''Mis amigos de siempre'' ( en, My lifelong friends) is an Argentine telenovela that it was issued from December 3, 2013 to August 8, 2014 during the schedule of Monday through Friday at 9:00 p.m. by
Canal 13. It is 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 ...
, owned 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 ...
,
Artear
Channel 13 (known by its current brand name El Trece, stylized as eltrece) is an Argentine free-to-air television network and the flagship station of the network of the same name, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. It is owned by ...
and Fernando Blanco.
Plot
The series tells the story of three friends called, Simón, Julián and Manuel. A friendship that was born when they were 8 years old while playing in a successful children's soccer team that represented a neighborhood club. When they were around 30 and around a decade without seeing each other, they met again in the same club, which is overwhelmed by debts. Julián (
Gonzalo Heredia
Gonzalo Ezequiel Heredia (born March 12, 1982 in Munro, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine actor.
Personal life
Since 2010, Gonzalo Heredia is in a relationship with the actress, Brenda Gandini whom he met in the recordings of ''Malpari ...
) son of Inés (
Soledad Silveyra
Soledad Silveyra (; born February 13, 1952), is a prominent TV, theater and cinema Argentine actress.
She has made over 65 TV and film appearances since 1964. Most of her appearances have been in film and TV where she made her debut in the soap ...
), is a professional player who plays in a football team abroad. He is very womanizing, and when he returns to
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
he will fall in love with Bárbara (
Emilia Attias
Emilia may refer to:
People
* Emilia (given name), list of people with this name
Places
* Emilia (region), a historical region of Italy. Reggio, Emilia
* Emilia-Romagna, an administrative region in Italy, including the historical regions of Em ...
), an accountant who also integrates the club's women's soccer team, where Julián will officiate as technical director. Until that time she thought to marry Luciano (Federico Amador), who along with his brother Maxi (
Benjamín Rojas
Benjamín Rojas Pessi (born April 16, 1985) is an Argentine actor and singer. He was part of the pop-rock band ''Erreway'' together with Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo and Luisana Lopilato.
Acting career Breakthrough (1998–2003)
Rojas was b ...
), are the owners of a logistics transport company, but Julián's arrival will change everything. Manuel (
Nicolás Vázquez
Nicolás Diego Vázquez Mantovani (; 12 June 1977) is an Argentine television, theater and film actor, comedian, television presenter and singer.
Career
Born in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Vázquez began his acting career in RRDT interpreting Ismael ...
) He is a lonely bar owner of nostalgic personality, he longs for the old times of his youth. He will have an affair with Leo (Manuela Pal), also a female soccer team player. Simón (
Nicolás Cabré
Nicolás Gabriel Cabré Brickenstaedt (born 6 February 1980) is an Argentine actor and television host. Known for his film, stage and television work, he has won ACE Award and earned four Martín Fierro Award nominations. Cabré is also a regu ...
) He works doing deals in the company of Luciano and Maxi. He is in crisis with his wife Rocío (
Agustina Cherri
Agustina Cherri (born February 15, 1983, Argentina) is one of the leading actresses in Argentina with more than 30 years of career.
Biography
Agustina Cherri grew up as a fan of Flavia Palmiero, a famous children's show host during Cherri's chi ...
) and in addition, he will begin to be attracted to Tania (
Calu Rivero), who is DJ and cousin of Bárbara. Simón is distanced from his father, Cholo Alarcón (
Osvaldo Laport
Rubens Osvaldo Jesús Udaquiola Laport (born August 12, 1956, in Juan Lacaze, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan- Argentine actor and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. In 2000, he earned Martín Fierro Award for his portrayal in television comedy ''Campeones de ...
), who returns to
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
and begins to work as Colectivero of Buenos Aires, but also returns with his other son Guido (Victorio D´Alessandro), whom Simón sees with some suspicion. The treasurer of the indebted club, Andrea (
Claribel Medina
Claribel Medina (born December 16, 1961 in San Juan) is a Puerto Rican actress who has acted for soap operas and movies filmed both in her native Puerto Rico and in Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=n ...
), cannot face the creditors, who demand that if the debt is not paid off, they will strip the entity of its facilities. There is a possibility to avoid it, winning a tournament that gives the champion team club an important economic prize, thanks to the auspices of a leading company. Meanwhile, the trio of friends will try to rebuild their friendship.
Production
Pol-ka had a difficult year in 2012, as most of its productions had poor ratings against ''
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 ...
'', the telenovela from the rival channel
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 ...
. Their 2013 productions had a better reception, and ''
Solamente Vos'' and ''
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 ...
'' got the highest ratings. ''Mis amigos de siempre'', the production for the 2014 season, includes several actors who had not worked in Argentine television for some time, such as the senior actors
Soledad Silveyra
Soledad Silveyra (; born February 13, 1952), is a prominent TV, theater and cinema Argentine actress.
