El Señor de los Cielos season 8

The eighth season of the American television series El Señor de los Cielos was announced on 15 February 2022. The season is directed by Juan Carlos Valdivia, Conrado Martínez, Mauricio Meneses, and Bernardo Mota, with Karen Barroeta, Ximena Cantuarias, and Harold Sánchez serving as executive producers.

The season premiered on 17 January 2023 and concluded on 22 May 2023.

Plot
The season centers on the return of Aurelio Casillas, who supposedly died at the beginning of the previous season after falling into a coma following an attempt on his life. It is only the DEA who knows that Aurelio is alive, having hidden him in the desert. In enacting his plan of revenge, Aurelio establishes connections with old allies, while also facing new romances and uncovering family mysteries.

Main

 * Rafael Amaya as Aurelio Casillas
 * Rubén Cortada as Fernando Aguirre
 * Carmen Aub as Rutila Casillas
 * Iván Arana as Ismael Casillas
 * África Zavala as Mecha de la Cruz
 * Isabella Castillo as Diana Ahumada
 * Yuri Vargas as Tracy Lobo
 * Alejandro López as El Súper Javi

Recurring

 * Lisa Owen as Alba Casillas
 * Robinson Díaz as Miltón Jiménez "El Cabo"
 * Salvador Pineda as Julio Zambrana
 * Karla Carrillo as Corina Saldaña
 * Thali García as Berenice Ahumada
 * Alan Slim as Jaime Ernesto Rosales
 * Karen Sandoval as Laura Casillas
 * Wendy de los Cobos as Aguasanta "Tata" Guerra
 * Denia Agalianou as Dalila Zuc
 * Carlos Corona as Rigoberto Alfaro
 * Daniel Martínez as Guillermo Colón
 * José Sedek as Bernardo Castillo
 * Daniel Martínez Campos as Arístides Istúriz
 * Renata Manterola as Luzma Casillas
 * Mimi Morales as Said
 * Jorge Cárdenas as Alan Saade
 * Maricela González as Eunice Lara "La Felina"
 * Elsy Reyes as Carla Uzcátegui
 * Roberto Escobar as Commander José Valdés
 * Sebastián González as Benjamín
 * Brenda Hanst as Caridad Mendoza
 * Leonardo Álvarez as Leonardo Castaño
 * Carlos Balderrama as José Manuel Castillo "Manny"
 * Fernando Banda as El Vitaminas
 * Gabriel Bonilla as Isidro Casillas
 * Emilio Chabre as Chemita Venegas
 * Alejandro Félix as Chatarrero
 * Fede Gallardo as Esteban
 * Martijn Kuiper as Lucas Manzano
 * Alejandro Navarrete as El Zopilote
 * David Ponce as José Manrique "Skinny"
 * Carlos Puente as Pompeyo
 * Roberto Valdez as JP
 * Alex Walerstein as Paul "El Greñas"

Production
On 15 February 2022, Telemundo announced that it had revived El Señor de los Cielos for an eighth season. In May 2022, a teaser of the season was presented during Telemundo's upfront for the 2022–2023 television season. Filming of the season began on 20 September 2022, with a list of new and returning cast members being announced the same day.