Soñadoras
Encyclopedia
Soñadoras is a Mexican
telenovela
. It was produced by and broadcast on Televisa
in 1998, and shown in 1999 on Univision
.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
telenovela
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"...
. It was produced by and broadcast on Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
in 1998, and shown in 1999 on Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
.
Las Soñadoras
- Aracely ArámbulaAracely ArámbulaAracely Arámbula Jacques is a Mexican actress, model and singer.- Biography :Arámbula was born March 6, 1975 in the city of Chihuahua in northern Mexico. She was noticed for the first time in 1993 when she was chosen for the "Rostro del Heraldo de México". Arámbula also writes songs and plays guitar...
as Jaqueline de la Peña - Angélica ValeAngélica ValeAngélica Vale is a Mexican actress, singer and comedienne, known also as the daughter of Angélica María, "La Novia de Mexico" , and as the daughter of comedian Raul Vale...
as Julieta Ruiz - Laisha WilkinsLaisha WilkinsLaisha Wilkins Pérez is a Mexican actress and talk show hostess, born in Mexico City, Mexico.- Biography :She is the daughter of Televisa producer Federico Wilkins and Susana Perez...
as Emilia Gonzalez - Michelle ViethMichelle ViethMichelle Vieth Paetau is an American-Mexican actress, best known for starring in telenovelas.- Biography :...
as Lucía de la Macorra - Irán CastilloIrán CastilloIrán Castillo Pinzón is a Mexican actress, TV Host and singer. who reach the fame in the 1990s, after roles in successful telenovelas such as Agujetas de color de rosa, Confidente de Secundaria, Preciosa...
as Ana Linarres
Los Soñadores
- Eduardo VerásteguiEduardo VerásteguiEduardo Verástegui is a Mexican model, singer, and actor.- Biography :Verástegui was born in Mante, Tamaulipas, México and was raised as a devout Roman Catholic. He moved to Mexico City to pursue modeling, landing work with Calvin Klein among others...
as Manuel Vasconzelos - Kuno BeckerKuno BeckerEduardo Kuno Becker Paz is a Mexican actor who has worked in telenovelas, Mexican cinema and U.S. cinema, but is best known for his portrayal of Ruben Berrizabal in Soñadoras and Santiago Muñez in the football movie Goal! and following sequels.-Early years:Becker was born in Mexico City to Manuel...
as Ruben Barraisabal - Gustavo Cardenas AvilaGustavo Cárdenas ÁvilaGustavo Cárdenas Ávila is best known in the media as *JAN*. He was born in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, on April 30, 1974. His parents are Gustavo Cardenas and Aurora Avila. He has an older sister named Aurora. He started his career in 1997 when he was discovered by Raul Velasco and was given the...
as Gerardo Rinalde - Arath de la TorreArath de la TorreArath De La Torre Balmaceda is a Mexican actor and comedian, best known for his roles in the television series La Parodia and El Privilegio de Mandar.-Biography:...
as Adal Roque - Diego SchoeningDiego SchoeningDiego Schoening , is a Mexicann singer, actor and television host.Diego Schoening started his career in the band Timbiriche in 1981, where he remained until its disbanding in 1994...
as Benjamin Soto
Other cast members
- Alejandra Ávalos as Fernanda Guzman
- Arturo PenicheArturo PenicheArturo Peniche is a famous Mexican telenovela actor who became popular in Latin America during the 1990s. He is the brother of actor Flavio Peniche, who appears in the telenovela La Traicion.-Biography:...
as José Luis Dueñas - José Carlos RuizJose Carlos RuizJosé Carlos Ruiz is a Mexican film actor, born in the City of Jerez Zacatecas, Mexico who stars in Mexican movies and Mexican Telenovelas such as Soñadoras, Mariana de la noche, Sortilegio and Soy Tu Dueña....
as Eugenio de La Peña - Ariel López PadillaAriel López Padilla- Biography :Ariel López Padilla was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, on August 12, 1962.Being the second of three brothers, Francisco and Horacio the other two, this "sandwich brother" has always been of restless nature and avid for attention, there the root of his multiple facets like actor,...