She has made over 65 TV and film appearances since 1964. Most of her appearances have been in film and TV where she made her debut in the soap ...
and
Osvaldo Laport
Rubens Osvaldo Jesús Udaquiola Laport (born August 12, 1956, in Juan Lacaze, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan- Argentine actor and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. In 2000, he earned Martín Fierro Award for his portrayal in television comedy ''Campeones de ...
.
The production includes similarities with ''
Campeones de la vida
''Campeones de la vida'' ( es, Champions of life) is an Argentine telenovela, produced by Pol-Ka, which was aired from 1999 to 2001 by El Trece. The main actors were Osvaldo Laport, María Valenzuela, Soledad Silveyra, Juan Carlos Calabró, Ma ...
'', an older telenovela by Pol-Ka. The plot is focused on a sports club and many characters are sportspeople. Silveyra and Laport play a couple once more.
The plots try to avoid the usual cliches in the romantic couples of telenovelas. The plots are also focused on nostalgia, but not as pronounced as in ''Graduados''.
The opening theme was performed by the band
Tan Biónica
Tan Biónica was a pop rock band from Argentina. The group was formed in 2002 in Buenos Aires by vocalist Santiago "Chano" Moreno Charpentier, his younger brother Gonzalo "Bambi" Moreno Charpentier, Sebastián Seoane (guitar), and Diego Lichtenste ...
, who had also made the opening theme of ''Graduados''.
Reception
The first episode was aired on December 3, 2013. It got 18.1 rating points.
Cast
*
Agustina Cherri
Agustina Cherri (born February 15, 1983, Argentina) is one of the leading actresses in Argentina with more than 30 years of career.
Biography
Agustina Cherri grew up as a fan of Flavia Palmiero, a famous children's show host during Cherri's chi ...
as Rocío Monti
*
Nicolás Cabré
Nicolás Gabriel Cabré Brickenstaedt (born 6 February 1980) is an Argentine actor and television host. Known for his film, stage and television work, he has won ACE Award and earned four Martín Fierro Award nominations. Cabré is also a regu ...
as Simón Alarcón
*
Gonzalo Heredia
Gonzalo Ezequiel Heredia (born March 12, 1982 in Munro, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine actor.
Personal life
Since 2010, Gonzalo Heredia is in a relationship with the actress, Brenda Gandini whom he met in the recordings of ''Malpari ...
as Julián Ruiz
*
Nicolás Vázquez
Nicolás Diego Vázquez Mantovani (; 12 June 1977) is an Argentine television, theater and film actor, comedian, television presenter and singer.
Career
Born in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Vázquez began his acting career in RRDT interpreting Ismael ...
as Manuel Pellegrini
*
Emilia Attias
Emilia may refer to:
People
* Emilia (given name), list of people with this name
Places
* Emilia (region), a historical region of Italy. Reggio, Emilia
* Emilia-Romagna, an administrative region in Italy, including the historical regions of Em ...
as Bárbara Delgado
*
Calu Rivero as Tania Delgado
*
Osvaldo Laport
Rubens Osvaldo Jesús Udaquiola Laport (born August 12, 1956, in Juan Lacaze, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan- Argentine actor and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. In 2000, he earned Martín Fierro Award for his portrayal in television comedy ''Campeones de ...
as Domingo "Cholo" Alarcón
*
Soledad Silveyra
Soledad Silveyra (; born February 13, 1952), is a prominent TV, theater and cinema Argentine actress.
She has made over 65 TV and film appearances since 1964. Most of her appearances have been in film and TV where she made her debut in the soap ...
as Inés de Ruiz
*
Benjamín Rojas
Benjamín Rojas Pessi (born April 16, 1985) is an Argentine actor and singer. He was part of the pop-rock band ''Erreway'' together with Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo and Luisana Lopilato.
Acting career Breakthrough (1998–2003)
Rojas was b ...
as Máximo Barraco
*
Martin Seefeld Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austr ...
as Oscar Pires
*
Claribel Medina
Claribel Medina (born December 16, 1961 in San Juan) is a Puerto Rican actress who has acted for soap operas and movies filmed both in her native Puerto Rico and in Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=n ...
as Andrea
*
Felipe Colombo
Felipe Colombo Eguía (born January 8, 1983, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican-Argentine actor, singer and songwriter. He was part of the pop-rock band Erreway together with Camila Bordonaba, Benjamín Rojas and Luisana Lopilato.
Biograph ...
as Fidel
*
Leticia Brédice
Leticia Marcela Brédice (born July 26, 1975) is an Argentine actress and singer.
