Paramount+ to Order 150 Int’l Originals by 2025, Unveils New Slate

First Lady of Sinaloa (Mexico)With John Leguizamo producing and starring, the series will chronicle “the fascinating yet volatile life of (former Mexican drug lord) El Chapo’s infamous Beauty Queen Bride, Emma Coronel, an innocent farm girl turned fierce icon who rises to become Mexico’s most formidable crime wife.” Producer Frida Torresblanco (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Assassination of Richard Nixon) and Cameron Penn (The Roommates) are also producing the show, described as a “story of love, sex, drugs and danger.”

Produced by VIS in association with Braven Films, the series has been greenlit for development and is planned to “debut exclusively on Paramount+ in Latin America and all international markets.”