is a Chilean television drama series produced by Fabula Productions and Efe3. It is transmitted to America by
HBO Latin America
HBO Latin America was a company that owned and distributed several television channels in the region of Latin America. It was originally founded as a joint venture between Time Warner and Ole Communications in 1991 with the launch of HBO in the r ...
. In 2014, the series was nominated for
International Emmy Awards
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.
Plot
The series follows the Farragut family, led by Kika (
Claudia di Girolamo), a woman who, after losing her husband, convinces her eldest son, Vicente (
Néstor Cantillana
Néstor Igor Cantillana (born July 19, 1975 in Santiago, Chile, Santiago) is a Chilean actor in theater, movies and TV.
Life and career
Cantillana's grandmother was a communist and later she practiced the evangelic religion and he grew up under ...
), a
veterinarian
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, to take his father's place, making him the head of a cartel. The Farragut family has as enemies the Aguilera family, who runs a rival drug cartel, led by Iván (
Luis Dubó
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...
), considered one of the most powerful and ruthless drug traffickers in the region.
In its second season, the story presents Moreno (Luis Gnecco), Vicente (Néstor Cantillana) and Tegui struggling to survive in a maximum security prison while Laura (Blanca Lewin) manages the drug trafficking business, which she plans to enlarge.
Cast
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Néstor Cantillana
Néstor Igor Cantillana (born July 19, 1975 in Santiago, Chile, Santiago) is a Chilean actor in theater, movies and TV.
Life and career
Cantillana's grandmother was a communist and later she practiced the evangelic religion and he grew up under ...
– Vicente Ferragut (26 episodes, 2011–2013)
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Benjamín Vicuña
Benjamín Vicuña Luco (born 29 November 1978) is a Chilean actor and entrepreneur.
Biography
Vicuña was born November 29, 1978, to father Juan Pablo Vicuña Parot and mother Isabel Luco Morandé. He is a descendant of Benjamín Vicuña Mack ...
– Álvaro 'Tegui' Parraguez (26 episodes, 2011–2013)
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Luis Gnecco
Luis Enrique Gnecco Dessy (born 12 December 1962) is a Chilean actor.
Besides his work in Chilean telenovelas and films ('' Johnny 100 Pesos'', the Academy Award nominated '' No'', ''El bosque de Karadima'', ''A Fantastic Woman'' and '' Neruda ...
– Mario Moreno (26 episodes, 2011–2013)
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Camila Hirane – Irma Salamanca (22 episodes, 2011–2013)
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Blanca Lewin
Blanca Esperanza Lewin Gajardo (born 7 August 1974) is a Chilean actress. She studied at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She is best known for her role as Lola Padilla in the soap opera ''Lola'' by Canal 13. She has won awards incl ...
– Laura Ferragut (20 episodes, 2011–2013)
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Antonia Zegers
Antonia Zegers Oportot (born 29 June 1972) is a Chilean actress. She has an extensive career in cinema, with participation in some of the most awarded Chilean films such as '' Tony Manero'' (2008), ''Post mortem'' (2010), '' La vida de los pece ...
– Macarena Munita (18 episodes, 2011–2013)
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Aline Küppenheim
Aline Adriana Küppenheim Gualtieri (born 10 August 1969) is a Chilean film and television actress.
Early life and career
Born to a French father and a Chilean mother, Küppenheim spent her early years traveling around different parts of Eur ...
– Ximena Carbonell (17 episodes, 2011–2013)
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Claudia Di Girolamo – Kika Ferragut (14 episodes, 2011–2013)
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Francisco Reyes – Óscar Salamanca (14 episodes, 2011–2013)
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Marcelo Alonso – Marcos Oliva (14 episodes, 2011–2013)
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Amparo Noguera – Natalia Ricci "The Red" (19 episodes, 2011–2013)
See also
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List of HBO Latin America original series
References
External links
Web Site*
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HBO Latin America original programming
Chilean drama television series
2010s Chilean television series
2011 Chilean television series debuts
Spanish-language HBO original programming