''Like, la leyenda'', or simply ''Like'' is a Mexican
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'' ...
that premiered on
Las Estrellas on 10 September 2018 and ended on 20 January 2019. The telenovela is produced by
Pedro Damián
Pedro Muñoz Romero (born 29 November 1952), known as Pedro Damián, is a Mexican actor, television producer and director, executive producer of popular teen telenovelas, ''Clase 406, Lola, Erase Una Vez, Mis XV,'' ''Rebelde, Like La Leyenda ...
for
Televisa
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
. The series follows the lives of thirteen students and the problems that adolescents experience during their time in high school.
Plot
The telenovela narrates the experiences of a group of young people interned at the Life Institute of Knowledge and Evolution (LIKE), a prestigious and cosmopolitan educational institution, with a supposedly modern and open educational system, but in reality it is deeply traditional and schematic. In this institution, which presumes its level of vanguard, each beginning of the school year a new generation of high school students are formed with rigid and tedious routines, in addition to educational techniques that do not excite anyone. The educational plan of Like, completely obsolete, has made teachers and students apathetic and conformist. That apathetic atmosphere will be challenged by Gabriel Rey, "Gabo", an atypical teacher who will come to the school after many years of experience, and who was also a student at Like. Gabo will encourage students not to conform to what adults want to impose on them, provoking a true revolution in Like, which will generate confrontations between teachers, parents and students.
Cast
Main
* Mauricio Abad as Ulises Reyes, comes from a neighborhood in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...
,
Peru
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, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = National seal
, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
. He can seem aggressive and generate distrust, because he went through a very difficult situation in life by assuming the guilt for a crime he did not commit.
* Santiago Achaga as Cláudio Meyer, he is the one who gets along with everyone and does everything he can. He is very fortunate to have been born into a family of ancestry and this privilege causes him at the same time honor and guilt.
* Roberta Damián as Antonia "Tony" De Haro, she seems predestined since she was born to be a princess. However, she struggles daily to get rid of that label. She is popular and leader by nature; is a fashion lover and loves to sing.
* Macarena García as Machu Salas, has a special ability to manipulate others, she is an innate bully. Her sense of humor, black and cruel, often makes others laugh. Her presence imposes, and is the most experienced of the group in sexual matters.
*
Anna Iriyama
is a Japanese actress and YouTuber who has bases of operations in Japan and Mexico. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, in which she was a member of Team A. She is represented by the talent agency Ohta Production. She was p ...
as Keiko Kobayashi, she comes from
Japan by her own means, deliberately seeking to study at LIKE after an experience that threatened her life. Nobody knows her family and her past is a mystery.
*
Ale Müller as Emilia Ruiz, is a teenage mother, of Mexican family but born in
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
. She does not like to be told what to do. The problems with her mother have increased by her rebellion.
* Carlos Said as León Rubio, is the son of the leader of a cartel. Despite his young age, he is completely convinced of what he wants and what he doesn't want for his life.
* Víctor Varona as Silverio Gil, is the new rich and although he has a lot of money, he hides his class complexes and his past of poverty with designer clothes.
* Violeta Alonso as Manuela "Manu" Gandia, is always unleashing things, especially problems. Her parents died after an argument they had with her
* Eduardo Barquín as Kevin
*
Briggitte Bozzo
Briggitte Bozzo (born August 19, 2001) is a Venezuelan actress.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
Actresses from Caracas
2001 births
Living people
Venezuelan child actresses
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as Kathy Alonso, a rich girl of influential and overbearing parents. In the past she was the target of Machu's bullying so she decides to take revenge. She has dominated the twins Regina and Renata whom she uses and gives orders for her benefit.
* Catalina Cardona as Jessica Martínez, she has a successful
vlog
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ing channel with thousands of followers. She is a trendsetter.
* Bernardo Flores as Pablo Valentín Ferrer, his family is rich and powerful in the state of Jalisco. He wanted to get away from his suffocating family, because his dream is to become a professional dancer, he does not want to inherit the family business.
* Zuri Sasson as Daniel Cohen, he has a hereditary disease that involves the degeneration of his neurons with various effects. The fact of knowing that he is going to die leads him to behave badly, and do whatever he wants without caring about anything.
* Julia Maqueo as Regina Regil De La Reguera, a twin, rich and spoiled girl, from Kathy's group. She was the second to be born and has a slightly kinder character. She works as her sister's echo.
* Paty Maqueo as Renata Regil De La Reguera, twin of Regina. She is always looking for someone to bully. She was the first to be born, she is an advantageist, envious, easily manipulated by Kathy, but she enjoys her actions against others.
* Flávio Nogueira as Thiago Souza Peralta, is hyperactive and curious. He finds no evil in people and has the gift of seeing the good in each person. He is transparent and noble feelings.
* Diana Villalpando as Romina Flores "Romi", is observant and discreet. She understood the power and protection of the low profile, to go unnoticed by others, so she allows others to be the center of attention. She lives full of doubts and aspires to be a nun.
*
Christian Chávez
José Christian Chávez Garza (, born August 7, 1983), most often known as Christian Chávez is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor, best known for his role as Giovanni Méndez López in the telenovela '' Rebelde'' and its spin-off pop grou ...
as Gabriel "Gabo" Rey
* Candela Márquez as Candela
* Óscar Schwebel as Humberto
* Gina Castellanos as Victoria
*
Zoraida Gómez
Zoraida Virginia Gómez Sánchez (; born May 31, 1985 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress known for her performance in '' Rebelde.''
