Un Paso Adelante (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Un Paso Adelante was a Spanish
TV drama similar to the American
1980’s TV series Fame
. It was originally broadcast on Spanish channel Antena 3
from 2002 to 2005 . It has also been a huge success in Spanish-speaking countries (including Latin America
), in Germany
, Italy
, Serbia
, Montenegro
and in France
.
schools in Spain
. The school is located in Madrid
. The story follows Lola, Pedro, Rober, Jero, Ingrid, Silvia and Marta. They want to be successful singers, dancers and actors but they learn as they go along that the path to fame is not an easy one.
) is the best female dancer at the school, besides being the director's niece. Her mother was a professional dancer and her father was a conductor. Therefore, she had the opportunity to tour the world with them when they were performing abroad. In the first episodes, she was quite snobbish and reserved. So she had difficulty in making friends. But, throughout the episodes, she became a close friend of Ingrid and Lola. She has had many lovers: Pedro, Rober (who eventually got her pregnant), cocaine addict Alvaro, and Horacio (an ex-boyfriend of her aunt’s).
Dolores "Lola" Fernández (Beatriz Luengo
) is a young woman who has devoted her entire life to dance and her family (her father and younger brother). She has a talent for singing but her real passion is dancing. Throughout the episodes, she has had many lovers: Jerónimo, Pavel (played by Orishas’ frontman Yotuel who is also Beatriz Luengo
's partner in real life), and Pedro.
Ingrid Muñoz (Silvia Marty
) is an extroverted and optimistic young woman who idolises Aretha Franklin. She had a romance with Juan, one of her teachers. She broke up with him, however, after he got his colleague Diana pregnant.
Pedro Salvador (Pablo Puyol
) is the son of an Asturian
fisherman and he moved to Madrid
to learn how to dance. Actually, he considers dance as a way to overcome his shyness towards girls. Besides, he has to work at part-time jobs in order to pay for his scholarship.
Roberto Rober Arenales (Miguel Ángel Muñoz
) is the seventh son of a wealthy family from San Sebastian
. He likes behaving as a tough guy, and he’s a ladies' man.
Jeronimo “Jero” Juiz (Raul Peña), is a songwriter ready to do anything to gain fame. He had a romance with Lola but she ended up cheating on him with another student, Pavel.
Marta Ramos (Dafne Fernández
) is a classical dancer. She is dance teacher Adela’s sister. She had an affair with Pedro, and afterwards, with Rober. In the final season, she was diagnosed with a heart disease. But, eventually, she overcame it and returned to dance.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
TV drama similar to the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
1980’s TV series Fame
Fame (1982 TV series)
Fame is an American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show was based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. Using a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Although...
. It was originally broadcast on Spanish channel Antena 3
Antena 3 (Spain)
Antena 3 is a Spanish terrestrial television channel owned by Antena 3 de Televisión. Some of the more popular programmes broadcast by Antena 3 include Aquí no hay quien viva, El Barco, Los Protegidos, Los Simpson and El Internado....
from 2002 to 2005 . It has also been a huge success in Spanish-speaking countries (including Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
), in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
and in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Plot
The show focuses on the professors and the students of "Carmen Arranz", one of the most prestigious artArt
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
schools in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. The school is located in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. The story follows Lola, Pedro, Rober, Jero, Ingrid, Silvia and Marta. They want to be successful singers, dancers and actors but they learn as they go along that the path to fame is not an easy one.
Professors
- Lola HerreraLola HerreraDolores "Lola" Herrera Arranz is an awarded Spanish actress.- Biography :She was born in the Barrio de Las Delicias, Valladolid from Valladolid as Dolores Herrera Arranz...
as Carmen Arranz - Beatriz Rico as Diana de Miguel (2002—2004)
- Natalia MillánNatalia MillanNatalia Millán is a Spanish actress. She was born in Madrid, on 27 November 1969. When she was 16, she began studying at the Taller de Escuelas Imaginarias . There she received singing lessons, jazz, interpretation and classic dance....
as Adela Ramos (2002—2003) - Alfonso LaraAlfonso LaraAlfonso Lara is a Chilean football midfielder who played for Chile in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Colo-Colo.-External links:*...
