Chiquititas
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Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela
from Argentina
. Created and produced by Cris Morena
and her daughter Romina Yan
, it aired on Telefé
from 1995 until 2001 (Including a movie: "Chiquititas - Rincón de Luz").
There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz
, aired in 2003 on Canal 9
and a 2006 season which aired in Telefe.
Soon after Gabriela had a child, her father Ramiro Morán kidnapped his granddaughter because, as a very conservative man, he could not accept the idea that his daughter would be a single mother. So his granddaughter Mili will have a place to live, he creates the orphanage, "Rincón de Luz" (Corner of Light). As the years passed, the girls in the orphanage became a family. In this orphanage full of hopes and dreams, each of the chiquititas, guided by Mili, will live thousands of adventures full of love, friendship and fun.
But not everything will be happiness, Ginette, the orphanage director, will do anything to have the big mansion where the orphanage is localized to herself as a revenge to her boyfriend, the orphanage's owner. The girls' lives will be touched and changed by Belén, a young girl that works on one of the Morán's factories and studies as a social assistant. In the orphanage, Belén will meet Martín, Ramiro's oldest son, an economist that lived in London and is back to Argentina due to work. They'll fall in love with each other but Ramiro will do anything to keep them apart.
After Ramiro's death, his sister Carmen is chosen to be in charge of his fortune. She will do anything she can to keep the secret Ramiro most wanted to protect: Mili's true identity. Meanwhile, is a new beginning in Belén's life who is named the orphanage director. After Martín abandoned her to go back to London, she doesn't think she'll be able to fall in love again until she meets Facundo, the orphanage's doctor.
Carmen finally manages to close down the orphanage. But Belén and the kids receive the help of a mysterious man named Pedro Vega who donates his old mansion to them. In this dangerous and creepy place, they'll meet Elena, the house's governess, a mysterious and mean-spirited women.
In their new neighbourhood, the kids will meet new friends and neighbours. Their life will start to change since they're leaving their childhood behind and are starting to grow. They'll experiment their first kisses and will realize the power of friendship.
The relationship between Belén and Facundo will be torn apart thanks to Andrea, Facundo's ex-girlfriend, and the unscrupulous Alejo Méndez Ayala.
Meanwhile, as Gabriela and Mili become closer each day, Carmen will follow them closely, trying to keep them from knowing the secret and their true ties. But in the end, the truth will finally come to light.
A new phase will start in the orphans' life as they become teenagers.
Belén brings the children a book called "El libro de la vida" (The book of life) where they will write there story for the rest of the season. The orphans have a new neighbor, Manuel, Alejo's twin brother. He and Belén will fall in love, but he is hiding a big secret: he is actually Alejo and is just pretending to be Manuel so he can get a second change to win Belén's heart.
This season the story ends.
A new story begins:
María finds "El Libro de la vida" that Belén and the children wrote, and decide to find a place like "Rincón de luz". She meets some new friends and finds a granary with a magic tree that belong to an old guy, named Joaquín. The orphans decide to stay there for a few days, but when Ana, an angel from the sky, comes to save the sick tree, they decide to stay and live there and finally to make the granary their new orphanage.
Ana and Juan died, Pía burned the granary and the children escaped from The Shadow orphanage. Now they have to find a new place to live and María decides its the perfect time to find the original "Rincón de luz". they start a journey after a star that leads them to "Rincón de luz".
Belen and the children aren't there anymore. The house was sold to a man called Refael, that everyone thinks he's a ghost. He was involved in an accident and since then he has lived in the dark with a mask on his face.
When time goes by, a woman called Luz arrives in "Rincón de luz" and moves in to live with the orphans. She then finds Refael, falls in love and decides to help him get out from his refuge.
Luz, Refael and Juanita decided to search for Refael's lost son. the orphanage is left without replacement, and when the council discover it, they send a new manager to fix the mess.
Lidia, a vicious and cruel woman, gets her chance to take over the orphanage, sell it and get rid of the children by sending them to The Shadow orphanage. Her plans are destroyed by Mili, a girl that previously lived in "Rincón de luz" (with Belén), and who comes back after her mom died to try to help the children until Luz and Refael are back.
a few years before, and soon became the leader on its time-slot among young viewers.
The show had musical elements and every year it spawned an album with about 10 new songs. The albums became huge successes and were often the best-selling album of the year in the country, with the 1998 CD being one of the top-selling Sony Music Argentina albums ever. All songs were composed by Cris Morena
, who was also the mastermind behind the show, with her songwriting partner Carlos Nilson
.
The complete cast of the show would also do a huge Broadway style
musical at Argentina's biggest theatre, Teatro Gran Rex during the Winter Vacations (which happened in July in Argentina). Each year, a new musical was made with the latest technologies and with budgets of over 1 million dollars. The first live presentation was done in 1996 and, after being a huge success, it became a yearly event, happening from June to September, with daily concerts in the month of July (winter vacations). Chiquititas sold over one million tickets and held the record of being the highest-grossing live franchise ever in Argentina.
Chiquititas was also the first franchise in Argentina's television with the show originating over 400 licensed products, live musicals, CDs and a monthly magazine.
