Camaleones
Encyclopedia
Camaleones is a Mexican
telenovela
produced by Televisa
. The soap opera premiered on Mexico
's Canal de las Estrellas
, replacing the completed series Verano de Amor
. Camaleones is produced by Rosy Ocampo, alias La Campestre or Rosy la del Campo, who has produced several popular telenovelas, such as Amor sin Maquillaje
, Las Tontas No Van al Cielo
and La Fea Mas Bella
. Filming took place in Mexico City
and Xochitepec
in June 2009 and lasted approximately 7 months. The telenovela premiered in the United States on May 4, 2010 on Univision
.
They both work together and lie about being brother and sister. Between them grows a friendship and then soon after they fall in love, but something always comes between their love. They discover many things about "El Amo" and they begin to hate each other because of the lies "El Amo" told them, so they decide to go separate ways: Sebastian with his father and Valentina as far as she can.
But before they can leave the cops arrive, and when they are about to take Valentina and Sebastian, she shouts Sebastian's name and says she's pregnant. While being in jail, the captain receives a video saying Valentina and Sebastian are innocent and they are released.
Valentina gets out a few hours earlier. When she sees one of the teachers in top of the roof of the schools building crying, she goes up there to speak to her and she says that Augusto killed many people. Augusto shows up on top of the roof and decides to kill Valentina with his gun. "El Amo" shows up too and tells him he is the father of the man he killed years ago, revealing himself to be Leonidas, the school gardener.
When Leonidas fights off Augusto, Augusto shoots him, then Leonidas pushes Augusto off the roof and he dies. Leonidas also dies because of the shot. Meanwhile, Solange's mom shows up with Sebastian and sees that Augusto and Leonidas are dead.
Two months later, Valentina and Sebastian are finally together and happy because she is pregnant. Everyone celebrating that everyone is graduating from school and Solange decides to stay and not go to the United States for college, decision that makes Francisca and Ulises happy. The soap opera ends with Valentina and Sebastian kissing, while the band "Camaleones" sing.
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"...
produced by 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...
. The soap opera premiered on Mexico
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...
's Canal de las Estrellas
Canal de las Estrellas
Canal de las Estrellas is one of the cornerstone networks of Televisa, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at XEW-TV in Mexico City. Many of the programs of Canal de las Estrellas are seen in the United States on Univision, Telefutura, and Galavisión...
, replacing the completed series Verano de Amor
Verano de Amor
Verano de amor is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is a remake of a famous Argentine telenovela, Verano del 98, adapted for the Mexican audience. The soap opera premiered on February 9, 2009, replacing the completed series Juro que te amo...
. Camaleones is produced by Rosy Ocampo, alias La Campestre or Rosy la del Campo, who has produced several popular telenovelas, such as Amor sin Maquillaje
Amor sin Maquillaje
Amor sin Maquillaje ' is a mini novela that was shown in 2007. It is a production of Rosy Ocampo, who also produced La Fea Mas Bella. The stars are Sergio Goyri and Marlene Favela; and the novela marks the return of the famous actress Lucía Méndez to Televisa after a 17 year absence...
, Las Tontas No Van al Cielo
Las Tontas No Van al Cielo
Las tontas no van al cielo is an original Mexican telenovela that began airing on Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas, beginning 11 February 2008...
and La Fea Mas Bella
La fea más bella
La Fea Más Bella is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is the second Mexican version of the popular Colombian telenovela: Betty la fea...
. Filming took place in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
and Xochitepec
Xochitepec
Xochitepec is a municipio of the state of Morelos, in central Mexico. Xochitepec is also the name of its principal township and seat of the municipal government...
in June 2009 and lasted approximately 7 months. The telenovela premiered in the United States on May 4, 2010 on Univision
Univision
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...
.
Plot and themes
Camaleones is the story of Valentina and Sebastian. Both skilled thieves, they are united when a man they call "El Amo" forces them to commit crimes passing as a prefect and an art teacher at the school of San Bartolome. They must do what they are told in order to protect their loved ones.They both work together and lie about being brother and sister. Between them grows a friendship and then soon after they fall in love, but something always comes between their love. They discover many things about "El Amo" and they begin to hate each other because of the lies "El Amo" told them, so they decide to go separate ways: Sebastian with his father and Valentina as far as she can.
But before they can leave the cops arrive, and when they are about to take Valentina and Sebastian, she shouts Sebastian's name and says she's pregnant. While being in jail, the captain receives a video saying Valentina and Sebastian are innocent and they are released.
