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El Señor de los Cielos Season three title card Genre Telenovela Created by Luis Zelkowicz Written by Juan Manuel Andrade Mariano Calasso Jorge Cervantes Luis Colmenares Guillermo Ríos Carmina Narro Andrés López Laura Sosa Iris Dubs Directed by José Luis García Agraz Carlos Villegas Rosales Walter Doehner Danny Gavidia Jaime Segura Creative director ( s ) Carlos Herrera Olin Díaz Starring Rafael Amaya Ximena Herrera Robinson Díaz Raúl Méndez Gabriel Porras Carmen Villalobos Mauricio Ochmann Fernanda Castillo Marlene Favela Carmen Aub Maritza Rodríguez Sabrina Seara Vanessa Villela Maricela González Mariana Seoane Miguel Varoni Music by Marco Flores Opening theme See below Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) Spanish No. of seasons 5 No. of episodes 416 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Mariana Iskandariani Jose Gerardo Guillén Joshua Mintz Marcela Mejía Martha Godoy Producer ( s ) Monica Francesca Vizzi Ana Graciela Ugalde Carolina Leconte Iván Aranda Cinematography Juan Bernardo Sánchez Mejía José Gerardo de la Torre Esteban de Llaca Ignacio González Damián Aguilar Javier Morón Editor ( s ) Marco Antonio Martínez Domínguez Andrés Eichelmann Kaiser Rigel Sosa Andrade Marcos González Ramiro Pardo Camera setup Multi-camera Production company ( s ) Argos Comunicación Caracol Internacional Telemundo Studios Distributor Telemundo Internacional Release Original network Telemundo Picture format HDTV 1080i Audio format Stereophonic sound Original release April 15, 2013 ( 2013 - 04 - 15 ) -- present Chronology Related shows El Chema El Señor de los Cielos is an American telenovela created by Luis Zelkowicz, based on an original idea by Mariano Calasso, and Andrés López and it started airing on American broadcast channel Telemundo on April 15, 2013. Produced by Argos Comunicación and Telemundo Studios, and Caracol Internacional in the first season, and distributed by Telemundo Internacional. The series is based on the life and work of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, the former leader of the Juarez Cartel. The program features an ensemble cast, headed by its longest - serving actors Rafael Amaya as Aurelio Casillas and Fernanda Castillo as Mónica Robles. The series has won several awards including ; International Emmy Award for Non-English Language Us Primetime Program. Premios Tu Mundo for Novela or serie of the Year for three consecutive years. Contents 1 Series overview 1.1 Future seasons and film 2 Cast 3 Related media 3.1 Spin - off 4 Opening theme 5 Ratings 6 Awards and nominations 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Series overview Main article : List of El Señor de los Cielos episodes Season Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 74 April 15, 2013 ( 2013 - 04 - 15 ) August 5, 2013 ( 2013 - 08 - 05 ) 84 May 26, 2014 ( 2014 - 05 - 26 ) September 22, 2014 ( 2014 - 09 - 22 ) 104 April 21, 2015 ( 2015 - 04 - 21 ) September 21, 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 21 ) 80 March 28, 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 28 ) July 18, 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 18 ) 5 TBA June 20, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 20 ) TBA The series follows the life of Aurelio Casillas ( Rafael Amaya ), a drug lord who is recognized for knowing how to transfer drug substances to Mexico, Colombia, and the United States. Aurelio and his wife Ximena ( Ximena Herrera ) have three children, Rutila ( Carmen Aub ), Heriberto ( Ruy Senderos ), and Luz Marina ( Gala Montes ). He also has his faithful brother Chacorta ( Raúl Méndez ) who helps him in all his illicit businesses. Aurelio would end up being cornered by the authorities after being found as he decides to undergo a face operation in which he supposedly dies, thus causing his empire of power to fall. In season two, believed to be dead, Aurelio returns to enact his revenge on police officer Leonor Ballesteros ( Carmen Villalobos ), who through her fault ends up operating his face in a failed attempt to escape from the authorities. Aurelio meets Victoria Navárez ( Marlene Favela ), a beautiful woman who throws herself to be the governor of Mexico, Aurelio after seeing her actions falls in love and decides to deceive her by posing as another man and usurping the identity of Danilo Ferro. To the arrival of the new personages also is José María `` Chema '' Venegas ( Mauricio Ochmann ), one of the great enemies of Aurelio who decides to take all its power to Aurelio. At the end of the season, Leonor captures Aurelio and lasts several months in prison naval bunker. In season three, after several months imprisoned in naval bunker in Mexico, Aurelio receives the mutilated head of his brother Chacorta in a box, implying that his brother has died, who gives him reason to wage a war against all his enemies and to look for the murderer of his brother, to avenge his death. After all the problems with the government and the DEA, Aurelio learns that he has a serious illness in one of his kidneys and decides to remember his past in order to find his lost son. In season four, Aurelio after being cornered by his illness and not find a relative who can donate a kidney, decides to undertake a search with all the lovers he has had to find a lost son who can donate a kidney. After several