The show reached its peak in 1998, during its fourth season. During this year, the CD and the live musical broke records and the daily show achieved its highest ratings. It was also the end of a cycle, with Romina Yan
and her character, Belén, which was the central figure of the show, finally saying goodbye, marrying her love (Alejo played by Facundo Arana
) and adopting all children.
In the following year, 1999, Chiquititas got a complete makeover with a new setting and a new cast. The new Chiquititas was also very successful and continued airing until 2001, when it finally ended after seven seasons. Also in 2001, a feature film was released in movie theaters with great success.
Chiquititas finally came to an end in 2001, after disagreements between Cris Morena and Claudio Vilarruel, Telefe's new chairman. In its last season, the show became weekly with a retrospective of Chiquititas previous seasons being aired daily on the original time slot (weekdays at 6 PM).
In 1997, the show was remade by Brazilian-net SBT. The Brazilian version had an all-Brazilian cast but was shot in Buenos Aires at the same studios the original version was made. Soon after its debut, the show became extremely popular spawning hundreds of merchandising and selling over 3 million CDs. Being part of the cast was a dream among many Brazilian kids and in 1999 over 15.000 people in São Paulo
, 10,000 in Rio de Janeiro
and 6,000 in Recife
attended the auditions for the show's third season, breaking the record for the biggest casting ever (as a comparison castings for Ídolos
, the Brazilian version of American Idol
, are attended by 2,000 people in each state and 4,000 in São Paulo).
In 1998, a remake was done by TV Azteca
for Mexico following the same format as the Brazilian version: all Mexican cast shooting in Buenos Aires. It flopped since marketing leader Televisa
dominated children's television in the country.
Chiquititas was a phenomenon for Greece. In 2001 the show started airing on a Greek channel Alter
with not big popularity. That period, another Argentinian telenovela was airing at ET1, the Cebollitas. That soap was very popular, but after the second season, ET1 bought Chiquititas. ET1 bought Chiquititas 1996-1997 production on 2002-2003. The same year 2002 Alpha TV
had bought Chiquititas 1995 version. The watchers were confused. After Chiquititas 1997, in 2004 Et1] played again the Chiquititas 1996. The new Chiquititas never got bought from the Greek television because on 2006 ET1 bought Rebelde Way
. The show was extremely popular in Greece. After Rebelde Way ET1 bought Chiquititas 2006. That show was the worst Chiquititas of all for the Greek audience, and the soap opera stopped and Romeo Y Julieta replaced it. Finally, after Rebelde Way nothing else was interesting anymore for the audience, and Romeo y Julieta stopped too. In 2009, Romeo y Julieta started airing in a local TV station of Macedonia in Thessaloniki
at ET3
.
In 2003, she did a spin-off, Rincón de Luz, for Canal 9
. Rincón de Luz was, of course, the orphanage where the chufos and chufas lived and also the name of the movie released in 2001. Starring the popular singer Soledad Pastorutti
and Guido Kaczka
(which had acted in the first four seasons as Piojo, Belén's brother), the show could not reach the amount of popularity the first version of the program achieved. However, it was extremely successful in Israel
and the complete cast of the show visited Tel Aviv
for a series of concerts at Nokia Stadium.
In 2006, Cris Morena came back to Telefe which finally gave her the rights over the Chiquititas brand. She decided to produce a new version of the classical show, which would star Jorgelina Aruzzi and Gaston Ricaud. While the new version was a resounding success, of previous seasons or some of her previous projects such as Rebelde Way
or Floricienta
, it was still highly successful with the live musical at Teatro Gran Rex attracting over 70,000 people, a double-platinum album, a sell-out nationwide tour and over 100 licensed products.
The new version of Chiquititas was remade in Portugal and Romania. It aired in its original version in Brazil and the entire Latin America and Spain on the Disney Channel
.
.
The original show includes twelve soundtracks, which were recorded by the actors of Chiquititas.
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"...
from Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. Created and produced by Cris Morena
Cris Morena
María Cristina De Giacomi is an Argentine awarded television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cris Morena Group...
and her daughter Romina Yan
Romina Yan
Romina Yankelevich , better known as Romina Yan, was an Argentine actress, screenwriter, singer and dancer. She made her television debut in the program Jugate Conmigo, which followed up with the internationally successful series Chiquititas, created by her mother Cris Morena...
, it aired on Telefé
Telefe
Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...
from 1995 until 2001 (Including a movie: "Chiquititas - Rincón de Luz").
There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz
Rincón de Luz
Rincón de Luz is a 2003 Argentinian telenovela for children and teenagers. It was originally aired in 2003 on Canal 9. The show was produced by Cris Morena, who is also the creator of the show...
, aired in 2003 on 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:...
and a 2006 season which aired in Telefe.
Story line
In its first two seasons, the show followed a more typical telenovela format which changed from the third season onwards.- 1995
Soon after Gabriela had a child, her father Ramiro Morán kidnapped his granddaughter because, as a very conservative man, he could not accept the idea that his daughter would be a single mother. So his granddaughter Mili will have a place to live, he creates the orphanage, "Rincón de Luz" (Corner of Light). As the years passed, the girls in the orphanage became a family. In this orphanage full of hopes and dreams, each of the chiquititas, guided by Mili, will live thousands of adventures full of love, friendship and fun.
