Santa Diabla (
literally
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History
The first known use of the word ''literally'' was in the 15th century, or the 1530s, when it was used in the sense of "in ...
: ''Holy Devil'', English title: ''Broken Angel'') is an American
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
written by José Ignacio Valenzuela, and produced by United States-based television network
Telemundo Studios, Miami. The story begins with
Gaby Espino
María Gabriela Espino Rugero (born November 15, 1977), better known as Gaby Espino, is a Venezuelan actress, model and presenter. She is best known for her roles in telenovelas.
Early life and career
Born in Maracay, Venezuela, Gaby Espino is ...
and
Carlos Ponce
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starring as the protagonists, while
Aarón Díaz
Aarón Díaz Spencer (born March 7, 1982) is a Mexican-American actor, singer, and model.
Early life
Aarón Díaz Spencer was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to an Irish-American mother (surname Spencer) and a Mexican father (sur ...
and
Ximena Duque
Ximena Duque (born January 30, 1985) is a Colombian actress and model.
Biography
Ximena was born in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on January 30, 1985 and at age 12 moved to Miami, Florida, where she began to study acting, diction and acce ...
star as the antagonists.
Telemundo aired the serial as part of its 2013–2014 season. On August 6, 2013, the network began broadcasting ''Santa Diabla'' weeknights at 10pm/9c, replacing ''
El Señor de los Cielos
''El Señor de los Cielos'' (in English: ''Lord of the Skies'') is an American telenovela created by Luis Zelkowicz, based on an original idea by Mariano Calasso, and Andrés López and it started airing on American broadcast channel Telemundo. P ...
''. As with most of its other telenovelas, the network broadcast
English subtitles as closed captions on CC3.
Plot
''Santa Diabla'' is the story of Santa Martínez (
Gaby Espino
María Gabriela Espino Rugero (born November 15, 1977), better known as Gaby Espino, is a Venezuelan actress, model and presenter. She is best known for her roles in telenovelas.
Early life and career
Born in Maracay, Venezuela, Gaby Espino is ...
), a woman who seeks revenge for the murder of her husband Willy Delgado (
Lincoln Palomeque
Lincoln Palomeque (born March 20, 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 media such as ...
). Santa's revenge includes marrying Humberto Cano (
Carlos Ponce
Carlos Armando Ponce Freyre Jr. (born September 4, 1972) is a Puerto Rican actor, musician, model, and television personality. Ponce began his acting career by participating in Spanish language soap operas for Televisa and Telemundo. Ponce contin ...
), a powerful attorney in Marrero. Humberto hired Willy Delgado to give piano lessons to Humberto's niece Daniela Milan (Ana Osorio) at the Cano family's home, until Bárbara Cano (
Wanda D'Isidoro
Wanda Catherine D’Isidoro Arcolín (born October 20, 1977 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Venezuelan actress. D'Isidoro was born to an American mother and a Sicilian father, who met when her mother was an actress. They married and moved to Vene ...
), Daniela's mother and Humberto's sister, accused Willy of harassment and attempted rape of her daughter. Blaming the Canos for the unjust death of her husband, Santa intends to destroy the Cano family, but as she tries to complete her mission, she meets and falls in love with Santiago Cano (
Aarón Díaz
Aarón Díaz Spencer (born March 7, 1982) is a Mexican-American actor, singer, and model.
Early life
Aarón Díaz Spencer was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to an Irish-American mother (surname Spencer) and a Mexican father (sur ...
), Humberto and Bárbara's brother. All the while Inés Robledo (
Ximena Duque
Ximena Duque (born January 30, 1985) is a Colombian actress and model.
Biography
Ximena was born in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on January 30, 1985 and at age 12 moved to Miami, Florida, where she began to study acting, diction and acce ...
) who is a rich and evil woman uses her power and influence to try and keep Santiago and Santa apart because of her obsession with Santiago.
Cast
Starring
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Gaby Espino
María Gabriela Espino Rugero (born November 15, 1977), better known as Gaby Espino, is a Venezuelan actress, model and presenter. She is best known for her roles in telenovelas.
Early life and career
Born in Maracay, Venezuela, Gaby Espino is ...
as Amanda Brown / Santa Martínez -
*
Aarón Díaz
Aarón Díaz Spencer (born March 7, 1982) is a Mexican-American actor, singer, and model.
Early life
Aarón Díaz Spencer was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to an Irish-American mother (surname Spencer) and a Mexican father (sur ...
as Santiago Cano -
*
Ximena Duque
Ximena Duque (born January 30, 1985) is a Colombian actress and model.
Biography
Ximena was born in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on January 30, 1985 and at age 12 moved to Miami, Florida, where she began to study acting, diction and acce ...
as Inés Robledo -
*
Carlos Ponce
Carlos Armando Ponce Freyre Jr. (born September 4, 1972) is a Puerto Rican actor, musician, model, and television personality. Ponce began his acting career by participating in Spanish language soap operas for Televisa and Telemundo. Ponce contin ...
as Humberto Cano -
Recurring Cast
*
Frances Ondiviela
Francisca Ondiviela Otero (born May 19, 1962), known professionally as Frances Ondiviela is a Spanish and Mexican actress know for starring in the roles was in the telenovela, ''Acorralada''.
Ondiviela was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
...
as Victoria Coletti -
*
Roberto Mateos
Roberto Mateos (born April 28, 1963, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico), is a Mexican actor of telenovelas. He is best known for his performance in most successful telenovelas productions such as Televisa, Venevision and Telemundo. He live ...
as Patricio Vidal -
*
Lincoln Palomeque
Lincoln Palomeque (born March 20, 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 media such as ...
as Willy Delgado -
*
Wanda D'Isidoro
Wanda Catherine D’Isidoro Arcolín (born October 20, 1977 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Venezuelan actress. D'Isidoro was born to an American mother and a Sicilian father, who met when her mother was an actress. They married and moved to Vene ...
as Bárbara Cano -
*
Ezequiel Montalt
Ezequiel Montalt Ros (born August 24, 1977 in Bonrepòs i Mirambell, Valencian Community, Spain) is a Spanish actor.
