# El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar (2024 TV series)

El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar is a Mexican television series produced by W Studios for TelevisaUnivision. It is based on the 1988 telenovela of the same name, created by Mario Cruz. It stars Angelique Boyer and Sebastián Rulli. The series premiered on Vix on 17 May 2024. The second season premiered on 17 January 2025.

## Cast
### Main

* Angelique Boyer as Diana Salazar / Leonor de Santiago
* Sebastián Rulli as Mario Villarreal / Eduardo de Carvajal
* Arap Bethke as Joaquín Nuñez / Lucas de Treviño
* Cassandra Sánchez Navarro as Irene Vallejos / Inés Betancourt
* Lorena Graniewicz as Malena
** Farah Cardell as child Malena
* Erick Chapa as Gael
* Sergio Mur as Gonzalo

### Recurring and guest stars

* Rubén Sanz as Fray Rodrigo
* Eduardo Victoria as Gustavo
* Paola Toyos as Ana
* Sergio Jurado as Mayol
* Iván Tamayo as San Telmo
* Axel Alcántara as Rolando
* Lorena Sevilla as Reina
* Pamela Reul as Gaby
* Teresa Peragui as Mariana
* Amhed García as Xavier
* Paola Dives as Fabiola
* Sergio Reynoso as Emiliano
** Paco Rosado as young Emiliano
* Vanessa Saba as Aurelia
* Henry Zakka as Otálora
* Yael Albores as Raquel
* Mónica Dionne as Delfina
** Rocío De Santiago as young Delfina
* Emoé de la Parra as Sister Beatriz
* Laura Vignatti as Ofelia

## Episodes

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) | 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) | 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) |

### Season 1 (2024)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Encuentros" | 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) |
| 2 | 2 | "Confesiones" | 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) |
| 3 | 3 | "La llamada" | 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) |
| 4 | 4 | "Camino sin retorno" | 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) |
| 5 | 5 | "Almas viejas" | 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) |
| 6 | 6 | "Entre temblores" | 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) |
| 7 | 7 | "¿Verdad o locura?" | 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) |
| 8 | 8 | "El viente de la ballena" | 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) |

### Season 2 (2025)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 9 | 1 | "Desencuentros" | 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) |
| 10 | 2 | "Revelaciones" | 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) |
| 11 | 3 | "Despertares" | 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) |
| 12 | 4 | "Señales" | 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) |
| 13 | 5 | "Recluidos" | 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) |
| 14 | 6 | "Punto de convergencia" | 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) |
| 15 | 7 | "Recluidos" | 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) |
| 16 | 8 | "Un talento peligroso" | 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) |

## Production
### Development

On 17 May 2023, the series was announced at TelevisaUnivision's upfront for the 2023–2024 television season. In July 2023, the cast had their first table read. Filming of the series began on 17 August 2023, and concluded on 16 December 2023.

### Casting

In May 2023, Angelique Boyer and Sebastián Rulli were announced in the lead roles. In July 2023, Arap Bethke and Cassandra Sánchez Navarro joined the cast. In August 2023, the rest of the cast was unveiled in a press release.

## Release

The series premiered on Vix on 17 May 2024. The second season premiered on 17 January 2025. The series made its broadcast television premiere on Univision on 19 January 2025.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref |
| 2024 | Produ Awards | Best Superseries | El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Produ Awards | Best Screenplay - Superseries or Telenovela | Esther Feldman y Carlos Algara | Nominated | |