Career
Brédice won Best New Actress Award from the Argentine Film Critics Association in 1993 for ''Anni Ribelli''. In 1997, she has also won Best Supporting Ac ...
as Carolina
*
Gustavo Conti as Fabián
*
Michel Noher
Michel Noher (born April 14, 1983) is an Argentine actor.
Biography
Michel is the son of the renowned French actor Jean Pierre Noher. He lived with his mother in Bariloche from the age of four to seventeen and then went to live in Buenos Aires, ...
as José María
*
Nicolás Pauls as León
*
Esteban Pérez
Esteban Daniel Pérez Spatazza (born March 26, 1966 in Rosario, Santa Fe) is a retired male basketball player (2.00 metres) from Argentina, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is ...
as Mariano
* Manuela Pal as Leonora "Leo" Barceló
* Federico Amador as Luciano Barraco
* Ana María Colombo as Alicia Barraco
* Victorio D´Alessandro as Guido Alarcón
* Juana Viale as Delfina Correa
* Florencia Raggi as Natalia/Clara Aguirre
* Joaquín Flamini as Aquiles Suárez
* Natalia Carabetta as Zoe Alarcón
* Leonora Balcarce as Josefina
* Leticia Siciliani as Sol
* Agustina Attias as Agustina
* Belén Persello as Ruth
* Francisco Fernández de Rosa as Patricio
* Nicolás Mele as Germán
* Maia Dosoretz as Maia
* Miguel Jordan as Higilio
* Ana Moreno as Ana
* Jimena Riestra as Ilondra
* María Ibarreta as Thelma
* Sol Madrigal as Mara
* Nicolás Goldschmidt as Ezequiel
* Gastón Ricaud as Nico
* Martín Orecchio as Tomás
* Alejandro Paker as Álvaro
* Mariana Richaudeau as Marisa
* Paolo Ragone as Bruno
* Sofía Elliot as Cecilia
* Diego Treu as Charly
* Malena Narvay as Sofía
* Juano Tabares as Ale
* Diego Pérez as Fernando "Yayo"
* Sebastián Almada as Ricardo "Queco"
* Anderson Ballesteros as Montoya
* Juan Palomino as Suárez
* Carlos Nieto as García
* Noemí Morelli as Professor Martinelli
* Germán Tripel as Bomba
* Daniela Lopilato as Bebu
* Javier de la Torre as Cato
* Germán Rodríguez as Natalia's ex boyfriend
Awards
Nominations
* 2014
Martín Fierro Awards
The Martín Fierro Awards ( es, Premios Martín Fierro) is the name of the most prominent awards for Argentine radio and television, granted by APTRA, the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists.
History
The awards were first g ...
** Best comedy
** Best actor of daily comedy (
Nicolás Cabré
Nicolás Gabriel Cabré Brickenstaedt (born 6 February 1980) is an Argentine actor and television host. Known for his film, stage and television work, he has won ACE Award and earned four Martín Fierro Award nominations. Cabré is also a regu ...
)
** Best actor of daily comedy (
Osvaldo Laport
Rubens Osvaldo Jesús Udaquiola Laport (born August 12, 1956, in Juan Lacaze, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan- Argentine actor and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. In 2000, he earned Martín Fierro Award for his portrayal in television comedy ''Campeones de ...
)
** Best actress of daily comedy (
Agustina Cherri
Agustina Cherri (born February 15, 1983, Argentina) is one of the leading actresses in Argentina with more than 30 years of career.
Biography
Agustina Cherri grew up as a fan of Flavia Palmiero, a famous children's show host during Cherri's chi ...
)
** Best actress of daily comedy (
Calu Rivero)
** Best actress of daily comedy (
Soledad Silveyra
Soledad Silveyra (; born February 13, 1952), is a prominent TV, theater and cinema Argentine actress.
She has made over 65 TV and film appearances since 1964. Most of her appearances have been in film and TV where she made her debut in the soap ...
)
* 2014
Kids Choice Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (also known as the KCAs or Kids' Choice) is an annual American children's awards ceremony show that is produced by Nickelodeon. Usually held on a Saturday night in late March or early April, the show honors ...
Argentina
** Favorite local program
** Favorite actor (
Nicolás Vázquez
Nicolás Diego Vázquez Mantovani (; 12 June 1977) is an Argentine television, theater and film actor, comedian, television presenter and singer.
Career
Born in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Vázquez began his acting career in RRDT interpreting Ismael ...
)
** Favorite actress (
Emilia Attías)
** Favorite supporting actress (Manuela Pal)
References
External links
Official site
{{Pol-ka
2010s Argentine television series
2013 telenovelas
Pol-ka telenovelas
2013 Argentine television series debuts
2014 Argentine television series endings
Sports fiction