Monday, August 28, 2023
Minas de Pasión - ANTES DEL GRAN ESTREÑO: Everything you need to know
Minas de Pasión - ANTES DEL GRAN ESTREÑO: Everything you need to know: Quién es quién, the plot, the family trees, the writers, the directors and the producers
(Recapping-related stuff are in the end)
The original series
Minas de Pasión is a remake of La Patrona, a Telemundo telenovela of 2013, starring Aracely Arámbula, Jorge Luis Pila and Christian Bach. La Patrona is based on a Venezuelan telenovela of 1984, La Dueña, starring Amanda Gutiérrez, Daniel Alvarado and María Cristina Lozada. A lot of things were changed in the mexican version. What we'll see is a remake of LA PATRONA, so this is what I call the "original".
The plot
Source: televisa-univision (slightly edited)
MINAS DE PASIÓN tells the story of a brave woman by the name of Emilia Sánchez who is a single mother that works hard to provide and protect her family in the beautiful town of San Lorenzo de Minas. Emilia has strong family values and a good heart but the owner of the mine where she works, Roberta Castro, is an evil vengeful woman who is out to get her. Leonardo Santamaría is a millionaire who falls in love with Emilia, but his mother Roberta is Emilia’s enemy and will stop at nothing to keep Emilia from telling the world all her wrongdoings at the mine.
(I will also add that Emilia will return to take revenge on those who hurt her. Not a spoiler, since this has been said already.)
Writers, directors and producers
Minas de Pasión was created by Bethel Flores, written by Rubén Gallardo Vaca, Edwin Valencia, María Elena López and Romy Díaz. It's directed by Juan Carlos Muñoz, Jorge Robles Sánchez and Manolo Fernández, with Diego Lascuráin, Claudia Ramos and Carlos Ferreira as creative directors. Its producers are Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo (executive) and Liliana Cuesta Aguirre.
Opening theme
"Qué tal" by Christian Nodal (composed by Silvana Medrano and Octavio Castañeda).
¿Quién es quién?
Emilia Sánchez
She's our protagonist, a single mother who works in the mines in San Lorenzo de Minas. She will fall in love with Leonardo, who's Roberta's son. Roberta isn't going to take this very well... Afterwards, she'll return as Victoria to take revenge on the people who harmed her.
She's played by Livia Brito (Yolanda Cadena in La Piloto, Fernanda Linares in La Desalmada, Lucía Arizmendi in Mujer de Nadie).
In the original version, this was Gabriela Suárez, played by Aracely Arámbula.
Leonardo Santamaría
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He's the galán of the story, a man with principles, who'll fall in love with Emilia. Their love won't be all sunshine and roses, however, because his mother exists.
He's played by Osvaldo de León (Luis Alberto in Sin tu Mirada, Héctor in Diseñando tu Amor, Gerardo Montero in Perdona Nuestros Pecados).
In the original version, this was Alejandro Beltrán, played by Jorge Luis Pila.
Roberta Castro
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Leonardo's mother, our main antagonist, "La Patrona". She'll make Emilia's life miserable because she wanted to expose all the things she does and because she is in a relationship with Roberta's son.
She's played by Anette Michel (Mariana Robledo in La Otra Mitad del Sol, Altagracia del Toro in La Mujer de Judas, Mirta Morán in Contigo Sí).
In the original version, this was the ICONIC Antonia Guerra, played by Christian Bach.
Sara Quintana
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Sara is independent and a business woman, who is in a romantic relationship with Leonardo. Who thinks she'll slap Emilia in the first 10 episodes?
She's played by Sylvia Sáenz (Antonieta "Tony" Luján in Hombre Tenías que Ser, Patricia Fernández in Betty en NY, Jimena Sosa in 100 Días para Enamorarnos).
In the original version, this was Irene, played by Érika de la Rosa.
Jennifer Quintana
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Jennifer is Sara's sister. We don't have a lot of info about her yet.
