Kuno Becker
Kuno Becker stars in the new Univision production of "El Último Dragón," by the creator of "La Reina del Sur." Univision

During the Univision Upfront presentation, the Spanish-language network announced a brand new series that is slated to premiere soon. "El Último Dragón" comes from the mind of Arturo Pérez-Reverte, creator of the highly-succesful "La Reina del Sur." Kuno Becker stars in the dark drama series that promises to be action-packed appointment television. Watch a sneak peek of the series in the video below and tell us what you think!

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"El Último Dragón" crime drama spans the globe, with the main character living in Japan and traveling through Asia, America and Europe to conduct business. The story begins by showing how he got there: as a boy, and a grandson of the Sinaloa Cartel, he is sent away by his grandfather after his parents are murdered in Mexico. Picking up in Japan 20 years later, the handsome and educated young man lives with simplicity and sobriety, unknowingly being prepared by his grandfather’s confidante—a member of Japan’s largest organized crime syndicate, the Japanese Yakuza—to represent his family back home, as the heir of narcos.

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Another telenovela that Univision announced during their Upfront presentation was one called "Amar Después De Amar", a thrilling tale, two families’ lives collide when a car accident reveals an unsettling affair. A father of twin boys who owns a fishing company and a well-off mother of two teenagers experience love at first sight at a school meeting, but fight their adulterous urges in order to save their marriages and protect their children. That is, until the accident reveals the two were in the car together – with the mother having gone missing, and the father falling into a coma. Dozens of questions arise and truths are revealed as the nail-biting drama unfolds.

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