Azul Tequila
Encyclopedia
Azul Tequila is a Mexican
telenovela
. The 80-episode serial was produced for TV Azteca by the celebrity couple Christian Bach
and Humberto Zurita
in conjunction with Humberto's brother Gerardo through their production company ZUBA Producciones. The complete series has been released in an 8 DVD box set.
s, this production was praised by the critics, but was not a great success with the Mexican audience although it was in Europe
and Asia
, Malaysia and Thailand
. One of the reasons for its lower rating was that it was broadcast at the same time as El privilegio de amar
, the most successful telenovela of rival network Televisa
that year. This was the first telenovela for Ursula Pratts with TV Azteca, and also the first in 10 years after Monte Calvario in 1988.
.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
. The 80-episode serial was produced for TV Azteca by the celebrity couple Christian Bach
Christian Bach
Christian Bach is an Argentine actress and producer of telenovelas. She is married to Mexican actor Humberto Zurita with whom she has two sons Sebastián and Emiliano.-Biography:...
and Humberto Zurita
Humberto Zurita
Humberto Zurita is a Mexican actor, director and producer.Zurita, one of 10 siblings, is best known as actor, director and producer of telenovelas. He is married to Argentine-born actress Christian Bach and the family have two children, Sebastian and Emiliano...
in conjunction with Humberto's brother Gerardo through their production company ZUBA Producciones. The complete series has been released in an 8 DVD box set.
Reception
With an approximate cost of $5,000,000 United States dollarUnited States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
s, this production was praised by the critics, but was not a great success with the Mexican audience although it was in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Malaysia and Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. One of the reasons for its lower rating was that it was broadcast at the same time as El privilegio de amar
El Privilegio de Amar
El Privilegio de Amar is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas from 27 July 1998 through 26 February 1999...
, the most successful telenovela of rival network Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
that year. This was the first telenovela for Ursula Pratts with TV Azteca, and also the first in 10 years after Monte Calvario in 1988.
Cast
- Bárbara MoriBárbara MoriBárbara Mori Ochoa is a Mexican actress and model. She became famous for being the female lead in the Bollywood film, Kites....
as Azul - Mauricio OchmannMauricio OchmannMauricio Ochmann Siordia is a Mexican actor best known for his roles in telenovelas. He also appeared in Kevin Costner's film Message in a Bottle, the TV series That's life and Latino Green. He appeared as Fabián Duque in Telemundo's Dame Chocolate...
as Santiago Berriozabal - Víctor González as Arcadio Berriozabal
- Rogelio Guerra as Adolfo Berriozabal
- Leonardo DanielLeonardo DanielLeonardo Daniel is a Mexican actor and director.-Acting:-References:...
as Mariano - Fabiola CampomanesFabiola CampomanesFabiola Campomanes is a Mexican actress who was born on July 30, 1972, in Mexico City.She is famous for performing for various Mexican telenovelas since 1993.-TV appearances:...
as Lorenza - Úrsula PratsUrsula PratsÚrsula Prats is a Mexican actress. She is the best known for playing Jacqueline Moncada de Lerdo de Tejada in Un gancho al corazón, and Luisa Duran in Tormenta en el paraíso recently...
as Hilda - Lorena RojasLorena RojasLorena Rojas is a Mexican actress and singer, a song writer and best known for her leading roles in popular Telenovelas.- Biography :...
as Catalina
Plot
Azul is a young woman in the end of the 19th century who has been forced to get engaged to Arcadio Berriozabal when she is in love with his brother Santiago Berriozabal. Before her wedding peasant revolution is started and she is kidnapped. Santiago, believing she is dead, creates one of the finest tequilas and calls it "Azul Tequila".External links
Azul Tequila at UnivisionUnivision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
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