Sergio Bermejo as Adolfo Pérez Alzamendi
*
Natalia Melcon as Analey
* Julia Calvo as Justina Merarda García / Felicitas García
* Donatella Massa as Young Esperanza "Hope" Bauer
* Pato Menahem as Bruno "Tic-Tac" Bedoya Agüero Talarico Rinaldi
* Ángela Ragno as Older Esperanza Bauer
* Daniela Aita as Caridad Martina Cuesta
* Guadalupe Antón as Alelí Ordóñez
* Tomás Ross as Cristóbal Bauer / Cristóbal Ibarlucía
* Florencia Cagnasso as Luz Inchausti
* Nazareno Antón as Mateo "Monito" Bauer Inchausti
* Jorge Suárez as Older Thiago Adolfo Bedoya Agüero
* Tobías Bernárdez as Bruno Bedoya Agüero Talarico Rinaldi
* Jaime Domínguez as Jaime Molina
* Sebastián Cura as Sebastián "Torito" Cura
* Valentina Ruiz as Paloma Hernández
* Manuela Pal as Franka Mayerhold
* Agustina Prinsich as Valentina Vegga / Agustina Donofrio
* Perla Brostein as Perla "Tierra Prometida" Schneider
* Cristián Belgrano as Gonzalo
* Marina Quesada as Ingrid
* María Zamarbide as Uma
* Lautaro Rodríguez as Hegel
* Belén Persello as Terra
* Luciano Nobile as Joel
* ¿? as Young Paz Bauer
* ¿? as Amado Gorki Paz
* ¿? as Octavio Arrechavaleta Rodríguez
* ¿? as Baby Alai Morales Romero
Emission and reception
At first, «Casi Ángeles» was directed towards a specific audience, particularly to children and adolescents and, in some cases, young adults. In its first season, it averaged 12.0 points along the 166 issues.
In the second season, the program was much more oriented to the adolescent public, increasing the cast of that strip, in addition to the love conflicts between Cielo and Nico. A new format was introduced for a daily fiction: the episodes had titles and ended with a monologue in "off", following the model of the North American series and moments of suspense became important. This season achieved an average of 13.6 rating points in its 160 issues.
In January, Disney Channel began broadcasting the program for Latin America, in an edited version that eliminated all scenes of sex and violence.
The third season, which aired in Argentina in April 2009 and ended on 3 December, with an average of 13.9 rating points, in its 140 issues, was the most viewed season.
The fourth season started in April 2010 and was aired until 29 November of the same year. During the month of June it was out of the air due to the transmission by the channel of the World Cup South Africa 2010. Therefore, it was the shortest season with 113 episodes, achieving a high average of 11.6 points.
Eleven years have gone by after its release (2020) and the audience has enlarged. Not only are yesterday's teenagers, now all grown-ups and young adults rewatching Casi Ángeles but today's adolescents are also submerging themselves into following the adventures of Nico, Cielo and the kids, (and later only the kids) through the most unexpected and life-changing adventures. Nowadays the series can be watched on YouTube on the verified channel of the same name
Casi Angeles The four complete seasons have been uploaded plus the extra material that was broadcast on TV back in the day. What is more, the channel is constantly updated with videos about the making of the show, some fun-facts and some videos to celebrate special days. In addition, the Instagram account @bycrismorena, which belongs to the producer of the show, regularly posts pictures, videos and edits.
International Broadcast
The series in addition to being broadcast by Telefe is also broadcast by air and cable channels in different countries of the world, reason why the strip transcended the borders and got a big fanatic around the world, being highlighted Israel. Some of the featured channels are: Jetix South American Zone, as it issued the first two of the strip and Disney Channel north zone, which is in charge of its respective zone of emission.
Team Angels/Bonus Track
The ''Team Angels'' or ''Bonus Track'' is a block of the program that began to be broadcast 20 June 2008 during the second season of the series in Argentina and that was emitted at the end of each episode. It lasted for about five minutes. In this segment, you could see interviews with the actors and creators, bloopers, behind the scenes, backstage of the Gran Rex Theater performances, rehearsals, real-cam of the actors, questionnaires, fans' videos, among others.