She's played by Lizy Martínez (Bárbara in Y Mañana Será Otro Día, a young Fedra Espinoza in Mi Secreto).
This is a "fused" character. In the original version, there were 3 sisters, Irene ("Sara" here), Patricia (played by Alexandra de la Mora) and Julia (played by Alisa Vélez). Jennifer is a "mix" of Patricia and Julia, from what I've heard. (Personally, I think this is a bit odd, because Julia and Patricia had completely different personalities in the original.)
Gigí de Quintana
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The mother of Sara and Jennifer and the wife of Adalberto.
She's played by Alma Cero (Rosa Aurora Santacruz in María de Todos los Ángeles, Isabela "Chabela" Bravo in Tres Familias - she also had a small role in La Tempestad).
In the original version, this was Prudencia Godínez de Montemar, played by Kenia Gazcón.
Adalberto Quintana
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Gigí's husband and father to Sara and Jennifer. Not a lot of info yet... Gee, many characters with little info...
He's played by Rodrigo Murray (René Castillo in Médicos, Línea de la Vida, Homero Funes in Vencer la Ausencia - episodes 70-80)...
In the original version, this was Julio Montemar, played by Carlos Torres Torrija.
Aleida Cervantes
Aleida is Fidel's wife. Fidel locked her up in a psychiatric hospital to get rid of her. What a loving husband!
She's played by Karyme Lozano (Azul Toscano/Azucena in Amar Sin Límites, Mariana Aceves de Ibarra in El Talismán, Amaya Serrano Martínez/Florencia Martínez de Serrano in Quiero Amarte).
In the original version, this was Constanza Goldstein, played by Surya MacGregor.
Fidel Roldán
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Fidel is Aleida's loving husband (*sarcasm*). He's also Roberta's accomplice.
He's played by Omar Germenos (Emilio Valverde in Tierra de Reyes, Reynaldo Santacruz in Eva la Trailera, Carlos Zubizarreta in La Fan).
In the original version, this was Aníbal Villegas, played by Joaquín Garrido. (I always felt so bad for the actor because the voices, especially the second, they used in the Greek dub of La Patrona were absolutely ridiculous. I don't know if he's heard them, but they were too funny.)
Julián "El Tigre" Sánchez
El Tigre is Emilia's father and Nico's grandfather.
He is played by Alejandro Camacho (Claudio in Yo no Creo en los Hombres, Augusto Orozco in Falsa Identidad, Eugenio Serrano in Imperio de Mentiras - he was also in OG Cuna de Lobos as Alejandro Larios Creel).
In the original version, this was Tomás "Tigre" Suárez, played by Javier Díaz Dueñas.
Zaira Pérez
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Zaira is in a relationship with Tigre. She's Gael's mother, but NOT Emilia's.
She's played by Cynthia Klitbo (Juana in Teresa, Isaura Henderson de Arizmendi in Mujer de Nadie, Renata del Río in Juego de Mentiras).
In the original, this was Francisca Mogollón, played by Geraldine Zinat (who I also feel sorry for because she also had a ridiculous voice in the Greek dub).
Nicolás Sánchez
Nico is Emilia's son and El Tigre's grandson.
He is played by Andrés Ruanova (Tadeo Pérez Hernández in La Herencia) and Iker García Meza (Tadeo Falcón in Vencer el Desamor, Hugo García in Amor Dividido).
In the original version, this was David, played by Patricio Sebastián (kid) and Martín Barba (older).
Gael Sánchez
Gael is the child of Zaira and El Tigre and the (half)brother of Emilia.
He is played by Lukas Urkijo (Ignacio "Nacho" del Río in Malverde: El Santo Patrón, Teodoro "Teo" Gómez in El Amor Invencible) and Edward Castillo (Joel in Pienso en Ti).
In the original version, this was Max, played by Emilio Caballero (kid) and Ennio Ricciardi (older).
Mauricio Santamaría
Mauricio is Leonardo's brother.
