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La Viuda Negra (TV Series)
''La viuda negra'' (''The Black Widow'') is a 2014 Spanish-language telenovela produced by RTI Producciones and Televisa for United States-based television network Univisión and for Colombia-based television network Caracol Television. It is an adaptation of the book ''La patrona de Pablo Escobar'' of José Guarnizo based on history from Griselda Blanco. Series overview Season 1 (2014) The story of Griselda Blanco, a woman who as a teenager was raped by her stepfather. Griselda decides to leave home because her mother did not believe her stepfather abused her. Griselda joins a gang of criminals in order to survive alone in the world. Griselda falls for "Cejas" the first man who betrays her and thus was born "La viuda negra", a woman who murdered her three husbands for having betrayed her. Her ruthlessness and ability to sell large amounts of cocaine earned her the reputation of The Queen of Cocaine. Season 2 (2016) Griselda has a second chance to live, but to save her son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' (Philippines), '' téléroman'' (Canada, specifically Quebec), and ''sinetron'' (Indonesia). Commonly described using the American colloquialism Spanish soap opera, many telenovelas share some stylistic and thematic similarities to the soap opera familiar to the English-speaking world. The significant difference is their series run length; telenovelas tell one self-contained story, typically within the span of a year or less whereas soap operas tend to have intertwined storylines told during indefinite, continuing runs. This makes them shorter than most other television series, but still much longer than a miniseries. This planned run results in a faster-paced, more concise style of melodrama compared to a typical soap opera. Episodes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' (Philippines), '' téléroman'' (Canada, specifically Quebec), and ''sinetron'' (Indonesia). Commonly described using the American colloquialism Spanish soap opera, many telenovelas share some stylistic and thematic similarities to the soap opera familiar to the English-speaking world. The significant difference is their series run length; telenovelas tell one self-contained story, typically within the span of a year or less whereas soap operas tend to have intertwined storylines told during indefinite, continuing runs. This makes them shorter than most other television series, but still much longer than a miniseries. This planned run results in a faster-paced, more concise style of melodrama compared to a typical soap opera. Episodes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martín Karpan
Carlos Martín Karpan (born June 3, 1974 in Villa del Parque, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine- Colombian actor, notable for playing a villain in the telenovela ''El Cuerpo del Deseo'' and ''Te Voy a Enseñar a Querer''. Personal life He has a son, Luciano, born on July 8, 2008, with actress Zharick León. His father was an actor and his mother was a housewife. Filmography Television * El final del paraíso (2019) - Salvatore * La Viuda Negra ll (2016)-Ferguson * El secretario (2011) - Félix Armando Segura * Clase ejecutiva (2010) - Julian Coronado * Kdabra (2009–2011) - Daniel Trejo (Astronauta) * El Rostro de Analía (2008–2009) - Daniel Montiel * Nuevo Rico Nuevo Pobre (2007 - July 2008) - Andres Ferreira * La Viuda de Blanco (2006) - Amador Blanco * El Cuerpo del Deseo (2005) - Andrés Corona * Te Voy a Enseñar a Querer (2004-2005) - Luis Carlos López * El auténtico Rodrigo Leal (2003) - Rodrigo Leal * Máximo corazón (2002) - Roberto Gómez 'El F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Lugo (actor)
Daniel Lugo (born July 30, 1945, in Caguas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actor.http://www2.esmas.com/entretenimiento/biografias/023158/daniel-lugo Daniel Lugo en Esmas.com He has played several prominent parts in telenovelas such as Prisionera, La Hija del Mariachi, El Rostro de Analía, and most recently as Renato Conde in La Casa de al Lado. Telenovelas 2010- El Clon -Telemundo ● 1982 - La Bruja * 1987 - ''Miami Vice'' ....Father of Ernesto Lupe * 1995 - '' Amores de fin de siglo'' ....Santiago * 1996 - ''Quirpa de tres mujeres'' ....Juan Cristóbal Landaeta * 1998 - '' Reina de corazones'' ....Ramiro Vega * * 2004 - '' Prisionera''....Rodolfo Russián * 2006 - '' La hija del mariachi'' ....Comandante Leonardo Salas * 2007 - ''Pecados ajenos'' ....Marcelo Mercenario * 2008 - ''El Rostro de Analía'' ....Dr. Armando Rivera * 2010 - '' El clon'' ....Ali Rashid * 2011 - ''La casa de al lado'' ....Renato Conde * 2013 - ''Las Bandidas'' ....Olegario Montoya * 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Roberto Guzmán
