Celia (telenovela)

Celia
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Andrés Salgado Paul Rodríguez
Directed by	Víctor Mallarino[1] Liliana Bocanegra [1]
Starring	Jeimy Osorio Aymeé Nuviola Modesto Lacén Willy Denton Carolina Gaitán Abel Rodríguez Margoth Velásquez Aida Bossa Luciano D'Alessandro Jonathan Islas Brenda Hanst José Narváez Alberto Pujol Indhira Serrano Jorge Cárdenas Michell Guillo Moisés Angulo Marcela Gallego Ivette Zamora José Rojas Mauricio Mauad
Opening theme	"La negra tiene tumbao" by Celia Cruz
Country of origin	Colombia, United States
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	80[2]
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nelsón Martínez
Location(s)	Cartagena, Bogotá, Colombia[3]
Release
Original network	Telemundo
First shown in	Colombia
Original release	October 5, 2015 – February 8, 2016

Celia is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Fox Telecolombia for RCN Televisión and Telemundo^[1] which is based on the life of Cuban singer Celia Cruz.^[1][4][5]

Plot

Celia" tells the story of one of the legends of Latin music major international career: Celia Cruz. We know the beginnings of her passion for singing in Cuba in the late fifties and her recognition as the most decisive singer of the Sonora Matancera. Leaving the island with her husband Pedro Knight, her career conquered markets in other languages and she ranked as the most recognized salsa singer. She honored the musical genre, her beloved and longed country and left an invaluable legacy that crowned as the Guarachera the world.

Cast

Main

• Jeimy Osorio as Young Celia Cruz^{[1][6][lower-alpha 1][7]}
• Aymeé Nuviola as Celia Cruz^{[1][8][lower-alpha 1][7]}
• Modesto Lacén as Young Pedro Knight^[9]
• Willy Denton as Pedro Knight^[10]
• Carolina Gaitán as Young Lola Calvo^[11]
• Abel Rodríguez as Eliécer Calvo^[12]
• Margoth Velásquez as Ollita Alfonso^[13]
• Aida Bossa as Young Noris Alfonso^[14]
• Luciano D'Alessandro^[15] as Young Alberto Blanco^[16]
• Jonathan Islas^[17] as Young Mario Agüero^[18]
• Brenda Hanst as Ana Alfonso^[19]
• José Narváez as René Neira
• Alberto Pujol as Rogelio Martínez^[20]
• Indhira Serrano as Myrelys Bocanegra^[21]
• Jorge Cárdenas as Caíto
• Michel Guillo as Gamaiel "Gamita" Alfonso
• Moisés Angulo as Simón Cruz^[22]
• Carolina Gaitan as Lola Calvo^[1]
• Ivette Zamora as Noris Alfonso^[1]
• José Rojas as Alberto Blanco^[1]
• Mauricio Mauad as Mario Agüero^[1]

Recurring

• Carolina Sabino as Myrta Silva^[23]
• Diana Wiswell as Young Raquel Moreno^[1]
• Claudia De Hoyos as Raquel Moreno^[1]
• Carlos Vesga as Billy Echaverría^[24]
• Juan Alfonso Baptista as Ramón Cabrera^[1]
• Félix Antequera as Commander Fidel^[1]
• Luis Gerado Lopez as Commander Lilo Candela^[1]
• Mauricio Meja as Commander Juan^[1]
• Mijail Mulkay as Tito Puente^[1]
• Bárbaro Marín as Rolando Laserie^[1]
• Laura Peñuela as Rita Laserie^[1]
• Andrés Echavarria as Larry Harlow^[1]
• Jean Phillipe Laurent as Jerry Masucci^[1]
• Luis Eduardo Arango as Johnny Pacheco^[1]
• Victor Gómez as Willie Colon^[1]
• Andy Caicedo as Oscarito^[1]
• Ariel Díaz as Prado^[1]
• Adrián Makalá as Ralphi^[1]

Note(s)

1. Music artist Patricia Padilla would provide vocal voiceover for the eighty songs featured in the soap opera. Padilla remained un-credited for her participation in the soap opera however would be listed in the after credits.

Audience

In Colombia, the series premiered with 13.3 of rating, exceeding the program La Voz Kids Colombia.^[25] His final chapter by Caracol Televisión only got a total of 8.3 rating.^[26] In the United States the series debuted with 2.38 million viewers.^[27]

Broadcast

The series originally aired from October 5, 2015 to February 5, 2016 in Colombia on RCN Televisión.^[28][29][30] The series aired on Telemundo from October 13, 2015 until February 8, 2016.^[3][31]

References

1. "Telemundo realizará "Celia", una serie sobre la vida de Celia Cruz". Telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
2. "Capítulo #79 4 de febrero 'Celia'". canalrcn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
3. "La telenovela sobre Celia Cruz se estrenará en octubre en EEUU". martinoticias.com. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
4. "Telemundo Tampa presenta Celia". holaciudad.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
5. ""Celia": La vida de la guarachera de Cuba llega a Telemundo". vidayestilo.terra.com. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
6. "Celia Cruz, joven | Jeimy Osorio". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
7. http://www.tropicanafm.com/noticia/quien-canta-realmente-en-celia-la-novela/20151022/nota/2979096.aspx
8. "Celia Cruz, adulta | Aymeé Nuviola". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
9. "Pedro Knight, joven | Modesto Lacén". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
10. "Pedro Knight, adulto | Willy Denton". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
11. "Lola Calvo | Carolina Gaitán". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
12. "Eliécer Calvo | Abel Rodríguez". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
13. "Olitta Alfonso | Margoth Velásquez". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
14. "Noris Alfonso | Aida Bossa". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
15. "Luciano D' Alessandro grabará serie basada en la vida de Celia Cruz en Colombia". elfarandi.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
16. "Alberto Blanco | Luciano D'Alessandro". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
17. Estupiñán, Cristina. "Indignado, Jonathan Islas enfrenta rumores de supuesto alcoholismo". eltiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
18. "Mario Agüero | Jonathan Islas". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
19. "Ana Alfonso | Brenda Hanst". telemundo.com/accessdate 14 October 2015 (in Spanish).
20. "Rogelio Martínez | Alberto Pujol". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
21. "Myrelys Bocanegra | Indhira Serrano". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
22. "Simón Cruz | Moisés Angulo". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
23. "Myrta Silva | Carolina Sabino". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
24. "Billy Echaverría | Carlos Vesga". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
25. "'Celia' revivió el rating del Canal RCN". estereofonica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
26. "5 de febrero: Adiós Celia". ratingcolombia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2016.
27. "Estreno de Celia por Telemundo en EE UU alcanzó 2,38 millones de Televidentes Totales". produ.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2015.
28. "Lunes 5 de octubre, gran estreno de 'Celia'". celia.canalrcn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2015.
29. "'Celia' llega a su desenlace final este viernes". Estereofonica (in Spanish). Retrieved February 5, 2016.
30. "Celia RCN on Twitter". Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved February 5, 2016. — "Celia RCN on Twitter". Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved February 5, 2016.
31. "Celia, Capítulo 78: Celia firma un jugoso contrato con la multinacional Japonesa". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2016.

External links

• Celia at the Internet Movie Database
• Celia official website on Telemundo
• Celia official website on RCN Televisión