''Los Reyes'' (''The Kings'') is a

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filmed in

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and produced by the Colombian network, RCN ( Radio Cadena Nacional - "National Radio Network"). It debuted in 2005 and is available via RCN cable TV in the

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Plot

''Los Reyes'' is about a working-class family and Edilberto "Beto" Reyes, the head of the family, who suddenly gets hired as president of a multinational company. This happens when he stops the former president of the company, a middle-aged woman with a terminal disease, from committing

suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and s ...

. Beto shows the woman his daily life and his people, helping her get back on her feet. The president is grateful, and goes to

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to get a treatment for her disease. When she leaves, she thanks Beto by giving him the presidency of the company. The vice president, Emilio Iriarte (wrongly called "Urinarte"), who sought the company's presidency after the former president disappeared, and his family swear to take revenge. They focus on making the Reyes family go back "where they belong", but problems arise when Emilio falls in love with Laisa, Beto's 'sister'. Laisa conducts a

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on which famous real-life celebrities appear. 354 chapters.

Other information

This comedy

parodies A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its sub ...

high society High society, sometimes simply society, is the behavior and lifestyle of people with the highest levels of wealth and social status. It includes their related affiliations, social events and practices. Upscale social clubs were open to men based ...

and its treatment of the lower classes. There has been

controversy Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion or point of view. The word was coined from the Latin ''controversia'', as a composite of ''controversus'' – "turned in an opposite d ...

about one character, Laisa Reyes, who is in the series and in real-life a

transsexual Transsexual people experience a gender identity that is inconsistent with their assigned sex, and desire to permanently transition to the sex or gender with which they identify, usually seeking medical assistance (including sex reassignment ...

. Reyes is well received by Colombian audiences.

Cast and crew

Cast

* Enrique Carriazo as ''Edilberto "Beto" Reyes'' *

Jacqueline Arenal Jacqueline may refer to: People * Jacqueline (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jacqueline Moore (born 1964), ring name "Jacqueline", American professional wrestler Arts and entertainment * ''Jacqueline'' (1923 film), ...

as ''Mayoli "Yoli" Gonzalez'' * Geraldine Zivic as ''Natalia Bernal'' *

Diego Trujillo Diego Ignacio Trujillo Dangond (born June 30, 1960) is a Colombian film and television actor. He is best known for playing Walter Blanco in the Colombian remake of '' Breaking Bad'' called '' Metástasis''. Life and career Trujillo studied at ...

as ''Emilio Iriarte De Las Casas'' *

Endry Cardeño Endry Cardeño is a transgender actress from Cúcuta, Colombia. Born in 1975, she has acted in several Colombian soap operas. Her most recent role was in the highly rated RCN TV RCN may refer to: * ''Radio Cadena Nacional (disambiguation)'', a ...

as ''Laisa Reyes'' *

Julián Román Julián Edgardo Román Rey (born November 23, 1977) is a Colombian actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern med ...

as ''Leonardo Giovanny "Leo" Reyes'' *

Margarita Muñoz María Margarita Muñoz Parra (September 18, 1987 in Pitalito, Huila, Colombia) is a Colombian model and actress who has participated in soap operas for television networks like Caracol TV, RCN, TV Azteca, Televisa and Telemundo. Biography ...

as ''Maria del Pilar "Pilarica" Valenzuela'' *

Daniel Arenas Daniel Arenas Consuegra (born March 30, 1979) is a Colombian actor who has worked in both Colombia and Mexican television. Early life Arenas was born on March 30, 1979 in Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. He is the youngest of six children. He ...

as ''Santiago "Santi" Iriarte'' *

Constanza Camelo Constanza as a place may refer to: * Constanza, Dominican Republic * Constanța, Romania Constanza may also refer to: * ''R v Constanza'' (The Crown against Gaetano Constanza), an English legal case in 1997 * José Constanza (born 1983), Dominica ...

as ''Hilda Edilberta Reyes'' *

Janeth Wallman Janet may refer to: Names * Janet (given name) * Janet (French singer) (1939–2011) Surname * Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table * Jules Janet (1861–1945), French psych ...

as ''Katty Vanegas de Iriarte'' *

Ricardo Vélez Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name * Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portug ...

as ''Armando Valenzuela'' *

Rosita Alonso Rosita may refer to: Places * Rosita, Nicaragua, a municipality * Rosita Airport, an airport that serves Rosita, Nicaragua * La Rosita, Texas * Rosita, Colorado * Rosita North, Texas * Rosita, Texas, formerly named Rosita South * Nueva Rosit ...

as ''Mercedes Rubio'' *

Jery Sandoval Jery Luz Sandoval Sanabria (born 18 December 1986) is a Colombian actress, singer, songwriter and model. Early life Jery Sandoval was born in Barranquilla, Colombia and from a very early age lived at Carmen de Bolivar. There she studied at a Ca ...

