Los exitosos Pérez (The Successful Perezes) is the adaptation for Mexico of the Argentine

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Los Exitosos Pells Los exitosos Pells (Spanish for "The successful Pells") is a 2008-2009 Argentine telenovela, produced by Underground Producciones and Endemol, and aired by Telefe. It started being aired on November 5, 2008, replacing '' Vidas Robadas'' at 10:30PM. ...

''. It's a co-production of

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and

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. Mexican producer José Alberto Castro acts as it executive producer. With a mixed cast of mostly Mexican and Argentinian actors, and a few from other nationalities, it was filmed on location in Argentina, in exactly the same sets used in the original Argentinian counterpart.

Synopsis

Martín Pérez (

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), an arrogant and manipulative man, is the most popular news anchorman of the country. He has been working for several years in the "Global News" channel, the number 1 news network, and is regarded as the most valuable asset of the channel. He is married with his co-anchor Sol (

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), and although their marriage is just a publicity stunt, there is a general perception that it became an important factor of their popularity. As a couple they are known as "the successful Perez". Roberta Santos (

Verónica Castro Verónica Castro (), full name Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (born 19 October 1952), is a Mexican actress, singer, producer, former model and presenter. She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, fa ...

), owner of the competing "RS News" network, learns that Martin Perez will soon end his contract with Global News, and secretly makes a job offer to Martin, thinking that bringing him to her channel will tip the ratings in her favor. Martin Perez tells his intentions to move to the competing network to the owner of Global News, Franco Arana (

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), who in reaction engages in a heated dispute with the journalist. In a moment of rage, Franco pushes Martin, accidentally knocking him unconscious and leaving him in state of coma. Scared, worried, and believing that he killed the most famous man of the country, he leaves care of the situation to his right hand, Amanda Olivera (

Paty Díaz Paty Díaz (born Patricia Díaz, March 17, 1974, in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north ...

) and leaves his office. Coincidentally, during transit to his home, his car runs over Gonzalo Gonzalez (

), an actor and drama teacher who is physically almost identical to Martin, and Franco asks Gonzalo to supplant Martin in exchange of a large sum of money. Gonzalo accepts, pressed for a second mortgage, and after signing a contract that neither he nor his manager had read, he begins to replace Perez. Gonzalo, with his new life as Martin discovers that the Perezes are a couple only in front of the cameras and in public appearances, but in private they have separated lives. Martin is gay and his partner is Tomas Arana (

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), son of the owner of the channel, while Sol (

) is having an affair with Diego Planes (

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), a chronicler of Global News. Meanwhile, Roberta Santos puzzled by Martin's unexpected change of heart sets her mind to uncovering the secrets that the Perezes are hiding, with the help of her personal assistant Joséfo ( Gastón Ricaud),and her ultimate goal of bringing Martin to her network. Gonzalo has to comply with his contract and avoid blowing up his cover as Martin at all extents even before Martin's gay partner Tomas. In the meantime, Gonzalo falls in love with Sol, but finds it impossible to approach her, because she has many resentments against Martin. Over time he has to struggle with his feelings toward Sol while maintaining appearances and covering himself from the suspicions of others, especially Roberta Santos', until the day that the real Martin Perez would wake out of the coma.

Cast

- Roberta Santos *

- Franco Arana *

- Soledad "Sol" Duarte de Pérez *

- Martín Pérez / Gonzalo González *

- Tomás Arana *

- Amanda Olivera *

- Diego Planes *

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- Rebeca Ramos *

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- Renata Manzilla de la Cruz * Susana González - Alessandra Rinaldi *

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- Alfonso Duarte * Tomy Dunster - Gonzalo Amor *

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- Adrián Bravo *

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- Liliana Cortéz * Dalilah Polanco - Daniela *

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- Sergio Méndez * Gastón Ricaud - Joséfo *

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- Charlie Díaz * Iván Espeche - Ricardo *

David Chocarro David Chocarro (born 5 April 1980) is an Argentine actor, model and former baseball player. Career Born in Buenos Aires, Chocarro entered the Mexican market for telenovelas through the front door as part of the cast of '' Los Exitosos Perez'' ...

- Nacho * Santiago Ríos - Álvaro Chávez *

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- Lola

References

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