Tres generaciones de mujeres que comparten una extrana tradicion familiar: todas han quedado viudas en circunstancias extraordinarias; todas dan luz exclusivamente a ninas.
El fenomeno puede ser explaicado lo mismo desde la logica mas impecable, que desde las paradojas del realismo magico. Si lo suyo es una maldicion, una trampa del inconsciente o una mera casualidad, queda a discusion de los multiples personajes y circunstancias que las rodean.
Lo importante es que las Aparicio no vinieron a este mundo a sufris: son mujeres contemporaneas, urbanas, dedicadas a tomar las riendas de su vida; la viudez les ha ensenado a no necesitar a los hombre para sobrevivir: ahora los tienen porque quieren y porque pueden.
La matriarca del clan es Rafaela Aparicio, una alvaradena que tras enterrar a tre maridos muertos en accidentes por demas tragicomicos, saco adelante a tres ninas a las que crio como unas guerreras a la medida desi misma.
Le sigue sus hijas, Alma la viuda de un hombre de negocios – asesinado en circunstancias nunca esclarecidas – quien tambien tuvo que empezar de cero hasta llegar a convertirse en la capitana de un pospero y discreto servicio de acompanantes masculinos para mujeres de alto nivel; Mercedes, una aguerrida abogada y madre de una nina, viuda de un abogado que murio de un infarto en los brazos de otra mujer, quien tomar el mando del bufete de su difunto esposo con las consecuentes broncas con el socio de el, y con su propio amante, un medico casado; Julia, una joven actriz que se rehusa a casarse por obvias razones, pero tendra que definirse entre un hombre compulsivamente infiel y la incipiente atraccion que le produce su mejor amiga, quien es gay declarada.
Cast:
Gabriela de la Garza –> Alma Aparicio
Plutarco Haza –> Leonardo Villegas
Ximena González Rubio –> Mercedes Aparicio
Liz Gallardo –> Julio Aparicio
María del Carmen Farías –> Rafael
Eduardo Victoria –> Claudio
Marco Treviño –> Máximo
Erik Hayser –> Alejandro López Cano
Lourdes Villarreal –> Aurelia
Erendira Ibarra –> Mariana
Aurora Gil –> Mara
Silvia Carusillo –> Isabel
Manuel Balbi –> Mauro
Paulina Gaitán –> Iliana
Eva Hernández –> Sophia Isadora
Alexandra de la Mora –> Karla
Tania Angeles –> Dany
Nestor Rodolfo –> Tomas
Mario Pérez Alba –> Armando
Walter –> Jorge Román
Las Aparicio: Breaking the Curse, Episode 92
tue 10/4/2011
Claudio proposes to Mercedes. Maximo tells Leonardo that he'll learn all about Ileana's past in Veracruz. Armando begins to feel jealous of Mariana. Bruno asks Julia for help in his situation with Ileana.
also tagged las aparicio
Las Aparicio: The Finale, Episode 120
Las Aparicio: End of Days, Episode 119
Las Aparicio: Holding On, Episode 118
Las Aparicio: Happily Ever After, Episode 117
Latino Web Series
In alphabetical order. Annotated descriptions continually added. Updated 12/30.
Below is a list of scripted web series (webisodes, web shows, la serie web) by, about or marketed to Latin@/Hispanic-Americans. This is a continually updated list, so please contact me if you know of any shows that should be listed — ajean (at) asc (dot) upenn (dot) edu.
There’s a bit of folly in trying to define the “Latino market” — likewise for black, gay, and other markets — though marketers spend a lot of time and money trying. What marketers call “Latinos” is really a diverse group of people from various countries (Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Cuban, etc.), ethnicities (Chicano, etc.), regions, and political affiliations, who may or may not find the same types of programming interesting.
A few networks distribute Latino web shows, including Urbano TV, RowdyOrbit, Tr3s, and Movido TV. Please check them out; they have series that I don’t have listed. Many of these series are forthcoming.
I’ve starred** personal favorites or ones worth checking out — though I haven’t seen every series in full, so please explore!
Almas Perdidas, http://almas.tr3s.com
A lo-fi horror web series from MTV Tr3s.