as ''Maria del Carmen Reyes'' *

Henry Montealegre Henry may refer to: People * Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portuga ...

as ''Andres "Totoy" Reyes'' *

Tiberio Cruz Tiberio Cruz Fortunato (born 15 December 1976 in Barrancabermeja, Colombia) is a Colombian actor. Filmography *2014 - La Suegra .... Carolina López de Burgos *2012-2013 - El Patron Del Mal .... *2011-12 - Corazón de fuego .... Fernando * 201 ...

as ''Edgar Galindo'' *

Jenny Vargas Jenny may refer to: * Jenny (given name), a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people * Jenny (surname), a family name Animals * Jenny (donkey), a female donkey * Jenny (gorilla), the oldest gorilla in captivity at the time of ...

as ''Alegrina'' *

Diego Vélez Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. E ...

as ''Eliseo "Cheo" Varona'' *

Catherine Mira Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Chris ...

as ''Maritza Galindo'' * Alberto León Jaramillo as ''Hernán Cifuentes'' * Nataly Umaña as ''Mónica'' * Juan Camilo Hernández as ''Mateo Santos'' *

Jairo Camargo Jairo is a common Spanish name. Notable people with this name include: People Association football *Francisco Jairo Silva Santos (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Jairo Aguirre (born 1956), Colombian footballer *Jairo Álvarez Gutiérrez (born ...

as ''Psychologist Simón Rodríguez'' *

Katty Rangel Katty is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Katty Fuentes (born c. 1976), Mexican beauty pageant winner * Katty Kay (born 1964), English journalist * Katty Kowaleczko (born 1964), Chilean actress of Polish ancestry * Katty Pie ...

as ''Lolita'' *

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as ''Martín Castro Novo'' *

William Marquez William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

as ''Ernesto 'Chiqui' Peralta'' *

Bianca Arango Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. Variants * Blanche: French * Bianca: Italian * Bianka (Polish, Hungarian, Slovak, German, English, French, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Co ...

as ''herself'' * Teresa Gutiérrez as ''Doña Flor'' * Marisela González as ''Maria Eugenia Reyes'' * Carmenza Gonzalez as ''Dulcinea'' * Óscar Dueñas as Jorge * Chela Del Río as ''Doña Rosita'' *

Sebastián Caicedo Sebastián Caicedo (Born as Juan Sebastián Caicedo Londoño on November 12, 1980 in Cali, Colombia), is a Colombian television actor. He has participated in several telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap op ...

as ''Francisco Guerrero'' * Alfonso Ortíz as ''Eduardo Pinzón'' * Beatríz Roldan as ''Maria Fernanda "Mafe"'' * Valentina Cabrera Lemaitre as ''Annie'' *

Vicky Rueda Vicky, Vicko, Vick, Vickie or Vicki is a feminine given name, often a hypocorism of Victoria. The feminine name Vicky in Greece comes from the name Vasiliki. Women * Family nickname of Victoria, Princess Royal (1840–1901), wife of German ...

as ''Adriana Malaber'' *

Thana Carvajal Thana means "police station" in South Asian countries, and can also mean the district controlled by a police station. * Thanas of Bangladesh, former subdistricts in the administrative geography of Bangladesh; later renamed ''upazila'' * in (Briti ...

as ''Luz Dary'' * David Ramírez López as ''Henrry'' * Lucas Velázquez as ''hinself''

Guest stars

*Raúl Santi as ''himself'' *

Lucas Arnau Lucas Arnau (born May 16, 1979 in Medellín, Antioquia), is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Arnau's first album, "Un Poco Más" was produced by Jose Gaviria and Andres Munera in Miami, Florida and was released in Latin America in April 2004. ...

as ''himself'' *Maia as ''herself'' *Jose Gaviria as ''himself'' *Gali Galeano as ''himself'' *Pirry as ''himself'' *Helenita Vargas as ''herself'' *Mauricio Chicho Serna as ''himself''

Laisa's show guests

''La Gata'' is an interview show created by Laisa within the series, these are the current guest stars. * La Ley *

Ricardo Montaner Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner (born September 8, 1957), better known as Ricardo Montaner (), is an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer and songwriter. Since starting his career in the late 1970s, he has released more than 24 albums, and many su ...

Diego Ramos Diego César Ramos (born 29 November 1972) is an Argentine actor. He is best known for his performance as Germán Castillo in the TV series '' Violetta''. Biography Ramos was born in the clinic Marini in Palermo, a quarter of Buenos Aires, ...

*Pirry

External links

*
Official page at RCN TV website
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