''Herederos de una venganza'' (International Title: ''Legacy of Revenge'') is a 2011 Argentine
telenovela
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prime time
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. The characters inhabit a small fictional village named Vidisterra. The cast includes
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 ...
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Romina Gaetani
Romina Gaetani (born April 15, 1977) is an Argentine actress, TV host and singer.
Biography
Romina Gaetani was born on April 15, 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her mother is Maria Flamini and her father was the producer Carlos Hugo Gaetani, w ...
,
Marcela Kloosterboer
Marcela Kloosterboer (born July 5, 1983 in Vicente López, Argentina) is an Argentine actress and occasional singer and businesswoman. She won Martín Fierro Award for Best New Actress in 1998 for ''Verano del '98'' and earned Argentine Film C ...
,
Federico Amador Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.
People with the given name Federico
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* Federico Ágreda, Venezuelan composer and DJ.
* Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, r ...
,
Leonor Benedetto
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*Leonor Beleza (born 1948), Portuguese politician
*Leonor Briones (born 1940), Filipino academic and civil servant
*Leonor de Cisneros (died 1568), Sp ...
,
Rodolfo Ranni
Rodolfo Ranni (born 31 October 1937 in Trieste, Italy) is an Italian Argentine film actor.Rodolfo Ranni at the
Antonio Grimau
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Daniel Kuzniecka
Daniel Kuzniecka (born 30 November 1965 in Panama) is an Argentine screenwriter, producer and actor. He was born in Panama City (Panama) to Polish dad and Uruguayan mom.
Television
Film
As of 2014, Kuzniecka has taken part in 9 films:
Theat ...
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Marco Antonio Caponi
Marco Antonio Caponi (born October 9, 1983 in Godoy Cruz, Mendoza Province, Argentina) is an Argentine actor.
Biography
Marco Antonio Caponi was born in Godoy Cruz, Mendoza Province, Argentina and there he lived the first years of his life, ...
, and
Betiana Blum
Betiana Blum (born in Charata, Chaco in 1939 as Betty Ana Blum) is an Argentine actress
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.
Creation
Channel 13 had great success in 2009 and 2010 with ''
Valientes
''Valientes'' (in Spanish, "''The braves''") is a telenovela from Argentina, aired by Canal 13 at the prime time and produced by Pol-Ka. Main actors are Luciano Castro, Julieta Díaz and Arnaldo André, and it is one of the most successful TV progr ...
'' and ''
Malparida
''Malparida'' (''The Wicked Girl'') is a 2010 Argentine telenovela aired by Channel 13 in the prime time. It ran from April 2010 to February 2011. It is protagonized antagonistically by ''Renata'' (played by Juana Viale), a cold and scheming wom ...
'', primetime telenovelas with vengeance plots and a dramatic genre.
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 ...
, lead actor from ''Valientes'', was again lead actor for this project, along with
Romina Gaetani
Romina Gaetani (born April 15, 1977) is an Argentine actress, TV host and singer.
Biography
Romina Gaetani was born on April 15, 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her mother is Maria Flamini and her father was the producer Carlos Hugo Gaetani, w ...
, who worked at another successful 2010 dramatic telenovela, ''
Botineras
''Botineras'' (''WAGs: Love for the Game'') was an Argentine telenovela produced by Underground Contenidos and Telefe Contenidos in association with Endemol. It began airing on November 24, 2009, Tuesday through Friday at 11 p.m. ( UTC-3), on Tel ...
''.
Production started on November 2010. The initial scenes in the highway were filmed at the highways near Pilar. The wedding of Antonio and Angie, one of the plot starting points, was filmed during three days at Bella Vista, and was followed by filmings at scenarios.
Plot
The telenovela takes place in the fictional Argentine village of Vidisterra. All local
wineries
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were combined into a single one, owned by Regina Piave and the mayor Octavio Capogreco.
Wine
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is the village's most important product, giving great power to the owners of the winery. Regina, Octavio and other influential people of the village are also members of a
secret lodge
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aiming to survive a potential end of the world. The main male character, Antonio Puentes, was about to get married at Vidisterra, but his wife died in an unclear murder promoted by the lodge. He finally stays in the village, as heir of his fiancee's sharings in the winery. The main female character is Mercedes Leiva, who was in prison for killing an abusive spouse, but as her husband was popular in the village, she is rejected by most people once released from prison.
Reception
The telenovela was first aired on January 17, 2011.
Telefe
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opposed it with another telenovela in the same time, ''
El elegido
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