Telemundo announced the premiere date for the new super series Operación Pacífico for Monday, February 10 at 10pm/9C. The police drama marks the return of Majida Issa (Sin Senos Si Hay Paraíso) to the network, alongside lead actor Mark Tacher (La Reina del Sur).
Majida Issa plays the lead role of Captain Amalia Ortega, a strong empowered woman living a double life, whose mission is to take down the most wanted Mexican drug lord.
Shot in Mexico and Colombia, this 60-episode police drama centers on Amalia Ortega (Majida Issa), a fearless woman, wife, mother, and captain of the Secret Intelligence Unit of the Police, who jeopardizes her career, her life, and her family in an attempt to capture El Guapo (Julio Bracho), a mysterious and powerful Mexican drug trafficker. Only her focus and determination will help her fulfill her mission.
Issa leads an internationally renowned cast that includes Julio Bracho (Fugitiva), Christian Tappan (La Reina del Sur), Luciano D’Alessandro (Celia), Klemen Novak (The Americans), Ernesto Benjumea (Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal), Shany Nadan (Bolívar), Johanna Fadul (Sin Senos si Hay Paraíso), Emmanuel Orenday (La Reina del Sur) and Cynthia Alesco (La Reina del Sur).
Special performances include Jorge Enrique Abello (Yo soy Betty la Fea), Antonio de la Vega (Texas Rising), Jorge Zárate (El Secreto de Selena), Oscar Borda, Luigi Aicardi, Katherine Velez, Diana Wiswell, and Lina Cardona.
Directed by Diego Mejía and Mónica Botero, Operación Pacífico is an original story based on true events. The concept was developed by Alberto “Albatros” González. David Posada is the executive producer for Telemundo and Silvia Durán and Guillermo Restrepo are executive producers for FOXTeleColombia.