Saturday, July 09, 2011
La Pola... mai tai's guide: information and characters
mai tai sent the text for this to me last week and I'm embarrassed that I haven't posted it until now. She has done a great deal of work to put this information together and I've taken the time to add pictures of some of the main characters. This is not complete and I will continue to add pictures. I think that it is mai tai's intent that everyone here contribute to this effort so I soliciting your help in making this as accurate and complete as possible. Please offer up corrections, additions, and suggestions in the comments or Email me atcmhillmd@sbcglobal.net
and I will update this on a regular basis and plan to add yet mre photos of characters. Perhaps Pasofina could link to it in her weekly recaps.
Information
Designations of race & class play a huge part in the story. It is easy to forget that even two people who look and dress alike still might treat each other as having completely different rights.
Mestizo/a; mixed race consisting of white and Indian. Eg La Pola (is she only ¼ white?)
Criollo/a: (Creole), person (black or white) born in Latin America (or Indian?) eg. Carbonel.
Indian; they were there first! Too slow to call dibs! Eg. Late freedom fighter Galan?
Negro/a; (Black) slaves, freed slaves, and who knows, maybe some French blacks walking around? Bad example since French are enemies, but they wrote the Rights of Man.
Esclavo; (slave) I think we’ve only seen black slaves, not Indian or indentured servants. What about Mag’s servinggirl—could be a slave but Nariño wouldn’t have one surely?
(Noble), I assume anyone who was a member of Spanish aristocracy, but maybe upon emigrating, those with enough land, contacts, resources are also noble.
Español Español, Spaniards from Spain as opposed to the Spaniards born in Latin America. Eg Samano
Espanol Americano/a; eg Baraya, passed over for promotion.
Mescla; (mix), any mixed race, broader than, but including Mestizo
Mala raza
Manchar de tierra
Chapeton; (Newbie?) more of an insult than a proper designation.
What else?
Which race is able to purchase a writ of pure blood? Mestiza? Any other? Hypotheically, could a Mestiza buy pure blood, and then be of higher rank (on paper anyway) than someone like Baraya?
Characters
La Pola’s side of things
Carolina Ramírez "Policarpa Salavarrieta"
Ana María Estupiñan " Young Pola"
Zharick León "Catarina Salavarrieta"Laura Torres young Catarina
Diego Trujillo "Domingo García"
Luis Felipe Cortés "Juliano"Eduardo Martínez young Juliano
Ana Mosquera "Nicolasa" descended from African royalty
Ana María Arango "Gertrudis"
Julián Arango "Joaquín Salavarrieta"
Coraima Torres "Mariana Ríos" Pola's momPola’s brothers: José, Josecito and Vivianito
"Vivianito" Pola's youngest brother
Pola's brother Juan
Pola's less religious brother... Juanito
Bernarda Juliano's mom
Dona Matea Española Her husband is in Spain and both of them are sympathetic to Nariño.
Petra, Dona Matea’s housekeeper, could betray Pola at any time.
"Rebelde" a Pola's mareAlejo’s family
Emmanuel Esparza "Alejo Sabaraín"
Pablo Espinosa young Alejo
Andoni Ferreño "Francisco Sabaraín" Alejo's dad
Marcela Agudelo "María Teresa de Sabaraín"
José Sospedra "Leandro Sabaraín" Alejo's brother
Joel Bosquet young Leandro
Juliana Galvis "María Ignacia Valencia"Matilde Lemaitre young María Ignacia
Héctor de Malba "Gaspar Valencia"
María Elena Doering "Eusebia de Valencia"Revolutionary players
Luis Fernando Hoyos "Antonio Nariño"
Valentina Rendón "Magdalena Ortega de Nariño"
Toñito Nariño Eldest son. I bet his 2 younger brothers hate this brownnoser!
what is his name?
Nariño's daughter Mercedes
Sebastián Martínez " Jorge Tadeo Lozano" viceduke? His brother is a Marques.
Gustavo Angarita: "Antonio Baraya" Could have been Comandante of Santa Fe Guard, Instead kept rank of capitan and serves under Samano in Santa Fe. BFF with Nariño, but has to work behind the scenes. Expects France to invade and would prefer juntas form. Stupidly stated this to his troops which are under the command of Samano, a royalist. Not the brains of the operation, to say the least, but a gentle loyal giant.
