Paraíso blanco is a Colombian streaming television series produced by Caracol Televisión for TelevisaUnivision.[1] The series is based on the life of former German-Colombian drug lord Carlos Lehder, inspired by the book Crazy Charlie written by Ron Chepesiuk.[2] Sebastián Osorio stars as Lehder.[3] The series premiered on Vix on 20 July 2023.[4] The second and final season premiered on 18 July 2024.[5]
| Paraíso blanco | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Crazy Charlie by Ron Chepesiuk |
| Developed by | Jorg Hiller |
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| Composer | José Ricardo Torres |
| Country of origin | Colombia |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Executive producers |
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| Editor | Fabián Rodríguez Uscátegui |
| Production company | Caracol Televisión |
| Original release | |
| Network | Vix |
| Release | 20 July 2023 – 18 July 2024 |
Cast
editMain
edit- Sebastián Osorio as Carlos Lehder
- Carlos Serrato as 72-year-old Carlos
- Kevin Buritica as 15-year-old Carlos
- Michal Malinowski as Lewis
- Camila Bordón as Jymel
- Laura Rodríguez as Nidia
Recurring
edit- Variel Sánchez as Carlos Toro "Torito"
- Daniel Calderón as 15-year-old Torito
- Cesar Álvarez as Hermann Lehder
- Eduardo Pérez as young Hermann
- Andrés Castañeda as Pablo Escobar
- Cristian Villamil as Popeye
- Bibiana Navas as María Clara Rivas
- Lorena García as Vera Lehder
- Isabella Miranda as 17-year-old Vera
- Alejandro Gutiérrez as Diego Lehder
- Juan Castellanos as 17-year-old Diego
- Alejandro Pedraza as Nacho
- Valeria Galviz as Julie Lehder
- Linda Lucía Callejas as Virginia Rivas
- Johan Méndez as Manny
- Alejandro Martínez as Willheim Lehder
- Andrés Echavarria
- Lina Tejeiro
- Mijail Mulkay
- Cecilia Navia
- Juan Carlos Ortega
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2023)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "El loco" | 20 July 2023 |
| 2 | 2 | "Jymel" | 20 July 2023 |
| 3 | 3 | "100 Kilos" | 20 July 2023 |
| 4 | 4 | "Traicionera" | 20 July 2023 |
| 5 | 5 | "Quid Pro Quo" | 20 July 2023 |
| 6 | 6 | "Blanca nieve" | 20 July 2023 |
| 7 | 7 | "La viuda negra" | 20 July 2023 |
| 8 | 8 | "La primera vuelta" | 20 July 2023 |
| 9 | 9 | "Emboscada" | 20 July 2023 |
| 10 | 10 | "Guerras de Miami" | 20 July 2023 |
| 11 | 11 | "Destino Cayo Norman" | 20 July 2023 |
| 12 | 12 | "O.I.A." | 20 July 2023 |
| 13 | 13 | "Bellavista" | 20 July 2023 |
| 14 | 14 | "Margarita" | 20 July 2023 |
| 15 | 15 | "La Ruta Imperialista" | 20 July 2023 |
Season 2 (2024)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | "Retirada" | 18 July 2024 |
| 17 | 2 | "Relevo de mando" | 18 July 2024 |
| 18 | 3 | "Cambio de planes" | 18 July 2024 |
| 19 | 4 | "Aire Montes Co LTD" | 18 July 2024 |
| 20 | 5 | "La cosa política" | 18 July 2024 |
| 21 | 6 | "Volver a EE.UU" | 18 July 2024 |
| 22 | 7 | "La posada Alemana" | 18 July 2024 |
| 23 | 8 | "Cara a cara" | 18 July 2024 |
| 24 | 9 | "Secuestro" | 18 July 2024 |
| 25 | 10 | "M.A.S" | 18 July 2024 |
| 26 | 11 | "El gran golpe" | 18 July 2024 |
| 27 | 12 | "Padre de familia" | 18 July 2024 |
| 28 | 13 | "Panamá" | 18 July 2024 |
| 29 | 14 | "Fuego y cenizas" | 18 July 2024 |
| 30 | 15 | "Alemania" | 18 July 2024 |
References
edit- ^ Salazar, Soreny (26 July 2022). "Serie sobre Carlos Ledher: protagonista y fecha de estreno de lo nuevo de Caracol Televisión y ViX Plus". vidamoderna.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "La vida del narcotraficante Carlos Ledher se contará en una serie de televisión". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Lehder tendrá su propia serie y Sebastián Osorio sería el protagonista". infobae.com (in Spanish). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Paraiso Blanco, Series Based on Carlos Lehder, to Premiere on ViX". todotvnews.com (in Spanish). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "ViX anuncia el estreno del regreso de Paraíso Blanco". todotvnews.com (in Spanish). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
