The reality show of the Mexican television divas has premiered its second season.
Its protagonists have been seen for decades in their roles as actresses or singers, but rarely have details of their personal stories or their private lives been known in such a direct way.
“Let the sidewalks shake, the diva has already arrived and is recharged […] What they think of my photos, my life or my profile, I don't care,” says the song resulting from the first season of
Siempre queens
,
from Netflix , in which Lucía Méndez, Lorena Herrera, Laura Zapata and Sylvia Pasquel participated.
In the second installment, which premiered on March 19, Méndez and Herrera continue.
Not the others, but three more personalities are added: Olivia Collins, Rosa Gloria Chagoyán and Dulce.
The executive producer of the series, Mario Ruiz de Chávez, said in an interview with Neomen
magazine
that it is the “first format” devised by him that has been captured on television.
“In the world of
reality
[
show
] not so many tools are taken from the world of fiction.
In my case, I have had a very fortunate career precisely because from the fictional narrative I can bring these things to
reality
," she explained about
Siempre queens
, which although it portrays the artists in their real lives, it tells a story with its respective tensions and dramas. .
In the first season, for example, the leadership that Lucía Méndez seeks to exercise is notable and the clash between the singer and actress and Laura Zapata, known for her villainous characters in soap operas, stands out.
In the second, from the first chapter you will see a tense moment between two of the participants and later there will be no shortage of emotional conversations and more differences.
Will they all be able to put on a good show together in the end?
The answer is in the six-part series.
Here we present an account of the divas' trajectories.
Lucia Mendez
Always Queens Season 2. Lucía Méndez in Always Queens Season 2. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix ©2024Netflix
Singer and soap opera actress, Lucía Méndez (69 years old) is an icon of Mexican television for her leading roles in
The Strange Return of Diana Salazar
(1988),
Nobody's Love
(1990),
Lady Temptation
(1994) or
Three Times Sofía
(1998).
She has also participated in films such as
Blacker than the Night
(1975),
La illegale (1979)
or
El maleficio II
(1985).
In her musical career, she has recorded albums since 1975 and her most recent one is from last year,
Por amor a México
.
The timbre of her voice, like her acting, are part of the identity of television in Mexico.
Some of her soap operas have been seen in countries such as Italy, Russia, Africa and China, according to the artist's website.
Lorena Herrera
Lorena Herrera in a promotional image for the series.Netflix
Lorena Herrera's career (57 years old) has above all been as a television actress, in novels such as
Two Women a Path
(1993),
Between Life and Death
(1993),
El Premio Mayor
(1995),
María Isabel
(1997 ) or
My destiny is you
(2000)
,
according to Telemundo's talent site.
She has participated in 56 films, including
Cocaine, The Scorpion Reef, The Mink Coat, Blind Death
and
The Fastest File in the West.
In 2011 she posed for Playboy
magazine
Mexico edition, although in the midst of controversy because days before its publication she had not given permission for the photos to appear, but in the end they were published.
She has recorded three albums as a singer and published the book
Beauty Tips by Lorena Herrera.
Olivia Collins
Olivia Collins.Netflix
Actress Olivia Collins (66 years old) has participated in soap operas since the early 1980s, in stories such as
Muchachita
(1986),
I'm still loving you
(1996),
My heart is yours
(2014) or
SOS, I'm falling in love
(2021) .
She has also acted in series such as
La rosa de Guadalupe
, in 2012, or
Como dice el dicho
(2013).
Her film roles began in 1984 with
The Death of the Jackal
and she has also participated in films such as
Human Hunt
(1987),
Rose of Two Aromas
(1989) or
Guatemala 1982
(2018).
She also posed for
Playboy
, in 2010.
Rosa Gloria Chagoyan
Rosa Gloria Chagoyán.Netflix
The career of actress Rosa Gloria Chagoyán (70 years old) has been dominated by cinema.
She achieved fame since 1983 for her leading role in
Lola La Trailera
and has participated in films such as
La guerrera avenginga
,
La rielera
,
Maten al fugitivo
or
Juana la Cubana.
Since 1976 she has also acted in soap operas, in two of them with her character Lola La Trailera:
Central de Abasto
(2009) and
Mi Camino Es Amarte
(2023).
She has been considered one of the highest-grossing actresses in Mexican cinema and has accumulated more than 50 films in her career.
Sweet
Dulce.Netflix
The singer Dulce (Dulce Elisa Noeggeratt Cárdenas, 68 years old) began her musical career in 1974. In 1976, she won first place at the Palma de Mallorca Song Festival (Spain) and became internationally known throughout the decade. from the eighties.
Some of her hits are
Your doll, Love in silence, Wolf, Let me get back to you
or
Wounds
.
She has also participated as a supporting actress in Televisa soap operas.
From the first season
Laura Zapata
(67 years old).
In her more than four decades of career, the actress has been characterized by her villainous characters in soap operas such as
María Mercedes
(1992),
Poor Rich Girl
(1995),
La usurpadora
(1998),
Beware the Angel
(2008) or
El beloved
(2017).
In 2021 she participated in the Masterchef México Celebrity program, and is the half-sister of the singer Thalía.
In 2002 she was a victim of kidnapping along with her sister Ernestina Sodi, who is a historian.
Both were released 45 days after her abduction.
Sylvia Pasquel
(74 years old).
Daughter of actress Silvia Pinal and actor Rafael Banquells, she is part of a dynasty of famous people in Mexico.
The singer Alejandra Guzmán is her sister and the singer and actress Stephanie Salas is her daughter.
She has participated in more than 70 productions, including soap operas and films, according to the Sensacine site.
She has acted in classics of Mexican cinema such as
El Santo contra Blue Demon en la Atlántida
(1970) or
Chabelo y Pepito contra los monsters
(1973).
In 2015 she acted in
The Street of Bitterness,
by Arturo Ripsten
,
and with the same director
in The Devil Between the Legs,
in 2019.
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