Muchachitas como tú
Muchachitas como tú (English title: Teenage Girls Like You) is a teen Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 2007.[1] Telenovela is a remake of the hit Muchachitas, a telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa in 1991 for Televisa.
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| Genre | Teen Telenovela |
| Created by | Emilio Larrosa Verónica Suárez Alejandro Pohlenz |
| Written by | Verónica Suárez Ricardo Barona Emilio Larrosa Ramón Larrosa Saúl Pérez Santana Lorena Medina |
| Directed by | José Ángel García Claudio Reyes Rubio Víctor Manuel Fouilloux |
| Starring | Ariadne Díaz Gloria Sierra Gabriela Carrillo Begoña Narváez |
| Theme music composer | Yesou Godinez |
| Opening theme | Muchachitas by Belinda Vuelen alto by Ariadne Díaz, Gabriela Carrillo, Begoña Narváez and Gloria Sierra |
| Ending theme | El amarre by Laura León |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 145 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Emilio Larrosa |
| Producer(s) | Arturo Pedraza Loera |
| Production location(s) | Filming Televisa San Ángel Mexico City, Mexico Locations Mexico City, Mexico |
| Cinematography | Gerardo Gómez Lapena Luis Monroy |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 41-44 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Televisa |
| Distributor | Televisa |
| Release | |
| Original network | Canal de las Estrellas |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV 1080i HDTV |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | April 23 – November 9, 2007 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Amar Sin Límites |
| Followed by | Tormenta en el paraíso |
| Related shows | Muchachitas (1991) |
This telenovela tells the story of four girls: Elena Olivares, Isabel Flores, Leticia Hernández and Monica Sánchez Zuñiga. The villain is Federico Cantú, a psycho killer who will stop at nothing until he gets Guillermo's fortune (Monica's dad). Muchachitas como tú, although being strongly criticized in Mexico, was a great success; in its final episodes it was the most watched telenovela in Mexico, surpassing Pasión, the most watched telenovela in Mexico at that time.
On April 23, 2007, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting Muchachitas como tú weekdays at 7:00pm, replacing Amar Sin Límites. The last episode was broadcast on November 9, 2007 with Tormenta en el paraíso replacing it the following day.
Ariadne Díaz, Begoña Narváez, Gabriela Carrillo and Gloria Sierra starred as protagonists, while Fabián Robles, Silvia Mariscal, Angelique Boyer, Carlos Cámara Jr., Claudia Troyo, Jorge de Silva and Manuela Imaz starred as antagonists.
The main theme song was performed by Spanish singer Belinda.
Plot
Elena, Isabel, Mónica and Leticia are four girls who meet at an acting school (TAES).They belong to different social classes, but for them it is not important, because their main value is friendship. Monica's mother and Elena's father have a past and it turns out that Elena and Monica are half-sisters. Federico Cantú (Fabián Robles) is Monica's cousin, he has been working for Guillermo, his uncle, who trusts him even though Federico's only interest is stealing his uncle's money.
Cast
Main
- Laura León as Carmen Marquéz de Barbosa
The Muchachitas
- Ariadne Díaz as Leticia Hernández Fernández/Herfer
- Begoña Narváez as Isabel Flores
- Gabriela Carrillo as Elena Olivares
- Gloria Sierra as Mónica Sánchez-Zúñiga Vásquez
- Ana Isabel Torre as Olivia Villaseñor Sada
The Muchachitos
- Marco Méndez as Joaquin Barbosa
- José Ron as Jorge
- Mike Biaggio as Rodrigo Suárez
- Mauricio Barcelata as Roger Guzmán
- Arturo Carmona as Diego Velázquez
Villains of "Muchachitas"
- Claudia Troyo as Lucy Montenegro
- Fabian Robles as Federico Cantú Sánchez-Zúñiga
- Elizabeth Aguilar as Virginia Vélez
- Mar Contreras as Lorena
- Karla Luna as Gabriela
- Thelma Dorantes as Lucia
- Manuela Ímaz as Raquel Ortigosa
- Eduardo Liñán as El Diablo
- Silvia Mariscal as Martha Sánchez-Zúñiga
- Mariana Morones as Renata
- Raúl Ochoa as Abel
- Jorge da Silva as Valente Quintanar
- Oscar Traven as Felipe Montenegro
Supporting
- Angelique Boyer as Margarita Villaseñor
- Erika Garcia as Mariana
- Tania Ibañez as Natalia
- Lucero Lander as Esperanza Fernández
- Ricadro Barona as Franciso "Pancho" Hernández
- Maria Isabel Benet as Leonor Santos
- Sergio Reynoso as Alfredo Palacios Flores
- Dulce as Esther Cervantes #1
- Socorro Bonilla as Esther Cervantes #2
- Carlos Camara Jr. as Jose "Pepe" Olivares
- Cecilia Gabriela as Verónica Vázquez
- Roberto Blandón as Guillermo Sánchez-Zúñiga
- Carlos Bracho as Bernardo Barbosa
- Lalo "El Mimo" as Héctor Suárez
- Yaskin Santaklucia as Rolando
- Ramon Valdes as Raul
- Lorena de la Garza as Laura
- Dylan Obed as Claudio
- Hugo Aceves as Tolomeo
- Lucia Zerecero as Mercedes
- Fernanda Ruizos as Dra. Gwendolin
- Lorena Velázquez as Teresa Linares
- Danna Paola as Paola Velásquez
- Alfredo Alfonso as Comandante Rubio
- Mario Casillas as Luis Villaseñor
- Silvia Manríquez as Constanza de Villaseñor
- Paulina Martell as Silvia Hernández Fernández
- Ricardo Silva as Lic. Julio César
- Zoila Quiñones as Profesor Custodia Zamarripa
- Mario Sauret as Profesor Timoteo
- David Rencoret as Dr. Jacobo
- Marina Marín as Trinidad "Trini"
Special participation
- Maribel Guardia as Herself
- Lorena Enriquez as Herself
- Angélica María as Herself
- Eduardo de la Garza Castro as Himself
- Místico as Himself
- Jacqueline Voltaire as Fashion Hostess
- Jesus More as TV Producer
- Victor Jiménez as Judge
- Gabriel Roustand as Police
- Adriano Zendejas as Patricio
Original cast returns for special appearances
For this version, Laura León, best known as "La Tia carmen" returns to Televisa. Producer Emilio larrosa and his team, wrote a special character for her. This new character will guide the Muchachitas through their troubles. Laura León originally played Esther in the original version of Muchachitas.
The actor who portrays Pancho (Leticia's father) on the current version of the show acted as Abel Federico's assistant on the previous Muchachitas.
Kate del Castillo (Leticia) and Cecilia Tijerina (Mónica) make special appearances in this telenovela, they both received their big breaks in 1991 when they appeared in the first "Muchachitas".
Music group
At the end of this Telenovela, the four Muchachitas will form a group and record an album.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 26th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Antagonist Actor | Fabián Robles | Nominated |
| Best Leading Actress | Silvia Mariscal | |||
| Best Female Revelation | Ariadne Díaz | |||
| Gloria Sierra | ||||
| Best Child Performance | Danna Paola |
References
- "Muchachitas como tú" (in Spanish). canalrgz.com. Retrieved April 23, 2007.
External links
- Muchachitas como tú on IMDb
- Official website at esmas.com (in Spanish)
- Logo image of Muchachitas como tú