attempts of searching, Aurelio finds a young man named Ismael ( Iván Arana ), who can be his salvation. His enemies after learning of his illness decide to do everything possible to get him out of the way. When everything seems to take its course and achieve total stability in the world of legal and illegal businesses of Aurelio, Emiliana Contreras ( Vanessa Villela ) appears a beautiful woman sent by Feyo Aguilera ( Leonardo Daniel ) to be able to make Aurelio fall, but her mission is to become the lover Of Aurelio to thus be able to finally make the fall of Aurelio 's empire. In season five, Aurelio, will unleash a new war ; But this time it will not be against his former rivals and enemies ; But this time it will be against his own family ; Because of the betrayals he had previously experienced on their part ; Later, Aurelio ( Rafael Amaya ), will also face a serious illness, which puts at stake his power and prestige since this man fails to get a donor, so they can make his transplant, necessary to continue living. On the other hand, Mónica ( Fernanda Castillo ) fights for its life after being rescued from Víctor 's hands in the middle of their wedding, since while it fled received a shot that apparently is mortal ; After being taken from his side, Víctor ( Jorge Luis Moreno ) searches everywhere to find Mónica 's whereabouts and continue with her wedding plans. Future seasons and film During the ongoing production of season five, Telemundo announced in a series renewal press release that a season six would follow season five after it has aired. On May 16, 2017, it was confirmed that the series would have a film -- `` as a concentrate of the five seasons '', which will be produced by Rafael Amaya. Cast Main article : List of El Señor de los Cielos cast members Actor Character Appearances 5 Rafael Amaya Aurelio Casillas Starring Ximena Herrera Ximena Letrán Starring Robinson Díaz Miltón Jiménez / El Cabo Starring Recurring Raúl Méndez Víctor Casillas / Chacorta Starring Gabriel Porras Marco Mejía Starring Carmen Villalobos Leonor Ballesteros Recurring Starring Mauricio Ochmann José María `` Chema '' Venegas Guest Starring Fernanda Castillo Mónica Robles Recurring Starring Marlene Favela Victoria Navárez / La Gober Starring Carmen Aub Rutila Casillas Recurring Starring Maritza Rodríguez Amparo Rojas Starring Sabrina Seara Esperanza Salvatierra Recurring Starring Vanessa Villela Emiliana Contreras Starring Maricela González Eunice Lara / La Felina Recurring Starring Mariana Seoane Ninón Del Valle Starring Miguel Varoni Leandro Quezada Starring Related media During the broadcast of the second season, Telemundo published a comic based on the second season of the series, portraying part of the plot of the series. In September 2014, the character played by Rafael Amaya, appeared in the series Señora Acero in the first two episodes of the series as a special guest, in November 2015 returned to have a special participation in the series in an episode with Ana Lucia Dominguez. The character of Aurelio has appeared twice in the adaptation of La Reina del Sur, titled Queen of the South. Spin - off Telemundo confirmed on May 15, 2016 that the series would see a Spin - off based upon actor Mauricio Ochmann 's character `` El Chema ''. El Chema premiered on December 6, 2016. Opening theme All songs in the series are composed by Marco Flores and performed by Cardenales de Nuevo León. In the first season the main theme was `` El jefe de todos ''. For the second season, the opening theme song was changed to `` El verdadero Jefe de todos ''. In the third season the song was composed around the main character of the series and is titled `` Aurelio Casillas ''. In the fourth season, the song of the main theme was changed to `` El cuarto corrido ''. In the fifth season the opening theme titled `` El quinto corrido '', this time performed by Don Chayo, member of the band Cardenales de Nuevo León. Ratings Season Timeslot ( ET ) Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers ( millions ) Date Viewers ( millions ) Date Viewers ( millions ) Mon -- Fri 10pm / 9c 74 April 15, 2013 ( 2013 - 04 - 15 ) 2.34 August 5, 2013 ( 2013 - 08 - 05 ) 3.62 2.3 84 May 26, 2014 ( 2014 - 05 - 26 ) 2.20 September 22, 2014 ( 2014 - 09 - 22 ) TBD TBD 104 April 21, 2015 ( 2015 - 04 - 21 ) 2.68 September 21, 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 21 ) 2.95 1.45 80 March 28, 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 28 ) 2.79 July 18, 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 18 ) 2.64 1.96 5 TBA June 20, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 20 ) 2.27 TBA TBD TBD Awards and nominations Main article : List of awards and nominations received by El Señor de los Cielos See also United States portal Telenovelas portal Television portal List of telenovelas of Telemundo List of American telenovelas References Jump up ^ `` ' El Señor de los Cielos ' gana el Emmy Internacional al mejor programa en lengua no inglesa '' ( in Spanish ). 20minutos.es. Retrieved November 25, 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' El Señor De Los Cielos 6 ' Telemundo : Rafael Amaya Set To Return For Sixth Season Of Series ''. latintimes.