''Amanda O'' is a comedy, an

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series in

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produced by

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(Dori Media Contenidos). The show features a

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headed by Natalia Oreiro as Amanda O and

Luciano Castro Luciano Daniel Castro (born 16 March 1975) is an Argentine actor. He has worked as the lead actor in several successful telenovelas, such as ''Valientes'', ''Herederos de una venganza'' and ''Sos mi hombre''. Biography He was born in the Bue ...

as Dante. The show will be on internet at Novebox.co

with a summary on television issued by

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. It consists of about 120 very short episodes, each approximately eight minutes long. This telenovela has characteristics of a nightmare, dystopia, and science fiction, being drastically different from standard telenovelas, at least approaching serious drama. Amanda O is the first telenovela made for internet that can also be downloaded on mobile phones and will have a weekly summary on the TV screen. The programme was seen by 550,000 users over Novebox.com, from Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay during its first season and beginning of the second. This series is the second Hispanic TV program dubbed in English language in the

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through Q (now

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), next to ''

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'', which was dubbed in English through

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, which was a former subsidiary of

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. ''Amanda O'' won a merit award and was given two nominations in the 2009 ''Martin Fierro Awards'': for Best Comedy Series and for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Natalia Oreiro). The Merit Award came from The Accolade Competition for Internet Site Streaming indicating exceptional achievement in craft and creativity or standout entertainment or contribution to great social change.

Cast

* Natalia Oreiro as Amanda O. *

as Dante * Valeria Lorca as Fake Amanda O. *

Julieta Zylberberg Julieta Zylberberg (born March 4, 1983) is an Argentine actress. Career Julieta Zylberberg began her career in the children's television program ''Magazine For Fai'', hosted by Mex Urtizberea. In that year she was also in the first chapter of ...

as Ines * Francisco Napoli as Freddy * Benjamín Amadeo as Demo * Fabio Aste as Charly * Esteban Coletti as Net

References

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