Valentina gets out a few hours earlier. When she sees one of the teachers in top of the roof of the schools building crying, she goes up there to speak to her and she says that Augusto killed many people. Augusto shows up on top of the roof and decides to kill Valentina with his gun. "El Amo" shows up too and tells him he is the father of the man he killed years ago, revealing himself to be Leonidas, the school gardener.
When Leonidas fights off Augusto, Augusto shoots him, then Leonidas pushes Augusto off the roof and he dies. Leonidas also dies because of the shot. Meanwhile, Solange's mom shows up with Sebastian and sees that Augusto and Leonidas are dead.
Two months later, Valentina and Sebastian are finally together and happy because she is pregnant. Everyone celebrating that everyone is graduating from school and Solange decides to stay and not go to the United States for college, decision that makes Francisca and Ulises happy. The soap opera ends with Valentina and Sebastian kissing, while the band "Camaleones" sing.
Cast
- Edith GonzálezEdith GonzálezEdith González Fuentes is a Mexican actress and dancer.- Personal life :González has a daughter, Constanza , whose father is the Mexican politician Santiago Creel. Edith has worked for hispanic television networks, such as, Televisa, Telemundo, and TV Azteca...
- Francisca Campos - Belinda - Valentina Izguirre-Jaramillo
- Alfonso HerreraAlfonso HerreraAlfonso "Poncho" Herrera is a Mexican actor and ex-member of the music group RBD.-Biography:...
- Sebastián Jaramillo - Guillermo García CantúGuillermo García CantúGuillermo García Cantú is a Mexican actor best known for his work in telenovelas. He began his acting career when he was 26.-Telenovelas :* Triunfo del Amor - Guillermo Quintana, main male antagonist/villain * Camaleones - Augusto Ponce de León, main male antagonist villain Guillermo García Cantú...
- Augusto Ponce de León - SherlynSherlynSherlyn Montserrat González Díaz better known just as Sherlyn is a Mexican actress and singer. She is currently a member of the band Camaleones.- Biography :...
- Solange "Sol" Ponce de León Campos - Irvin "Pee Wee" SalinasPee Wee (entertainer)Irvin Salinas Mártinez better known as Pee Wee, is a Mexican American singer and actor. He is a former singer for the band Kumbia Kings and was a lead singer for Kumbia All Starz, both created by A.B. Quintanilla. In early 2008 he left Kumbia All Starz to become a solo artist...
- Ulises "Uli" Morán - José Luis ReséndezJosé Luis ReséndezJosé Luis Reséndez Santos won the national male pageant El Modelo México and represented his country in Mister World 2003, held in London, England, where he became the third runner-up...
- Pedro Ricalde - Roberto BlandónRoberto BlandonRoberto Blandon is a television actor in Mexico who starred in soap operas in that country in 1989, including the role of Henry in the soap opera "Mi segunda madre" producer Juan Osorio. He was among the first actors to join the broadcaster TV Azteca, then returned to Televisa...
- Javier Saavedra - Grettel Valdéz - Silvana Saenz Arroyo
- Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez - Leonidas/Horacio García Montaño
- José Elías MorenoJosé Elías MorenoJosé Elías Moreno was a Mexican character actor of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, best-remembered for his versatility in playing different characters. He appeared in 184 films between 1937 and 1969...
- Armando Jaramillo - Ana Bertha Espín - Lupita Ramírez de Morán
- Roberto Ballesteros - Ricardo Calderón
- Lucía Zerecero - Rocio Santoscoy
- Ferdinando ValenciaFerdinando ValenciaFerdinando Valencia is a Mexican actor.During his High School years he was a soccer player and he has 1 brother and 2 sisters.However, Valencia is the oldest from his brother and sisters.-Telenovelas:...
- Patricio Calderón - Mariluz Bermúdez - Lorena González
- Erik Díaz - Lucio Barragán
- Michelle Renault - Bettina Montenegro
- Juan Carlos Flores - Bruno Pintos Castro
- Taide Rodríguez - Cristina Hernández
- Alberich Bormann - Alberich
- Carla Cardona - Mercedes Márquez
- Roberto Marín - Roberto Morán
- Karla Álvarez - Ágata Menéndez
- Luis Manuel ÁvilaLuis Manuel ÁvilaLuis Manuel Ávila is a Mexican actor, comedian and singer of film and television who is best-known for his roles of "Tomás Mora" in La fea más bella and "Junior P. Luche" in La familia P. Luche. Was named best actor in the First Festival of University Theatre UNAM He has worked in different...