But not everything will be happiness, Ginette, the orphanage director, will do anything to have the big mansion where the orphanage is localized to herself as a revenge to her boyfriend, the orphanage's owner. The girls' lives will be touched and changed by Belén, a young girl that works on one of the Morán's factories and studies as a social assistant. In the orphanage, Belén will meet Martín, Ramiro's oldest son, an economist that lived in London and is back to Argentina due to work. They'll fall in love with each other but Ramiro will do anything to keep them apart.
- 1996
After Ramiro's death, his sister Carmen is chosen to be in charge of his fortune. She will do anything she can to keep the secret Ramiro most wanted to protect: Mili's true identity. Meanwhile, is a new beginning in Belén's life who is named the orphanage director. After Martín abandoned her to go back to London, she doesn't think she'll be able to fall in love again until she meets Facundo, the orphanage's doctor.
- 1997
Carmen finally manages to close down the orphanage. But Belén and the kids receive the help of a mysterious man named Pedro Vega who donates his old mansion to them. In this dangerous and creepy place, they'll meet Elena, the house's governess, a mysterious and mean-spirited women.
In their new neighbourhood, the kids will meet new friends and neighbours. Their life will start to change since they're leaving their childhood behind and are starting to grow. They'll experiment their first kisses and will realize the power of friendship.
The relationship between Belén and Facundo will be torn apart thanks to Andrea, Facundo's ex-girlfriend, and the unscrupulous Alejo Méndez Ayala.
Meanwhile, as Gabriela and Mili become closer each day, Carmen will follow them closely, trying to keep them from knowing the secret and their true ties. But in the end, the truth will finally come to light.
- 1998
A new phase will start in the orphans' life as they become teenagers.
Belén brings the children a book called "El libro de la vida" (The book of life) where they will write there story for the rest of the season. The orphans have a new neighbor, Manuel, Alejo's twin brother. He and Belén will fall in love, but he is hiding a big secret: he is actually Alejo and is just pretending to be Manuel so he can get a second change to win Belén's heart.
This season the story ends.
- 1999
A new story begins:
María finds "El Libro de la vida" that Belén and the children wrote, and decide to find a place like "Rincón de luz". She meets some new friends and finds a granary with a magic tree that belong to an old guy, named Joaquín. The orphans decide to stay there for a few days, but when Ana, an angel from the sky, comes to save the sick tree, they decide to stay and live there and finally to make the granary their new orphanage.
- 2000
Ana and Juan died, Pía burned the granary and the children escaped from The Shadow orphanage. Now they have to find a new place to live and María decides its the perfect time to find the original "Rincón de luz". they start a journey after a star that leads them to "Rincón de luz".
Belen and the children aren't there anymore. The house was sold to a man called Refael, that everyone thinks he's a ghost. He was involved in an accident and since then he has lived in the dark with a mask on his face.
When time goes by, a woman called Luz arrives in "Rincón de luz" and moves in to live with the orphans. She then finds Refael, falls in love and decides to help him get out from his refuge.
- 2001
Luz, Refael and Juanita decided to search for Refael's lost son. the orphanage is left without replacement, and when the council discover it, they send a new manager to fix the mess.
Lidia, a vicious and cruel woman, gets her chance to take over the orphanage, sell it and get rid of the children by sending them to The Shadow orphanage. Her plans are destroyed by Mili, a girl that previously lived in "Rincón de luz" (with Belén), and who comes back after her mom died to try to help the children until Luz and Refael are back.
- Chiquititas, Rincon de luz (The Movie)
Phenomenon
On August 7, 1995, Chiquititas debuted on Telefe. It was aired weekdays at 6pm, the same time-slot as Jugate ConmigoJugate Conmigo
Jugate Conmigo is an hour-long variety show targeted to teenagers aired in Telefe on weekdays at 6 P.M from 1991 to 1993 and at weekdays at 5 P.M. in 1994. It lasted four seasons and was hosted and created by Cris Morena....
a few years before, and soon became the leader on its time-slot among young viewers.
The show had musical elements and every year it spawned an album with about 10 new songs. The albums became huge successes and were often the best-selling album of the year in the country, with the 1998 CD being one of the top-selling Sony Music Argentina albums ever. All songs were composed by Cris Morena
Cris Morena
María Cristina De Giacomi is an Argentine awarded television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cris Morena Group...
, who was also the mastermind behind the show, with her songwriting partner Carlos Nilson
Carlos Nilson
Carlos "Rocky" Nilson was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. During his teenage years, he was a hippie addicted to rock music. When he was 15 years old, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina...
.
The complete cast of the show would also do a huge Broadway style
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
musical at Argentina's biggest theatre, Teatro Gran Rex during the Winter Vacations (which happened in July in Argentina). Each year, a new musical was made with the latest technologies and with budgets of over 1 million dollars. The first live presentation was done in 1996 and, after being a huge success, it became a yearly event, happening from June to September, with daily concerts in the month of July (winter vacations). Chiquititas sold over one million tickets and held the record of being the highest-grossing live franchise ever in Argentina.
