''Farsantes'' ( es, The bluffers) is a 2013 Argentine

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. The main actors are

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and

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Premise

''Farsantes'' is a

concerning a law firm located in Greater Buenos Aires. It fills the timeslot of the telenovela ''

Sos mi hombre ''Sos mi hombre'' ( es, You are the one) is an Argentine telenovela, which aired on El Trece in 2012-2013. It starred Luciano Castro and Celeste Cid. Premise The two telenovelas made by Pol-Ka at the beginning of 2012, '' Lobo'' and the second s ...

''. It was initially conceived as a

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, but as the host show '' Showmatch'' did not have a 2013 edition, it was expanded into a regular telenovela. The series is written by Mario Segade and Carolina Aguirre and directed by Daniel Barone and Jorge Bechara. The cast is composed of many notable actors, including

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and

. Arana received proposals from both

El Trece Channel 13 (known by its current brand name El Trece, stylized as eltrece) is an Argentine free-to-air television network and the flagship station of the network of the same name, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. It is owned by ...

and

Telefe Telefe (acronym for Televisión Federal) is a television station located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The station is owned and operated by Paramount Global through Televisión Federal S.A. Telefe is also one of Argentina's six national television ...

. Telefe had proposed that he work in a telenovela with

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; he finally chose to work for El Trece. Actors

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and

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were proposed as cast members during the early stages of production, but declined to stay in the project. Furriel's character was finally played by

. Actress Griselda Siciliani suffered a

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during filming. Facundo Arana, who was being filmed struggling with a pair of extras and with Siciliani next to him, pushed her by accident. She was taken to the hospital "Sanatorio de la Trinidad", and received an

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for a couple of months. The actress confirmed that the fracture was the result of an accident, and subsequent filming managed to hide her orthopedic cast.

Plot

Guillermo Graziani (

) is a lawyer who establishes a new

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in the

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, after serving a time unable to work as a lawyer. He is gay, but stays married with Ana (

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) to conceal his homosexuality. He has a crush on fellow lawyer Pedro (

), who is married to Camila (

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). Alberto Marini (

) is a former prisoner, and the other lawyers of the firm are Marcos (

) and Gabriela (

Reception

The 2013

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of Argentine television is highly disputed by the channels

and

. El Trece airs '' Solamente Vos'' and ''Farsantes'', and Telefe airs ''

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'' and ''

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'', both channels with similar ratings.

Awards

* 2013

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** Best direction in fiction (Daniel Barone) ** Best production in fiction ** Best lead actor in drama (Julio Chávez) ** Best daily fiction * 2013 Martín Fierro Awards ** Golden Martín Fierro Award ** Best daily fiction ** Best actor of daily drama (

) ** Best actress of daily drama (

)

Nominations

* 2013

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** Best actor of daily drama (

) ** Best actor of daily drama (

) ** Best secondary actor (

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) ** Best secondary actress (

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 ...

Vivian El Jaber Vivian El Jaber is an Argentine actress. Awards Wins * 2013 Martín Fierro Awards ** Best secondary actress (for ''Farsantes ''Farsantes'' ( es, The bluffers) is a 2013 Argentine legal drama. The main actors are Julio Chávez, Facundo Arana, ...

) ** Best new actor or actress ( María Luján Lamas) ** Best scripts ** Best director ** Best opening theme

Cast

Main actors

as Guillermo Graziani *

as Alberto Marini *

as Gabriela Soria *

as Pedro Beggio † *

as Marcos Labrapoulos

Secondary actors

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as Cuca *

as Miguel Ángel *

as Ana *

as Sonia *

as Camila *

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as Paola * Romina Ricci as Nancy *

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as Fabián *

as Isabel *

Esteban Lamothe Raúl Esteban Sánchez Lamothe (born 30 April 1977) is an Argentine actor. Biography Esteban Lamothe was born on April 30, 1977, in Florentino Ameghino, Buenos Aires, Argentina. At 17, in 1994, he moved to Federal Capital. He worked until a ...

as Antonio

References

External links

Official site
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