- Eusebio Portillo - Mariana Ávila - Carmen Calenturienta Castillo
- Erick Guecha - Conrado Tapia
- Marisol Santacruz - Magdalena Orozco
- Ricardo de Pascual - Gerardo Zuñiga
- Eduardo Liñán - Víttorio Barragán
- Jonathan Becerra - Jonathan
- Flor Rubio - Irene Alatriste
- Lilí Brillanti - Susana
- Lucero Lander - Florencia de Santoscoy
- Paul StanleyPaul StanleyStanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...
- Rolando - Lilibeth - Sabrina
- Alejandro CorreaAlejandro CorreaAlejandro Adrián Correa Rodríguez is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Rocha FC.After his career at Italy, he played for Peñarol and scored in Copa Libertadores 2005....
- Edgar Márquez - AnaísAnaís-Notable TV Guest Appearances:*Premios Juventud*Latin Grammys*Latin Grammy Celebra Marco Antonio Solís*Al Despertar 41*El Show de Cristina*Escándalo TV*Anda Pa'l Cará*El Gordo y la Flaca*Despierta América*Premios Casandras 2007...
- Evangelina de Márquez - Arsenio Campos - Señor Santoscoy
- Eduardo CáceresEduardo CáceresEduardo Rafael Cáceres Lehnhoff served as Vice President of Guatemala from 1 July 1970 to 1 July 1974 in the cabinet of Carlos Arana.Died 31 January 1980 in the Burning of the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala-City-References:...
- José Ignacio Márquez - Esteban Franco - Señor Pintos
- Jesus More - Enrique Garcia Rivero
- Mónica DossettiMónica DossettiMónica Dossetti Merlo is a Mexican actress. She made her debut as an actress as the rich and socialite Karla Greta Reyes Retana y de las Altas Torres in Volver a Empezar, role which she had reprised in El Premio Mayor and Salud, Dinero y Amor.-Filmography:*Camaleones ......
- Señora de Díaz - Queta Lavat - Graciela
- Rafael del Villar - Señor Montenegro
- Ricardo VeraRicardo VeraRicardo Cirilo Vera Rebollo is a retired long-distance runner from Uruguay.Vera competed for his native country in the men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992....
- Efraín Castillo - Rosángela Balbó - Señora de Castillo
- Theo Tapia - Ramón Velásquez Buendía
- Jorge Alberto Bolaños - Vicente
Broadcasters
 Argentina |
Camaleones | Canal 9 Canal 9 (Argentina) Canal 9 is an Argentine television network based in Buenos Aires. It is a general entertainment station which offers news, soap operas, talk shows, and movies.-History:... |
April 19, 2010 | August, 2010 | Monday to Friday |
 Brazil |
Camaleões | SBT SBT Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão is a Brazilian television network. The network first aired in 1981, and its headquarters are based in Osasco, at the CDT Anhanguera complex. SBT is owned by Silvio Santos , a popular Brazilian TV host... |
October 25, 2010 | March 25, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
 Independent State of Croatia |
Kameleoni | Doma TV Doma TV -Airing currently:* Anna und die Liebe * En nombre del amor * Gipsy Heart * La usurpadora * Rosalinda * Teresa -Coming soon:... |
January 3, 2011 | July 8, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
 Mexico |
Camaleones | Canal de las Estrellas Canal de las Estrellas Canal de las Estrellas is one of the cornerstone networks of Televisa, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at XEW-TV in Mexico City. Many of the programs of Canal de las Estrellas are seen in the United States on Univision, Telefutura, and Galavisión... |
July 27, 2009 | January 29, 2010 | Monday to Friday |
 Kingdom of Romania |
Cameleonii | Acasă Acasa Acasă is a television channel operated by the Central European Media Enterprises that broadcasts in Romania. It is mostly dedicated to daytime telenovelas, family movies, news, talk shows, soap operas and entertainment.-Telenovelas:-External links:*... |
January 22, 2010 | June 5, 2010 | Monday to Friday |
 Slovakia |
Rebeli na strednej | TV Doma TV Doma Television Doma is the first niche channel aimed at young, active women in Slovakia. The channel, which launched on August 31, 2009, is owned by Central European Media Enterprises and currently has a reach of approximately 92% of the country's 5.4 million people and broadcasts 24 hours per... |
February 15, 2011 | August 22, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
 Spain |
Camaleones | ? | August 16, 2010 | ? | Monday to Friday |
 United States |
Camaleones | Univision Univision 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... |
May 4, 2010 | March 13, 2011 | Saturdays and Sundays |
 Puerto Rico |
Camaleones | Univision Univision 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... |
August 27, 2011 | 2012 | Saturdays and Sundays |