B Gate, http://movidotv.com
**Chico’s Angels, http://www.chicosangels.com
Charlie’s Angels spoof. In Drag. Hilarious.
Cancun Nights, http://movidotv.com
Caribe Road, http://www.cariberoad.com
Chutes & Ladders, http://www.koldcast.tv/show/chutes-laddersA brother and sister discover they can travel through time and embark on an adventure in search of their parents. Episodes are available on KoldCast.
**East Willy B (creators: Julia Grob and Yamin Segal), http://eastwillyb.com
Willy owns a bar catering to Latinos in a community on the verge of gentrification. His ex-girlfriend and business partner wants him to upgrade the bar to cater to the coming influx of hipsters, but Willy would rather not.
The series humorously explores the complexities of gentrification: from the people within the community who accept the trend to the real estate agents who re-brand neighborhoods, all while giving audiences a big cast of crazy characters.
For my interview with the creators, click here.
El Porvenir, http://www.elporvenirlaserie.com
El Spooky, http://www.tr3s.com/shows/spooky
**GayXample, http://www.gayxample.netA humorous Barcelona-set Spanish-language soap (subtitled in nine languages) about a group of gay, lesbian and straight people dealing with personal and professional struggles. The series begins when the main character’s nephew arrives to the city for the first time only to discover his uncle is gay.
Illegal, http://coquitotv.com/id10.html
From Latin Trends: “ILLEGAL follows Sebastian (Mora), an illegal immigrant who had the dream of becoming a lawyer in America. After years of struggling to make it, he finds himself homeless and hungry, and breaking into a house one night in search of food. What he would discover the next morning is the door to a new world of hope.” Winner Audience Choice selection, New Media Film Festival.
Las Aparicio, http://msnlatino.telemundo.com
Las Tundas of the Valley, http://www.lastundasofthevalley.com
Los Americans, (creator: Dennis Leoni), http://pic.tv/losamericansFrom my interview with executive producer Robert Townsend: “Los Americans is about a middle class, Latino family, and it’s about a father who looses his job in a tough economy and how they have to turn their lives around and come together.” From Dennis Leoni (Resurrection Blvd).
Lugar Heights, http://www.urbanotv.com
Madres y Comadres, http://www.youtube.com/MadresyComadres
No Me Hallo, Univision
Para Matara A Un Asesino, http://rowdyorbit.com
Partners in Pretension, http://www.partnersinpretension.com
Pasiones Obsesionantes/Haunting Passions, http://www.youtube.com/user/playgroundschannel
Pico and Paco, http://movidotv.com
Plan V, http://www.planvlaserie.com.ar
Stallions de Amor, http://stallionsdeamor.com
Student Lounge, http://movidotv.com
Vidas Cruzadas, http://novelasyseries.univision.com
**Ylse, (creator: Ruth Livier), http://www.ylse.net
One of the few all-Guild series on the web (WGA, SAG, DGA), Ylse is a bilingual series about a talk show host looking to move up. Says Tubefilter: “A self-professed Ally McBeal, Ylse gives an inside look into the world of a Spanish-language talk show. Its title character is herself bilingual, jumping between English and Spanish with an ease so well-written, English-only audience members won’t even notice. Ylse is a host of gossip-style entertainment show. But an Oprah-worshiper, she yearns for more…more out of work, and out of relationships, as her vapid co-host shamelessly tries to get in her pants.”
Below is a list of scripted web series (webisodes, web shows, la serie web) by, about or marketed to Latin@/Hispanic-Americans. This is a continually updated list, so please contact me if you know of any shows that should be listed — ajean (at) asc (dot) upenn (dot) edu.
There’s a bit of folly in trying to define the “Latino market” — likewise for black, gay, and other markets — though marketers spend a lot of time and money trying. What marketers call “Latinos” is really a diverse group of people from various countries (Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Cuban, etc.), ethnicities (Chicano, etc.), regions, and political affiliations, who may or may not find the same types of programming interesting.
A few networks distribute Latino web shows, including Urbano TV, RowdyOrbit, Tr3s, and Movido TV. Please check them out; they have series that I don’t have listed. Many of these series are forthcoming.
