El Chivo
| El Chivo | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Mario Vargas Llosa |
| Based on | The Feast of the Goat |
| Written by | Humberto "Kiko" Olivieri |
| Starring | Julio Bracho Eileen Moreno Iván Arana Diana Hoyos |
| Opening theme | "La fiesta del Chivo" |
| Country of origin | Colombia Mexico United States |
| Original language | Spanish |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Hugo León Ferrer |
| Production locations | Barranquilla, Colombia Dominican Republic |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 42-45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | UniMás |
| Release | September 23, 2014 – present |
El Chivo, is a telenovela produced by RTI Producciones and Televisa for United States-based television network Univisión and for Colombia-based television network Caracol Television. It is an adaptation of the book La fiesta del Chivo (The Feast of the Goat) from Mario Vargas Llosa based on the history of Dominican Dictator, Rafael Trujillo.[1] [2] [3]The telenovela began filming in May 2014.[4]
Plot
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo is a cattle thief. On a confusing event, he meets Mariana Durán, his current wife, who saved him from death. Some time later, Rafael enters the army and forges a career of several years that leads him to the rank of general. From this position, he forges a coup against the dictator at the time, Eusebio Porras. After an interim period in the governing military junta, Trujillo took power after a suspicious Dominican election that had him winning over a lot of opponents (students and guerrillas).[5]
Cast
| Actor[6] | Character |
|---|---|
| Julio Bracho | Rafael Leónidas Trujillo |
| Eileen Moreno | Mariana Durán |
| Diana Hoyos | Ángela Durán |
| Manuela González | Susana |
| Iván Arana | Lázaro Conde |
| Javier Delgiudice | Arístides Guerrero |
| Juan Sebastián Calero | Jhonny |
| Julio Sánchez Cóccaro | Agustín Cabral |
| Cristina García | Urania Cabral |
| Leonardo Acosta | Domenech |
| Laura Ramos | Rosita |
| Camilo Sáenz | Padre Guzmán |
References
- ^ "Filman telenovela basada en libro "La fiesta del chivo"" (in Spanish). El Caribe. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ El Financiero México. "Vargas Llosa al mundo de las telenovelas con la serie "El Chivo"" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ El Heraldo Colombia. "Comienza grabación de 'La fiesta del chivo', en Barranquilla" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ "La dictadura de Rafael Trujillo llega la pantalla chica con "El Chivo"" (in Spanish). Diario las Américas. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ "La historia de Rafael Trujillo" (in Spanish). Novelas y series Univisión. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ Novelas y series Univisión. "Personajes de la serie El Chivo. Conócelos" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 25, 2014.
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