Los Reyes (TV series)

Los Reyes (The Kings) is a telenovela filmed in Colombia and produced by the Colombian network, RCN (Radio Cadena Nacional - "National Radio Network"). It debuted in 2005 and is available via RCN cable TV in the United States.

Plot[]

Los Reyes is about a working-class family and Edilberto "Beto" Reyes, the head of the family, who suddenly gets hired as president of a multinational company. This happens when he stops the former president of the company, a middle-aged woman with a terminal disease, from committing suicide. Beto shows the woman his daily life and his people, helping her get back on her feet. The president is grateful, and goes to France to get a treatment for her disease. When she leaves, she thanks Beto by giving him the presidency of the company.

The vicepresident, Emilio Iriarte (wrongly called "Urinarte"), who sought the company's presidency after the former president disappeared, and his family swear to take revenge. They focus on making the Reyes family go back "where they belong", but problems arise when Emilio falls in love with Laisa, Beto's 'sister'. Laisa conducts a television show on which famous real-life celebrities appear. 354 chapters.

Other information[]

This comedy parodies high society and its treatment of the lower classes. There has been controversy about one character, Laisa Reyes, who is in the series and in real-life a transsexual. Reyes is well received by Colombian audiences.

Cast and crew[]

Cast[]

as Edilberto "Beto" Reyes
as Mayoli "Yoli" Gonzalez
Geraldine Zivic as Natalia Bernal
Diego Trujillo as Emilio Iriarte De Las Casas
Endry Cardeño as Laisa Reyes
Julián Román as Leonardo Giovanny "Leo" Reyes
Margarita Muñoz as Maria del Pilar "Pilarica" Valenzuela
Daniel Arenas as Santiago "Santi" Iriarte
as Hilda Edilberta Reyes
as Katty Vanegas de Iriarte
as Armando Valenzuela
as Mercedes Rubio
Jery Sandoval as Maria del Carmen Reyes
as Andres "Totoy" Reyes
Tiberio Cruz as Edgar Galindo
as Alegrina
as Eliseo "Cheo" Varona
as Maritza Galindo
as Hernán Cifuentes
as Mónica
Juan Camilo Hernández as Mateo Santos
as Psychologist Simón Rodríguez
as Lolita
as Martín Castro Novo
as Ernesto 'Chiqui' Peralta
as herself
Teresa Gutiérrez as Doña Flor
Marisela González as Maria Eugenia Reyes
as Dulcinea
as Jorge
as Doña Rosita
Sebastián Caicedo as Francisco Guerrero
as Eduardo Pinzón
as Maria Fernanda "Mafe"
as Annie
as Adriana Malaber
as Luz Dary
as Henrry
as hinself

Laisa's show guests[]

La Gata is an interview show created by Laisa within the series, these are the current guest stars.

External links[]

Los Reyes at IMDb
(in Spanish) Official page at RCN TV website