Bruna Marquezine confirms breakup with Neymar

Brazilian actress Bruna Marquezine, who rose to fame after beginning a romance with Neymar in the end of 2012, confirmed that she and the soccer player decided to end their relationship. The couple, who had a cotton candy relationship and constantly updated fans with their romantic photos and love declarations, faced many problems in their relationship, especially after Neymar moved to play in Barcelona while Bruna remained in Brazil. It was also said that Bruna’s mother Neide was strongly against their relationship, fearing her daughter will be hurt.

In spite of rumors that Neymar was being unfaithful several times, inviting some Brazilian girls to come all the way to Spain at his expense, and that Bruna also had a fling with fellow actor Arthur Aguiar, whom she met on the set of “Em Família” (who also ended longtime relationship with actress Giovanna Lancellotti shortly afterwards), Marquezine and Neymar both affirmed that they were still together and Neymar even flew over to Austria while Bruna was filming her novela there.

After Bruna confirmed that she is single again, she deleted her photos with Neymar from her Instagram. It was also said that she’s having a hard time in the set of “Em Família”, where she plays Luíza. It was reported that she couldn’t stop crying the day the breakup was revealed, while the staff was having a hard time to calm her down. 

Maite Perroni and Daniel Arenas begin filming “La Gata” in a dump

Production for the long awaited “La Gata” began in the Bordo de Xochiaca dump, located in Nezahualcóyotl. It will be one of the main locations for the novela, where the characters Esmeralda (Perroni), Doña Rita (Pilar Pellicer), Jarocha (Leticia Perdigón), Fela (Erika Buenfil) y Mercedes (Socorro Bonilla) will live.

Maite Perroni and Daniel Arenas, the protagonists, attended the first filming and posed smiling in the dump. Pierre Louis and Alejandra Robles, who will play Centavito and Inés, were also present. Director Víctor Rodríguez commanded the filming, which included about 50 extras that played the rag pickers of the dump. The cast was thrilled to begin this new adventure, which for sure will be a huge success.

The story, originally written by Inés Rodena, will be adapted by María Antonieta “Calú” Gutiérrez and produced by Nathalie Lartilleux. It will premiere on May 5. 

Fabiola Campomanes and Pablo Montero to act in Juan Osorio’s “Mi corazón es tuyo”

Official auditions for Juan Osorio’s upcoming novela “Mi corazón es tuyo” officialy began on February 13 in the fourth set of Televisa. Javier Jattin, Paulina Goto and Karla Gómez were among the actors who attended the auditions. 

Televisa confirmed in a press release that Rafael Inclán, Carmen Salinas, Adrián Uribe, René Casados, Fabiola Campomanes and Pablo Montero will participate in this telenovela, although it’s still not clear who the protagonists are. Marlene Favela and Blanca Soto’s names were mentioned as possible female leading actresses.

The producer Osorio thanked the actors who participated in the auditions and said that the production will be a big challenge for the entire cast. It will be a remake of the Spanish series “Ana y los siete”. Filming, led by directors Jorge Fons and Lily Garza, will start in April.

Marimar Vega to join Televisa?

Mexican actress Marimar Vega might be soon joining her sister Zuria in Televisa. She was recently seen in the Televisa studios, where she reportedly auditioned for José Alberto ‘El Güero’ Castro’s next novela "La Malquerida". Vega revealed that she is in talks with Televisa, but there’s still nothing confirmed. She also stated that she’d like to participate in a project that will help her grow as an actress.

Marimar is currently plating Aura in the Argos-Cadena 3 series “Las trampas del deseo”. She debuted in TV Azteca in 2003 with a role in “Enamórate” and starred “Amor cautivo” in 2012. If she joins Televisa, she will be working in the same company as her sister Zuria, who is currently starring “Qué pobres tan ricos”. 

Edith González to quit ‘Las Bravo’?

It seems that Edith González is quite angry because of the recent schedule changes in TV Azteca that indicate that the upcoming ‘Las Bravo’ will not premiere as planned, giving its timeslot to the Brazilian ‘Avenida Brasil’.

It was reported that she decided to quit the entire project on last Thursday. She asked to leave the novela because of the drastic changes in what was supposed to be TV Azteca’s next big success. She reportedly spoke with the executives of the company and showed her discomfort with the situation, pointing out that she’s not feeling appreciated in the company.  

[Recap] The last episode of Amor à Vida

The 9pm Brazilian novela Amor à Vida ended yesterday after 221 episodes, being one of the longest Brazilian novelas that were aired in recent years. Its predecessors in the same timeslot ‘Salve Jorge’ and ‘Avenida Brasil’ had each 179 episodes.

Even though the last few months of the novela were exhaustive to watch because of the repeated/crazy scenes and storylines, the last episode was amazing overall. Although some of the scenes reminded previous endings of telenovelas, many of the scenes in this one were innovative and very refreshing to watch. So let’s begin this recap…