Chiquititas: Rincón de luz
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Chiquititas: Rincón de luz (Tiny Angels: Corner of Light) is a 2001
Argentine
adventure film
directed by José Luis Massa and written by Alex and Walter Ferrara. The film starred Romina Yan
and is a film from the Chiquititas
telenovela series which began on Argentine TV in 1995. The film premiered in Argentina on July 12, 2001. This film was produced by Cris Morena
, who also componed the music
for this film, and who is also creator of Chiquititas
telenovela
. The stories are not the same, but there are some same characters, portrayed by Benjamin Rojas
, Felipe Colombo
, Nadia Di Cello
, Sebastián Francini
, Luisana Lopilato
, Camila Bordonaba
and Agustín Sierra
.
The film tells story of Belén, a sweet and beautiful girl, to whom, a wise man offers the possibility to choose her own destiny
. She can pick it from stories already written in book
s that are in magic
library
. Belén is really tempted by this offer, but she decides to take the high road by writing her own story, not knowing how it will come out, although she doesn't know how it will end up she is certain that in her quest she will be helping a group of orphans. Magically she finds herself in a village, called Ciervo Dorado, which is in the middle of the mountain
s. It is in that place where she finds love
among the orphans, faces an evil colonel who ill-treats the children, and meets Alejo, who will steal her heart
.
2001 in film
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
Argentine
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...
adventure film
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by José Luis Massa and written by Alex and Walter Ferrara. The film starred 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 is a film from the Chiquititas
Chiquititas
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 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...
telenovela series which began on Argentine TV in 1995. The film premiered in Argentina on July 12, 2001. This film was 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...
, who also componed the music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
for this film, and who is also creator of Chiquititas
Chiquititas
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 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...
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 stories are not the same, but there are some same characters, portrayed by Benjamin Rojas
Benjamín Rojas
Benjamín 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...
, Felipe Colombo
Felipe Colombo
Felipe Colombo Eguía . His nickname is Feli, Felu or Pipe. Is a Mexican-Argentine actor , singer, songwriter and...
, Nadia Di Cello
Nadia Di Cello
Nadia 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 :...
, Sebastián Francini
Sebastián Francini
Sebastián 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...
, Luisana Lopilato
Luisana Lopilato
Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre is an Argentine actress, singer and model. Her nickname is Lu or Luli...
, Camila Bordonaba
Camila Bordonaba
Camila 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...
and Agustín Sierra
Agustín Sierra
Agustín 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...
.
Synopsis
Destiny
Destiny or fate refers to a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual...
. She can pick it from stories already written in book
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
s that are in magic
Magic (fantasy)
Magic in fiction is the endowing of fictional characters or objects with magical powers.Such magic often serves as a plot device, the source of magical artifacts and their quests...
library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
. Belén is really tempted by this offer, but she decides to take the high road by writing her own story, not knowing how it will come out, although she doesn't know how it will end up she is certain that in her quest she will be helping a group of orphans. Magically she finds herself in a village, called Ciervo Dorado, which is in the middle of the mountain
Mountain
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s. It is in that place where she finds love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
among the orphans, faces an evil colonel who ill-treats the children, and meets Alejo, who will steal her heart
Heart
The heart is a myogenic muscular organ found in all animals with a circulatory system , that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions...
.
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...
as Belén Fraga - Facundo AranaFacundo AranaJorge Facundo Arana Tagle is an Argentine actor. He has participated in more than twenty telenovelas.-Biography:...
as Alejo Méndez Ayala - Juan Leyardo as Coronel Francisco Estévez
- Alejandra Flechner as Marga
- 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...
as Bautista Arce - Felipe ColomboFelipe ColomboFelipe Colombo Eguía . His nickname is Feli, Felu or Pipe. Is a Mexican-Argentine actor , singer, songwriter and...
as Felipe Mejías - 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 :...
as María Fernández - 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...
as Sebastián "Sebas" Mansilla - 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...
as Juana "Juanita" Maza - Natalia MelconNatalia MelconNatalia Soledad Melcon is an Argentine actress, the best known of portraying Natalia "Tali" Ramos in popular kids and teenage telenovela Chiquititas....
as Natalia "Tali" Ramos Pacheco Acevedo - Luisana LopilatoLuisana LopilatoLuisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre is an Argentine actress, singer and model. Her nickname is Lu or Luli...
as Luisana "Lu" Maza - 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...
as Camila "Cami" Bustillo - 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...
as Agustín Maza - Federico BarónFederico BarónFederico Barón is an Argentine actor, the best known of portraying Federico Martínez in popular kids and teenage telenovela Chiquititas...
as Federico "Fede" Martínez - Cristian Belgrano as Cristián "Titán" Maza
- Gilda Gentile as Gitana
- Carlos Kaspar as Huevero
- Lelio Lesser as Men In Town
- Gustavo Pastorini as Conejero
- Alejandra Perlusky as Vendedora de pescado
- Brian Vainberg as Tok
Characters
- Belén Fraga (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...