He is played by Adolfo de la Fuente (Mike Vázquez Peralta in ¿Qué le pasa a mi familia?)
In the original version, this was Fernando Beltrán, played by Manuel Balbi.
Ignacio Villamizar
Ignacio is Roberta's husband. Now here's the problem: both Vida Moderna and Mag el comercio claim that Ignacio is the father of Leonardo, Mauricio and Marijó, BUT Leonardo and Mauricio's last names are different. So, to solve this, I searched a bit and found out that it's just like in the original version and that Ignacio is Marijó's father, but Leonardo and Mauricio's STEPfather. Their father is someone called Esteban Santamaría.
He's played by César Évora (Esteban San Román in La Madrastra 2005, Horacio Cifuentes in Vencer el Miedo, Héctor Morales in Perdona Nuestros Pecados).
In the original version, this was Marcelo Vidal, played by Marco Zetina.
María José (Marijó) Villamizar
Marijó is Ignacio's daughter (Roberta is NOT her mother, but her stepmother).
She's played by Arianna Valh (I can't find previous shows where she's played in) and Valeria Burgos (Fátima in a Netflix show, Donde Hubo Fuego).
In the original version, this was Valentina Vidal, played by Andrea Bentley (kid) and Bárbara Singer (older).
Danilo Betancourt
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From what I've seen, this is the first time Rodrigo Brand will play an evil character. Danilo will complicate the lives of many.
He's played by Rodrigo Brand (Brandon Heredia Peñaloza in La Mexicana y el Güero, Omar Haddad Karam in Mi Fortuna es Amarte, Juanpa Gallardo in Mi Camino es Amarte).
This will require a bit of guesswork for who he was in the original version. Since he is bad, the possible choices are Alberto Espino (Christian de la Campa), Ramón Izquierdo (Irineo Álvarez), Macario Gaitán (Francisco «Pakey» Vázquez) or Lucas Guillén (Mauricio Garza). I'm leaning towards Alberto. Except if he's a new character...
Joaquina Castro
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Joaquina is a woman who has many secrets. That's it. That's all we know.
She's played by Mayra Rojas (Lourdes Andrade in Háblame de Amor, Clarissa in Enemigo Íntimo, Dora Sánchez in Como Tú no hay Dos).
In the original version, this was Poncia Jiménez, played by Marú Bravo.
Sebastián Martínez
Sebastian is someone who loves Emilia.
He is played by Carlos Gatica (Gabriel Rojas in La Desalmada, Emilio Campo in Los Ricos También Lloran 2022).
More guesswork: I assume he was, in the original version, Manuel (Ángel Chehin). That's the only one I can think of that fits.
Ezequiel (? No last name given)
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Ezequiel is the corrupt policeman of San Lorenzo de Minas.
He's played by Arturo Posada (Otero in El Equipo, Estanislao in Amor de Barrio).
I assume his La Patrona counterpart was Ramiro "Lagarto" Chacón, played by Tomás Goros.
Orlando Roldán
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Orlando is another San Lorenzo police officer. IMDb has his full name as "Orlando Roldán Cervantes" (that's quite a name), so that must mean he's Aleida and Fidel's son.
He's played by Moisés Peñaloza (Brochas in Diseñando tu Amor, Jorge Cortés in Si Nos Dejan).
His La Patrona counterpart was Ricardo Villegas Goldstein (that's also quite a name), played by Aldo Gallardo.
Miriam "Mimí" García
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Almost no info on Miriam, just that she'll be someone that will give much to talk about. Okay...
She is played by Michelle Orozco (Manuela in Cumbia Ninja).
WAY too ambiguous to guess who she was in the original.
Flor (? No last name given)
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No info as of yet.
She's played by Priscila Solorio (Ana Laura de Millán in Los Ricos También Lloran 2022, Gaby in Mi Secreto).
No guesses for who she could be in the original. She could be a new character.
