''Papá a la deriva'' (English: ''Dad Adrift'') is a

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an telenovela created by Daniella Castagno, that premiered on

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on May 25, 2015, and ended on February 29, 2016.

Plot

The story follows the life of Bruno Montt (

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), a

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captain with four children. He is strict and fearless. The plot starts from the day that one of his son's, Cristóbal Montt (Simón Pesutic), arrives in Valparaíso. He's greeted by his three siblings who have all been up to trouble at school recently. That same day, Bruno gets a call from the school principal (Paulina Hunt) saying that the children have done terrible things at school. His son Arturo (Nahuel Cantillano) uploaded naked photos of his teachers. His daughter Esmeralda (Li Fridman) bribed a teacher to get out of physical education. Finally, his daughter Marina (Giulia Inostroza) robbed her teacher's makeup. Things get even worse for Bruno, his children are very mischievous and the only person who had been taking care of the house and keeping things in order was the butler Eugenio Padilla (Claudio Arredondo). One day, Bruno goes out and leaves Eugenio in charge of the house, but seeing as he can't manage the kids on his own he calls his daughter Violeta (María Gracia Omegna). She works on a boat at the Muelle Prat port, she lost her house in the 2014 fires in Valparaíso. Violeta will make the captain a better person by telling him that rules were meant to be broken, and not necessarily to be followed. Bruno is attracted to Violeta from the start, however she has a jealous boyfriend Matías (Ignacio Achurra), the waiter at the restaurant "El Bote Salvavidas" ("The lifesaving boat" in English). However, the captain's secretary, Rosario (

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) tries to distance Bruno from Violeta and would do anything to get money and satisfy her and her daughter Barbara's needs (Francisca Walker). Bruno has to learn that his rank as captain won't help him control his children and he has to understand that only through love can he overcome his problems.

Cast

as Bruno Montt * María Gracia Omegna as Violeta Padilla *

as Rosario Quevedo *

Maricarmen Arrigorriaga Maricarmen Arrigorriaga Aguirre (born 1957 in Santiago) is a popular Chilean film and soap opera actress.Solange Lackington Solange Lackington Gangas (Santiago de Chile, December 7, 1962) is a Chilean actress, director and playwright of film, theater and television. She studied theater at the School of Theater of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. At just ...

as Victoria "Vicky" Urrutia *

Fernando Larraín Fernando José Larraín de Toro (born September 21, 1962 in Santiago, Chile, Santiago) is a Chilean comedian and film/television actor. He is of Basque people, Basque descent. Fernando started his career with the humoristic trio "Fresco y Natural ...

as Miguel Ayala *

Claudio Arredondo Claudio Alejandro Marcelo Arredondo Medina (born 29 November 1962, in Santiago) is a Chilean film, theater and television actor and politician. Acting career He studied at the Fernando González Acting Academy. He began his career in 1982 ...

as Eugenio "Queno" Padilla *

Ignacio Achurra Ignacio Jaime Achurra Díaz (born 19 October 1979) is a Chilean lawyer and actor who is member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention The Constitutional Convention () was the constituent body of the Republic of Chile in charge of drafting ...

as Matías Quiroz *Simón Pesutic as Cristóbal Montt *Fernanda Ramírez as Camila Quiroz *Francisco Dañobeitia as Felipe Briceño *Francisca Walker as Bárbara "Barbie" González *Renato Jofré as Diego Quiroz *Li Fridman as Esmeralda Montt *Constanza Mackenna as Mary Ann Chamberline *Nahuel Cantillano as Arturo Montt *Giulia Inostroza as Marina Montt *Jacqueline Boudon as Lucía *Paulina Hunt as Directora del Colegio *Roberto Prieto as Lucho "El Leyenda"

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External links

* 2015 telenovelas Mega (Chilean TV channel) telenovelas 2015 Chilean television series debuts 2016 Chilean television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas {{Chile-tv-prog-stub