Logo creation
In Season 1, the logo had two angel wings united by a safety pin, which also represented the ''A'' for ''Ángeles''. The wings were covered in patches to represent the fact they were poor and had affection holes in their hearts. This explanation was given by Cris Morena during an interview for Produ.tv.
In Season 2, the patches disappeared from the logo. In this season, the characters were not poor anymore and had a loving family.
In Season 3, there was not a safety pin uniting the two wings anymore. The font of ''Casi Ángeles'' changed slightly. The logo background image had a
mandala
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, which is one important symbol this season, for example, the school they attend is called ''Mandalay''. For a brief period of the Season 3, the logo went dark to represent the fact Camilo Estrella,
Mariano Torre character, had been possessed by the evil Juan Cruz and tragedy would ensue.
In the third-season finale, the fourth season logo was revealed. It is orange and black and it has a different font. There's also a peace sign with two wings coming out of it. The I and V from the title resemble the Roman number for 4, IV.
Reception
Although the show had a good critical reception, ''Casi Ángeles'' was received with lukewarm ratings. The fans of Cris Morena criticized the show for being too repetitive, with scenes exactly like some of her previous hits such as Rebelde Way, Floricienta, Chiquititas and Alma Pirata. In the beginning, the show did not have a specific audience, it was targeted to kids and teenagers with some story lines skewing too young while others too old. The ratings were dropping and the highly promoted ''
Patito Feo
''Patito Feo'' (in English, Ugly Small Duck) is an Argentine telenovela produced by Ideas del Sur that aired on Disney Channel between July 2007 and March 2011 in Latin America, Europe and Asia. ''Patito Feo'' originally debuted in early April ...
'' debuted on
Canal 13 at the same time slot, and easily beat ''Casi Ángeles'' ratings. While repercussion and sales of ''Patito Feo'' products were astronomic and ratings were soaring, ''Casi Ángeles'' rating numbers were struggling which prompted
Telefe
Telefe (acronym for Televisión Federal) is a television station located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The station is owned and operated by Paramount Global through Televisión Federal S.A. Telefe is also one of Argentina's six national televisio ...
to hurriedly change the show to an earlier time slot.
Also some changes were made in ''Casi Ángeles''. The show concentrated on teenagers and started distancing from previous shows of Cris Morena, adding mystery and suspense elements. The changes had an effect and the audience started to grow. After a few weeks in the earlier time slot, the show returned to its original 6 P.M. slot, again confronting ''Patito Feo'' and this time it had similar rating numbers. In the end, the show had an average of 12 points according to
Ibope
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, only 0.2 points lower than ''Patito Feo''. The Season 1 finale reached 15 points, a series high and 1 point higher than ''Patito Feos finale.
Although the show was struggling on television, the 2007 musical with the entire cast of the show in
Teatro Gran Rex
The Teatro Gran Rex is an Art Deco style theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina which opened on July 8, 1937, as the largest cinema in Argentina.
Located near the centre of the city at 857 Corrientes Avenue, it was designed by the architect Alberto ...
was the highest-grossing live event of the year. As usual, Cris Morena invested millions of dollars in a
high-tech concert full of expensive effects and production. It sold over 120,000 tickets. The first-season soundtrack album, with all songs sung by the cast, ranked 12th on the best-selling albums of 2007 list compiled by
CAPIF
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, much lower than ''Patito Feos soundtrack which was number one. It also ranked lower than some of the previous Cris Morena production soundtracks (''
Chiquititas 2006'' was sixth on the annual list in 2006, ''
Floricienta 2'' was first in 2005, ''
Floricienta 1'' was 3rd in 2004 and 10th in 2005,
Erreway
Erreway is an Argentine pop rock band formed during the television series '' Rebelde Way'', consisting of Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo, Luisana Lopilato and Benjamín Rojas. Releasing three studio albums — ''Señales'', '' Tiempo'', ''Mem ...
