Montecristo (Argentine TV series)
Montecristo Un Amor y Una Venganza | |
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Genre | Telenovela |
Starring | Pablo Echarri Paola Krum |
Opening theme | Yo Soy Aquel |
Country of origin | Argentina |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of episodes | 145 |
Release | |
Original network | Telefe |
Original release | April 25 December 27, 2006 | –
Montecristo: Un Amor, Una Venganza (Monte Cristo: Love and Revenge) is an Argentine telenovela which premiered April 25, 2006 on Telefe.[1] Loosely based on the 1844 Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, Montecristo is Telefe's most popular novela[2] and was called "the hottest telenovela in Argentina" by Variety in 2007.[3]
Like Dumas' novel, the novela is a tale of revenge, with this version featuring "drug trafficking, kidnapping and military dictatorships."[3] It was directed by , and stars Pablo Echarri and Paola Krum.[4]
International sales and remakes[]
More than 40 international markets bought the Telefe-produced series in 2006, and later Telefe sold it to Albania, Bulgaria, Israel, Macedonia, Serbia, the Philippines,[3] and the Ukraine. In addition, Chile, Mexico, Portugal,[2] Russia, and Colombia's Caracol TV produced adaptations, and in February 2007 Telefe sold remake rights to Italy and Spain as well.[3]
Plot[]
The story begins in 1995 as Santiago Díaz Herrera is hurt while fencing with his best friend Marcos Lombardo. Marcos wants to bring Santiago back to Buenos Aires but his father, Alberto, commands him to leave Santiago in a Moroccan jail, and Santiago is declared dead. Eleven years pass, and in 2006 Santiago returns to Buenos Aires seeking revenge on the Lombardos for their crimes to himself, his father and other people who have stood in their way over the decades.
Cast[]
- Pablo Echarri as Santiago Díaz Herrera
- Paola Krum as Laura Ledesma
- Joaquín Furriel as Marcos Lombardo
- as Victoria Sáenz
- Virginia Lago as Helena Luján
- Roberto Carnaghi as Lisandro Donosso
- Luis Machín as León Rocamora
- as Lola
- as Milena Salcedo
- Esteban Pérez as Luciano Mazello
- as Ramón Ortega
- María Onetto as Leticia Monserrat
- as Padre Pedro
- as Érica Donosso
- as Valentina Lombardo
Other co-stars - Mario Pasik
References[]
- ^ Montecristo - AmolaTV.com (Spanish language)
- ^ a b Serafini, Dom. "Domestic Recovery Fuels Int'l Boom for Argentina's Telefe". Video Age International. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ a b c d Newbery, Charles (February 19, 2007). "Telefe extends Montecristo sales". Variety. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ Montecristo - Intra Communications Archived 2007-05-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 10, 2008.
External links[]
- Golden Martín Fierro Award winners
- 2006 telenovelas
- 2006 Argentine television series debuts
- 2006 Argentine television series endings
- Argentine telenovelas
- Telefe telenovelas
- Works about the Dirty War
- Television shows based on works by Alexandre Dumas
- Spanish-language telenovelas