Luis Roberto Guzmán (born April 9, 1973) is a Puerto Rican actor known for his performances in Mexican telenovelas like '' Alborada'', and for his title role in Mexican series ''El Pantera''. Guzmán also worked on the film '' Ladies' Night'' in 2003. Early life Early in his life Guzmán wanted to enter '' Menudo'', but was unable to do it, eventually forming friendships with several former members. He subsequently studied in the University of Puerto Ricoʻs campus in Río Piedras. After completing his studies in the institutionʻs Department of Drama, Guzmán moved to Mexico in 1999, interested in pursuing a career in the telenovela industry. Although he works most of the time in Mexico, Guzmán often travels to Puerto Rico to rest. Acting career In Mexico, Guzmán received a contract with Televisa. Guzmán has expressed that the most important role of his career is as ''El Pantera'' in the TV series of the same name. In his youth Guzmán was a follower of several fictional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Méndez
Raúl Méndez Martínez (born April 11, 1975 in Laguna, Torreón, Mexico) is a Mexican actor of film, theater and television. Biography He studied acting at the Center for Arts Education Monterrey and La Casa del Teatro with Luis de Tavira between 1994 and 1999. He has worked in numerous theatrical productions. He is one of the most chameleonic actors of Mexico. In 2005, he was nominated for his work on Ariel Matando Cabos. Personifies from a murderer in The Legend of Zorro, as an executive assistant in a wonderful world. KM participated in the tape 31 has been of the highest grossing Mexico, nominated for three Ariels. He also participated in Showtime chain FIDEL off Gael García and Víctor Huggo Martin. He portrayed Colombian former president Cesar Gaviria in Narcos ''Narcos'' is an American-Colombian crime drama television series created and produced by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, and Doug Miro. Set and filmed in Colombia, seasons 1 and 2 are based on the story of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Cristina Estrada
Isabel Cristina Estrada Cano (born 21 January 1980) is a Colombian actress, model, and presenter. Biography Isabel Cristina Estrada was born in Medellín in 1980. In her adolescence she began to work as a model, and played volleyball at a professional level. She studied Systems Engineering at EAFIT University. In 2001, she represented Antioquia Department in the Miss Colombia pageant. A year later, she became the World Banana Queen in a contest held in Ecuador. She began her career on Colombian television with an appearance in the reality show ''Nómadas'' in 2005. Two years later, she made her acting debut in the Caracol Televisión telenovela '' Newly Rich, Newly Poor'', playing the role of Lizeth. For this, she won a TVyNovelas Awards a year later in the category of Best Actress Revelation. In 2009, she appeared in the series ''Victorinos'' and '' Bermúdez''. In the 2010s, she acted in television productions such as ''La Teacher de Inglés'', ''El Joe, la leyenda'', '' La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Pablo Gamboa
Juan Pablo Gamboa (born November 24, 1966 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian actor. The second of four children,Juan Pablo Gamboa Cook. was raised in a bi-cultural, bilingual household due to his mother, Sandra Cook - originally from Boston who went to Colombia with the Peace Corps and his colombian father, Andrés Gamboa Ruiz. The Gamboa family from Cali, Colombia, traces its ancestry to the Colombian poet Isaias Gamboa (1872-1904) and more than 30 poets, writers, artists and educators, spanning more than five generations. He appeared in telenovelas including '' Esmeralda'', '' La usurpadora'', '' Carita de Ángel'', '' La intrusa''. Gamboa studied communications in Hofstra University in New York. His portrayal of Willy in ''La usurpadora'' gave him his first TVyNovelas Award nomination for best male antagonist. He has four children, Santiago and Mariana from his first wife Viviana Escobar and Juan Martin and another son with his second wife. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julián Román
