On this episode of Latinos Out Loud, Rachel La Loca virtually pulls up on actress Genesis Rodriguez, who stars in season two of LIONESS, the espionage thriller from Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan. The eight-episode second season premiered Sunday, October 27, with two episodes, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and international markets where the service is available. 

The two reminisce on first meeting back on the red carpet of People en Español’s Los 50 Más Bellos and her transition from telenovela actress (Doña Barbara, Dame Chocolate among many others) to Hollywood.   

LIONESS features a star-studded cast, including series lead and executive producer Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Genesis Rodriguez and Emmy Award nominee Michael Kelly, with Oscar winner Morgan Freeman, and Oscar and Emmy winner and executive producer Nicole Kidman. The series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios exclusively for Paramount+. 

In season two, as the CIA’s fight against terror moves closer to home, Joe (Saldaña), Kaitlyn (Kidman), and Byron (Kelly) enlist a new Lioness operative to infiltrate a previously unknown threat. With pressure mounting from all sides, Joe is forced to confront the profound personal sacrifices she has made as the leader of the Lioness program. The series also stars Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Thad Luckinbill and Hannah Love Lanier. 

The series is executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Jill Wagner, David Lemanowicz, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Friedman and Keith Cox, and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

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Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc1Basl-pMU

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