Valientes
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Valientes is a telenovela from Argentina, aired by Canal 13 at the prime time and produced by Pol-Ka. Main actors are Luciano Castro, Julieta Díaz
and Arnaldo André
, and it's one of the most successful TV programs from Argentina of 2009. With a daily rating of nearly 27,4 points, it is the most successful production of Pol-Ka. It run from february of 2009 to 2010. From April 16, 2010 the show was airing in Slovakia
on JOJ Plus
but due the poor ratings it was cancelled after 48 episodes.
by 3 brothers who used to live in the countryside, whose father was ruined by a businessman who took his farms. For this purpose they move to Buenos Aires
and work near him, in order to become his friends and confidents, and avenge his father by sabotaging his political career. The love stories of the show torn the characters between their sentiments and their loyalty to the plan.
The series replaced Por amor a vos on Channel 13 and was aired in the same time segment than the soap-opera Los exitosos Pells
of Telefe. The idea was to confront the humoristic style of the later with a melodramatic telenovela. The dramatic tone of the series allowed a strong success among the male audiences, a rare event among Argentine telenovelas, which led to the high success of the program in audiences.
The success of the series led to a spin-off theater play by the main actors, reprising the characters from the TV but inside a humoristic story.
The ending of the series was followed by a "behind the scenes" production and a rerun of the last episodes. It was replaced by the soap opera Alguien que me quiera, of a less dramatic nature, but it didn't have much success. As a result, and attempting to keep the audience of Valientes, Alguien que me quiera was scheduled to another hour, and another series was created, Malparida
. Heredia also works in this one, and it's also a story of revenge. Luciano Castro would also join Malparida some time afterwards.
Leonardo soon discovers that Alma was his old girlfriend from childhood, but can't tell her his identity because she's confident with Laureano. He later finds out that Juana, daughter of Laureano, had fallen in love with him, and stays with her for getting more confident with Laureano. However, Juana was extremely jealous of Alma and keep attacking her and making complains to Leo. To avoid the risk of him leaving her, she lies about being pregnant. Juana and Leo get married soon afterwards.
The Sosa took advantage of the new filial relation of Leo and Laureano to keep disrupting his activities, while Laureano ignored who was opposing him. Married with Juana but still loving Alma, Leo contacts her by internet as Leonardo Sosa and chats with her, while pretending to be at another country. When Alma requested to see him with a webcam, he requested Nicolás Ortega, an old friend from the Police, to chat with her posing as Leonardo Sosa, but it turned out against him when Ortega actually falls in love with Alma. However, when Laureano learns that Alma was dating Leonardo Sosa (ignoring as her the deception being done), he kidnaps and tortures him to death. When the kidnapping took place Nicolas's wallet was left behind, and with it Alma learns that he wasn't really Leonardo Sosa.
Incapable of maintaining the lie of being pregnant, Juana sets up a situation to blame Alma of making her lost her pregnancy, but when Leo discovers the whole lie he lefts Juana, regardless of the plan. Alma was with Patricio by then, a new character added to the story, but reunites with Leo. By the time Alma learns about Leonardo and Ortega being friends, Leo tells her the whole truth, including his real identity and the plan to harm Laureano. In the meantime, Juana was hospitalized and later gets amnesia during an accident. She recovers her memory a while afterwards, but did not said so because of being better treated by others when they thought she did not remember past crimes.
Two new characters are added to the story. Andy, a step-sister of Leo, joins the car repair shop, and Leo makes her a part of the plan immediately. Elisa Sosa, mother of Sosa brothers, is revealed to have faked her death, and while staying hidden from Laureano she was searching for her sons. She took part in a painting contest with her son, Enzo, but neither of them realized their relation because of using pseudonyms.
to best telenovela, new actor (Alejandro Muller), secondary drama actor (Antonio Grimau), telenovela main actor (Arnaldo André) and telenovela main actress (Eleonora Wexler).
