Niños Ricos, Pobres Padres
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Niños Ricos, Pobres Padres (Generation Y) is a Colombian telenovela
produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo
. It debuted on July 7, 2009 at 9:30 pm Eastern Time, taking over the second half of El Rostro de Analía
until Friday, July 17, when it completely replaced it in the 9–10 pm slot.This telenovela was sold to 18 countries around the world.
The story revolves around Alejandra Paz, a beautiful 17-year-old girl and her mother, Lucía, an illegal US immigrant who is deported from Miami back to Bogotá, Colombia; desperate and broke, they are forced to move in with Lucía's hostile sister, Verónica. On the first day, Alejandra is invited to Isabela's party, Esteban's girlfriend. While putting a drug on Alejandra's drink. Alejandra suddenly gets raped by Matías, Esteban's friend. Suddenly Alejandra and her mother are submerged into a world of intrigue and betrayal where money is no object and people are not who they seem to be. High school drama soon ensues as Esteban and David fight to win Alejandra's heart. While Esteban and Alejandra date, they are then separated by lies and betrayal made by Mónica and Isabela. Soon Isabela gets pregnant by Gabriel, Rocio and Martha's brother. Later, Isabela lies to Esteban that she is pregnant by him in order to separate him by Alejandra. Suddenly, David learns that he has the opportunity to be with Alejandra, while Alejandra can't forget Esteban and still loves him.
The telenovela was produced by Telemundo Studios Miami and RTI Colombia.
As with most of its other soap operas, the network broadcasts English subtitles as closed captions on CC3.
The number of episodes aired on Telemundo was 125 due to first 2 weeks 20 minutes episodes, 1 hour timeslot was shared with El Rostro de Analia
, the international version has 131 episodes.
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
. It debuted on July 7, 2009 at 9:30 pm Eastern Time, taking over the second half of El Rostro de Analía
El Rostro de Analía
El Rostro de Analía is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American-based television network Telemundo. It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Martin Karpan, Maritza Rodríguez and the special appearance of Gaby Espino...
until Friday, July 17, when it completely replaced it in the 9–10 pm slot.This telenovela was sold to 18 countries around the world.
The story revolves around Alejandra Paz, a beautiful 17-year-old girl and her mother, Lucía, an illegal US immigrant who is deported from Miami back to Bogotá, Colombia; desperate and broke, they are forced to move in with Lucía's hostile sister, Verónica. On the first day, Alejandra is invited to Isabela's party, Esteban's girlfriend. While putting a drug on Alejandra's drink. Alejandra suddenly gets raped by Matías, Esteban's friend. Suddenly Alejandra and her mother are submerged into a world of intrigue and betrayal where money is no object and people are not who they seem to be. High school drama soon ensues as Esteban and David fight to win Alejandra's heart. While Esteban and Alejandra date, they are then separated by lies and betrayal made by Mónica and Isabela. Soon Isabela gets pregnant by Gabriel, Rocio and Martha's brother. Later, Isabela lies to Esteban that she is pregnant by him in order to separate him by Alejandra. Suddenly, David learns that he has the opportunity to be with Alejandra, while Alejandra can't forget Esteban and still loves him.
The telenovela was produced by Telemundo Studios Miami and RTI Colombia.
As with most of its other soap operas, the network broadcasts English subtitles as closed captions on CC3.
The number of episodes aired on Telemundo was 125 due to first 2 weeks 20 minutes episodes, 1 hour timeslot was shared with El Rostro de Analia
El Rostro de Analía
El Rostro de Analía is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American-based television network Telemundo. It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Martin Karpan, Maritza Rodríguez and the special appearance of Gaby Espino...
, the international version has 131 episodes.