Others:
Melissa Lee as Fátima
Raúl Orvañanos as ? (My best guess is Esteban Santamaría in flashbacks, but I can't find anything about this yet.)
Family Trees
Emilia has a son, Nico. Her father is El Tigre, her "stepmother" (in quotation marks because she's not married to Emilia's dad) is Zaira. Zaira and Tigre have a kid together, Gael (Emilia's half-brother).
Roberta is married to her second husband, Ignacio. She has 2 sons with Esteban Santamaría, her first husband (now dead), Leonardo and Mauricio. Ignacio has a daughter, Marijó, Leonardo and Mauricio's stepsister.
Gigí and Adalberto are married and have 2 kids, Sara and Jennifer.
Fidel and Aleida are married (unfortunately for her). They have a son together, Orlando.
The rest have no known family members as of yet.
Sources:
• Vida Moderna
• Mag el comercio
• Wikipedia
• Youtube
I will recap the first week plus the next Monday's episode (29 August - 1 September + 4 September). If anyone wants to help starting from the next week (5 - 8 September) I will be glad.
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Weirdo.....wow...wow . Thank you for all the time, talent, and effort you put into that in-depth account of Minas. It was a great way to start my cloudy day. I will let everything simmer in my brain waiting for this show to begin . I have seen some of these actors before. Thanks for listing their previous shows. Some are new to me.
Interesting that we will see some characters grow up and be played by different actors.
Interesting that we will see some characters grow up and be played by different actors.
Permalink posted by 
: Monday, August 28, 2023 at 7:58:00 AM EDT
: Monday, August 28, 2023 at 7:58:00 AM EDT
Thanks Weirdo! This is so detailed and I love seeing the pictures to put the face with the name. I am not sure what to think about Minas. I tried multiple times to watch La Patrona, and never made it past 15-20 episodes, but I am not fond of Aracely Arámbula. Do we’ll see. I will probably at least check it out the first week. I am watching several novelas right now though so I am not sure I will stick with it.
Definitely watching!
Steve Boudreaux
Steve Boudreaux
Permalink posted by : Monday, August 28, 2023 at 11:49:00 AM EDT
: Monday, August 28, 2023 at 11:49:00 AM EDT
Wow, Weirdo! This is absolutely terrific. Thank you so much!!
Jaime here again, and I have to ask you all... am I the ONLY one who REALLY wants to hear the Greek dubbing now??? :-)
I am looking forward to this one, even though I don't like Livia Brito (neither as an actress or a person), and have expressed my reservations about both the productor, and the fact that this telenovela is in an early time-slot back in Mexico, before.
I will still give it a chance though. It IS a terrific story, that one would think would be hard to screw up... but then, that's what I thought about Amarte es mi pecado before Mujer de nadie (the worst telenovela I have ever seen) came along.
I am already frightened by Tierra de esperanza (La Tormenta was just such non-stop fun), but am hoping the the producer does not let us down.
Great to see Mayra Rojas back. She is the late, lamented Lorena Rojas's sister. I remember her from a telenovela from my youth- one of Veronica Castro's later efforts, called Valentina where I remember her character going crazy and shooting up a wedding reception, including harmless little old ladies with fluffy white hair wearing soft pink. (The things that stay with you when you are young!)
Thank you again, Weirdo!
Jaime here again, and I have to ask you all... am I the ONLY one who REALLY wants to hear the Greek dubbing now??? :-)
I am looking forward to this one, even though I don't like Livia Brito (neither as an actress or a person), and have expressed my reservations about both the productor, and the fact that this telenovela is in an early time-slot back in Mexico, before.
I will still give it a chance though. It IS a terrific story, that one would think would be hard to screw up... but then, that's what I thought about Amarte es mi pecado before Mujer de nadie (the worst telenovela I have ever seen) came along.
I am already frightened by Tierra de esperanza (La Tormenta was just such non-stop fun), but am hoping the the producer does not let us down.