's ''
Señales
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'' was 3rd in 2002 and 7th in 2003) although it did achieve
Platinum certification
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. During the summer hiatus, the cast of the show played concerts in
Córdoba,
Rosario and
Punta del Este
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.
In the second season, the show got a total makeover. It became much more oriented to teenagers, with the Teen Angels receiving more screen time and Nico and Cielo's relationship less. It also introduced a new format for a daily fiction: episodes had titles and ended in monologues, following the model of U.S. shows such as ''
Grey's Anatomy
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'', ''
Sex and the City
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'' and ''
Desperate Housewives''. In the same vein as ''
Lost
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'', the mystery elements became very important. The changes were well received and the show's rating exploded. It easily beat ''Patito Feos Season 2 number; while the Canal 13 show had a 9 points average, 3 points lower than previous season, ''Casi Ángeles'' Season 2 averaged 14 points, 2 points higher. The second soundtrack album was also a strong seller, achieving double platinum and ending the year as the third-best-selling album in the annual ranking.
The Teen Angels popularity skyrocketed with the cast appearing on the cover of several magazines and attracting huge hysteria wherever they went. In
Unicenter, a store was opened to sell exclusive ''Casi Ángeles'' merchandising, ''Fans Store''. The 2008 live musical in
Teatro Gran Rex
The Teatro Gran Rex is an Art Deco style theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina which opened on July 8, 1937, as the largest cinema in Argentina.
Located near the centre of the city at 857 Corrientes Avenue, it was designed by the architect Alberto ...
broke records with 220,000 tickets sold, the second highest attendance ever in the theater's 81 years of history and doubling the number of the previous season
Entradas de Casi Ángeles en el teatro Gran Rex agotadas
/ref> After the season of concerts in Buenos Aires
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, the Teen Angels toured extensively in Argentina, selling out arenas everywhere. They also played a sold-out concert for 40,000 in Montevideo, Uruguay. After the second-season finale, the cast played six additional concerts in Buenos Aires, and, during the summer hiatus, the Teen Angels were chosen as the spokespersons for Coca-Cola
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. They recorded the song "Hoy Quiero" which became the official Coke Summer Anthem. Also during the summer, they played two sold-out concerts in Mar del Plata and opened the official Coca-Cola stand in Pinamar
Pinamar is an Argentine coastal resort city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Buenos Aires Province. It has about 45,000 inhabitants (2020).
Located less than south of Buenos Aires, it is one of several small seaside communities that ...
, attracting over 2500 people to the event.
In January, Disney Channel started airing the show to Latin America, in a highly edited version cutting all the sexual and violent elements. To promote the show and their CD, the Teen Angels traveled to Mexico City
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for a showcase and interviews. The third season finally debuted in Argentina in April, six months after production began. Without no substantial competition, after ''Patito Feo'' was canceled due to season 2's disastrous number, ratings went through the roof. The third season average is, up to August, 15 points, two points higher than 2008. The third CD is also the best-selling album of the year until the moment. However, the live musical could not top the first two seasons' attendance numbers due to the swine flu
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epidemic which caused panic in Buenos Aires in July, during the Winter vacations. In August, sales were normalized and the concerts started to sell out fast as usual. However, all the canceled shows in July meant 2009 musical would not top previous years' numbers. In the end, it sold 100,000 tickets, which was less than the two previous seasons.
In late 2008, after the debut of the second season, ''Casi Ángeles'' became a gigantic hit in Israel
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. Peter Lanzani
Juan Pedro Lanzani (born 24 August 1990), also known as Peter Lanzani, is an Argentine actor and singer and former child model. He is best known for his role on the Cris Morena television series '' Casi Ángeles'' playing Thiago Bedoya Agüero, ...
and Lali Espósito
Mariana Espósito (born 10 October 1991), known professionally as Lali Espósito (or simply Lali), is an Argentine singer, actress, dancer and model.