Chiquititas was also the first franchise in Argentina's television with the show originating over 400 licensed products, live musicals, CDs and a monthly magazine.
The show reached its peak in 1998, during its fourth season. During this year, the CD and the live musical broke records and the daily show achieved its highest ratings. It was also the end of a cycle, with Romina Yan
Romina Yan
Romina Yankelevich , better known as Romina Yan, was an Argentine actress, screenwriter, singer and dancer. She made her television debut in the program Jugate Conmigo, which followed up with the internationally successful series Chiquititas, created by her mother Cris Morena...
and her character, Belén, which was the central figure of the show, finally saying goodbye, marrying her love (Alejo played by Facundo Arana
Facundo Arana
Jorge Facundo Arana Tagle is an Argentine actor. He has participated in more than twenty telenovelas.-Biography:...
) and adopting all children.
In the following year, 1999, Chiquititas got a complete makeover with a new setting and a new cast. The new Chiquititas was also very successful and continued airing until 2001, when it finally ended after seven seasons. Also in 2001, a feature film was released in movie theaters with great success.
Chiquititas finally came to an end in 2001, after disagreements between Cris Morena and Claudio Vilarruel, Telefe's new chairman. In its last season, the show became weekly with a retrospective of Chiquititas previous seasons being aired daily on the original time slot (weekdays at 6 PM).
In 1997, the show was remade by Brazilian-net SBT. The Brazilian version had an all-Brazilian cast but was shot in Buenos Aires at the same studios the original version was made. Soon after its debut, the show became extremely popular spawning hundreds of merchandising and selling over 3 million CDs. Being part of the cast was a dream among many Brazilian kids and in 1999 over 15.000 people in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, 10,000 in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
and 6,000 in Recife
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
attended the auditions for the show's third season, breaking the record for the biggest casting ever (as a comparison castings for Ídolos
Ídolos Brazil
Ídolos is a Brazilian reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between 2001 and 2003....
, the Brazilian version of American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
, are attended by 2,000 people in each state and 4,000 in São Paulo).
In 1998, a remake was done by TV Azteca
TV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...
for Mexico following the same format as the Brazilian version: all Mexican cast shooting in Buenos Aires. It flopped since marketing leader 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...
dominated children's television in the country.
Chiquititas was a phenomenon for Greece. In 2001 the show started airing on a Greek channel Alter
Alter Channel
Alter Channel better known as Alter, is a private TV network in Greece. It launched in 1994 and is owned by Eleftheri Tileorasi S.A, which is headed by Andreas Kouris. Programming mainly consists of news & current affairs shows and entertainment programmes...
with not big popularity. That period, another Argentinian telenovela was airing at ET1, the Cebollitas. That soap was very popular, but after the second season, ET1 bought Chiquititas. ET1 bought Chiquititas 1996-1997 production on 2002-2003. The same year 2002 Alpha TV
Alpha TV
Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...
had bought Chiquititas 1995 version. The watchers were confused. After Chiquititas 1997, in 2004 Et1] played again the Chiquititas 1996. The new Chiquititas never got bought from the Greek television because on 2006 ET1 bought Rebelde Way
Rebelde Way
Rebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was transmitted in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain and Uruguay, achieving an international...
. The show was extremely popular in Greece. After Rebelde Way ET1 bought Chiquititas 2006. That show was the worst Chiquititas of all for the Greek audience, and the soap opera stopped and Romeo Y Julieta replaced it. Finally, after Rebelde Way nothing else was interesting anymore for the audience, and Romeo y Julieta stopped too. In 2009, Romeo y Julieta started airing in a local TV station of Macedonia in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
at ET3
ET3
ET3 or ET-3 may refer to:* Electronics Technician , Third Class, United States Naval rating* ET3 , 3rd channel from Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi , the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation...
.
Critical reception
While the show was a huge success among the young public, it was panned by critics that deemed the program to be over sexualized and of a bad quality. The fact the orphanage was portrayed as a beautiful place full of pretty well-dressed white children was also heavily panned.Chiquititas spin-offs
In 2001, while leaving Telefe, Cris Morena made it clear she did not want to stop producing Chiquititas but she would not continue the show in another channel because the program rights were owned by Telefé, not her.In 2003, she did a spin-off, Rincón de Luz, for Canal 9
Canal 9
Canal Nou is a public television station in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is run by Ràdio Televisió Valenciana which operates from Burjassot. It is broadcast in Valencian and Spanish and it can be watched in the Valencian Community and adjacent areas...
. Rincón de Luz was, of course, the orphanage where the chufos and chufas lived and also the name of the movie released in 2001. Starring the popular singer Soledad Pastorutti
Soledad Pastorutti
Soledad "La Sole" Pastorutti is an Argentine folk singer, who brought the genre to the younger generations at the end of the 20th century, and the beginning of the 21st....
and Guido Kaczka
Guido Kaczka
Guido Kaczka , is an Argentine television show host, actor and producer. His wife was the actress Florencia Bertotti until their separation in 2010. They have been together since 1999. Their first child was born on July 10, 2008....