Great to see Mayra Rojas back. She is the late, lamented Lorena Rojas's sister. I remember her from a telenovela from my youth- one of Veronica Castro's later efforts, called Valentina where I remember her character going crazy and shooting up a wedding reception, including harmless little old ladies with fluffy white hair wearing soft pink. (The things that stay with you when you are young!)
Thank you again, Weirdo!
Permalink posted by : Monday, August 28, 2023 at 2:31:00 PM EDT
: Monday, August 28, 2023 at 2:31:00 PM EDT
Jaime again here.
I found that video of Mayra Rojas in Valentina!
And, upon re-watching, the shooting of the little old lady in pink who was just sitting there minding her own business bothers me almost as much now 30 years later as it did then!
https://youtu.be/xztW2af8O-E?si=C21VRcnGrVi3J9lb
I found that video of Mayra Rojas in Valentina!
And, upon re-watching, the shooting of the little old lady in pink who was just sitting there minding her own business bothers me almost as much now 30 years later as it did then!
https://youtu.be/xztW2af8O-E?si=C21VRcnGrVi3J9lb
Permalink posted by : Monday, August 28, 2023 at 2:34:00 PM EDT
: Monday, August 28, 2023 at 2:34:00 PM EDT
Weirdo, thank you for such a detailed summary of all the caracters, complete with pictures! You did a marvelous job. I am going to cut and paste this for reference.
I love Cesar and Osvaldo. I am unfamiliar with Annette and quite a few others.
Thank you for letting us know Eternamente is going to one hour next week. I look forward to watching!
Jaime, I hope I've welcomed you; in case I haven't, wishing you a warm welcome and glad you are here.
Diana
I love Cesar and Osvaldo. I am unfamiliar with Annette and quite a few others.
Thank you for letting us know Eternamente is going to one hour next week. I look forward to watching!
Jaime, I hope I've welcomed you; in case I haven't, wishing you a warm welcome and glad you are here.
Diana
Permalink posted by : Monday, August 28, 2023 at 2:42:00 PM EDT
: Monday, August 28, 2023 at 2:42:00 PM EDT
Weirdo
thank you for all the info. I will start watching this. I am currently watching Tierra. I usually watch only one at a time. I would like to continue with Tierra but there doesn't seem to be much interest, thus some of the Spanish is difficult for me.
There appear to be more interest in Minas, and therefore I would get to read some recaps. So I will have to decide what to do.
Lester
thank you for all the info. I will start watching this. I am currently watching Tierra. I usually watch only one at a time. I would like to continue with Tierra but there doesn't seem to be much interest, thus some of the Spanish is difficult for me.
There appear to be more interest in Minas, and therefore I would get to read some recaps. So I will have to decide what to do.
Lester
Thanks everyone!
Susan, yes, seeing some of the actors grown up will be interesting. In the original version, they were grown up by about 8-10 years, not 4 like in this one.
Jarifa and Darcy, I hope you guys will watch!
Steve, that's great!
Jaime, welcome! Lol yes the dubbing is a must-watch. Fransisca's voice was VERY high-pitched. Aníbal had two voice actors and the best part was that the first had a low voice and the second a very high-pitched one. Lol it was so funny.
" It IS a terrific story, that one would think would be hard to screw up... " Yes, but I'm still a little cautious. I have a feeling it'll be a good novela but a horrible remake. We'll see...
Diana, thanks! I think we'll need this for the Gran Estreño, lol. There's this annoying habit in telenovelas lately to show the characters with no explanations of their names or who they're related to. Ugh.
Lester, I'm having trouble with some Spanish too. I'm mostly a beginner (A2 CEFR level) and in some scenes it takes me a LONG while to understand what was said.
Hi Victoria! Thanks.
Susan, yes, seeing some of the actors grown up will be interesting. In the original version, they were grown up by about 8-10 years, not 4 like in this one.
Jarifa and Darcy, I hope you guys will watch!
Steve, that's great!
