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Los Reyes (TV series)
Los Reyes (The Kings) is a popular 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.
History
It is a comedic remake of the Argentinian telenovela Los Roldan which also aired on RCN in 2004.
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.
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 transvestite. Reyes is well received by Colombian audiences.
Cast and crew
Cast
Enrique Carriazo as Edilberto "Beto" Reyes
Jackeline Arenal as Mayoli "Yoli" Gonzalez
Geraldine Zivic as Natalia Bernal
Endry Cardeno as Laisa Reyes
Julian Roman as Leonardo Giovanny "Leo" Reyes
Constanza Camelo as Hilda Edilberta Reyes
Jery Sandoval as Maria del Carmen Reyes
Henry Montealegre as Andres "Totoy" Reyes
Diego Trujillo as Emilio Iriarte De Las Casas
Janeth Wallman as Katty Vanegas de Iriarte
Daniel Arenas as Santiago "Santi" Iriarte
Tiberio Cruz as Edgar Galindo
Catherine Mira as Maritza Galindo
Diego Velez as Eliseo "Cheo" Varona
Alberto Leon Jaramillo as Hernan Cifuentes
Ricardo Velez as Armando Valenzuela
Margarita Munoz as Maria del Pilar "Pilar" "Pilarica" Valenzuela
Rosita Alonso as Mercedes Rubio
Juan Camilo Hernandez as Mateo Santos
Jairo Camargo as Psychologist Simon Rodriguez
Orlando Valenzuela as Martin Castro Novo
Bianca Arango as Herself
Teresa Gutierrez as Dona Flor
Guest stars
Raul Santi as Himself
Lucas Arnau as Himself
Maia as Herself
Jose Gaviria as Himself
Gali Galeano as Himself
Pirry as Himself
Helenita Vargas as Herself
Crew
Adaptation by Juan Manuel Caceres
General Producer - Guillermo Restrepo
Director - Mario Ribero
Director Second Unit - Marco Antonio Galindo
Production Management - Catalina Bridge
Production Assistants - Alvaro Cortes and Dario Pineros
Chief of Production - Angela Pulido Serrano
Art Director - Juan Fernando Perez
Makeup - Rocio Lopez
Wardrobe Design - Jackeline Caicedo
Chief of Ambientation - Alvaro Carrioza
Director of Photography - Armando Barbosa
Field Producer - Alejandro Torres Salazar
Edition - Marcela Vasquez
Script - Rosa Guzman, Omar Teran
Laisa's show guests
La Gata is an interview show created by Laisa within the series, these are the current guest stars.
La Ley
Ricardo Montaner
Diego Ramos
Pirry
See also
List of Colombian TV Shows
External links
Official page at RCN TV website
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