Cast
Main Cast in Order of Appearance| Actor | Character | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| Carmen Villalobos Carmen Villalobos Carmen Villalobos is a Colombian actress, most recognized for her supporting roles in several telenovelas including La Tormenta and Amores de Mercado... |
Alejandra Paz | Protagonist, daughter of Lucía, in love with Esteban and David, stays with David at the end |
| Aylín Mújica Aylín Mújica Aylín Mújica is a Cuban actress, model, and ballet dancer who currently lives in Mexico City, Mexico.- Career :Mújica began modeling at age 13. She posed nude in the Spanish magazine Interviu and appeared in a sexy photoshoot at the H para Hombres magazine as well... |
Veronica Rios | Antagonist, sister of Lucía, obsessed with Gabriel, Monica's friend, mother of Santiago, ends in an insane asylum |
| Fabiola Campomanes Fabiola Campomanes Fabiola Campomanes is a Mexican actress who was born on July 30, 1972, in Mexico City.She is famous for performing for various Mexican telenovelas since 1993.-TV appearances:... |
Lucia Rios | Sister of Veronica, in love with Guillermo, killed by Mónica |
| Geraldine Zivic Geraldine Zivic Géraldine Zivic is an Argentine-Colombian actress, model, and television host.-Biography:At 15 years old, she moved to Colombia and still lives there today.... |
Mónica San Miguel | Main Antagonist, mother of Esteban, Veronica's friend, obsessed with Guillermo, kills Lucia, ends in prison |
| Juan Sebastián Caicedo | Esteban San Miguel | Antagonist/Protagonist, son of Guillermo and Mónica, in love with Alejandra, commits suicide |
| Aldemar Correa | David Robledo | Protagonist, son of Berta and Rafael, brother of Lola, in love with Alejandra |
| Margarita Muñoz | Isabela Domínguez | Antagonist/Protagonist, Daughter of Eduardo, Pregnant by Gabriel, in love with Gabriel |
| Didier van der Hove Didier van der Hove Didier van der Hove is a Belgian-Colombian telenovela actor.- Biography :Didier van der Hove was born in in Brusells, Belgium and moved to Colombia when he was 10 years old.... |
Cesar Alarcón | Father of Juan, lover of Amelia, Politic |
| Millie Ruperto | Berta Robledo | Wife of Rafael, mother of David and Lola, cook of the school, in love with Mr. Donelly |
| Johanna Bahamón | Karina Suarez | Eduardo's future wife and Isabella's future step mom, hates Isabella at first |
| Conrado Osorio | Eduardo Dominguez | Father of Isabella, Karina's husband, lover of Mónica, in love with Aura |
| Andrés Fierro | Diego Aguirre | Son of Aura and Santiago's boyfriend |
| Carlos Arturo Buelvas | Santiago de la Torre | Son of Veronica and Roberto, cousin of Alejandra, Diego's boyfriend |
| Tatiana Renteria | Aura Aguirre | Mother of Diego |
| Paula Barreto | Dorotea Cortés | School Counselor, in love with Mauricio |
| Alexander Gil | Arturo Duarte | Drug dealer, in love with Lola |
| Carlos Hurtado | Rafael Robledo | Ex-husband of Berta, father of David and Lola, alcoholic, ends in prison |
| Alvaro Garcia | Thomas Donelly | School principal, in love with Berta |
| Margarita Vega | Juliana Pardo | Friend of Isabella and Laura, obsessed with older men especially Mauricio, David's ex-girlfriend, has cancer |
| Camilo Perdomo | Manuel de la Rosa Cervantes | Son of Jorge, in love with Rocio |
| Gabriel Valenzuela | Gabriel Granados | Gardener of the School, brother of Martha and Rocio, in love with Isabela, lover of Verónica, father of Isabela's baby |
| Maleja Restrepo | Amelia Richards | Lover of Esteban, Juan, Arturo, and Cesar |
| Alejandra Guzmán | Rocío Granados | In love with Manuel, sister of Martha and Gabriel |
| Sebastian Eslava | Miguel Zabala | Schoolboy, Likes Dorotea and Mónica, likes older women |
| Juliana Gómez | María Dolores "Lola" Robledo | Friend of Rocio, sister of David |
| Majida Issa Majida Issa Majida Issa, is a Colombian actress. She is the granddaughter of Teresa Gutiérrez and niece of Miguel Varoni. She is a mixed blood of Colombian and Lebanese. She studied acting in Escuela Nacional de Arte Teatral . In 2010, she married Mijail Mulkay. She has a sister named Jordana Issa who starred... |
Marta Granados | Used to be the Maid of the De La Torres, in love with Roberto, Sister of Gabriel and Rocio |
| Juan Pablo Shuk | Roberto de la Torre | Ex-Husband of Verónica, father of Santiago, in love with Martha |
| Marcelo Cezan | Jorge Cervantes | Father of Manuel, drug traficant, died |
| Angela Vergara | Vanessa Vergara | Lawyer of Jorge, tutor and guardian of Manuel, in love with Jorge |
| Javier Delguidice | Guillermo San Miguel | Ex-Husband of Mónica, father of Esteban, in love with Lucía |
Broadcasting
| Country | TV network(s) | Series premiere | Series end |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
July 7, 2009 | January 8, 2010 | |
 Armenia |
TheShantTv | July 21, 2010 | September 8, 2010 |
 Republic of Macedonia |
SitelTV | December 8, 2009 | June 9, 2010 |
 Hungary |
April 12, 2010 | October 11, 2010 | |
 Kingdom of Romania |
June 7, 2010 | October 16, 2010 | |
 Serbia |
September 20, 2010 | March 21, 2011 | |
 Poland |
Polonia1 | September 12, 2011 | February 2012 |
 Slovenia |
TV3 | September 20, 2011 | |
 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
bTV | December , 2011 |