"Carlota wore green contact lenses and spoke strawberry," says Netflix after casting Belinda as the empress.

Chapultepec Castle with frogs. – Charlotte of Habsburg reportedly wore green contact lenses and spoke with a distinct strawberry accent, Netflix has just confirmed, announcing Belinda as the actress who will play the empress.

Following the uproar caused by the decision to cast the singer as the ill-fated wife of Emperor Maximilian, the streaming platform shared some biographical details about "Carlota, la loca."

#BELINDA HAS HER BIG OPPORTUNITY IN ACTING / #CARLOTA

“I've been dreaming about this project for over two years… and there were times when I thought it wouldn't happen. Today it's a reality. I still can't believe it!

Will Belinda be able to handle this great leading role? Will you watch the series? 👀 pic.twitter.com/wrB4M1sVCQ

— Hora Cero Web (@horaceroweb) May 21, 2025

“Carlota spoke strawberry, sang pop songs, and probably had a Tumblr account with heartbreak quotes,” Netflix revealed, justifying its decision.

Belinda was undoubtedly the best choice to play Carlota

In the series, we'll be able to see Belinda's adventures, from her arrival in Mexico through the port of Veracruz, to the time she forced Maximiliano to get a tattoo of her name, after a weekend locked inside Chapultepec Castle.

“ It's not that we're changing history, it's that we're seeing it from an emotional, fashion perspective, where emperors succumb to the charms of an empowered woman ,” added the program's director, confident of having cast well.

Nothing against Belinda, who is beautiful and iconic, but it's hard to imagine her as Carlota, who was a woman from the 1800s, and Belinda has a face that is only possible in the age of the internet. pic.twitter.com/7t8ZlxcqiU

— Santiago Gallo wearing sneakers (@hsac16) May 21, 2025

The production team revealed that Belinda-Carlota's character will have intense dramatic arcs, such as when she suffered because Maximiliano left her on read, to the time she composed the song "Sapito" while strolling around Chapultepec Lake.

It is not ruled out that in some chapter we will see Carlota making innuendos to Napoleon III in one of her stories , so that he would not become a fool.

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