as Juan Taberner - Víctor Mosqueira as Cristóbal Soto (2002—2004)
- Toni Acosta as Jacinta "J.J." Jimenez (2003—until the end)
- Jaime Blanch as Gaspar Ruiz (2002—2003)
- Pedro PeñaPedro PeñaPedro Pablo Peña Cañete was provisional President of Paraguay from January 1, 1912 to March 25, 1912. He was a member of the Liberal Party.-Sources:*...
as Antonio Milá - Fabián Mazzei as Horacio Alonso (2003—until the end)
- Fanny GautierFanny GautierFanny Solórzano Gautier is a Spanish actress. She is famous for portraying Alicia Jauregi in the Spanish television series Un paso adelante, and in the films Abre los ojos, Elsa y Fred and La Torre de Suso.- Personal life :Fanny was born to a Spanish father and French mother in Madrid...
as Alicia Jauregi - Esther ArroyoEsther ArroyoEsther Arroyo is a Spanish actress and model. She was Miss Spain 1990.- External links :...
as Irene Miró (2004—until the end) - Juan EchanoveJuan Echanove-Selected filmography:*Manolete *Alatriste .*Bienvenido a casa *Morir en San Hilario .*Los Reyes Magos - voz - .*Sin noticias de Dios...
as Mariano Cuéllar (2004—until the end) - Marta RiberaMarta RiberaMarta Ribera is a Spanish theatrical actress star born in 1971. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the Frank Wildhorn musical Jekyll & Hyde in the starring role of Lucy Harris and her most recent role as The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python's Spamalot...
as Eva Ruiz (2004—until the end) - Satur Barrios as Cristina (2002—2003)
- Rocío Calvo as Claudia (2002)
- Chiqui Fernández as Puri (2003—until the end)
Students
- Beatriz LuengoBeatriz LuengoBeatriz Luengo is a Spanish actress, latin pop/R&B singer, and dancer. She released her first album Mi Generación in 2005.- Early career :...
as Dolores "Lola" Fernández - Miguel Ángel MuñozMiguel Ángel MuñozMiguel Ángel Múñoz Blanco is a Spanish actor and singer.-Biography:Muñoz began his career as an actor at the age of 9 in the film El Palomo cojo, then multiplied the television appearances, especially in the soap opera Al salir de clase and the series Compañeros, before doubling Sinbad in the...
as Roberto "Rober" Arenales - Pablo PuyolPablo Puyol- Biography :He was born in Málaga. After starting biology, he studied drama in the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Málaga. He started as a professional actor in Madrid with the musical Grease....
as Pedro Salvador - Mónica CruzMónica CruzMónica Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress and dancer. She is the youngest sister of fellow actress Penélope Cruz and Spanish singer Eduardo Cruz.-Early life:...
as Silvia Jauregui - Silvia MartySilvia MartySilvia Marty is a Spanish actress, dancer and singer.Silvia became famous for playing Ingrid Muñoz in the Spanish TV series Un paso adelante, along with actors like Mónica Cruz, Beatriz Luengo, Pablo Puyol, Dafne Fernández or Lola Herrera.She is a member of the Upa dance musical group, which...
as Ingrid Munoz - Dafne FernándezDafne FernándezDafne Fernández is a Spanish actress, dancer and singer.Dafne became famous for playing Marta Ramos in the Spanish TV series Un paso adelante, along with actors like Mónica Cruz, Beatriz Luengo, Pablo Puyol, Silvia Marty and Lola Herrera...
as Marta Ramos - Raúl Peña as Jeronimo "Jero" Juiz (2002—2004)
- Yotuel RomeroYotuel RomeroYotuel Omar Manzanarez Romero is an singer, actor and musician current lead singer and co-writer of the 2003 Latin Grammy Award winner Platinum album selling rap group Orishas. Among other recordings, Emigrante won the 2003 Latin Grammy Award for Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album...