Biography
She is the sister of actors Eleazar Gómez, Alizair Gómez and Jairo Gómez. Eleazar and Zora ...
as Isadora
* Ceci de la Cueva as Sole
* Luz Aldán as Graciela "Chela"
Recurring
* Enoc Leaño as Baldomero
*
Wendy Braga
Wendy Braga (born 25 April 1983) is a Mexican actress, dancer, model and television host.
Biography
She was born in Mérida, Yucatan. At four years old she studied ballet, and later dancing professionally for the National Company of Cuba in Mé ...
as Brenda
* Sahit Sosa as Abel
*
Isela Vega
Isela Vega Durazo (5 November 1939 – 9 March 2021) was a Mexican actress,[Televisa ...](_blank)
as Eduarda
* Rodrigo Murray as Armando "El Güero" Gil
*
Karla Cossío as Clara Mondragón
*
Amairani
Amairani Romero Gutiérrez (born on 6 April 1970), known by the mononym Amairani, is a Mexican actress.
Early life and career
Amairani was born in Mexico City, Mexico on 6 April 1970. She is the daughter of actress Anabel Gutiérrez. Ama ...
as Maria Inés
* Pía Sanz as Rosario
* Lenny Zundel as Jacobo
*
Bernie Paz as Rodolfo Reyes
* Rafael Nieves as Germán
* Carolina Sepúlveda as Marcela
*
Sergio Kleiner
Sergio Kleiner (born March 23, 1939 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), also credited as Sergio Klainer, is an Argentine-born Mexican film and television actor.
He started his acting career at the age of 21 at a play in Buenos Aires. He then toured with ...
as Íñigo
* Manoly Díaz as Fabrizio
*
Adriana Nieto as Martha Reyes
* Gabriel Navarro as Javier
*
Mar Contreras as Isaura
* Julieth Herrera as Idalia
* Gustavo Rincón as Mario
* Sebastián Gutiérrez as Jorge
* Gabriela Zamora as Rosa
* Olinka Velázquez as Silvia
* David Ramírez as Govinda
* Daphne Montesinos as Valeria
* Marcela Muñoz as Jackie
* Analay Rodriguez as Wanda
* Stephanie Saade as Yourlady
* Irving Peña as Miguel
* Jordi Rush as Pascual
* Andres Baida as Pepe Toledo
* Kevin Rogers as Sebastian
* Carlos Marmen as Felipe
* Reynaldo Rossano as Chuy
* Arturo García Tenorio as Fausto
* Alfonso Iturralde as Bernardo
*
Rodrigo Massa as Richie Comanche
* Fiona Muñoz as Matilde
* Miranda Kay as Tamara
Production
The first scenes were filmed in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, in March 2018 and in April filming began in the forum 14 of Televisa San Ángel. At the end of July, the production of the first season entered its final stretch. Pedro Damián confirmed that the first season will have 97 episodes, 17 more than expected. Damián also revealed that he is already working in the second season and that in October he will travel to
Japan for filming and intends to film also in
Brazil
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. Filming of the first season ended on 9 November 2018. On 14 November 2018, the magazine
People en Español
''People en Español'' is a Spanish-language American magazine published by Dotdash Meredith that debuted in 1996, originally as the Spanish-language edition of its publication ''People''. As of 2009, it is the Spanish-language magazine with the l ...
, confirmed that there are no plans to continue doing more seasons due to the discrete audience data, however the musical group will continue.
Casting
To choose the protagonists of the series, the production team traveled all over the world to perform casting, the series will feature actors from different parts of the world such as
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
,
Japan,
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
,
Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
,
Colombia and
Peru
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, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
.
Musical group
A band was formed with eight of the main actors in the series. The members are
Ale Müller,
Anna Iriyama
is a Japanese actress and YouTuber who has bases of operations in Japan and Mexico. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, in which she was a member of Team A. She is represented by the talent agency Ohta Production. She was p ...
, Carlos Said, Macarena Garcia, Mauricio Abad, Roberta Damián, Santiago Achaga and Victor Varona. The band sings songs presented on the show. Like's debut performance was at
Premios Juventud
Premios Juventud (Youth Awards) is an awards show for Spanish-speaking celebrities in the areas of film, music, sports, fashion, and pop culture, presented by the television network Univision. Winners are determined by online vote at univision.com ...
on 22 July 2018 in Miami. They performed their first single, "Este Movimiento". The official music video for "Este Movimiento" premiered on 10 July 2018 and was officially released for digital download and streaming on 20 July 2018. On 14 November 2018, it was announced that
Ale Müller and Carlos Said left the band.
An
Extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. containing 4 songs from the series was released on 22 February 2019.
Rating
Episodes
Specials
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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{{Pedro Damián
2018 Mexican television series debuts
2019 Mexican television series endings
2018 telenovelas
Televisa telenovelas
Mexican LGBT-related television shows
Spanish-language telenovelas
Television shows set in Mexico City
Television shows set in Israel
Television shows set in Tokyo
2010s LGBT-related drama television series