''Viudas e hijos del Rock and Roll'' ( en, Widow and sons of Rock and Roll) is a 2014 Argentine

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'' ...

, starred by

Damián De Santo Damián Álvaro de Santo (born June 12, 1968) is an Argentine actor. Biography He began his studies of dramatic art with Lito Cruz and studied in the Casa del Teatro. Personal life He was the boyfriend of the Argentine singer Laura Miller. ...

and

Paola Barrientos Paola Barrientos (born February 23, 1975 in San Fernando, Buenos Aires, San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine actress. She worked in theater for several years. She took part in a successful TV spot of Banco Galicia, which allowed ...

. It includes several references to the

Argentine Rock Argentine rock (known locally as ''rock nacional'' , "national rock" in the sense of "local", "not international") is rock music composed or performed by Argentine bands or artists mostly in Spanish. Argentine rock began by recycling hits of Engl ...

of the 1990s. The show ended on May 13, 2015.

Plot

Diego Lamas and Miranda Betini were two rockers who met in

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in 1992. Miranda was the daughter of Roby, a famous radio host, but concealed that information from Diego. They had a brief romance, and arranged to reunite in their native Buenos Aires, next to the Obelisco, the next month. Sandra, Miranda's best friend, started a romance with Roby, so she rejected them both. Diego had a car accident and could not meet Miranda at the agreed time, so she broke with him and with the whole rock and roll lifestyle. The

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jumps to the modern day, Miranda is married to Segundo, and Diego is about to marry Susana. Roby dies, and Diego briefly sees Miranda at his funeral, which was broadcast on TV, and is reunited with her. Miranda and Sandra met Vera as well, another daughter of Roby, who was born out of wedlock. As widow and daughters of Roby, Sandra, Miranda and Vera share each a fourth part of the shares of the radio, alongside Roby's assistant, Pipo. Vera convinces the others to give a radio program to Diego and his friend Rama. Diego rejects Susana in their wedding and slowly starts a romance with Miranda. Both of their mothers (Titi and Gabriela, respectively) became friends and try to influence them to pursuit it. Segundo is a closeted gay, who develops a crush on his '' petisero'' Tony. Miranda and Segundo break up in good terms, and she also helps him to discover that his true mother is María Esther, a former maid of the Arostegui raped by Emilio. Sandra eventually amends her relation with Miranda, and gets pregnant from Rama. Rama, however, stays with Vera. With the exception of Miranda and Segundo, who had their own successful jobs, the Arostegui lost all their money and their mansion, and must move to a small apartment. The last episode featured the gay wedding of Segundo and Tony.

Production

The filming started in May 2014.

Cast

''Viudas e hijos del Rock and Roll'' is the first work of

as a lead actress in television. She had a long career in theater plays, and her character in ''Graduados'' got a lot of praise. Still, she clarified that both characters are different: her character in ''Graduados'' was formal, and her character in "''Viudas...''" is a rebel rocker. She accepted to work in the telenovela because she had a good relation with the other actors of the cast. Griselda Siciliani worked for Telefe for the first time. Although she worked several years at the competitor channel

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, her husband

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produces telenovelas at that channel, and is scheduled to appear in cameos in ''

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'', Siciliani clarified that they had no conflictive views over that. Her work is limited to 18 episodes, as she had worked a full year in ''

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'' and prefers to stay more time with her daughter.

Music

The telenovela uses several references to the 1990s

, and uses the music both for character building and the plots. The telenovela is also set in a fictional radio. The first episodes featured as well other things from the 1990s, such as the " rolinga" urban tribe, the boom of radio stations airing rock, the popularity of

among the young people, and the creation of mixtapes in cassettes. The starting point of the telenovela is the death of Roby, a character played by

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, which is described as an icon of Argentine rock.

Reception

The first episode was aired on August 18, with 24,3 rating points. It had the highest rating of the prime time on that day, over '' Showmatch''. The public praised the similarities with the telenovela ''

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'', aired in 2012, both in the initial plot and the focus on nostalgia. "Graduados 2" became a trending topic in

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that night. Later on, ''Viudas...'' did not achieve the expected ratings, and had a lower success than the re-run of the Turkish ''

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'' (translated as "Las mil y una noches"). The new time slots and the 80 guest stars did not help it to recover the initial ratings. It ended after 10 months, without living up to expectations.

Awards

''Viudas...'' received seven nominations for the 45th Martín Fierro Awards: best daily fiction, lead actor of daily fiction (Damián de Santo and Juan Minujin), lead actress of daily fiction (Paola Barrientos), best new actor (Dario Barassi), best writers and best music theme. Sebastián Ortega and Pablo Culell were surprised by the absence of Verónica Llinás and Luis Machín, and did not attend the ceremony.