as Pavel (2003—2004) - Erika Sanz as Erika
- Aranha Valvidia as Luisa Ruiz
- Patricia Arizmendi as Sonia
- Asier Etxeandia as Beni (2002)
- Ricardo Amador as Rafael "Rafa" (2002)
- Edu Del Prado as Cesar (2005)
- Isaak Gracia as Isaak (2005)
Others
- Mario Martín as Román Fernández
- William Miller as Nacho Salinas (2005)
- José Ángel Egido as Víctor Arenales
- Elisabeth JordanElisabeth JordánElisabeth Jordán started her professional career on the television program Popstars, todo por un sueño, the Spanish version of Popstars...
as Tania (2005)
Main characters
Silvia Jauregui (Mónica CruzMónica Cruz
Mónica Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress and dancer. She is the youngest sister of fellow actress Penélope Cruz and Spanish singer Eduardo Cruz.-Early life:...
) is the best female dancer at the school, besides being the director's niece. Her mother was a professional dancer and her father was a conductor. Therefore, she had the opportunity to tour the world with them when they were performing abroad. In the first episodes, she was quite snobbish and reserved. So she had difficulty in making friends. But, throughout the episodes, she became a close friend of Ingrid and Lola. She has had many lovers: Pedro, Rober (who eventually got her pregnant), cocaine addict Alvaro, and Horacio (an ex-boyfriend of her aunt’s).
Dolores "Lola" Fernández (Beatriz Luengo
Beatriz Luengo
Beatriz Luengo is a Spanish actress, latin pop/R&B singer, and dancer. She released her first album Mi Generación in 2005.- Early career :...
) is a young woman who has devoted her entire life to dance and her family (her father and younger brother). She has a talent for singing but her real passion is dancing. Throughout the episodes, she has had many lovers: Jerónimo, Pavel (played by Orishas’ frontman Yotuel who is also Beatriz Luengo
Beatriz Luengo
Beatriz Luengo is a Spanish actress, latin pop/R&B singer, and dancer. She released her first album Mi Generación in 2005.- Early career :...
's partner in real life), and Pedro.
Ingrid Muñoz (Silvia Marty
Silvia Marty
Silvia Marty is a Spanish actress, dancer and singer.Silvia became famous for playing Ingrid Muñoz in the Spanish TV series Un paso adelante, along with actors like Mónica Cruz, Beatriz Luengo, Pablo Puyol, Dafne Fernández or Lola Herrera.She is a member of the Upa dance musical group, which...
) is an extroverted and optimistic young woman who idolises Aretha Franklin. She had a romance with Juan, one of her teachers. She broke up with him, however, after he got his colleague Diana pregnant.
Pedro Salvador (Pablo Puyol
Pablo Puyol
- Biography :He was born in Málaga. After starting biology, he studied drama in the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Málaga. He started as a professional actor in Madrid with the musical Grease....
) is the son of an Asturian
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
fisherman and he moved to Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
to learn how to dance. Actually, he considers dance as a way to overcome his shyness towards girls. Besides, he has to work at part-time jobs in order to pay for his scholarship.
Roberto Rober Arenales (Miguel Ángel Muñoz
Miguel Ángel Muñoz
Miguel Ángel Múñoz Blanco is a Spanish actor and singer.-Biography:Muñoz began his career as an actor at the age of 9 in the film El Palomo cojo, then multiplied the television appearances, especially in the soap opera Al salir de clase and the series Compañeros, before doubling Sinbad in the...
) is the seventh son of a wealthy family from San Sebastian
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
. He likes behaving as a tough guy, and he’s a ladies' man.
Jeronimo “Jero” Juiz (Raul Peña), is a songwriter ready to do anything to gain fame. He had a romance with Lola but she ended up cheating on him with another student, Pavel.
Marta Ramos (Dafne Fernández
Dafne Fernández
Dafne Fernández is a Spanish actress, dancer and singer.Dafne became famous for playing Marta Ramos in the Spanish TV series Un paso adelante, along with actors like Mónica Cruz, Beatriz Luengo, Pablo Puyol, Silvia Marty and Lola Herrera...
) is a classical dancer. She is dance teacher Adela’s sister. She had an affair with Pedro, and afterwards, with Rober. In the final season, she was diagnosed with a heart disease. But, eventually, she overcame it and returned to dance.