Julieta Díaz
Julieta Díaz is an Argentine film, television, and theatre actress. She began her career at age 13.Díaz works in the cinema of Argentina.-Filmography:* Lobos marinos * Déjala correr...
and Arnaldo André
Arnaldo André
Arnaldo André is a soap-opera Paraguayan actor. He spent most of his career in Argentina, where he has been active since 1964. He earned a Martín Fierro award in 2010, and currently works at Los únicos.-Biography:...
, and it's one of the most successful TV programs from Argentina of 2009. With a daily rating of nearly 27,4 points, it is the most successful production of Pol-Ka. It run from february of 2009 to 2010. From April 16, 2010 the show was airing in Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
on JOJ Plus
JOJ Plus
JOJ Plus is a Slovak television channel owned by J&T Media Enterprises.It is the sister channel TV JOJ.The channel was launched on October 5,2008 at 19:55.The channel breoadcasts content that was shown on TV JOJ.-Content:* My Sweet Little Village...
but due the poor ratings it was cancelled after 48 episodes.
Premise
The main idea of the telenovela is a plot of revengeRevenge
Revenge is a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. It is also called payback, retribution, retaliation or vengeance; it may be characterized, justly or unjustly, as a form of justice.-Function in society:Some societies believe that the...
by 3 brothers who used to live in the countryside, whose father was ruined by a businessman who took his farms. For this purpose they move to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
and work near him, in order to become his friends and confidents, and avenge his father by sabotaging his political career. The love stories of the show torn the characters between their sentiments and their loyalty to the plan.
The series replaced Por amor a vos on Channel 13 and was aired in the same time segment than the soap-opera Los exitosos Pells
Los exitosos Pells
Los exitosos Pells was a 2008-2009 Argentine telenovela, produced by Underground Producciones and Endemol, and aired by Telefe. It started being aired on November 5, 2008, replacing Vidas Robadas at 10:30PM...
of Telefe. The idea was to confront the humoristic style of the later with a melodramatic telenovela. The dramatic tone of the series allowed a strong success among the male audiences, a rare event among Argentine telenovelas, which led to the high success of the program in audiences.
The success of the series led to a spin-off theater play by the main actors, reprising the characters from the TV but inside a humoristic story.
The ending of the series was followed by a "behind the scenes" production and a rerun of the last episodes. It was replaced by the soap opera Alguien que me quiera, of a less dramatic nature, but it didn't have much success. As a result, and attempting to keep the audience of Valientes, Alguien que me quiera was scheduled to another hour, and another series was created, Malparida
Malparida
Malparida is a 2010 Argentine telenovela aired by Channel 13 in the prime time. It run from april of 2010 to february of 2011. The main character, Renata is an antihero, a cold and scheming woman seeking revenge against a man that had caused the death of her mother...
. Heredia also works in this one, and it's also a story of revenge. Luciano Castro would also join Malparida some time afterwards.
Plot
The story is started by events set in the past, when the landlord Laureano Gomez Acuña tricks Roque Sosa, his employee in his farm, into giving him the lands he intended to inherit to his sons. Her wife Elisa Sosa is blackmailed to leave the country, and the 3 sons of Roque are sent to different locations. Roque Sosa dies shortly after. The main character of the story is Leonardo Sosa, one of the lost sons of Roque Sosa, who discovers the truth in his adulthood and intends to get revenge on Laureano. For this he locates his two brothers, Segundo and Enzo. Segundo was living at another farm and held under harsh conditions by his tutor, while Enzo was a criminal held in prison. Both of them are freed from those places by Leo, who designs new identities for themselves as Leonardo, Segundo and Enzo Morales. Then they install a car repair shop next to Laureano's home, with the intention of becoming known and confident with him, and then be capable to disrupt his business and political career.Leonardo soon discovers that Alma was his old girlfriend from childhood, but can't tell her his identity because she's confident with Laureano. He later finds out that Juana, daughter of Laureano, had fallen in love with him, and stays with her for getting more confident with Laureano. However, Juana was extremely jealous of Alma and keep attacking her and making complains to Leo. To avoid the risk of him leaving her, she lies about being pregnant. Juana and Leo get married soon afterwards.
