''Amigos x siempre'' (English title: ''Friends 4 Ever'') is a Mexican children's

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produced by

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for

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that premiered on January 10, 2000 and ended on June 16, 2000.

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(later replaced by Lourdes Reyes) and

Ernesto Laguardia Ernesto Laguardia (; born October 5, 1959) is a Mexican actor known for his performances in Mexican telenovelas. Biography Laguardia was born in Mexico City and started as a model while he was in elementary school. His enthusiasm eventually led ...

starred as protagonists,

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and Martín Ricca starred as child protagonists, while

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, Rebeca Mankita and the leading actor Germán Robles starred as antagonists. The leading actress

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starred as stellar performance. The story is set at a prestigious, but rigid and repressive school called Instituto Vidal. Its strict owner and headmistress, Julia Vidal, was once kind but has now turned into a bitter woman following the death of her husband and her daughter, Laura. Her granddaughter, Ana, a very sweet and intelligent 10-year-old, also has been affected by the death. She has been rendered virtually speechless by the trauma, though she expresses herself through music and possesses an extraordinary ability to move objects with her mind. Ana's unscrupulous father, Francisco Capistrán, however, has taken advantage of the situation to try to steal Julia's school. The timely arrival of Ana's uncle, Salvador, Amanda and her adopted son changes everything. Ana's sad and lonely life takes an unexpected turn for the better and she regains her joy in a series of adventures bursting with humor, excitement, music, and thrilling surprises.

Plot

A group of children from a variety of backgrounds form a special friendship, using music as their bond. Ana, an abused child deep in sadness, is taught how to laugh by Pedro. Pedro, a fish out-of-water, refuses to follow the rigid rules of the school and loves to sing. The group includes, Santiago, a little rich kid, spoiled and raised by a maid, Lourdes, a shy girl, who devotes most of her time attending her Down Syndrome brother, Carlitos, Patricia a lonely girl who dreams of becoming rich, at any cost, Gilberto stutters constantly, causing shame to his self-absorbed parents, Renata, tries hard to win the affection of her father, whom believes that girls are worthless, so she tries to become a boy, "El 7 Leguas" a poor boy, who is not allowed to attend a prestigious school, he is loyal and inventive, Carlitos, born with Down Syndrome, tries hard to act normal and show everyone even mentally disabled children have feelings, care for others, and contribute to society, and Rafa, a chubby little boy, in love with Patricia has the brains, and is the songwriter in the group.

Cast

as Salvador Vidal Ruvalcaba *

as Melissa Escobar #1 *

as Ana Capistrán Vidal * Martín Ricca as Pedro Vidal Naredo * Lourdes Reyes as Melissa Escobar #2 * Rebeca Mankita as Amanda Naredo de Vidal *

as Doña Julia Ruvalcaba Vda. de Vidal *

as Francisco Capistrán * Germán Robles as Neftalí Güemes * Héctor Ortega as Crispín Ávila *

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as Brígida Escobar *Bárbara Ferré as "La Nena" de Sánchez-Gavito *Oscar Traven as Ernesto Sánchez-Gavito *Marcela Páez as Isabel Gamba de Egurrola *Juan Carlos Bonet as Javier Egurrola *Lucía Guilmáin as Teacher Victoria *Julio Mannino as Marcos *Vanessa Angers as Claudia Hernández *Humberto Dupeyrón as Teacher Arnulfo *Julio Monterde as Teacher Félix *Eugenio Bartilotti as Agent Hipólito "Triple Cero" *Lisette Sáez as Merlina *Francisco Rosell as Teacher Gonzalo *Susan Vohn as Laura Vidal Ruvalcaba de Capistrán *Maripaz García as Elizabeth *

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as Santiago del Valle Villareal *Daniela Mercado as Lourdes Egurrola Gamba *Grisel Margarita as Patricia Hernández *Mickey Santana as Gilberto Sánchez-Gavito *Naydelin Navarrete as Renata Sánchez-Gavito *Oscar Larios as Juan "El 7 Leguas" *Pablo Tableros as Carlitos Egurrola Gamba *Ronald Duarte as Rafa Núñez Saldívar * Amparo Arozamena as Doña Virginia *Gerardo Camarena as Agent Doble Cero *Jose Magaña as Hans * Oscar Morelli as Máximo *Mariagna Prats as Olga *Juan Carlos Casasola as Fernando *Héctor Gómez as Alfonso *Alfonso Mier y Terán as Nico *Queta Lavat as Mother Superior *Dolores Salomón "Bodokito" as Nun Pilar *Alberto Inzúa as Darío Ruiz Sandoval *

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as Manuel Ruiz Sandoval *Raúl Magaña as Gerardo *Hernán Prado as Enrique Buendía *Pablo Poumian as Jaime Ávila "El Tocacintas" *Gabriel Ramos Villalpando as Alex *Enrique Sánchez as "El Nopal" *Montserrat Campos Rivera as "La Chilis" *Aarón González as "El Mocos" *Silvia Lomelí as Hostess of radio *

Ariel López Padilla Ariel López Padilla (born August 12, 1962 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his acting in many telenovelas such as Gata Salvaje, Pecados Ajenos, Inocente de ti. Ariel Lopez works for most famous telenove ...

as Himself *

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as Himself *

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as Herself *Yamil Sesin *Diego Sieres *Banda El Recodo *Tierra Cero

Discography

* ¡Amigos X Siempre! (album) * ¡Amigos x siempre! en la ruta de la amistad

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

References

External links

* in

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amigos X siempre 2000 telenovelas Mexican telenovelas 2000 Mexican television series debuts 2000 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico City Televisa telenovelas Children's telenovelas Television series about children