censor kidnappings, murders or shootings. But they censor the curse language of our Hispanic Latino daily life, as if it were a plague. All the violence does not offend the public, only the audio is offensive. Bad idea. Uncensored audio is the spark that brings us closer to reality, anything else is a half-baked reasonable facsimile copy, that is not exact but is a close delivered. Those of us who pay to watch this program expect to receive a full product, because the monthly payment is complete, not in parts.

The series was popularized by the clash between rivals, one attacks another counterattack, all between drama, violence, comedy, and romances. Season 8 (2023) has censored dialogue, so much effort on the part of the actors to end up being censored. Something undesirable, but normal in Latin America. How far they plan to degrade Rutila, is not enough with lack modesty Tata Guerra. It is already beginning to be shocking to see Rutila (a married woman), who knows that Diana (recently widowed) began a relationship with Fernando (the same day they met), letting herself be carried away by an uncontrollable lust, ending up being unfaithful to Javier. The same thing that she has criticized his father so much. He mocks the fidelity that his sister-in-law Laura keeps to her brother, and incites her to be unfaithful too with the same men ... Really? This unhealthy relationship features the ladies of the Casillas family sharing a relationship with the same man. What is the need?

I knew from the beginning that everything was going to be downhill. The moment Aurelio said that El Cabo, who killed his mother Alba, his brother Amado, his daughter Luzma, his lover Monica, and shoot his friend La Felina, was a person of no interest, I knew that the season was not going anywhere.

So far, in 64 chapters they have not advanced anything. From the starting point, they added La Mecha (a beautiful actress), an angelical adult who does not know what she wants, who does not separate from her best girl friend and suitor (a medicine doctor who also took a shot a La Felina without knowing her) who gets into every conversation. I have decided to save myself all that verbiage, and wait for the season to end to see the last three chapters.

This is the worst show ever and it should be Canceled

[spvfitt · 1/10 · 29 December 2020]

They should remove this show of Netflix and cancel it worst Tv show who cares bout some dumb

Anything with Memo Quintanilla

[raul_gonzalezCB · 8/10 · 7 April 2018]

Great show with a fantastic group of talented actors. One of Memo Quintanillas best performances.

Revolting neanderthal Aurelio

[travelmail-54879 · 3/10 · 30 November 2023]

What could've been a great series got bogged down with way too many sex scenes( all modestly done with clothes on) Aurelio comes back from the dead with double his weight and looking like the missing link. Is everyone a total alcoholic in this? I mean far too much tequila as if thats what mexico is all about. Not.

So many gaps in reality. Carla doesnt look at photos to find the intruder trying to kill Corina,, Corina doesnt say who shot her when fully conscious,,no photos exist of evil Tracy?? I mean, what??

Whats totally absurd is everyone is a good shot yet the bad guys only get shot in the arm,, or grazed... Cabo has aurelio 5 feet in front of him , bullets fly bot faster than a speeding bullet he jumps over the bar and runs off,,what?? This happens several times with Cabo. As well with others who may have four guys shooting at them from close up yet NO hits... ok its al tele drama but at least have some reality.... some great acting,, no idea how they can film 80-90 episodes ,,but as seasons go on not much really happens,.,. Lots of tequila, close up romance, and with the miraculous return of El Señor, more of his revolting closeups, constantly cheating on his beloved.

Disappointed with this last season especially since they didn't even have the main character in it!

[swilli-12938 · 1/10 · 26 January 2022]

I agree with the people that said they just can't watch this anymore without Aureilo the main character I mean don't get me cause I love all of the characters that have been there for a long time and they help support the main character but who does Amada think he is especially when he's in Greece! The series would have really been something else if you kept Aureilo and then have Amada there like they had his brother there all of those years! The family would have been the best especially when it comes to killing Cabo and that Agent that is ridiculous especially since he's extremely fat and disrespectful to woman which I can't that dumb girl fell for cause Aureilo girlfriend was when she was about to kill him that he was raping her and it was totally disgusting and I can't believe you even type of stuff in your show! You didn't even have some of the story lines from season 6 finish especially with Aureilo daughter's bodyguard was there when Cabo killed Monica and Felina but nobody knew anything!!! I was really disappointed with that ending especially since Rutillas bodyguard was there since she was little and you mean to tell me you didn't say nothing about that cause I know that he had to go in that warehouse and see their bodies in order to know that they weren't coming back and it was time to leave! After the 6th season you all got lazy like you didn't care about the other seasons! After watching half of the season I couldn't take it anymore cause I felt like I was just wasting my time! I have been watching the old seasons cause they were awesome cause they had the main character in them! Basically, whoever was in charge of writing season 7 should be fired and whoever was in charge of casting should be fired cause they should have worked out whatever kept the main character from being in the last season! Cause it didn't make sense to have him a few episodes and not the whole season. I guess no one was trying to get good ratings or whatever else makes the channel an awesome channel cause you all really blew that chance!!! How are you going to have a season especially for the last one without the main who has been there from the very beginning and you should have at changed the title of the season! I really wasted a lot of time waiting for it to come back so I could see how they gonna do Aureilo and it really disappointed me and made me extremely sad!!! I'm a black woman that my people were giving me grief about watching this channel for years following this series and this is how the last season was written and not even having the "Lord" in it oh and I definitely don't like how Amada character is in this season cause you made him cocky when he was very humble and respectful of the family now he feels like he's the head of it l! I just knew that him and Aureilo were gonna be the baddest and smartest people who ever had a cartel that was never seen before!!! But noooooo!!! Well I could express myself on here all day and night but I think I should stop here but I'm sure I will think of some more things to talk about that made me unhappy and disappointed in the series!!! All the time I wasted waiting for you to come out with season 7 for what!!!!! See I'm disabled and can't work and do other things so the TV is all I watch and read my books that I can read on my TV now so now I hope that you understand why I am the way I am about how you wrote season 7 and how you didn't have the character who's been in it since the beginning and who the series was about the! Then you're gonna have Amada come in and act like it's his cartel instead of him being the way he was in season 6! OK I believe that I've said enough!