Espósito began her career as an actress and singer in 2003 when she joined the cast of the ch ...
visited the country to promote the show and caused hysteria. The complete cast visited Tel Aviv
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in October 2009 for a series of sold-out concerts which had over 80,000 tickets sold. Peter and Mariana were also chosen as spokespeople for the Keff shampoo.
The third season ended on 5 December 2009. It reached 16.6 points and didn't exceed the season 2 season finale or the season 3 debut (both achieved 18.4 points). Season 3 averaged 14 points, the same as season 2. However, there was a drop in the ratings from the middle of the season.
In November, the Teen Angels did a promotional tour across Latin America. In December, they'll visit Spain and Italy.
The show was renewed for a fourth season and will return to Telefe
Telefe (acronym for Televisión Federal) is a television station located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The station is owned and operated by Paramount Global through Televisión Federal S.A. Telefe is also one of Argentina's six national televisio ...
in 2010. The Teen Angels
Teen Angels was an Argentine pop band formed from the series Casi Ángeles. Its original members were Lali Espósito, Peter Lanzani, Nicolás Riera, Gastón Dalmau and China Suarez, who would be replaced in 2011 by Rochi Igarzábal.
Teen Ang ...
will star in Coca-Cola Argentina's Christmas promotional campaign and will be featured on Coke's cans.
Licensing
''Casi Ángeles'' spawned a series of merchandising. During the Season 1, the products were targeted to children with toys, apparel, bicycle, cosmetics among others targeting mostly young girls. With the second season became teenage-oriented and the licensing program also started to skew older beginning. Stationery items, posters, postcards, furniture, clothing line, perfumes among other products were released to accompany the second and the third season. An official store, ''Fans Store'', is located at Unicenter shopping mall in Buenos Aires.
The show also spawned an official monthly magazine, four sticker albums by Panini, three soundtrack albums, two live album, among other products. The program has tie-ins with several brands. Lingerie line ''Sweet Victorian'' and label ''47 Street'' are sponsors of the show and also responsible for the wardrobe of most female characters. Shoe brand ''Jaguar'' is also a sponsor and their products are advertised on the show and used by the characters. Jaguar also has a Casi Angeles shoe line available. Coca-Cola
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and Movistar
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also have ties with the program.
Other releases
''Team Angels''
''Team Angels'' is a five-minute segment usually aired at the end of each episode with backstage, interviews, among other extra content.[ Team Angels – Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre] This segment was introduced in the Season 2.Teen Angels
Teen Angels was an Argentine pop band formed from the series Casi Ángeles. Its original members were Lali Espósito, Peter Lanzani, Nicolás Riera, Gastón Dalmau and China Suarez, who would be replaced in 2011 by Rochi Igarzábal.
Teen Ang ...
music videos; ''Real Cam'', when a member of the cast use a handheld camero to document his day and life; interviews; ''Q&A'', when the actors reply the question posted by ''Casi Ángeles'' fans via its official website, etc.
Soundtracks albums
DVDs
Books
''La isla de Eudamon'' is the first book to be published.
On 1 July 2010, the second book ''Resiste - clave para encontrar tu llave'' was published. This book is best selling in Argentina. The book reveals secrets that were not in the TV series.
''Resiste'' was produced by Cris Morena Group {{Infobox company
, name = Cris Morena Group
, logo =
, type = Private
, foundation = 2002
, location_city = Buenos Aires
, location_country = Argentina
, key_people = Cris Morena (CEO)
, area_served =
, industry = Telenovelas, music, live ...
and RGB Entertainment
''RGB Entertainment'' is a production company from Argentina. It was established in the year 2000.
History
It was created in 2000 by Gustavo Yankelevich, former Telefe director, and Victor Gonzalez, with headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argenti ...
with inclusion Editorial Planeta.
In December 2011, a book called ''El hombre de las mil caras'' was published for the second season.
Episodes
International broadcasting
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Official Website
*
Casi Ángeles
' at the Internet Movie Database
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