# Monarca
**Monarca** is a Mexican drama television series created by Diego Gutiérrez and streamed on Netflix, centered on the Carranza family's struggle for control of a tequila empire built on corruption and family secrets.[1](https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1661562-will-there-be-a-monarca-season-3-release-date-is-it-coming-out) After 20 years away, Ana María returns to Mexico and vies for control of the family business as it threatens to crumble.[2](https://www.netflix.com/la/title/80211572) The series ran for two seasons, from September 13, 2019 to January 1, 2021, before Netflix canceled it.[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/monarca)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Created by | Diego Gutiérrez[1](https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1661562-will-there-be-a-monarca-season-3-release-date-is-it-coming-out) |
| Network / country | Netflix; original country Mexico, original language Spanish[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/monarca) |
| Run | Season 1 (10 episodes) premiered September 13, 2019; Season 2 (8 episodes) premiered January 1, 2021; 18 episodes total[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/monarca) |
| Main cast | Irene Azuela, Juan Manuel Bernal, Osvaldo Benavides, Rosa María Bianchi, Alejandro de la Madrid, Fernanda Castillo[4](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80211572) |
| Executive producers | Salma Hayek, José Tamez, Billy Rovzar, Fernando Rovzar, Erica Sánchez Su, Michael McDonald[4](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80211572) |
| Production companies | Lemon Films and Ventanarosa[5](https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/80211572) |
| Ratings | IMDb 7.8/10; The Movie Database 7.4[5](https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/80211572) |
| Status | Canceled after two seasons; no third season[1](https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1661562-will-there-be-a-monarca-season-3-release-date-is-it-coming-out) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
The story follows the Carranzas, a powerful and influential family that used Mexico's corrupt system to build a multimillion-dollar empire around tequila.[6](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/series/serie-25576/) Ana María Carranza, daughter of a billionaire tequila magnate, returns home after two decades and becomes embroiled in a bitter fight for control of the family business.[1](https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1661562-will-there-be-a-monarca-season-3-release-date-is-it-coming-out)
In the second season, the struggle among the Carranza siblings intensifies as the throne changes hands. Sofía Carranza ([Fernanda Castillo](https://www.edgepedia.org/fernanda-castillo)), daughter of the murdered Agustín, arrives with her husband Ignacio (Alejandro de la Madrid) to investigate her father's death and wages war on her cousins Ana María (Irene Azuela), Andrés ([Osvaldo Benavides](https://www.edgepedia.org/osvaldo-benavides)), and Joaquín (Juan Manuel Bernal) after discovering he was killed by a member of his own family.[4](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80211572) Producer Fernando Rovzar explained that the new character was introduced to force the three siblings into an uneasy alliance against a common enemy, pushing each into a darker exploration of what they are willing to do to keep control.[7](https://www.jornada.com.mx/2020/12/21/espectaculos/a12n1esp)
Netflix categorizes the show as a soapy drama with an ensemble cast, centered on rivalry and a dysfunctional family, and tags it under Mexican and social-issue TV dramas.[2](https://www.netflix.com/la/title/80211572)
## Production
The series was produced by Ventanarosa ([Salma Hayek](https://www.edgepedia.org/salma-hayek) and José Tamez), Stearns Castle (Michael McDonald), and Lemon Studios (Billy and Fernando Rovzar).[8](https://www.produ.com/television/noticias/probamos-que-con-los-cuidados-necesarios-se-puede-regresar-billy-rovzar-de-lemon-studios/) Producer Billy Rovzar said the structure was clear from conception and that the production filmed extensively in locations across Mexico and the United States, with part of the shoot in the municipality of Tequila, Jalisco, the birthplace of the drink, to show what he called the soul of tequila.[9](https://www.informador.mx/amp/entretenimiento/Monarca-se-corona-en-Netflix-20190919-0006.html)
**Filming during the pandemic.** Production of the second season halted completely in March 2020 and resumed in July under what the producers described as robust safety protocols.[7](https://www.jornada.com.mx/2020/12/21/espectaculos/a12n1esp) Billy Rovzar announced that the season wrapped with zero infections; Monarca 2 was the first Mexican and Latin American production for Netflix to resume filming.[8](https://www.produ.com/television/noticias/probamos-que-con-los-cuidados-necesarios-se-puede-regresar-billy-rovzar-de-lemon-studios/) During the month of filming, the entire crew, including extras, was housed in a hotel and transported only between the hotel and locations.[10](https://www.cinefotografo.com/2021/02/09/en-rodaje-daniel-jacobs-amc/) Rovzar framed the early return to production as a symbol of closing out 2020, with the season opening the new year on Netflix.[11](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/monarca-el-simbolo-de-un-trabajo-realizado-en-pandemia-rovzar/)
## Cancellation
Netflix did not renew Monarca for a third season. In March 2021, Juan Manuel Bernal, who plays Joaquín Carranza, confirmed on Instagram that the series would not return.[1](https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1661562-will-there-be-a-monarca-season-3-release-date-is-it-coming-out) Reports indicate the news reached the public through cast members, including Osvaldo Benavides, and that Netflix issued no official statement.[12](https://latestnetflix.com/series/93297) The second season ended on cliffhangers, leaving storylines unresolved, including the power struggles within the Carranza family and the future of the tequila dynasty.[12](https://latestnetflix.com/series/93297) No revival or pickup by another platform has been indicated.[12](https://latestnetflix.com/series/93297)
## Reception
On IMDb the series holds a 7.8/10 audience rating, and on The Movie Database a 7.4.[5](https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/80211572) Audience reviews cited by ComingSoon praised the show's realistic treatment of problems in Mexico, its cinematography, and its characters.[13](https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1269484-how-to-watch-monarca-season-2-on-netflix)
## References
1. [Will There Be a Monarca Season 3 Release Date & Is It Coming Out?, ComingSoon (Tamal Kundu, April 15, 2024)](https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1661562-will-there-be-a-monarca-season-3-release-date-is-it-coming-out)
2. [Monarca, Netflix Official Site](https://www.netflix.com/la/title/80211572)
3. [Monarca, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/monarca)
4. [Monarca, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80211572)
5. [Is 'Monarca' on Netflix? Where to Watch the Series, New On Netflix USA](https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/80211572)
6. [Monarca, SensaCine México](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/series/serie-25576/)
7. [Las reglas del juego cambian en la segunda temporada de Monarca, La Jornada (December 21, 2020)](https://www.jornada.com.mx/2020/12/21/espectaculos/a12n1esp)
8. [Probamos que con los cuidados necesarios se puede regresar: Billy Rovzar de Lemon Studios, PRODU (August 11, 2020)](https://www.produ.com/television/noticias/probamos-que-con-los-cuidados-necesarios-se-puede-regresar-billy-rovzar-de-lemon-studios/)
9. ["Monarca" se corona en Netflix, El Informador (September 19, 2019)](https://www.informador.mx/amp/entretenimiento/Monarca-se-corona-en-Netflix-20190919-0006.html)
10. [En Rodaje: Daniel Jacobs AMC, Cinefotografo (February 9, 2021)](https://www.cinefotografo.com/2021/02/09/en-rodaje-daniel-jacobs-amc/)
11. ["Monarca", el símbolo de un trabajo realizado en pandemia: Rovzar, El Universal](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/monarca-el-simbolo-de-un-trabajo-realizado-en-pandemia-rovzar/)
12. [Monarca (2019) | Netflix Series, Latest Netflix](https://latestnetflix.com/series/93297)
13. [How to Watch Monarca Season 2 on Netflix in Its Original Language, ComingSoon](https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1269484-how-to-watch-monarca-season-2-on-netflix)
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