''Alma Pirata'' is an

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2006

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, created and produced by

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. In this telenovela, lead roles were portrayed by

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, Fabián Mazzei,

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, Mariano Martínez,

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and Julia Calvo. This show earned 2006

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Award for the best comedy for youngs. Main cast also recorded ''Alma Pirata''

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, mostly

. During this show,

and Mariano Martinez were together, engaged.

Plot

Three friends change the course of their lives to try to compensate the unfairness of society and, following a family tradition, they found again ''La Liga de las Espadas'' (''The League of the Swords''), a neutral league whose goal is to deliver justice in cases of extreme unfairness. The super goal of three friends is to discover the whereabouts of a treasure, the

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Alma, to clean up the memory of their fathers, continue with the league and, as soon as they find out about their fathers' murder, to sentence their murderer. In order to achieve their goals, the three friends create strategies, play characters, imagine ties and simulate risky situations and adventures with confusions and mess. The league has its own laws, among which: never steal of own benefit, do not carry firearms, do not fall in love with the same woman. These could have been followed without any problem, if only gorgeous Allegra and Ciara hadn't appeared. Allegra, rebellious and arrogant, is the daughter of a powerful businessman, who used to be the fourth member of the original league, and the traitor. She is a journalist and a coworker Ciara's, the newspapers photographer. Ciara, like Allegra, is a lady to be reckoned with. Like her mother (the woman who reveals the secret of the former league) she has a deeper understanding for

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. Although she does not share the secrets of the league, she is linked to its

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: she is the illegitimate daughter of Gino, Allegra's father. Thus, this will be the story of three adventurers and a woman who will fight for justice, debating among impossible

and passions, amid a game who will help them understand the true history of their fathers and the sense of their lives. For society, they are four mad people, four guys who rebel against the system, four people in love with

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, four people who are completely different and who have the defects, mistakes, confusions and virtues that make them more real, more alive. ''Alma Pirata'' is a story about

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, about never giving up, about

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and

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, about

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and loyalty, and most of all, it is about

. Main characters in ''Alma Pirata'' are Cruz Navarro (

), the league nickname ''Mijaíl''; Ivan Ferrer (Fabián Mazzei), the league nickname ''Aramis'', Allegra Riganti (

), the league nickname ''Laika''; Benicio de Marco ( Mariano Martinez), the league nickname ''Templario''; Andrés de Marco (

Nicolás Vazquez Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

), the league nickname ''Aorta''; beautiful Clara Troglio (

) and Marylin Castellano (

), Cruz's love.

Cast

* Mariano Martínez as Benicio de Marco *

as Allegra Riganti *

as Andrés de Marco *

as Cruz Navarro *Fabián Mazzei as Ivan Ferrer *

as Clara Troglio *Ignacio Gadano as Gino Riganti *

as Maria Lidia 'Marylin' Castellano *Julia Calvo as Carlota 'Charly' Troglio *Peto Menahem as Pablo Rique "El Maestro" *Agustina Córdova as Candelaria Navarro *Gerardo Chendo as Francisco *Misha Arobelidze as Matias

Awards and nominations

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**2006: Best Youth Comedy - WON

External links

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