as Enrique Bernal - Alejandro Aragón as Carlos Munoz
Plot
The main character of this story is Fernanda, a psychologist who works in a rehabilitation center for substance abusers. Fernanda has recently suffered a terrible tragedy, the man she was soon to marry was murdered while trying to resist a hold-up. during the assault, her father received a bullet in the spine which left him paralyzed. At the beginning of the story we realize that Eugenio de la Peña, an evil drug dealer, is in love with Fernanda and is willing to go to any extreme to make her his wife. But Fernanda meets the handsome Jose Luis, a writer and a literature teacher who works at a local high school. Jose Luis is honest and hard working, charming and full of life. However, he carries a dark secret from his past. When Fernanda and José Luis fall in love, Eugenio gets extremely jealous, but when he decides to eliminate his rival, he discovers that his own daughter Jaqueline, is in love with José Luis. Jaqueline, on the other hand is being wooed by Manuel, who despite his popularity, cannot call Jaqueline's attention. One of Jaqueline's friends is Emilia, a romantic but realistic young girl whose dream is to become a dancer. Emilia's boyfriend is Gerardo, whom she adores. Gerardo is the lead singer in a rock band. But soon, a dancer and choreographer called Enrique enters Emilia's life and falls in love with her. Another of Jaqueline's friends is Lucía, the wealthiest of the dreamers, but also the homeliest. Lucia will fall in love with Gerardo but will be courted by Beto "Roque-feller". The colorful Beto lives in the same projects as Julieta, who becomes Lucia's best friend. Julieta is ashamed of being poor and is a bulimic. She constantly lies to her classmates about being wealthy and often brags about trips to Europe, expensive clothes etc even though it is false. She will meet Carlos, a rich but second-rate physician. She will try to use him to pull herself out of her poverty, but eventually ends the relationship. Julieta falls for a new rich student named Ruben Barraisaba. In the beginning, he finds her annoying, but then they begin to date. Ruben begins to falls in love with Julieta but finds out she's been lying about her 'wealth' and makes the assumption that she's only with him for money, which forces him to end the relationship. Later, Julieta begins to date Beto and they develop a relationship. Meanwhile, with the help of a new student, Ana, Lucia becomes beautiful and makes a vengeful decision to get back at Gerardo for dating her out of pity. In the end, Gerardo finds out that Lucia is Adriana and is infuriated with her. They eventually forgive each other and start dating again.Trivia
- Amigas y RivalesAmigas y rivalesAmigas y rivales is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 2001.- Plot :Amigas y Rivales tells the story of four women from different social backgrounds...
, novela produced by Emilio Larrosa as well, features similar characters and themes as Soñadoras in that the novela focused on the lives of 4 teenage girls and 4 teenage guys. Unlike Soñadoras however, Amigas Y Rivales tackled a few more controversial issues such HIV/AIDS and even issues concerning sexual orientation. - An error of this novela was, that Carlos (Julieta's ex-boyfriend) bought her a 1999 Nissan Sentra, and said that the car was on Julieta's name. When they ended their relationship, Julieta switched cars to another Nissan model.
- Like many other novelas produced by Televisa, Soñadoras featured a post-novela special called "Lo Que Se Vio Y No Se Vio de Soñadoras." In this special, we get to see the Soñadoras and Soñadores on their trip to Acapulco. This featured a video clip of the cast jet-skiing, surfing, swimming, playing frisbee and volleyball, a fashion show, a performance at the Hard Rock cafe of "Noches de Verano," the Spanish version of the hit song Summer Nights from "Grease. Ana and Ruben finally come to an understanding with each other, and even become a couple. Ruben and Beto make peace after Ruben decides to give up fighting for Julieta. Aracely Arambula (Jaqueline) appeared on the special but only in the cast reunion, alternate ending, and special message from the Soñadoras y Soñadores. It is believed that she was unable to film the extra footage because of conflicts with her music recording schedule. The special also aired bloopers and outtakes, Angelica Vale (Julieta) doing impressions of her fellow Soñadoras and even Thalia. Montages of the show's kisses and fights were also featured. What were most notable about the special were the alternate endings. In the alternate endings, Eugenio de la Peña was given two extra endings: (1) the first in which he ends up in a psychiatric ward and (2) he drowns himself in the ocean at an undisclosed location, but before doing so he calls his daughter Jaqueline to ask her for forgiveness one last time. Fernanda and Jose-Luis have an alternate ending, in which Eugenio kills Fernanda at their wedding, which changes destiny and allows for Jose-Luis and Jaqueline to get back together and raise Fernanda's daughter. Manuel and Ana end up together as a result. The more famous alternate, and preferred endings, consisted of Julieta choosing Ruben over Beto, which persuades Beto to forgive Lucia and even date her again. In the end, Ana and Gerardo were left alone but it was suggested that there could have been a romance between the two. At the end, we're shown what the Soñadoras and Soñadores were doing during the special show, which was painting and crafting the main logo of the novela with its main theme, "Soñadoras: Di No A Las Drogas."