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''Paraíso Travel'' is a Colombian telenovela that premiered on RCN Televisión on 29 January 2018, and concluded on 4 May 2018 based on the book of the same name by the Colombian author Jorge Franco. It stars Laura Londoño and
Sebastián Eslava Sebastián Eslava (born 15 March 1985), is a Colombian television actor, son of the famous bullfighter Pepe Cáceres José Humberto Eslava "Pepe" Cáceres (March 16, 1935 - August 16, 1987) was a Colombian bullfighter. Born in Honda, Tolima, ...
as the titular's character.


Synopsis

This series tells the story of Reina Acuña a young beautiful Colombian girl that after receives a phone call from her mother, Raquel Zuluaga, she starts looking for her in the streets of Medellín, just to find out that the women has fled to New York to die in the north. Reina boards a new journey to the States that leads her to deal with more than a couple complicated situations while looking for her mom, such as having her visa rejected and getting in touch with an illegal migration agencie called ''Paraíso Travel''. Through her travels she will walk into the abyss of moral borders, willing to do whatever it takes to fulfil her dreams and goals, which have no boundaries.


Themes

This RCN's production relates to the American Dream from a Colombian perspective, to approach themes such as love, family, friends and couples. The joys, sadness and hazards of ''Paraíso Travel'' haves the streets and venues of Medellín and New York City as a stage. The series is based in the homonymous novel by Jorge Franco as well as the 2008 movie by Simón Brand, whose soundtrack was composed by the Colombian singer and song writer Fonseca. The story covers the unreal day by day choices an immigrant has to make in order to achieve their dreams in the United States.


Cast

* Laura Londoño as Reina Acuña *
Sebastián Eslava Sebastián Eslava (born 15 March 1985), is a Colombian television actor, son of the famous bullfighter Pepe Cáceres José Humberto Eslava "Pepe" Cáceres (March 16, 1935 - August 16, 1987) was a Colombian bullfighter. Born in Honda, Tolima, ...
as Marlon Cruz * Juan Diego Sánchez as Lucas * Katherine Vélez as Raquel Zuluaga * Cristian Tappan as Gonzalo Acuña * Juan Pablo Posada as Iván * Michel Guillo as Giovanny * Lucho Velasco as Victor * Mario Parra as Pastor * Sandra Reyes as Cecilia * Julio Sánchez as Ramón Cruz * Carlos Kajú as Paco * Aída Morales as Fabiola * Marcela Benjumea as Leonor * Nadia Rowinsky as La Caleña * Adriana Osorio as Patricia * Juana Arboleda as Maritza * Carlos Congote as Jeremy * Fiona Horsey as DEA Agent: Demi * Fernando Arévalo as Guillermo * Alexis Calvo as El Enano * Mauricio Gonzalez as DEA Agent: Alex *
Franártur Duque Franártur Duque (August 20, 1983, Venezuela) is a Colombian-Venezuelan actor, comedian and producer. He has been a part of different audiovisual productions in mediums such as television, advertising, cinema, web, video clips, short films, adv ...
as Bellhop * Adriana Silva as Adriana * Vilma Vera as Sonia Ríos


References

{{Sony Pictures Television Latin America Productions Spanish-language telenovelas RCN Televisión telenovelas 2018 Colombian television series debuts 2018 telenovelas 2018 Colombian television series endings Television shows set in Medellín Television shows set in New York City Television shows set in Caracas Television shows set in Guadalajara, Jalisco Sony Pictures Television telenovelas