On, Telemundo announced that the series had been renewed for a seventh season.
Premios Tu Mundo for Novela or serie of the Year for three consecutive years. The series has won several awards including International Emmy Award for Non-English Language Us Primetime Program.
It stars Rafael Amaya as the titular character, Aurelio Casillas. The series is based on the life and work of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, the former leader of the Juarez Cartel. Produced by Argos Comunicación and Telemundo Studios, and Caracol Internacional in the first season, and distributed by Telemundo Internacional. El Señor de los Cielos (in English: Lord of the Skies) 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 15 April 2013, and ended on 31 January 2020.