Career
Montalt started out his career as a singer, trumpet player, composer, and arranger in a jazz band called Ejazz in his ...
as Jorge "George" Millan -
*
Lis Vega as Lisette Guerrero -
*
Zully Montero
Clara Zully Montero (; born January 25, 1944) is a Cuban actress who has worked in television, film, and theatre.
Biography
Montero was born in Santo Suarez, Cuba. At the age of 11, Montero gathered a group of friends and created her own pl ...
as Hortensia de Santana -
* Fred Valle as Gaspar Cano -
*
Virna Flores
Virna Giannina Flores Di Liberto (Lima, Perú, February 13, 1977) is a Peruvian actress, based in Miami.
Biography
She began acting on television in soap operas Peru's rich and Love Vicky Serrano.
Then, she strengthened her acting career by ...
as Paula Delgado -
*
Eduardo Orozco
Eduardo Alonso Orozco León (born 3 March 1980) is a Venezuelan actor known for his participation in telenovelas for RCTV, and most recently Venevisión
Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venezuela's la ...
as Arturo Santana -
* Kenya Hijuelos as Lucy Medina -
* Alberich Bormann as Iván Cano -
* Raúl Izaguirre as Vicente Robledo -
* Luis Caballero as Carlos Coletti -
* Gerardo Riverón as Padre Milton Reverte -
* Gilda Haddock as Francisca Cano -
*
Beatriz Valdés
Beatriz Valdés Fidalgo (born May 12, 1963, in Havana) is a Cuban-Venezuelan actress.
She was born in Cuba, where she studied drama and worked as an actress before she arrived to Venezuela as a guest at the Cinema Interamerican Forum in 1989. She ...
as Begoña Flores -
* María Requenel as Tránsito Carvajal -
*
Javier Valcárcel
Javier Inocente Pérez Torres (born September 23, 1969), better known as Javier Valcárcel, is a Cuban actor. He was born in Havana
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as Francisco "Pancho" Robledo -
* Ana Osorio as Daniela Millan -
*
Jorge Eduardo García as Willy Delgado Jr. / Guillermo Cano -
Recurring
*
Christian de la Campa as Franco García Herrera / René Alonso -
*
Jeimy Osorio
Jeirmarie "Jeimy" Osorio Rivera (born December 22, 1988) is a Puerto Rican actress and singer. Best known for telenovelas: ''Una Maid en Manhattan'', '' Porque el amor manda'', ''Santa Diabla
Santa Diabla (literally: ''Holy Devil'', English ...
as Mara Lozano -
* Pedro Telémaco as Lázaro Illianes -
* Carlos Augusto Maldonado as Ulises Colleti -
* Maki Soler as Alicia Cano / La Diabla -
*
Gledys Ibarra
Gledys Ibarra (born November 19, 1960) is a Venezuelan television actress
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as Elisa Lozano -
* Evelin Santos as Gloria
* José Ramón Blanch as Orlando / El Toro / Ricardo Hernández
*
Emily Alvarado
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as Child Alicia Cano
Production
''Santa Diabla'' marks the return of
Gaby Espino
María Gabriela Espino Rugero (born November 15, 1977), better known as Gaby Espino, is a Venezuelan actress, model and presenter. She is best known for her roles in telenovelas.
Early life and career
Born in Maracay, Venezuela, Gaby Espino is ...
years after participating in ''
Más Sabe el Diablo
''Más Sabe el Diablo'' (Literally "The Devil Knows More", "Falling Angel" in English-speaking markets) is a successful Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo.Hayes, David (2008-05-12). "Tel ...
'' and ''
Ojo Por Ojo''. The telenovela also marks
Carlos Ponce
Carlos Armando Ponce Freyre Jr. (born September 4, 1972) is a Puerto Rican actor, musician, model, and television personality. Ponce began his acting career by participating in Spanish language soap operas for Televisa and Telemundo. Ponce contin ...
's and
Ximena Duque
Ximena Duque (born January 30, 1985) is a Colombian actress and model.
Biography
Ximena was born in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on January 30, 1985 and at age 12 moved to Miami, Florida, where she began to study acting, diction and acce ...
’s first antagonist roles, and the Telemundo debut of
Aarón Díaz
Aarón Díaz Spencer (born March 7, 1982) is a Mexican-American actor, singer, and model.
Early life
Aarón Díaz Spencer was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to an Irish-American mother (surname Spencer) and a Mexican father (sur ...
who signed an exclusivity agreement with Telemundo in 2013.
Carlos Ponce
Carlos Armando Ponce Freyre Jr. (born September 4, 1972) is a Puerto Rican actor, musician, model, and television personality. Ponce began his acting career by participating in Spanish language soap operas for Televisa and Telemundo. Ponce contin ...
and
Aarón Díaz
Aarón Díaz Spencer (born March 7, 1982) is a Mexican-American actor, singer, and model.
Early life
Aarón Díaz Spencer was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to an Irish-American mother (surname Spencer) and a Mexican father (sur ...
composed both the lyrics and music of the theme song of ''Santa Diabla'', and they also performed the theme song for the telenovela. Filming of the telenovela began in late May 2013, and ended in December 2013.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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{{Telemundo original ended series
2013 American television series debuts
2014 American television series endings
American television series based on telenovelas
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