) is a beautiful young girl, who wants to find her own destiny. She finds the secret cave, where a wise man offers her to choose the destiny of CinderellaCinderella"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
, Sleeping BeautySleeping BeautySleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault or Little Briar Rose by the Brothers Grimm is a classic fairytale involving a beautiful princess, enchantment, and a handsome prince...
or RapunzelRapunzel"Rapunzel" is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales. The Grimm Brothers' story is an adaptation of the fairy tale Persinette by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force originally published in 1698...
, but Belén decides to write her own story, not knowing how it will finish. Her only wish is to find her happiness between the orphans. Magically, she finds herself in the village Ciervo Dorado, and falls in love with Alejo. She starts working as a chef. Soon, the orphans discover that she is the best thing that ever happened to them.
- Alejo Méndez Ayala (Facundo AranaFacundo AranaJorge Facundo Arana Tagle is an Argentine actor. He has participated in more than twenty telenovelas.-Biography:...
) is a young man, who believes he can find the blue diamondDiamondIn mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
s. There is the legend, who tells the story of blue diamonds, hidden in the mountain near the village Ciervo Dorado. With his young friend Felipe, he tries to find those diamonds. He falls in love with Belén. - Felipe Mejías (Felipe ColomboFelipe ColomboFelipe Colombo Eguía . His nickname is Feli, Felu or Pipe. Is a Mexican-Argentine actor , singer, songwriter and...
) is a young boy from the village, who helps Alejo to find the blue diamonds. He is in love with Camila Bustillo, a girl from the orphanage, and their relationship is a secret. Camila can't see him anymore when Marga finds out about their relationship, but, thanks to Belén they keep seeing each other. - Sebástian "Sebas" Mansilla (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...
) is one of the youngest orphans. He is a rebel, and tries to escape from the orphanage, because Coronel Francisco and Marga ill-treat the children. He tries to escape from their regime. But, Coronel finds him in the village and lock him at the attack. Belén sings him and gives him the blanket, so Sebas starts loving her. After releasing him, he lock Sebas once again, when Belén saves him. - María Fernández (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 :...
), Juana "Juanita" Maza (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...
) and Natalia "Tali" Ramos Pacheco Acevedo (Natalia MelconNatalia MelconNatalia Soledad Melcon is an Argentine actress, the best known of portraying Natalia "Tali" Ramos in popular kids and teenage telenovela Chiquititas....
) are the best friends, the youngest children in the orphanage. María is the first who finds out how nice Belén is, but says that to nobody. All three girls find out when there is a storm outside, and they're scared. They go to the room of Belén, where she sings them "Había Una Vez". They start loving her, and María is now sure that Belén is always nice. - Luisana "Lu" Maza (Luisana LopilatoLuisana LopilatoLuisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre is an Argentine actress, singer and model. Her nickname is Lu or Luli...
) and Bautista Arce (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...
) are the best friends. They hate Belén at the beginning, and they try to send her away, but they soon change their mind. Bautista falls in love with Lu, and makes two necklaces, one for her and one for him. He says Lu that he loves her, but Luisana is not sure. Camila tells her she can see that Lu is in love with Bautista. Lu and Bautista start wearing those necklaces and start a relationship. - Agustín Maza (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...
) and Federico "Fede" Martínez (Federico BarónFederico BarónFederico Barón is an Argentine actor, the best known of portraying Federico Martínez in popular kids and teenage telenovela Chiquititas...
) are the best friends of Sebas. Three of them believe in the blue diamonds, and they are trying to find them, because they believe that they will set them free of Marga, Coronel and the life of an orphant. - Coronel Francisco Estévez (Juan Leyardo) and Marga (Alejandra Flechner) are the possessors of the orphanage. They ill-treat children, forcing them to work hard. Belén, trying to help the children, faces with them. Coronel uses some illegal ways to find the blue diamonds and get rich. The care of the orphans is, for them, only the way how to get more money from the Government of Ciervo Dorado.