"La colombiana" is a Chilean telenovela written by Jaime Morales, Sandra Arriagada, Jimena Oto and Iván Salas-Moya for TVN. It's an original story and it started airing on March 8, 2017. The main stars are Elizabeth Minotta and Felipe Braun.
Synopsis[]
Pedro Watson is a grocery salesman, with a sullen character that makes him to be less sociable than other people. He works in the Barrio Yungay, where he gladly sells the groceries to all the people who go to work in his town, but does is not fond of immigrants, and especially when one of the new arrivals is Angela, a Colombian doctor who comes to Chile accompanied by her young son in search of new opportunities, after suffering a disappointment in love.
Soon, destiny makes Pedro discover through his own ex-wife Trini, from whom he is separated, that she will marry again, but now with Juan Pablo Zúñiga, a high-class businessman. Trini asks for a legal divorce so she can start over with the man she loves. After that, Pedro receives the help of his Colombian neighbor and must give up the rejection he feels for Angela, reaching an agreement that benefits both. If she helps him to recover his marriage with Trini, he must take care of Julito, Angela's son.
Without thinking, both come to forge a plan based on uniting Trinidad with Pedro again, but as destiny would have it, both begin to approach more than they imagined. Between the sullen vendor and the Colombian, an affective bond will be born that no one can believe was possible. Can Pedro reconquer Trinidad or let love be born between him and the noble Colombian?
Trivia[]
- Working title for the telenovela was 'Mi vecina, la colombiana'.
- Francisco Reyes, Antonia Santa María and Amparo Noguera were considered for main roles.
- Angie Cepeda was considered for the role of Ángela Vicario.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
| ACTOR / ACTRESS | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Minotta | Ángela Vicario |
| Felipe Braun | Pedro Watson |
| María José Illanes | Trinidad Valle |
| César Sepúlveda | Juan Pablo Zúñiga |
| Alejandra Fosalba | Nina Gazmuri |
| Eyal Meyer | Igor Ramírez |
| Josefina Fiebelkorn | Raquel Riquelme |
| Santiago Tupper | Felipe Saavedra |
| Delfina Guzmán | Rosa O'Higgins |
| Carmina Riego | Edna Barroso |
| Óscar Hernández | Eric Ramírez |
| Emilia Noguera | Celeste Valle |
| Jorge Arecheta | Diego Lira |
| Diego Ruiz | Manuel Ramírez |
| Daniela Estay | Silvia 'Chivis' Ramírez |
| Lucas Mosquera | James Martínez |
| María Fernanda Martínez | Sofía Watson |
| Juan José Suárez | Julio 'El colombianito' Vara |
| Florencia López | Matilda Watson |
| Schlomit Baytelman | Carmencita de Ramírez |
| Felipe Morales | Bruno Gazmuri Gazmuri |
| Luz Valdivieso | Isabella Marconi |
| Sebastián Arrigorriaga | Venancio |
| Catalina Guerra | Marta Lisperguer |
| Luis Alarcón | Leonidas Valle |
| Andrea Freund | Bernarda Van Dorsee |
| Remigio Remedy | Vicente Lira |
| Álvaro Pacull | Dr. Díaz |
| Gonzalo Vivanco | Raúl Vara |
| Sara Becker | Danae |
| Anya Jaederlund | Sofia's Companion |