On May 13th, the 15th edition of the Brazilian Contigo! awards show was held at the Golden Room of the Copacabana Palace. It is one of the most important award ceremonies for Brazilian television. In spite of the big competition, and having many novelas and actors nominated for the various awards, it was last year’s smashing hit telenovela “Avenida Brasil” that snagged the most: a total of 7...

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Pregnant of eight months, Eugenia “China” Suárez (21) is preparing for the arrival of her first daughter in the middle of June. After successfully finishing her participation in the hit series “Solamente vos”, where she played the daughter of Adrián Suar, Suárez has the time to prepare her daughter’s nursery, to rest and to enjoy the company of her loved ones. Suárez previously commented that the final stages...

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At its annual upfront presentation, held last week, Telemundo announced its programming for 2013-2014, which is expected to feature over 1000 hours of new content, including five telenovelas:  “Dama y Obrero” (Lady and The Worker), “La Impostora” (The Imposter), “Reina de Corazones” (Queen of Hearts), “Santa Diabla”—working title (Holy Devil) and “Camelia la Tejana” (Camelia The Texan).  “Dama y Obrero” (starred by Ana Layevska, José Luis Reséndez and...

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The character of Rosângela became an important turning point in the career of the gorgeous Paloma Bernardi, who before used to portray mainly innocent girls. The girl who in the beginning of “Salve Jorge” was a human trafficking victim quickly became one of the biggest villains of the telenovela by becoming a member of the human trafficking mafia and becoming an obstacle in Morena’s way to freedom. However,...

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According to producer, director and acting coach Raúl Quintanilla, 90% of the protagonists of telenovelas which are produced in Mexico or in the U.S. (by companies like Televisa, Argos, Telemundo and TV Azteca itself) are graduates of TV Azteca’s CEFAT (center of formation for television actors). Andrés Palacios, Paola Núñez, Carla Hernández, Ana Serradilla, Silvia Navarro, Marimar Vega, Adriana Louvier, Víctor González, Pablo Azar, Bárbara Mori are among...

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After presenting their “50 most beautiful of 2013” list last week, People En Español threw a party for their favorite stars, which was held at New York's Marquee Club. A big crowd of fans gathered outside to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars, and many of them looked amazing, which justified them being picked as the most beautiful of the year. Sebastián Rulli and Maite Perroni were...

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