''Un Paso Adelante'' (''One Step Forward'') is a Spanish TV drama similar to the American 1980s TV series '' Fame''. It was originally broadcast on Spanish channel Antena 3 from 2002 to 2005. It has also been a huge success in Spanish-speaking countries (including Latin America), in Germany (where it was retitled ''Dance – Der Traum vom Ruhm''), Italy (where it was retitled ''Paso Adelante''),

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(where it was retitled ''Korak napred'') and in France (where it was retitled ''Un, Dos, Tres''). It began airing on Séries+ in Canada in 2011. Choreographers: Luka Yexi (seasons 1+2) Anna & Carlos Infante (seasons 3+4) Myriam Benedited (seasons 5+6)

Plot

The show focuses on the professors and the students of Carmen Arranz, one of the most prestigious art schools in Spain. The school is located in

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. The story follows Lola, Pedro, Rober, Jero, Ingrid, Silvia and Marta. They want to be successful singers, dancers and actors but they learn as they go along that the path to fame is not an easy one.

Cast list

Professors

Lola Herrera María Dolores Herrera Arranz MML (June 30, 1935) better known as Lola Herrera is an awarded Spanish actress. Biography She was born in the Barrio de Las Delicias, Valladolid, Castilla y León. She started in the world of music, but in the ...

as Carmen Arranz * Beatriz Rico as Diana de Miguel * Natalia Millán as Adela Ramos * as Juan Taberner * as Cristóbal Soto *

Toni Acosta Antonia del Carmen Acosta León (born 10 April 1972), better known as Toni Acosta, is a Spanish actress. Biography Antonia del Carmen Acosta León was born in San Cristóbal de la Laguna (in the island of Tenerife) on 10 April 1972. Her paren ...

as Jacinta "J.J." Jimenez *

Jaime Blanch Jaime Blanch Montijano (born 1940) is a Spanish film and television actor.Goble p.90 Selected filmography * ''I Was a Parish Priest'' (1953) * ''Jeromin'' (1953) * '' An Andalusian Gentleman'' (1954) * '' An Angel Has Arrived'' (1961) * '' La ...

as Gaspar Ruiz * Pedro Peña as Antonio Milá * as Horacio Alonso * Fanny Gautier as Alicia Jauregi * Esther Arroyo as Irene Miró *

Juan Echanove Juan Echanove Labanda (born 1 April 1961, in Madrid) is a Spanish actor. At Gijón International Film Festival in 2002, he received the Nacho Martínez Award. Selected filmography *'' Manolete'' ( Menno Meyjes, 2008) *''Alatriste'' (Agustín ...

as Mariano Cuéllar *

Marta Ribera Marta Ribera is a Spanish theatrical actress star born in 1971. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the Frank Wildhorn musical ''Jekyll & Hyde'' in the starring role of Lucy Harris and her most recent role as The Lady of the Lake in Monty ...

as Eva Ruiz * Satur Barrios as Cristina * Rocío Calvo as Claudia Romero * as Purificación "Puri" Lacarino

Students

Beatriz Luengo Beatriz Luengo González (born 23 December 1982) is a Spanish singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and entrepreneur based in Miami. She gained international recognition by portraying Lola Fernández in the Antena 3 series ''One Step Forward'' ( ...

as Dolores "Lola" Fernández *

Miguel Ángel Muñoz Miguel Ángel Muñoz Blanco (born 4 July 1983) is a Spanish actor and singer. Career Muñoz began his career as an actor at the age of eleven in the film '' El Palomo cojo'' (1995), followed by many television appearances. From 1997-98, he was a ...

as Roberto "Rober" Arenales *

Pablo Puyol Pablo Puyol Ledesma (born 26 December 1975) is a Spanish actor, dancer and singer. He is most known for appearing as Hugo in 45 episodes of '' Arrayán'' TV Series and in 24 episodes of ''Ciega a citas'' as Alberto. Biography He was born in M ...

as Pedro Salvador *

Mónica Cruz Mónica Cruz Sánchez (born 16 March 1977) is a Spanish actress and dancer. She is the younger sister of actress Penélope Cruz. She has appeared in the films ''The Inquiry'' (2006), '' Last Hour'' (2008), ''Jerry Cotton'' (2010) and ''Iron Cr ...

as Silvia Jauregui * Silvia Marty as Ingrid Munoz *

Dafne Fernández Dafne Fernández Fernández (born 31 March 1985 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish actress and dancer. Dafne became famous for playing Marta Ramos in the Spanish TV series '' Un paso adelante'', along with actors like Mónica Cruz, Beatriz Luengo, ...

as Marta Ramos * Raúl Peña as Jeronimo "Jero" Juiz *

Yotuel Romero Yotuel Omar Manzanares Romero (born October 6, 1976), mononymously known as Yotuel, is a Cuban singer, actor, and current lead singer and co-writer of the 2003 Latin Grammy Award-winning Platinum album-selling rap group Orishas. Among other rec ...

as Pavel Rodriguez * as Erika Sanz * Arantxa Valdivia as Luisa Ruiz * Patricia Arizmendi as Sonia * Junior Miguez as Junior Miguez * Asier Etxeandia as Benito "Beni" Lopez * as Josè * Ricardo Amador as Rafael "Rafa" Torres * as Cesar Martín

Others

* as Sebastián * Elisabeth Jordan as Tania * José Ángel Egido as Víctor Arenales * as Román Fernández * William Miller as Nacho Salinas

Main characters

Silvia Jáuregui (

) is the best female dancer at the school, besides being the director's niece. Her mother was a professional dancer and her father was a conductor. Therefore, she had the opportunity to tour the world with them when they were performing abroad. In the first episodes, she was quite snobbish and reserved. So she had difficulty in making friends. But, throughout the episodes, she became a close friend of Ingrid and Lola. She has had many lovers: Pedro, Rober (who eventually got her pregnant), Pavel, cocaine addict Alvaro, and Horacio (an ex-boyfriend of her aunt's). Dolores "Lola" Fernández (

) is a young woman who has devoted her entire life to dance and her family (her father and younger brother). She has a talent for singing but her real passion is dancing. Throughout the episodes, she has had many lovers: Jerónimo, Pavel (played by Orishas’ frontman Yotuel who is also

's partner in real life), and Pedro. Ingrid Muñoz ( Silvia Marty) is an extroverted and optimistic young woman who idolises Aretha Franklin. She had a romance with Juan, one of her teachers. She broke up with him, however, after he got his colleague Diana pregnant. Pedro Salvador (

) is the son of an Asturian fisherman and he moved to

to learn how to dance. Actually, he considers dance as a way to overcome his shyness towards girls. Besides, he has to work at part-time jobs in order to pay for his scholarship. Roberto “Rober” Arenales (

) is the seventh son of a wealthy family from San Sebastian. He likes behaving as a tough guy, and he's a ladies' man. He has a son, with an ex-girlfriend from when he was 16. Jeronimo “Jero” Juiz (Raul Peña), is a songwriter ready to do anything to gain fame. He had a romance with Lola but she ended up cheating on him with another student, Pavel. Marta Ramos (

) is a classical dancer. She is dance teacher Adela's sister. She had an affair with Pedro, and afterwards, with Rober. In the final season, she was diagnosed with a heart disease. But, eventually, she overcame it and returned to dance.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paso Adelante Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel) network series Television shows set in Madrid 2002 Spanish television series debuts 2005 Spanish television series endings 2000s Spanish drama television series