I’ve starred** personal favorites or ones worth checking out — though I haven’t seen every series in full, so please explore!
Almas Perdidas, http://almas.tr3s.comA lo-fi horror web series from MTV Tr3s.
B Gate, http://movidotv.com**Chico’s Angels, http://www.chicosangels.comCharlie’s Angels spoof. In Drag. Hilarious.
Cancun Nights, http://movidotv.comCaribe Road, http://www.cariberoad.comVia the website, Caribe Road “follows the fictional story of U.S. Special Forces commander, Mark Caribe, who is hell bent in starting a new life away from the military after a covert mission goes terribly wrong. But first, under the orders of the President of United States, Caribe must accept the command of a new elite combat unit called SFT1 [Special Forces Team One]. Caribe hopes this move will lead him to the terrorist who kidnapped his daughter.”
Chutes & Ladders, http://www.koldcast.tv/show/chutes-ladders**East Willy B (creators: Julia Grob and Yamin Segal), http://eastwillyb.comWilly owns a bar catering to Latinos in a community on the verge of gentrification. His ex-girlfriend and business partner wants him to upgrade the bar to cater to the coming influx of hipsters, but Willy would rather not.
The series humorously explores the complexities of gentrification: from the people within the community who accept the trend to the real estate agents who re-brand neighborhoods, all while giving audiences a big cast of crazy characters.
For my interview with the creators, click here.
El Porvenir, http://www.elporvenirlaserie.com**GayXample, http://www.gayxample.netIllegal, http://coquitotv.com/id10.htmlFrom Latin Trends: “ILLEGAL follows Sebastian (Mora), an illegal immigrant who had the dream of becoming a lawyer in America. After years of struggling to make it, he finds himself homeless and hungry, and breaking into a house one night in search of food. What he would discover the next morning is the door to a new world of hope.” Winner Audience Choice selection, New Media Film Festival.
Las Aparicio, http://msnlatino.telemundo.comLas Tundas of the Valley, http://www.lastundasofthevalley.comLos Americans, (creator: Dennis Leoni), http://pic.tv/losamericansLugar Heights, http://www.urbanotv.comMadres y Comadres, http://www.youtube.com/MadresyComadresVia Tubefilter: “The setup is light, as if the producers were in on the joke that the series mocks the sappy telenovelas churned out on Univision and Telemundo. Writer-director Alberto Ferreras, known for his docu-series Habla on HBO, created the series for Kmart.”
No Me Hallo, UnivisionPara Matara A Un Asesino, http://rowdyorbit.comPartners in Pretension, http://www.partnersinpretension.comPasiones Obsesionantes/Haunting Passions, http://www.youtube.com/user/playgroundschannelFrom the website: “Pasiones an English language dark comedy in the style of a Mexican telenovela follows our heroine Maribel, a former nun who has found herself with child. Feeling the scorn from all of the other nuns, she leaves the convent for a new life. Befriending her new neighbor Mago, a local woman of the night and lesbian, Maribel begins to feel passions so haunting she can only find comfort in the arms of her old pal Padre Emilio. Starring Ylse creator Ruth Livier, and directed by Joe Camareno, who also directed Ylse.
Pico and Paco, http://movidotv.com Plan V, http://www.planvlaserie.com.arStallions de Amor, http://stallionsdeamor.comCampy telenovela spoof about a mysterious murder.
Student Lounge, http://movidotv.comVidas Cruzadas, http://novelasyseries.univision.com**Ylse, (creator: Ruth Livier), http://www.ylse.netOne of the few all-Guild series on the web (WGA, SAG, DGA), Ylse is a bilingual series about a talk show host looking to move up. Says Tubefilter: “A self-professed Ally McBeal, Ylse gives an inside look into the world of a Spanish-language talk show. Its title character is herself bilingual, jumping between English and Spanish with an ease so well-written, English-only audience members won’t even notice. Ylse is a host of gossip-style entertainment show. But an Oprah-worshiper, she yearns for more…more out of work, and out of relationships, as her vapid co-host shamelessly tries to get in her pants.”
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