(which had acted in the first four seasons as Piojo, Belén's brother), the show could not reach the amount of popularity the first version of the program achieved. However, it was extremely successful in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and the complete cast of the show visited Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
for a series of concerts at Nokia Stadium.
In 2006, Cris Morena came back to Telefe which finally gave her the rights over the Chiquititas brand. She decided to produce a new version of the classical show, which would star Jorgelina Aruzzi and Gaston Ricaud. While the new version was a resounding success, of previous seasons or some of her previous projects such as Rebelde Way
Rebelde Way
Rebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was transmitted in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain and Uruguay, achieving an international...
or Floricienta
Floricienta
Floricienta is an Argentine family friendly telenovela based on the Cinderella story. It originally aired from 2004 to 2005, but continues to be broadcast in almost 70 countries. Some international channels airing Floricienta are TVE International, Disney Channel Latino, Disney Channel Europe...
, it was still highly successful with the live musical at Teatro Gran Rex attracting over 70,000 people, a double-platinum album, a sell-out nationwide tour and over 100 licensed products.
The new version of Chiquititas was remade in Portugal and Romania. It aired in its original version in Brazil and the entire Latin America and Spain on the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
.
Cast
- Romina YanRomina YanRomina Yankelevich , better known as Romina Yan, was an Argentine actress, screenwriter, singer and dancer. She made her television debut in the program Jugate Conmigo, which followed up with the internationally successful series Chiquititas, created by her mother Cris Morena...
(Belén Fraga, 1995 to 1998) - Grecia ColmenaresGrecia ColmenaresGrecia Dolores Colmenares Mieussens , better known plainly as Grecia Colmenares, is a Venezuelan-Argentine actress who gained fame across Latin America, specially during the 1980s....
(Ana Pizarro, 1999) - Romina Gaetani (Luz Linares, 2000)
- Agustina CherriAgustina CherriAgustina Cherri is an Argentine actress, dancer and model. She is perhaps best known for her participation as Milagros in Chiquititas , a popular children's telenovela that also has had other stars Grecia Colmenares, Andrea Del Boca, Paul Lisazo and Jorge Martínez participate, among...
(Milagros Urien-Pereira Morán, 1995 to 1997, 2001) - Trinidad Alcorta (Clarita, 1995-1996)
- Irene Amus (Chiche Bustamante, 2000)
- Matías Apostolo (Matías Gallardo, 1999)
- Facundo AranaFacundo AranaJorge Facundo Arana Tagle is an Argentine actor. He has participated in more than twenty telenovelas.-Biography:...
(Alejo and Manuel Méndez Ayala, 1997 to 1998) - Catalina ArtusiCatalina ArtusiCatalina Artusi is an Argentine actress who is perhaps best known for her participation in the Telefé telenovela Chiquititas.-Career information:...
(Catalina, 1998) - Matías Baglivo (Juan Martín, 1998)
- Andrea Barbieri (Clara, 1998)
- Federico BarónFederico BarónFederico Barón is an Argentine actor, the best known of portraying Federico Martínez in popular kids and teenage telenovela Chiquititas...
(Federico Martínez, 2000 to 2001) - Cristián Belgrano (Cristián Maza, 1999 to 2001)
- Patricio Benavides (Patricio)
- Hilda Benard (Carmen Morán, 1995 to 1997)
- Mariano Bertolini (Mariano Maza, 1999)
- Thelma BiralThelma BiralThelma Biral is an Argentine actress prominent in cinema, television and theatre.-Life and work:Thelma Biral was born in Buenos Aires to Otello and Sira Biral, recently-arrived Italian immigrants from the Veneto Region. The family relocated to Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1945, and Biral later enrolled...
(Mercedes Quintana, 1998) - Benjamín RojasBenjamín RojasBenjamín Rojas Pessi . His nickname is Benja or Nano. Is an Argentine actor, singer, musician and model. He is perhaps the best known for his roles in Chiquititas, Rebelde Way, Floricienta, Alma Pirata, Casi Ángeles and Jake & Blake...
(Yago, 1998, and Bautista Arce, 1999 to 2001) - Camila BordonabaCamila BordonabaCamila Bordonaba Roldán . Her nickname is Cami or Cato. Is an Argentine actress, singer, producer, dancer, former occasionally model, musician and director of films and television...
(Pato, 1996 to 1998, and Camila Bustillo, 1999 to 2001) - Octavio Borro (Tobías Echagüe, 1995)
- Michel BrownMichel BrownMichel Brown is an Argentine actor. Brown became one of Latin-America and Spain's most popular performers after starring as Franco Reyes in the popular telenovela, Pasión de Gavilanes.He was discoveredy by Argentine producer Cris Morena for her teen variety show Jugate Conmigo...
