Velvet: El nuevo imperio is an American television series developed by Sandra Velasco for Telemundo. It is based on the 2014 Spanish television series Velvet created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. María. The series stars Samantha Siqueiros, Yon González, Danilo Carrera and Carolina Miranda. It aired from 19 May 2025 to 24 September 2025.
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Premise
Ana Velázquez is a talented Mexican designer who, as a child, arrived at the Velvet fashion company in New York after the death of her mother. There, she falls in love with Alberto Márquez, heir to the company, but their relationship is derailed by intrigue and a marriage of convenience with Cristina Otegui.
Cast
Main
Yon González as Alberto Márquez
Samantha Siqueiros as Ana Velázquez
Camila Nuñez as young Ana
Carolina Miranda as Cristina Otegui
Chantal Andere as Blanca Morales
Danilo Carrera as Carlos Aristizábal
Aylín Mújica as Gloria Olivera de Márquez
Leonardo Daniel as Emilio Velázquez
Daniella Navarro as Clara Hernández
Luciano D'Alessandro as Raúl de la Riva
Osvaldo de León as Mateo Andrade
Jeimy Osorio as Luisa Ortiz
Candela Márquez as Margarita Hernández
Gaby Borges as Valeria Márquez
Bernardo Flores as Ricardo "Ricky" López
Carlos Ponce as Esteban Márquez
Jorge Aravena as Gerardo Otegui
Sofía Aragón as Bárbara Lascuráin de Otegui
Josh Gutiérrez as Enrique Otegui
Sahit Sosa as Pedro López
Marco León as Max
Sonya Smith as Pilar Márquez
Itati Cantoral as Isabel Juárez
Ana Wolfermann as young Isabel
Humberto Zurita as Benjamín Márquez
Production
Development
On 20 November 2024, it was announced that Telemundo had acquired the remake rights to the Spanish television series Velvet and was developing a modern-day adaptation. Filming of the series began on 24 February 2025. That same day, Velvet: El nuevo imperio was announced as the title of the series.
Casting
On 22 January 2025, Samantha Siqueiros and Yon González were announced in the lead roles, with Danilo Carrera cast in the antagonist role. On 24 February 2025, the rest of the cast was announced, including Carolina Miranda, Chantal Andere and Humberto Zurita. In March 2025, Flor Núñez and Lupita Ferrer were announced in guest roles. On 4 April 2025, Elizabeth Gutiérrez joined the cast.