Cast

* Damián De Santo as Diego Lamas *

as Miranda Bettini de Arostegui * Celeste Cid as Vera Santoro / Vera Bettini * Julieta Ortega as Sandra Cuevas * Juan Minujín as Segundo "Second" Arostegui * Mex Urtizberea as Pipo Roch *

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as Ramiro "Rama" Ferrer * Ludovico Di Santo as Ignacio "Nacho" Arostegui * Luis Machín as Luis Emilio Arostegui III *

Verónica Llinás Verónica Llinás (born September 23, 1960) is an Argentine film, television and theatre actress. She is the daughter of the writer Julio Llinás and the painter Martha Peluffo and sister of Sebastián Llinás and the film director Mariano Llin� ...

as Inés Murray Tedin Puch de Arostegui *

Violeta Urtizberea Violeta Urtizberea (February 19, 1985) is an Argentine actress. She worked once again with her father in the 2012 telenovela ''Graduados''. Biography She is the granddaughter of the journalist Raúl Urtizberea, daughter of the actor Mex Urtizbe ...

as Lourdes Sánchez Elías de Arostegui *

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as Agustín "El Piojo" Pulido * Nicolás Francella as Federico Ventura / Federico Roch *

as Roby Bettini / Juan Carlos Bettini * Griselda Siciliani as Susana "Susy" Bartolotti * Hugo Arana as Amílcar Bartolotti * Daniel Aráoz as Raúl Persa * Jorgelina Aruzzi as Vivian Acosta *

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as Ingrid Santoro Ardanaz *

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as Denise Saravia * Andy Kusnetzoff as Mariano Letterman * Daniela Herrero as Paula Peñalba *

Chino Darín Ricardo Mario Darín (born 14 January 1989), known professionally as Chino Darín, is an Argentine actor and film producer. Early life Ricardo Mario Darín was born on 14 January 1989 in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, to ...

as Franco Pilares / Franco Bettini *

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as Mirta "La Pioja" Pulido *

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as Facundo * Luis Margani as Remigio * Julieta Cardinali as Lola * Henny Trayles as Ruth *

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as Miriam * María Leal as Gabriela "Gaby" Bianchi * Eliseo Barrionuevo as Bautista Emilio Arostegui * Agustina Prinsich as María de la Paz Alcántara Echagüe * Arian Barbieri as Blas Arostegui * Byron Barbieri as Lautaro Arostegui * Antonio Birabent as Bruno Viale * Marcelo Mazzarello as Estanislao "El Polaco" Karlovich * Georgina Barbarossa as Beatriz "Tití" Cancela * Maju Lozano as Mariana Fasano * Juan Sorini as Antonio "Tony" Emmanuel Gilberto Soilo * Natalia Figueiras as Alina Mussi * Paula Baldini as Estela Rovner * Iride Mockert as Iaia López * Joe Seitun as Micky Viriloni * Darío Barassi as Pedro Gatto * Sheila González as Mayra Poli * Humberto Tortonese as Paco Acevedo Lainez * Ernestina Pais as Laura Viviani * Vivian El Jaber as Martita Cano * Esteban Meloni as José María Uriburu * Mauricio Lavaselli as Manu * Carla Moure as Brenda * Sol Jaite as Lucía * Mariana Chaud as Edith * Emme as Flor * Mónica Gonzaga as Fini * Marcelo De Bellis as Oscar * Edda Díaz as Norma * Damián Dreizik as Warner * Gabo Correa as Fiscal * Alejandra Flechner as María Esther * Oscar Ferrigno as Oficial * Juan Ignacio Machado as Angelito

Special Participation

* Charly García * Alejandro Lerner *

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* Los Tipitos * Adrián Barilari *

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* Leo García * Pablo Ruiz * Pablo Echarri *

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* Nancy Dupláa *

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* Ciro Pertusi * Marta Minujín * Marcelo Moura * Sebastián Wainraic * Iván Noble * Juanse * Pía Shaw * Elizabeth Vernaci * Matías Martin * Jóvenes Pordioseros * Toti Iglesias * Martin Fabio * Viuda e Hijas de Roque Enroll * Claudia Ruffinatti * Claudia Mabel Sinesi * Mavi Díaz * Juan di Natale * Rosario Ortega * Nequi Galotti * Bebe Sanzo * Mabby Autino * Benito Fernández * Solange Cubillo * Chano Moreno Charpentier * Roxana Zarecki * Débora Bello * Daniel Agostini * Leo Veterale * Ezequiel Cwirkaluk * Julieta Fazzari * Nancy Anka * Gabriela Allegue * Teté Coustarot * Ella Es tan Cargosa * Victoria Saravia * Jauría

References

External links

Official site

TV Tropes
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