Jaime, welcome! Lol yes the dubbing is a must-watch. Fransisca's voice was VERY high-pitched. Aníbal had two voice actors and the best part was that the first had a low voice and the second a very high-pitched one. Lol it was so funny.
" It IS a terrific story, that one would think would be hard to screw up... " Yes, but I'm still a little cautious. I have a feeling it'll be a good novela but a horrible remake. We'll see...
Diana, thanks! I think we'll need this for the Gran Estreño, lol. There's this annoying habit in telenovelas lately to show the characters with no explanations of their names or who they're related to. Ugh.
Lester, I'm having trouble with some Spanish too. I'm mostly a beginner (A2 CEFR level) and in some scenes it takes me a LONG while to understand what was said.
Hi Victoria! Thanks.
Jaime and anyone who's interested:
Here's the greek dubbing for Aníbal (skip to 0:10) and Here's the one for Fransisca (skip to 5:27).
Enjoy! Lol
Here's the greek dubbing for Aníbal (skip to 0:10) and Here's the one for Fransisca (skip to 5:27).
Enjoy! Lol
Ugh
Aníbal's: https://youtu.be/4O9BV3t3VSw?si=ZGOYxEuZ7St_lqst
Fransisca's: https://youtu.be/BiwGcdjCyjU?si=58yhzpJ9gejvMBxN
Aníbal's: https://youtu.be/4O9BV3t3VSw?si=ZGOYxEuZ7St_lqst
Fransisca's: https://youtu.be/BiwGcdjCyjU?si=58yhzpJ9gejvMBxN
Hi everybody, Jaime here!
Steve Boudreaux, Weirdo is right- La Patrona had about 8 or 9 antagonists and I think Antonia Guerra alone had about 15 victims killed either by her directly or on her orders, so you might want to sharpen your Body Count Pencil as you should be needing it! :-)
Steve Boudreaux, Weirdo is right- La Patrona had about 8 or 9 antagonists and I think Antonia Guerra alone had about 15 victims killed either by her directly or on her orders, so you might want to sharpen your Body Count Pencil as you should be needing it! :-)
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 4:17:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 4:17:00 PM EDT
Weirdo, I can understand the fear of the remake of a good novela being horrible. I had that fear when they first started advertising Tierra de Reyes, which was a remake of Pasión de la Gavilanes. The first season! The one that was actually fantastic- not that weird turn of events they labeled Season 2!!! Tierra was good though, really good! What made it work IMO was that it kept the storyline without trying to make a carbon copy of it. It felt more like another take on the story than it felt like another production of the same script, if that makes sense. Names were different and although overall the same, there were some significant changes in certain plot points to make it fresh.
Jaime, 15 is probably generous! LOL Antonia Guerra was such an icon that I forgave her for everything.
Darcy, I hope Minas turns out like Tierra de Reyes. LOL about the second season of Pasión de Gavilanes. Hey, remember when we were recapping it together, you, me and Adriana? It was the first novela I recapped and all thanks to a Google glitch...
Darcy, I hope Minas turns out like Tierra de Reyes. LOL about the second season of Pasión de Gavilanes. Hey, remember when we were recapping it together, you, me and Adriana? It was the first novela I recapped and all thanks to a Google glitch...
Oh I definitely remember that, Weirdo!!! The recapping was fun, the watching them turn one of my all time favorite noveals into some weird sci-fi, horror movie; not as one.....I still LOVE season 1 though, it was magic, they should have left it alone!
Darcy, it was weirder to me, someone who hasn't watched the first season... LOL so many good recapping memories... Romina was always a must-watch, Óscar on the other hand was not! LOL remember how angry we all were at him? I kind of miss this show.
Mil gracias, Weirdo. And bravo for working out all those family relationships -- that's the hardest part!
Thanks, Blue Lass! Yep, family relationships in telenovelas are hard to figure out. The hardest part is that they'll most likely change over time! There's someone who's parent(s) won't be the ones we all know, new relationships added etc! Lol!
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