"Alejandro Martinez: Camilo Torres initially refused to be Nariño’s lawyer to get him out the first time. Now a member of the “botanical expedition” that was on the Virreina’s list.
Kike Mendoza: "Jose Maria Carbonel"willing to be appointed leader of a Santa Fe junta. Really, twist his arm. Creole.
Carlos Camacho: Francisco Jose de Caldas. Looks like Gopher from the Love Boat.
Rosillio?
Baltasar Miñano. Imprisoned in Cartagena for revolutionary leanings? Believes the military is working with locals in Cartagena for a junta there. Chubby, bearded and balding, but with an easy smile.
Don Jose Atevedo Gomez Don’t know his story, but he tattled on the Virena! Yay!Botanical Expeditioner?At the Vireina’s downfall. Is the the right guy?
Facundo & Raymond Santa Fé greengrocers who gave Pola a break when she most needed it. Have machetes, will probably travel.Government players
Kepa Amuchastegui "Miguel Tacón" Governor of Popayan. Would like to take advantage of Quito while they’re down, punishments (ie taxes!) landgrabbing, confiscation of mines, land, goods? Perhaps he is more opportunistic than powerhungry?
Mariano Venancio "Virrey Antonio Amar y Borbón"
Ana Fernández "Francisca Villanova" Vireina.Marques de san Jorge (Lozano?) Could have negotiated as nobleman with the junta of Quito, but Gov Tacon wouldn’t let him, 500 deaths ensued? Massacre nearby was at Funes with Alejo as witness. JT’s older brother (and btw, father-in-law, don’t you love incest?)
Godoy “Alejo is reminded that the Don Godoy he just mentioned as the man who let France into Spain is married to the governor’s sister.” Is he only off camera?
"Andres X" Guaduas’ Mayor Wig Wearing Rat-face! He’s just as smitten as Alejo and unlike him has never hurt her. He treats her with respect.
Juan Jurado?Govenor of Cartagena? (prolly not too impt, but if he comes up later?)
Don Antonio X Comissioner in Cartagena. Tallish and has sort of a Frankenstein-meets-turtle look. Sympathetic to Nariño. Highest ranked person to know that Spain wants juntas for sure (he was in Cadiz) rather than to blindly believe that the viceroy is acting on behalf of Spain.Jose Maria X, Junta Gobierno Americano of Cartagena spokesperson. Has white sideburns and a salt & Pepper pompador! Tonito gets an audience with him.
Military Players
Manuel Navarro "Juan Sámano" Comandante of Santa Fe Guard. Also Colonel? Blue Blood, and proud of it. Seems to like Alejo’s patriotism, enough to defend him from Tacon’s claims of desertion, but downhearted to find Alejo is American-born.Gabriel Ochoa "José María Arcos"
Gabriel Ochoa José María Arcos Soldier. The first time we see a soldier ask for a transfer (he asked in Popoyan to go to Santa Fe instead of south to fight, I think)—this may be the start of soldiers defecting, which I think plays a big role in La Pola’s eventual charges. He reminds me of Ben Affleck, only cuter! Pic is from first episode.Capt Llorente (Alejo’s captain in Popayan). Is this like the front line being between Santa Fe and Quito? Responsible for the massacre at Funes? (women, children and dead rebel Quitoians?
Colonel Santa Cruz Lead troops to Quito to suppress the rebellion. AKA Colonel Sandy Hair.
Capitan Angulo? Or is this Llorente? At Quito second to Col. Santa Cruz. Angel? An officer that had custody of Nariño before he escaped in Guaduas.
Colonel Jose Dupre (sits in Quito to maintain order of troops)
Alferez Perez Delgado. Tells Baraya that troops may be sympathetic to Nariño!
Carlso Hurtado "Sargento Anselma Iglesias" is spying for Samano, making Baraya a target.Officer with taped on mustache ? Who spies and sneers in barracks in SF. He was also the guy keeping Pola prisoner in episode 1. Officer who answers door to Petra.
