''Los caballeros las prefieren brutas'' is a Colombian
dramedy
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created and produced by Laberinto Producciones, and
Sony Pictures Television
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for
Sony Entertainment Television
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SET India's You ...
, and
Caracol Televisión
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.
The series is based on the
Best-selling novel of the same name by the writer Isabella Santodomingo. The first season composed of 22 episodes premiered worldwide, except for Colombia on 22 February 2010, and concluded on 26 July 2010.
While the second season consisting of 40 episodes premiered on 13 October 2011. It stars Colombian actress
Valerie Domínguez, and
Juan Pablo Raba
Juan Pablo Raba Vidal (born 14 January 1977) is a Colombian film, TV and telenovela actor, best known internationally for his role as Gustavo Gaviria in the 2015 Netflix series '' Narcos''.
Early life
Raba was born in Bogotá, Colombia wher ...
.
In Colombia, the series premiered on 20 July 2010 on
Caracol Televisión
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, and concluded in general on 6 January 2012. During its first season in Colombia, the series averaged a rating of 11.8. While the second season averaged only 5.8 ratings during its broadcast.
The series revolves around Cristina Oviedo (
Valerie Domínguez), a beautiful young woman, who is about to get married, but upon discovering the infidelity of her promised future, decides to throw him out of his house and in his desperate search to find someone to help her with the cats in the apartment, say rent a room to Alejandro Botero (
Juan Pablo Raba
Juan Pablo Raba Vidal (born 14 January 1977) is a Colombian film, TV and telenovela actor, best known internationally for his role as Gustavo Gaviria in the 2015 Netflix series '' Narcos''.
Early life
Raba was born in Bogotá, Colombia wher ...
), a man who appears to be
gay
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While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
before society; but that really is just an excuse to get rid of women, but when you meet Cristina, your way of thinking changes.
Cast
Main
*
Valerie Domínguez as Cristina Oviedo
*
Juan Pablo Raba
Juan Pablo Raba Vidal (born 14 January 1977) is a Colombian film, TV and telenovela actor, best known internationally for his role as Gustavo Gaviria in the 2015 Netflix series '' Narcos''.
Early life
Raba was born in Bogotá, Colombia wher ...
as Alejandro Botero
* Michelle Manterola as Gracia Oviedo
*
Mijail Mulkay
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Television
* CELIA: La vida de Celia Cruz - Tico Fuentes (Tito Puente) (2015)
*Voltea pa' que te Enamores - Mateo (2014)
*En otra piel - Soler Hernández (2014)
*'' Cosita L ...
as Rodrigo Florez
*
Patricia Castañeda
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as Hannah de la Espriella
* Gustavo Ángel as Miguel Forero
* Patricia Bermúdez as Roberta Acevedo
Recurring
* Ángela Vergara as Pamela Davila
*
Juan Pablo Espinosa as Eduardo Santodomingo
*
Carolina Acevedo
Carolina Acevedo Rojas, born October 7, 1982 in Ibagué, is a Colombian actress. She played the lead character in the TV Series '' Mariana & Scarlett''.
Life and career
She is the eldest daughter of Ricardo Acevedo and Silvia Rojas. Acevedo ...
as Martina
* Bárbara Perea as Nelsy
* Luigi Aycardi as Armando Villalba
*
Valentina Acosta
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as Luna
*
Arap Bethke
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Early life
Bethke was born on 12 March 1980 in Nairobi, Kenya, as Ricardo Arap Bethke Galdames. In the African language "Arap Bethke" means "Bethke's son." His father, Clau ...
as Manuel Carmona
*
Luciano D'Alessandro
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Biography
Luciano D'Alessandro was born on January 24, 1977 in the Venezuelan State of A ...
as Ricaldo Altunez
*
Majida Issa
Majida Margarita Issa Bellotto (born in San Andrés (island), San Andrés, Colombia on June 27, 1981), known professionally as Majida Issa, is a Colombian actress and singer of Italian and Lebanese descent. She is best known for her role as Yési ...
as Lili
*
Sebastián Martínez as Kenny Paulsen
* Héctor de Malba as Leandro
*
Roberto Manrique
Roberto Manrique (born April 23, 1979) is an Ecuadorian model, and actor best known for his roles in telenovelas. Starting his career in Ecuador, and later doing telenovelas for Telemundo in Colombia.
Biography
He was born April 23, 1979, in G ...
as Daniel
* Santiago Rodríguez as René Campiña
References
External links
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2010s Colombian television series
2012 Colombian television series endings
Spanish-language television shows
Caracol Televisión original programming
Sony Entertainment Television original programming
2010 Colombian television series debuts
Colombian television series
Colombian LGBT-related television shows
Sony Pictures Television telenovelas