(Tomás, 'Tomy, 1995 to 1996) - Alfonso Burgos (Matías, 1997 to 1998)
- Facundo Caccia (Facundo Maza, 1999)
- Philippe Caillon (Tomás Rojas, 2000)
- Hernán Cajaraville(Hernán, 1999)
- Omar Calicchio (Renzo Miranda, 2001)
- Bárbara Campanella (Toia, 1999)
- Lucrecia Capello (Emilia Gutiérrez, 1995)
- Ezequiel CastanoEzequiel Castano-Biography:Castaño grew interested in acting. He also became a fan of soccer as a child.Castaño's debut as an actor came in 1995, when he played Maria Jimena Piccolo's brother, "Christian", also known as "Mosca" in the Telefe telenovela, "Chiquititas", produced by Cris Morena. Castaño sang "El...
(Cristian, alias Mosca, 1995 to 1998) - Luciano Castro (Tano, 1995)
- Lidia Catalano (Elsa Martu, 1999)
- Federico Cernadas (Guido, 1998)
- Celeste CidCeleste CidMaría Celeste Cid is an Argentine actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in television series Chiquititas, Verano del '98 and Resistiré.- Filmography :- Discography :* 1997 — Chiquititas Vol. 3...
(Barbarita, 1997 to 1998) - Felipe ColomboFelipe ColomboFelipe Colombo Eguía . His nickname is Feli, Felu or Pipe. Is a Mexican-Argentine actor , singer, songwriter and...
(Felipe Mejía, 1999 to 2001) - Gabriel Corrado (Martín Morán and Riffy Raff, 1995)
- Hugo Cosiansi (Hernán Ochoa, 1995)
- Lucas Crespi (Lucas, 1999)
- Tomás Cutler (Andrés, 1999)
- Agustina Dantiacq (Inés Maza, 1999)
- Claudio Da Passano (Raúl, 1997 to 1998)
- Ricardo DarínRicardo DarínRicardo Darín is an Argentine actor, screenwriter and film director.Darín is one of the biggest movie stars in Argentina. He played a number of parts in TV series for several years where he became popular as a young leading actor...
(Eduardo, 1998) - Giuliana Darioli (Tamara, 1996)
- Andrea Del BocaAndrea Del BocaAndrea Del Boca is an Argentine telenovela actress.- Biography :Del Boca made her debut as a four-year-old in a television show hosted by Teresa Blasco...
(Paula, 1998) - Francisco Fernández De Rosa
- Brenda Díaz (Pilar, 1996)
- Valeria DíazValeria DíazValeria Rocio Diaz is an Argentine actress and singer.-Biography:Diaz debuted as a television actress during 1995, in the program "Los Chicos Vienen Cantando" as singer in the argentinian version of Parchis, a Spanish '60s childs musical group. In 1997, she left Parchis and began to play "Delfina"...
(Delfina, 1997 to 1998) - Nadia Di CelloNadia Di CelloNadia Mariel Di Cello is an Argentine actress. She is perhaps the best known of her role in television series Chiquititas, Rebelde Way and Rincón de Luz.- Career :...
(Nadia,1996-1998 and María Fernández, 1999 to 2001) - Nadine Dwek (Micaela, 1998)
- Pablo EcharriPablo EcharriPablo Daniel Echarri is a leading Argentine actor.He was born in Villa Dominico, Buenos Aires Province, and began his career on Argentine television in 1993...
(Salvador, 1997) - Iván Espeche (Rafael Sander, alias Andres Ferala, 2000)
- Bárbara Estrabou (Carolina, 1996 to 1997)
- Nicolás Feal (Gastón Machado alias Moco, 2000)
- Alberto Fernández de RosaAlberto Fernández de RosaAlberto Fernandez de Rosa is an experienced Argentine actor. He has acted on various Argentine films and television series for five decades. Fernandez de Rosa is a native of Buenos Aires.-Biography:...
(Saverio, 1995-1998) - Mariano FernándezMariano FernandezMariano Fernández is an Argentine football defender who currently plays in Italy at Sorrento in Serie C2 after being transferred from Dinamo Bucureşti in Romania....
(Pochi, 1995, credited as Chino Fernández) - Marcela Ferradas (Federico's Mother, 2001)
- Lucas Ferraro (Michel Monteagudo, 2001)
- Bernardita Flores (Bernarda Herrera, 2000)
- Milagros FloresMilagros FloresMaría de los Milagros Flores , professionally known as Milagros Flores, is an Argentine actress and singer. She is perhaps the best known for her roles of Juanita Maza in Chiquititas franchise by Cris Morena — television series , play and film Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz — and Bárbara Caride in...
(Juana Maza, 1999 to 2000) - Gladys Florimonti (Ernestina, 1995)
- Sebastián FranciniSebastián FranciniSebastián Javier Francini is an Argentine actor and singer. He is perhaps the best known for his role of Sebastián Mancilla in Chiquititas franchise by Cris Morena – television series , play and film Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz...
(Ignacio 1998, and Sebastián Mansilla, 1999 to 2001) - Diego García (Martín, alias Barracuda' ', 1997 to 1998, and Martín, 2001)
- Mauricio García (Santiago, 1996)
- Divina Gloria (Dorita, 1997)
- Nicolás Goldschmidt (Nicolás, 1997 to 1998)
- Eliana González (Zoe, 2000)
- Darío GrandinettiDarío GrandinettiDarío Grandinetti is an Argentine actor. Among many other films, he worked under the direction of Pedro Almodóvar in the Academy Award winner Talk to Her....
