''Guapas'' is an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

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'' ...

created by

Adrián Suar Adrián Kirzner Schwartz (born March 25, 1968), better known as Adrián Suar, is an Argentine actor, media producer and businessman who is the program director of Canal 13. Early life Adrián Suar born in Queens, New York City, on March 25 ...

and produced by

Pol-ka Pol-ka Producciones is a television and film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commonly referred to as Pol-ka. The company was launched in 1994 and is owned by Adrián Suar, Fernando Blanco and Artear (Clarín Group). The first tel ...

Schedule

It was shown on Canal 13 from March 17, 2014 until January 9, 2015 at 11:00 p.m. On April 28, 2015 it moved ahead to 10:00 pm, and on August 11, it changed schedule again and began broadcasting from 9:00 p.m. Several weeks it moved to 9:15 p.m.

Plot

In the story, Mónica (

Mercedes Morán Mercedes Beatriz Morán is an Argentine actress, known for her role in the television miniseries ''Culpables''. Career Morán has worked in several TV programs, such as ''Donde pueda quererte'', ''Rosa de lejos'', ''Por siempre amigos'', ''Ga ...

), María Emilia ( Carla Peterson), Lorena (

Florencia Bertotti María Florencia Bertotti (born 15 March 1983), better known as Florencia Bertotti is an Argentina, Argentine actress, singer, songwriter and businesswoman. Biography Florencia Bertotti parents are Gustavo Bertotti, a jeweler and María Cande ...

), Laura (

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) and Andrea (

Araceli González Araceli Edith González (; born June 19, 1967) is an Argentine actress, fashion model and TV host. Biography González was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She began performing arts at a young age after winning a dance tournament at the theater ...

) they know each other when the bank in which they had their finances suddenly closes and keeps the money from all the deposits. So, from one day to the next, the dreams and projects of each are truncated. Seven years after that fateful day of 2007, the five have become very friendly, but they have not yet been able to recover from that loss and eagerly seek economic and emotional order. It will take a new and unexpected path in their lives so they can reflect deeply on their personal stories. Something like a second chance. The last to fall in love, perform, build a family, follow the vocation, heal wounds or simply overcome fears, those that paralyze and do not allow progress. After all, they are not perfect, they are ''guapas''.

Production

All five protagonists are famous Argentinian actresses and most of them had worked together at previous telenovelas. Although they are not personal friends, they commented that they have no problems working together, and do not foresee any internal problems like those suffered by ''

Farsantes ''Farsantes'' ( es, The bluffers) is a 2013 Argentine legal drama. The main actors are Julio Chávez, Facundo Arana, Griselda Siciliani, Benjamín Vicuña and Alfredo Casero. Premise ''Farsantes'' is a legal drama concerning a law firm located in ...

''. ''Farsantes'', the previous telenovela, had fights between the actors that led many of them to leave it before its conclusion. The actress Mercedes Morán is the mother of the actress

Mercedes Scápola Mercedes Gloria Scápola Morán (born April 25, 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine actress. She became famous thanks to the 2012 soap opera ''Graduados'' and the 2014 soap opera ''Guapas'', both telenovelas''.'' She is the daughte ...

, and their characters are mother and daughter in the plot as well. Morán had encouraged her daughter to have her own acting career, and made a cameo with her in the 2012 telenovela ''

Graduados ''Graduados'' ( en, link=no, The Graduates) is a 2012 Argentine telenovela that was broadcast by Telefe from March 12 to December 19. The plot concerns a group of people who graduated from high school in 1989 and reunite twenty years later. Th ...

''. Both of them felt that ''Guapas'' was the appropriate time for a steady joint work. Morán's character and that played by

Dady Brieva Eduardo Fernando Pereira Gomes (born 13 August 1981), known as Dady, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career During his early years, Lisbon-born Dady played professionally with modest clubs in the ...

are a couple; both actors had been lead actors in a previous telenovela, ''

Gasoleros ''Gasoleros'' is an Argentine telenovela issued between 1998 and 1999 by Canal 13. It aired at 9:00 p.m. during prime time, Monday through Friday. It was produced by Pol-ka and the original idea was from Adrián Suar. The musical theme of ...