Other category
Susana Torres: Ana Ortega don’t know who this is
Ambrosio de Almeida don’t know who this is, future character?
Joaquín Gonzalez Llorente chapetón merchant and usurious moneylender ... the match that revolutionaries used to light the fuseDon Enrique Somogar, nobleman of Cartagena? Will help Nariño.
Jose Antonio Portocarrera, nobleman. the Vireina’s lover.
Acacia, Maria Ignacia’s slaveCiro, head of Domingo’s slaves
Inez(?), Magdalena’s sisterMap
Imagine from north to south, more or less along the river, which runs south to north!
Cartagena
Honda
Guaduas
Santa Fé (de Bogotá)
Popayan
Pasto
Quito
A brief history of the Revolution : you will recognize some of the names and events described.
Complete Episodes online
http://www.altatube.com/2010/10/la-pola-capitulos-completos-rcn.html
mai tai & Carlos
Labels: LaPola
El Mundo de Telemundo, Week of July 11, 2011: Discuss Amongst Yourselves
¡Hóla a todos! I had a great time in Iceland. Thanks to Novela Maven for taking my turn to do our weekly post.
Here are some pics from my trip.
A seaside town in western Iceland.
Everybody's favorite: a Puffin! You can't tell in this picture that the Puffin is on the edge of a cliff where the wind was blowing 50 miles/hour.
Typical Iceland scenery.
Ditto.
Ditto.
A Red-throated Loon and her chick. Red-throated Loons are common breeding birds in Iceland. I've seen them in States in their winter or non-breeding plumage.
This is me facing the camera with some of our group looking for a Snowy Owl on a typical summer day in Iceland. We couldn't get to where the owl was because the road was closed by snow. (This was a relatively high elevation in the north of Iceland - sometimes it gets to 60 degrees in Reykjavik.)
These are female Common Eiders and their chicks. Eiderdown is made from the downy feathers they line their nests with.
Typical Iceland scene.
This is the geysir Strókker erupting. You only see one little string that keeps people from going right up to where boiling hot water shoots out. This would never happen in the US.
There was a guy from Venezuela on the tour and he would not speak Spanish to me. He was the only Spanish speaking person I have met who wasn't interested that I spoke Spanish. It was disappointing.
This is the geysir Strókker erupting. You only see one little string that keeps people from going right up to where boiling hot water shoots out. This would never happen in the US.
There was a guy from Venezuela on the tour and he would not speak Spanish to me. He was the only Spanish speaking person I have met who wasn't interested that I spoke Spanish. It was disappointing.
OK on to Telemundo:
HEREDEROS - viernes
One week to go on this one and Friday was an episode of revelations.
Juan, Paula and Sofía returned to La Arboleda. Juan and Paula had a private interview with Emilio while the other brothers waited impatiently downstairs. Jose tried to convince the others that J & P were cutting some special inheritance deal with Emilio but nobody was buying.
Emilio told Paula that he had always known that she wasn't his biological daughter. He fathered Juan and then had an illness that left him sterile. Big relief for Juan and Paula (but I would still get a DNA test.) Emilio said that he liked Sofía and wanted a daughter so he accepted her as his child.
Then Paula leaves and Emilio tells Juan about his mother. She was a peasant (campesina). He took her baby from her and then she committed suicide. Juan is really bummed that the father he respects so much could have done such an evil thing. Later Modesto tells Juan that his mother was unstable mentally and might have hurt Emilio or him.
Paula is with Adela and Sofía when Jose comes up and accuses her of pretending to be Emilio's daughter to get an inheritance. Adela scornfully replies that Emilio has always known that Paula was not his biological child. Both Jose and Sofía are impactados at this.
Lupe is still in domestic abuse victim denial mode and Berta is still trying to talk her into accusing Gaspar.
Johnny tries to figure out what is going on with Consuelo. He concludes that she doesn't love him. She denies this and finally admits that she's pregnant but not that she was raped. He is not that excited about the news because he believes (but of course has not told Consuelo) that he is sterile.
Finally, Miguel overhears Rosario and Consuelo talking about the fact that they were both raped. He goes ballistic.
Over to you for Corazon and La Casa.
Labels: casa-lado, herederos, insiste, telemundo
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