(Juan Maza, 1999) - Candela Gribodo (Olivia Casani, 2000)
- Gustavo GuillenGustavo GuillenGustavo Guillén is an Argentina actor and musician.He became famous per his roles in argentinas soap operas. Now he have his own rock band, where he's drummer....
(Mauro Echagüe and Francisco López, 1999 to 2000) - Miguel Habud (Guillermo Ramos, 1999)
- Carola Islas (Marisa, 1995)
- Mauricio Sopif (Felipinho, 1997 to 1998)
- Paul Jenot (Paul, 1997)
- Aldana Jussich (Luna, 1998)
- Guido KaczkaGuido KaczkaGuido Kaczka , is an Argentine television show host, actor and producer. His wife was the actress Florencia Bertotti until their separation in 2010. They have been together since 1999. Their first child was born on July 10, 2008....
(Felipe Fraga, alias Piojo, 1995 to 1998) - Marcela KloosterboerMarcela KloosterboerMarcela Kloosterboer is an Argentine actress and occasional singer. She won Martín Fierro Award for Best New Actress in 1998 for Verano del '98 and earned Argentine Film Critics Association Award for Best New Actress in 2004 for Roma...
(Candela Maza, 1999) - Mabel Landó (Valentina Pereira, 1995)
- Susana Lanteri (Elena, 1997 to 1998)
- Ricardo LaviéRicardo LaviéRicardo Eloy Machado was an Argentine actor. Born in Buenos Aires, he acted in radio, movies, theater and TV. He died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 6, 2010. He was married to actress Noemí Laserre and their daughter is the actress Estela Molly.-Filmography:* La increíble historia de...
(Don Michell, 1998, and Joaquín Maza, 1999) - Diego Lazzarin (Diego, 1999)
- Pablo Lizaso (Enzo Miranda, 2000 to 2001)
- Natalia Lobo, (Ginette Monier, 1995)
- José María López (Diego Hernández, 1999)
- Polyana LópezPolyana LopezPolyana López is an Argentine actress who gained fame as "Mora" in Telefe's acclaimed program, "Chiquititas".It shall be noted that López is a black actress,daughter of afro-brazilian father and Argentine] mother...
(Mora, 1997) - Luisana LopilatoLuisana LopilatoLuisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre is an Argentine actress, singer and model. Her nickname is Lu or Luli...
(Luisana Maza, 1999 to 2001) - Romina Lotoczko (Romina, 1995)
- Jorge MaggioJorge MaggioJorge Bernardo Teodoro Maggio, also known as Coco, is well-known Argentine actor, the best known in his roles in Chiquititas, Rebel's Way and El Refugio . He is also part of the group named Rolabogan....
(Francisco, 2001) - Cinthia Manchado (Cinthia, 1995 to 1996)
- Axel Marazzi (Gonzalo Bustamante, 2000)
- Coni Marino (Chiche, 1999)
- Juan Pablo Martínez Irtia (Nacho, 1996)
- Jorge Martínez (Jorge Clementi, 1996)
- Manuel Martínez (Antonio, 1997)
- Guadalupe Martínez Uría (Dolores Aguero, 1995)
- Daniel MartinsDaniel MartinsDaniel Sabino Martins , usually known as Daniel, is a retired naturalized Equatoguinean football defender. He finished his career playing for in 2006.-Biography:...
(Javier, 1996) - David Masajnik (Sebastián, 1996)
- Daniela MastrichioDaniela MastrichioDaniella Mastricchio is a child star, who is perhaps better known for her role as "Sol" in 1995's Telefe telenovela, "Chiquititas".-Career information:...
(Sol Fraga Méndez Ayala, 1995 to 1998) - Michelle Meeus (Michelle, 1995)
- Natalia MelconNatalia MelconNatalia Soledad Melcon is an Argentine actress, the best known of portraying Natalia "Tali" Ramos in popular kids and teenage telenovela Chiquititas....
(Natalia Ramos Pacheco Acevedo, 1999 to 2001) - Diego MesaglioDiego MesaglioDiego Mesaglio is a well known actor, musician and teen idol. His fame is somewhat relegated to Argentina; but he is also known in other areas of Latin America and in parts of Asia.-Acting career:...
(Corcho, 1996 to 1998) - Fernán MirásFernán MirásFernán Mirás is an Argentine film and television actor. He is sometimes credited as Fernando Mirás.-Filmography :* Tango feroz * Buenos Aires Vice Versa * Claim...
(Facundo Brausen, 1995 to 1997) - Georgina MolloGeorgina MolloGeorgina Mollo is an Argentinian actress. Mollo is the best known of her portrayals on hit television series of Cris Morena, Chiquititas, Rebelde Way and Rincón de Luz.- Personal life :...
(Georgina, 1995 to 1998) - María Fernanda NeilMaría Fernanda NeilMaría Fernanda Neil is an Argentine actress, singer and fashion model, perhaps the best known for her role of Fernanda Peralta Ramos in series Rebelde Way.- Career :...