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` ¡ ' El Señor de los Cielos ' llegará al cine ! ''. espectaculos.televisa.com ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 24 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Raúl Méndez ' Chacorta ' En ' El Señor De Los Cielos ' Confirma Que No Participará En Temporada 3 '' ( in Spanish ). Novela Lounge. Retrieved September 23, 2014. Jump up ^ Aroa Díaz. `` Comienzan las grabaciones de ' El señor de los cielos 4 ' ''. Teleprograma Fotogramas ( in Spanish ). Retrieved August 5, 2015. Jump up ^ `` ' El Señor de los Cielos ' regresa para una segunda temporada '' ( in Spanish ). Retrieved December 18, 2013. Jump up ^ Yolaine Díaz. `` Maritza Rodríguez cambiará el rumbo de El señor de los cielos ''. People en Español ( in Spanish ). Retrieved May 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` El Señor de los Cielos tercera temporada inicia sus grabaciones '' ( in Spanish ). Telemundo. Retrieved February 5, 2015. Jump up ^ González, Moisés. `` Vanessa Villela buscará vengarse de El señor de los cielos ''. People en Español ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 15 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` ¡ El Señor de los Cielos ya tiene un cómic ! ''. telemundo47.com ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 23 June 2017. Jump up ^ Sarabia, Martha. `` Telemundo pasa de ' El señor de los cielos ' a la ' Señora Acero ' ''. laopinion.com ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 23 June 2017. Jump up ^ Fridmann, Mandy. `` ' El Señor de los Cielos ' estará en ' Señora Acero 2 ' conociendo a ' La Tuti ' ''. huffingtonpost.com ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 23 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` El Señor de los Cielos se enfrenta con The Queen of the South ''. tvynovelas.com ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 23 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Mauricio Ochmann es el protagonista de la súper serie `` El Chema '' ``. Telemundo.com. 2016 - 05 - 16. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Canción de El señor de los cielos ''. notinovelas.com ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 26 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` El verdadero jefe de todos, canción completa segunda temporada El señor de los cielos ''. notinovelas.com ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 26 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Canción `` Aurelio Casillas '', tercera temporada El señor de los cielos ``. notinovelas.com ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 26 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Canción cuarta temporada El señor de los cielos ( El cuarto corrido ) ''. cancionestelenovelas.com ( in Spanish ). Retrieved 26 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Telemundo 's Premiere of ' El Senor de los Cielos ' Delivers Over 2.3 Million Viewers ''. tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Finale of `` Señor de los cielos '' averaged over 3.6 M viewers ``. mediamoves.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Telemundo 's ' El Señor de los Cielos ' Averages Over 2.2 Million Total Viewers and 1.4 Million Adults 18 - 49 During Premiere Week ''. tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Telemundo Super Series ' El Señor de los Cielos ' Delivers Highest - Rated Premiere in Network History ''. tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Telemundo 's EL SENOR DE LOS CIELOS Season Finale Ranks # 1 Spanish - Language TV in Time Period ''. broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` TELEMUNDO SUPER SERIES TM `` EL SEÑOR DE LOS CIELOS '' DELIVERS HIGHEST RATED PREMIERE IN NETWORK HISTORY AMONG TOTAL VIEWERS ``. broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` ' El Señor De Los Cielos ' Finale Averages 2.64 M ''. multichannel.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017. Jump up ^ Pucci, Douglas. `` Tuesday Final Nationals : ' El Señor de Los Cielos ' Fifth Season Premiere Fuels Telemundo to Lead Spanish - Language Networks ''. Programming Insider. Retrieved 22 June 2017. External links El Señor de los Cielos on IMDb El Señor de los Cielos Luis Zelkowicz List Awards and nominations Cast members Episodes Seasons Season 1 Season 5 Related Señora Acero El Chema Queen of the South Category Premios Tu Mundo for Novela of the Year or Súper series Novela of the Year Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán ( 2012 ) La Patrona ( 2013 ) Santa Diabla ( 2014 ) Tierra de reyes ( 2015 ) Bajo el mismo cielo ( 2016 ) Súper series El Señor de los Cielos ( 2015 ) El Señor de los Cielos ( 2016 ) Telenovelas and series of Telemundo Telenovelas and series 1988 -- 99 Angélica, mi vida ( 1988 ) El magnate ( 1989 ) Cadena braga ( 1991 ) Marielena ( 1992 ) Tres destinos ( 1993 ) Guadalupe ( 1993 ) El peñón del amaranto ( 1993 ) Señora tentación ( 1994 ) Aguamarina ( 1997 ) Me muero por ti ( 1999 ) 2000 -- 09 Cara o cruz ( 2001 ) Amantes del desierto ( 2001 ) Adrián está de visita ( 2001 ) Daniela ( 2002 ) Vale todo ( 2002 ) La venganza ( 2002 ) Sofía dame tiempo ( 2003 ) Ladrón de corazones ( 2003 ) Amor descarado ( 2003 ) Ángel de la guarda, mi dulce compañía ( 2003 ) Pasión de gavilanes ( 2003 ) El alma herida ( 2003 ) Prisionera ( 2004 ) Gitanas ( 2004 ) Te voy a enseñar a querer ( 2004 ) ¡ Anita, no te rajes ! 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Question: when did el senor de los cielos start
Answer: April 15, 2013