Caray, Caray!

 SALUDOS, Caraymates!

You all haven’t “seen” me on the comments pages, but I’m still keeping an eye on everyone. I saw that Stevey posted some comments on the Primetime page about upcoming TNS, so I thought I’d copy and post them on a separate page so everyone can be in the know, especially since there is mention about FERNANDO COLUNGA!!  Here is what Stevey posted…

Hi everybody.  I wanted to thank the people who gave me such a kind 'welcome back'.  Covid has been hell for me- two times infected, enlarged heart now, renal failure.  I hope that the worst is behind us for all of us, and wish you all nothing but the best.  

After my last post, I realized that I hadn't connected with my friend at Televisa in a LONG time and I would be lying if I were to say that a LITTLE part of my intentions and desire at doing so sooner rather than later was also so that I could find out the dirt for you guys as to what's going on (bad, aren't I?)
  
So, we had a nice 2 hour WhatsApp conversation and I got the digs on upcoming features in the works for you all. :-)

I think everybody already knows about the sequel to "Corona de Lagrimas" but for those who didn't- there is one.  Same producer, same cast (minus Adriana Louvier as 'Olga'... Geraldine Bazan- the wife of Gabriel Soto before Irina Baeva came along- is taking her place).  Ana Belena (of DTA) is also in this one.

I think you also are all aware of 'Vencer la ausencia', too.  It just had it's big "Presentation to the Media'' that all novelas have, and thankfully someone decided to make a video of JUST the actual TRAILER itself (as opposed to the other 1 hour and 50 minutes of interviews of interviews and questions, wherein all of the actors just talk about how terrific it is, and how much they love everything and everyone, which is standard...) I'm just going to copy and paste the link to it, for anyone that is interested.  Here it is: 

https://youtu.be/okVU3Ah0QcM

The protagonists are Mayrin Villanueva, Alejandra Barros, and Some Little Girl (the actress Mariana Garza's daughter, actually.  Mariana Garza is also in this one, playing her own daughter's mother, which is kind-of precious...).  The male leads are David Zepeda (for Mayrin), Alexis Ayala (for La Barros), and Danilo Carrera (for Ariadne).  Andres Garcia (Pepe Pepe from MFEA) is Mayrin's son, and Nailea Norvind and Laura Carmine are the antagonists.

There is also (yet another) 'La Madrastra' in the works.  Why?  I guess Carmen Armandariz wanted to take a crack at it!  And so she is.  I am praying that it will be more like the ACTUAL, CLASSIC Chilean original (or the original Mexican remake, 'Vivir un poco', which is a terrific novela...), than the Salvador Mejia butchery that featured Guillermo Garcia Cantu as a murderous transvestite.  The leads for this one are Aracely Arambula (making her return to the network since in YEARS), and Andres Palacios.  Supporting cast includes the criminally underappreciated Marisol del Olmo as main villainess (Jacqueline Andere's "Alba' in LM), Marco Trevino (the serial-rapist/murderer 'Lino' in VED), Martha Julia, Cecilia Gabriela, Juan Martin Jauregui, Isadora Gonzalez, Adrian di Monte, Denia Agalianu, Juan Carlos Barreto, Montserrat Maranon... and Gabriel Soto.  

Carlos Moreno (ENDA, CME, most recently 'Fuego Ardiente') is also back as a producer.  He is doing a remake of 'Ha llegado una intrusa', which was remade in the early 90's as 'Vida Robada'  The story is about a girl with no family who has always lived and studied at a private school, even though she has never known who her mysterious benefactor is.  Her best friend is a rich girl who has also lived and studied at the same school, who decides to make a break for it and who we find out is actually a horrible person.  We find this out because our young heroine takes her place in the Bestie's household and if you think it sounds a lot like ''La Usurpadora''... it isn't, really.  Because things at the house are not at all what they seem to be.  Sr. Moreno is going out on a limb here in doing a novela whose leads mandate that they all be, well, YOUNG... in that he can not cast for strength with the sure-fire 'name-draws' (i.e.- Boyer, Rulli, Soto, etc., etc....).  His leads are Macarena Garcia (who was the lead in the loathesome and mostly-unwatched "Like") as our young heroine, and Isadora Vives (SND) as her "best friend".  The male leads are Diego Klein's body (with Diego Klein), and Andres Baida ('Betito'' in the recent remake of LRTL).  Magda Guzman's grandson Chris Pascal (most recently in DTA) is an antagonist, and the cast also features the return of Karyme Lozano (not seen since 'Quiero Amarte'), the always terrific Arturo Peniche, an actress that was VERY popular back in the 80's and 90's- Alma Delfina, Luis Felipe Tovar (MFEA), Laura Vignatti, Kuno Becker, Ana Layevska and, in the important role of ''villana madura''- Claudia Ramirez.  And if she can be anything like the magnificent villain that she was in ''El color de la pasion'', then I will be a happy boy. :-)

Thank you so much, Stevey, for sharing all that information!! Now what’s interesting about El Conde” is that William Levy and Esmeralda Pimentel are filming another version of The Count of Monte Cristo in SPAIN!! Levy’s version is titled Montecristo and he will be portraying the unfortunate antihero who fights against “the system.”

And to add to Stevie’s information, Gabriel Soto is working on yet another TN for Univisión/Televisa produced by Nicandro Diaz. In “Los Caminos del Amor,”  Soto is joined by Susana Gonzales in leading the spectacular cast in this story about Memo (Soto), a truck driver, who, after many years, learns that he has a daughter who was given up for adoption. Fausto (Mark Tacher), Karen (Ximena Herrera), and Úrsula (Sara Corrale) will be the ones who make life miserable for the two protags. Other well-knowns who join the cast are Alberto Estrella, Mónika Sanchez, Leonardo Daniel (La Herencia), Carlos Said (Si Nos Dejan), and Rodrigo Brand (Mi Fortuna Es Amarte).

That’s it for now. If anyone knows of other upcoming TNs, please post it in the comments and I will gladly copy and add it this page.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! Stay safe, keep healthy, and keep those wonderful comments coming!

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