(Martina, 1998, and Fernanda, 1999) - Pablo Oliva (Pablo Rojas, 2000)
- Emanuel Ortega (Emanuel Ortega, 1997)
- Susana Ortiz (Matilde, 1995 to 1996)
- Manuela Pal (Florencia, 1996)
- Marianela Pedano (Mariela Cisneros, 1995 to 1996)
- Carlos PedevillaCarlos PedevillaCarlos Pedevilla is an Argentine actor. Pedevilla is perhaps better remembered for his characterization of "Coco" in the Telefe production, "Chiquititas"....
(Coco, 1997) - Osvaldo Peluffo
- Florencia Pendino (Florencia, 1999)
- Simon Pestana (Andrés, 1996)
- María Jimena PiccoloMaría Jimena PiccoloMaría Jimena Piccolo is a well known telenovela and television show actress. She is perhaps better known for her characterization of "Jimena" on Telefe's "Chiquititas", a children and teenager oriented soap opera....
(Jimena Del Solar, 1995 to 1998) - Nahuel Picone (Nahuel Bustamante, 2000)
- Paola Ponce (Serena, 1998)
- Veronica Ponieman (Sandra, 1997)
- Viviana Puerta (Gabriela Morán, 1995 to 1997)
- Horacio Ranieri (Aníbal, 1998)
- Nano Recondo (Pacha, 1995)
- Sofía RecondoSofía RecondoSofía Natalia Recondo is an Argentine actress and fashion model. She is a native of Buenos Aires.Recondo was inexperienced in the show business world when she was hired to play "Lucía" in "Chiquititas", a major international hit telenovela that was produced by Telefé. Recondo debuted as an actress...
(Lucía, 1997-1998, and Anita Pizarro, 1999) - Jonathan Rendon (Leo, 1997)
- Gastón Ricaud (Ramiro, 2001)
- Pablo Ricciarduli (Santiago, 1998, and Pedro, 1999)
- Hosana Rincon (Hosana Maza, 1999)
- Jorge Rivera López (Ramiro Morán, 1995)
- María Roji (Lidia Monteagudo, 2001)
- Patricia Rozas (Rosa, 1998, and Laura in 2000)
- Boris Rubaja (Ignacio, 1999)
- Abel Saenz Buhr (Fernando Aguero, in 1995, credited as Abel Saez Buhr)
- Adriana Salonia (Andrea, 1997)
- Guillermo Santa CruzGuillermo Santa CruzGuillermo Santa Cruz is an Argentine actor. He is from Buenos Aires and has always lived there.Santa Cruz demonstrated interest and talent for acting since he was a small child. In 1991, at the age of 7, Santa Cruz made his television debut, at the Telefé telenovela, El Árbol Azul...
(Guillermo, 1996 to 1998, and Javier Maza, 1999) - Patricio SchiavonePatricio SchiavonePatricio Schiavone is an Argentine actor who is perhaps better known for his role as "Patricio" in Chiquititas, a child- and teenage telenovela.Patricio Schiavone grew up as the only son Jorge Schiavone and his wife Graciela had...
(Patricio, 1998) - Agustín SierraAgustín SierraAgustín Sierra Romera , also known as Agustín Sierra. Is an Argentine actor, the best known of portraying Agustín Maza in popular kids and teenage telenovela Chiquititas, but also roles in Rebelde Way, Floricienta, and Casi Ángeles.- Filmography :*Chiquititas as Agustín...
(Agustín Maza, 1999 to 2001) - Liliana Simoni (Sebas' Mother, 1999)
- Patricia Sosa (Paula Casani, 2000)
- Luciano Sposo (Rana, 1997)
- Millie Stegman (Pía Pacheco Acevedo, 1999)
- Santiago StiebenSantiago StiebenSantiago Lautaro Stieben is an Argentine actor.-Biography:Santiago was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to María Elena and Ernesto Stieben who are both of German descent. He has four brothers: Milton, Román, Lionel, and Lara. While at elementary school Santiago showed a passion for performing and...
(Luis, alias Roña and, 1996 to 1998, and Santiago, alias Tiago, 1999) - Aldana Troncoso (Julieta, 2001)
- Brian Vainberg (Tok, 2000)
- Carolina Valverde (Lila, 1997)
- Micaela VázquezMicaela VázquezMicaela Belén Vázquez is an Argentine actress. She is the best known for her role of Pilar Dunoff in the series Rebelde Way, and also for series Chiquititas and Floricienta — all created and produced by Cris Morena...
(Miki,2001) - Solange Verina (Veronica Cisneros, 1995 to 1996)
- María Laura Vicos (Laura, 1995 to 1996)
- Mariano Villa (Álvaro, 1998)
- Monica Villa (Martirio, 1998)
- Alicia Zanca (Amanda, 1997)
Music
See Chiquititas soundtracksChiquititas soundtracks
Chiquititas is an Argentine telenovela, created by Cris Morena. It was very successful in every country where it was broadcast. The cast recorded seven albums as soundtracks, and the songs were written by Cris Morena....
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The original show includes twelve soundtracks, which were recorded by the actors of Chiquititas.