''. Actress Araceli González returned to

for this production. She was the lead actress of '' Carola Casini'', one of the first telenovelas by Pol-ka. She was married with

, president of Pol-ka, by then; they divorced and now both of them are married with other people. González commented that she had known the company when it was just a medium enterprise, and that she has several relatives working in it.

Reception

The telenovela's main competitor is '' Sres. Papis'', a telenovela aired by

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 ...

, with a mainly male cast. On the first day it was aired, ''Guapas'' got 16.3 rating points, against 12 points for ''Sres. Papis''.

Cast

as Mónica Duarte * Carla Peterson as María Emilia "Mey" García del Río *

as Lorena Patricia Giménez *

as Andrea Luna *

as Laura Luna *

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as Pablo González *

Mike Amigorena Ricardo Luis Amigorena (born May 30, 1972 in Maipú, Mendoza Province, Argentina), better known as Mike Amigorena is an Argentine actor. Biography He was born in Maipú, Mendoza Province to a Basque Argentine father and an Italian Argentine m ...

as Federico Müller *

Muriel Santa Ana Muriel Santa Ana (born July 13, 1968) is an Argentine actress. She works in the TV series '' Solamente Vos''. Biography Santa Ana is the daughter of actor Walter Santa Ana and Mabel González; she also has a sister named Moira who is a singer ...

as Reina Suárez *

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as Débora Spritz *

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as Alejandra Rey *

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as Oscar Falcón *

as Javier "Facha" Salvatierra *

as Natalia Diez *

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as Sol Rodríguez Alcorta *

Carlos Belloso Carlos Belloso (born April 5, 1963, Vicente López) is an Argentine actor. He has worked in Pol-Ka telenovelas such as ''Campeones de la vida'', ''You Are the One (telenovela), You Are the One'' and ''Los únicos''. He played the Green Goblin in ...

as Carlos Braverman *

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as Leonardo Zavala *

Alberto Fernández de Rosa Alberto Fernández de Rosa (born 25 April 1944 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actor. He has acted on various Argentine films and television series for five decades. Career Alberto Fernandez de Rosa began acting as a child. He debuted in theat ...

as Coco Luna *

Carlos Mena Carlos Mena (born 1971) is a Spanish countertenor opera singer. He has previously worked with groups such as Al Ayre Español, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, and Ricercar Consort and has an interest in the twentieth-century repertoire. Life and car ...

as Dr. Müller *

Ignacio Huang Ignacio Huang (, born January 1, 1980), is a Taiwanese actor and graphic designer based in Argentina. He is best known internationally for his role of Jun in the 2011 film '' Chinese Take-Away''. Huang also appeared in ''Filmatrón'' in 2007 and ...

as Ricardo *

Marilú Marini Marilú Marini (born 15 June 1940) is an Argentine actress. She frequently works with French filmmaker Claire Denis. She received the Diamond Konex Award in 2021 as the most important person in Entertainment in the last decade in Argentina. Sele ...

as Amalia *

Rafael Spregelburd Rafael Spregelburd (born 1970 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine playwright, director and actor. He studied acting and drama at the University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public r ...

as Mariano *

Thelma Fardin Thelma Inés Fardin (; born October 24, 1992) is an Argentine actress. Biography Thelma Fardin began her career in 1998 in the soap opera '' Cabecita'', which stars Laura Olivia. In 1999 she appeared in the film ''La edad del sol'', by Soleda ...

as Catalina's friend * Rafael Ferro as Francisco Laprida * Mauricio Dayub as Alejandro Rey * Alberto Ajaka as Rubén D'Onofrio * Dady Brieva as Mario "Tano" Manfredi * Inés Estévez as Silvia Torrese * Natalie Pérez as Cinthia Miguens * Dan Breitman as Ignacio Lynch * Andrea Bonelli as Federica Goldman * Franco Bruzzone as Mateo Manfredi * Gaby Ferrero as Norma Patricia Pérez Vda. de Giménez * Sofía González Gil as Catalina Rey * Gerardo Otero as Juan Cardales * Javier De Nevares as José Pablo García del Río * Dalma Maradona as Verónica "Lavalle" Cuello * Federico Olivera as Ernesto * Dalia Elnecave as Blanca * Valeria Lois as Claudia * Paula Kohan as Flavia * Paloma Contreras as Ivana * Melania Lenoir as Marina * Iair Said as Roly

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official site
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