The Sosa took advantage of the new filial relation of Leo and Laureano to keep disrupting his activities, while Laureano ignored who was opposing him. Married with Juana but still loving Alma, Leo contacts her by internet as Leonardo Sosa and chats with her, while pretending to be at another country. When Alma requested to see him with a webcam, he requested Nicolás Ortega, an old friend from the Police, to chat with her posing as Leonardo Sosa, but it turned out against him when Ortega actually falls in love with Alma. However, when Laureano learns that Alma was dating Leonardo Sosa (ignoring as her the deception being done), he kidnaps and tortures him to death. When the kidnapping took place Nicolas's wallet was left behind, and with it Alma learns that he wasn't really Leonardo Sosa.
Incapable of maintaining the lie of being pregnant, Juana sets up a situation to blame Alma of making her lost her pregnancy, but when Leo discovers the whole lie he lefts Juana, regardless of the plan. Alma was with Patricio by then, a new character added to the story, but reunites with Leo. By the time Alma learns about Leonardo and Ortega being friends, Leo tells her the whole truth, including his real identity and the plan to harm Laureano. In the meantime, Juana was hospitalized and later gets amnesia during an accident. She recovers her memory a while afterwards, but did not said so because of being better treated by others when they thought she did not remember past crimes.
Two new characters are added to the story. Andy, a step-sister of Leo, joins the car repair shop, and Leo makes her a part of the plan immediately. Elisa Sosa, mother of Sosa brothers, is revealed to have faked her death, and while staying hidden from Laureano she was searching for her sons. She took part in a painting contest with her son, Enzo, but neither of them realized their relation because of using pseudonyms.
Cast
- Luciano Castro as Leonardo Morales-Leonardo Sosa
- Julieta DiazJulieta DíazJulieta Díaz is an Argentine film, television, and theatre actress. She began her career at age 13.Díaz works in the cinema of Argentina.-Filmography:* Lobos marinos * Déjala correr...
as Alma Varela - Mariano MartínezMariano Martínez (actor)Mariano Martínez is an Argentine actor.He was born on December 5, 1978 in La Boca, Buenos Aires...
as Segundo Sosa/Morales - 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...
as Isabel Gomez Acuña - Gonzalo Heredia as Enzo Sosa/Morales
- Eleonora WexlerEleonora WexlerEleonora Wexler is an ACE Awarded Argentine actress, who started her career in Argentine version of the musical Annie, aged nine.-Theatre:*Annie *Cosa de Magia...
as Juana Gomez Acuña - Arnaldo AndreArnaldo AndréArnaldo André is a soap-opera Paraguayan actor. He spent most of his career in Argentina, where he has been active since 1964. He earned a Martín Fierro award in 2010, and currently works at Los únicos.-Biography:...
as Laureano Gomez Acuña - Betiana BlumBetiana BlumBetiana Blum is an Argentine actress.-Filmography:*Esperando la carroza 2: se acabó la fiesta ...Nora*Tocar el cielo ...Gloria*Ciudad en celo ...Marta...
as Argentina Varela - Marita Ballesteros as Mona Gomez Acuña
- Guillermo Piefning as Benjamin Gomez Acuña
- Graciela Tenembaum as Maxima
- Alejandro Muller as José "Huevo" Vélez
- Roberto Vallejos as Omar
- Jorge Sassi as Heriberto Marcelino Montefusco
Awards
The series won the Martín Fierro AwardsMartín Fierro Awards
Martín Fierro is the name of the most prominent awards for Argentine radio and television, granted by APTRA, the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists. The awards were first given in 1959, limited to television. The next year, the awards adopted its current name, after José...
to best telenovela, new actor (Alejandro Muller), secondary drama actor (Antonio Grimau), telenovela main actor (Arnaldo André) and telenovela main actress (Eleonora Wexler).