Julián Edgardo Román Rey (born November 23, 1977) is a Colombian actor, has been involved in theater, film and television. Biography His father, actor José Edgardo Román (1950–2022), played Mario Arboleda, the equivalent of Mike Ehremantraut, in the Spanish-language Colombian remake of Breaking Bad, titled Metástasis ''Metástasis'' (meaning "metastasis" in Spanish) is a Colombian telenovela series, a Spanish language remake of the American crime drama ''Breaking Bad'' that transposes the events of the original from the United States to Colombia. It heavily f .... Julian was born in Bogota. He began his very young training through ongoing workshops at the district school drama Luis Enrique Osorio, and then continued drama studies, use of space and body language in popular theater in Bógota TPB with renowned teachers such as Adelaida Nieto, Carolina Vivas, Ignacio Rodriguez and Rosario Jaramillo, as well as the theatrical art research laboratory "Take Action" of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Serradilla
Ana Isabel Serradilla García (born August 9, 1978) is a Mexican actress starring in TV series such as '' La Viuda Negra'', ''Drenaje Profundo'' and '' Linea nocturna''. She also starred in the Mexican version of '' Desperate Housewives'', '' Amas de Casa Desesperadas''. Biography Serradilla is of Spanish descent with roots in Madrid. As a little girl, she dreamed of becoming an actress but was so shy she often couldn't even answer the telephone. She studied acting at the Centro de Estudios y Formación Actoral and got her first job, ''Chiquititas'' in 1998. In 2012, she debuted in her first English language film, '' Hidden Moon'' for which she won the Silver Goddess "Best Actress" Award. Her theatre credits include ''Sin Cura'' and ''Blackbird''. As of 2014 Serradilla is best known as "La Madrina" ("The Godmother") Griselda Blanco from the popular TV series '' La viuda negra'' (2014), series which covers the life of the cocaine queen Griselda Blanco Griselda Blanco Restr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griselda Blanco
Griselda Blanco Restrepo (February 15, 1943 – September 3, 2012), known as ''the Black Widow'', was a Colombian drug lord of the Medellín Cartel, and in the Miami-based cocaine drug trade and underworld, during the 1970s through the early 2000s. She was shot dead on September 3, 2012, at the age of 69. Biography Early life Griselda Blanco Restrepo was born in Cartagena on the country's north coast. She and her mother, Ana Blanco, moved to Medellín when she was three years old. Upon arriving there, she adopted a criminal lifestyle. Blanco's former lover, Charles Cosby, recounted that at the age of 11 she allegedly kidnapped, attempted to ransom and eventually shot a child from an upscale flatland neighborhood near her own neighborhood. Blanco had become a pickpocket before she even turned 13. To escape the sexual assaults of her mother's boyfriend, she ran away from home at the age of 19 and resorted to looting in Medellín until the age of 20. Drug business Blanco wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracol Television
Caracol is a large ancient Maya archaeological site, located in what is now the Cayo District, of Belize. It is situated approximately south of Xunantunich, and the town of San Ignacio, and from the Macal River. It rests on the Vaca Plateau, at an elevation of above sea-level, in the foothills of the Maya Mountains.Arlen Chase and Diane Chase, 1987 Investigations at the Classic Maya City of Caracol, Belize: 1985-1987. Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute, San Francisco. Long thought to be a tertiary center, it is now known that the site was one of the most important regional political centers of the Maya Lowlands during the Classic Period. Caracol covered approximately ,Arlen Chase and Diane Chase 2009 Interpreting the Maya “Collapse”: Continued Investigation of Residential Complexes in and near Caracol’s Epicenter: 2009 Field Report of the Caracol Archaeological Project. http://caracol.org/reports/2009.php , accessed November 20, 2011 covering an area much larger than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
