TELENOVELA WATCH: 'Tierra de Reyes' Premieres Tonight on Telemundo

Gonzalo Garcia Vivanco as Flavio Gallardo, Aarón Diaz as Arturo Gallardo,
Christian de La Campa as Samuel Gallardo in Tierra de Reyes --
Photo Credit: Telemundo

Can you really make a telenovela called Tierra de Reyes (“Land of Kings”) in Miami? Apparently so, as Telemundo’s Miami hacienda telenovela premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Los Miserables will move up an hour taking the thankfully departed Reina de Corazones time slot at 8 p.m. ET.

Tierra de Reyes is a new version of Telemundo’s Pasión de Gavilanes, a 2003 Colombian telenovela produced with RTI that is arguably the network’s most successful production, at least in terms of its international popularity. Pasión de Gavilanes was itself a remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela Las Aguas Mansas, which also spawned an unfortunate Mexican production from Televisa in 2008 called Fuego en la Sangre that ludicrously miscast all its principals. That did not prevent Fuego en la Sangre from becoming a hit in the US and it is still regularly rebroadcast. Pasión de Gavilanes is also constantly being rerun which calls to question the wisdom of Telemundo going to this well again, particularly as their Miami studio seems inadequate for a hacienda telenovela like this.

The story, from the press release, is of “three brothers out for revenge against the family they hold responsible for the tragic and mysterious death of their younger sister. In their search for the truth, Arturo, Flavio and Samuel Reyes set out to conquer the beautiful daughters of hacienda owner Ignacio Del Junco, the man they suspect of causing their sister’s death. But fate makes them victims of their own trap and they end up falling in love with their enemies, Sofía, Irina and Andrea.”

'Tierra de Reyes' Premieres December 2 on Telemundo

On Tuesday, December 2 at 9 p.m. ET, Telemundo premieres the intense melodrama Tierra de Reyes, a telenovela full of passion and intrigue about three brothers determined to avenge the tragic and mysterious death of their younger sister. Tierra de Reyes features a stellar cast that includes Aarón Díaz, Ana Lorena Sánchez, Gonzalo García Vivanco, Kimberly Dos Ramos, Christian de la Campa, Scarlet Gruber, Fabián Ríos and Sonya Smith as "Cayetana."

Tierra de Reyes tells the story of three brothers out for revenge against the family they hold responsible for the tragic and mysterious death of their younger sister. In their search for the truth, Arturo (Aarón Díaz), Flavio (Gonzalo García Vivanco) and Samuel Reyes (Christian de la Campa) set out to conquer the beautiful daughters of hacienda owner Ignacio Del Junco (Ricardo Chávez), the man they suspect of causing their sister's death. But fate makes them victims of their own trap, and they end up falling in love with their enemies, Sofía (Ana Lorena Sánchez), Irina (Kimberly Dos Ramos) and Andrea (Scarlet Gruber).

Tierra de Reyes also presents a strong supporting cast, including Cynthia Olavarría, Daniela Navarro, Joaquín Garrido, Adriana Lavat, Ricardo Chávez, Omar Germenos, Eduardo Victoria, Isabela Castillo, Dad Dagger, Diana Quijano, Alberich Bormann, Roberto Plantier, Francisco Porras, Jessica Cerezo, Gabriel Rossi, Ricardo Kleinbaum, Bárbara Garofalo, Gloria Mayo, Carmen Olivares, Fernando Pacanins, Virginia Núñez, Giovanna del Portillo, José Ramón Blanch, Julio Ocampo, Sol Rodríguez, Orlando Miguel, Fabián Pizorno and Kary Musa.

Second Season of Social Media Novela 'Secreteando' Starts Today

Telemundo Media today announced the second season of the original social media novela, Secreteando, starting April 28th. The unprecedented online novela was the first drama series directed to Hispanics where viewers were active participants in the storyline through social media platforms such as Google+, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. The original cast including Sonya Smith, Eglantina Zingg, Liannet Borrego, Lorenzo Duarte, Juan Pablo Llano, Tali Duclad and Ruben Morales returns for a second season, accompanied by surprise cameos from top Telemundo talent.

Two-Hour Episodes of MARIDO EN ALQUILER Starting Monday, October 21 on Telemundo

Starting Monday, October 21 at 8 p.m. ET, Telemundo will air two-hour episodes of MARIDO EN ALQUILER, a gripping tale full of romance, love, humor, betrayal and twists of fate.

Starring Sonya Smith, Juan Soler, Maritza Rodriguez and a stellar performance by Miguel Varoni, MARIDO EN ALQUILER is the story of Griselda (Sonya Smith), a humble, courageous woman with a good heart who wins the lottery after struggling to support her three children with her work as a handyman. By chance she meets Reinaldo (Juan Soler), an acclaimed but modest chef who is enchanted by her integrity. Reinaldo’s jealous wife, Teresa Cristina (Maritza Rodriguez), a vain and elegant woman from a rich family, will stop at nothing to save her marriage and sets out to make life impossible for Griselda.

The cast of MARIDO EN ALQUILER incudes the young stars Gabriel Coronel and Kimberly Dos Ramos, as well as seasoned actors as Roberto Manrique, Ricardo Chávez, Pablo Azar, Paulo Quevedo, Sandra Destenave, Ariel Texido, Daniela Navarro, Alba Roversi, José Guillermo Cortines, Maite Embil, Ismael La Rosa, Víctor Corona, Dad Dager, Ana Carolina Grajales, Gabriel Valenzuela, Adrián Carvajal, Lino Martone, Jalymar Salomon, Anthony López, Adriana Lavat, Sandra Eichler, María del Pilar Pérez, Sol Rodríguez, Ahrid Hannaly, Gustavo Pedraza, Luis Alvarez, Nadia Escobar and Emmanuel Pérez.

Sonya Smith, Juan Soler and Maritza Rodríguez. Gabriel Coronel & Kimberly Dos Ramos Lead MARIDO EN ALQUILER Cast

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Telemundo Studios has announced the cast of MARIDO EN ALQUILER, a co-production with Globo now taping in South Florida, starring Sonya Smith, Juan Soler and Maritza Rodríguez. Gabriel Coronel and Kimberly Dos Ramos play the youthful characters in this passionate epic story.

The supporting cast includes Roberto Manrique, Ricardo Chávez, Pablo Azar, Paulo Quevedo, Sandra Destenave, Ariel Texido, Daniela Navarro, Alba Roversi, José Guillermo Cortines, Maite Embil, Ismael La Rosa, Víctor Corona, Dad Dager, Ana Carolina Grajales, Gabriel Valenzuela, Adrián Carvajal, Lino Martone, Jalymar Salomon, Anthony López, Adriana Lavat, Sandra Eichler, María del Pilar Pérez, Sol Rodríguez, Ahrid Hannaly, Gustavo Pedraza, Luis Alvarez, Nadia Escobar and Emmanuel Pérez.