El Cuerpo del Deseo
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| El cuerpo del deseo | |
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| Format | telenovela, mystery, romance, fantasy |
| Created by | Julio Jimenez |
| Developed by | Iván Martínez |
| Starring | Andrés García Lorena Rojas Mario Cimarro |
| Theme music composer | Abel Ibarra, Alberto Slezinger |
| Opening theme | Lorena Rojas |
| Country of origin |  Colombia United States |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 155 |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Aurelio Valcárcel Carrol, Alejandro García |
| Producer(s) | Alicia Avila |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original channel | Telemundo |
| Picture format | Color |
| Original run | July 18, 2005 – February 28, 2006 |
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| TV.com summary | |
El cuerpo del Deseo (The Body of Desire) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo and RTI Colombia. This limited-run series is about a man who comes back from the dead and discovers dark secrets about his beautiful ex-wife and daughter. It first aired in 2005 and was a smash hit on Telemundo. [1]The first version of El Cuerpo del Deseo was En Cuerpo Ajeno produced by RTI Colombia in 1992.
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[edit] Major characters
- Pedro Jose Donoso- a wealthy industrialist who,thinks he has everything he ever wanted. He has a gorgeous young wife, despite the age difference and opposition from his only daughter, Ángela.
- Salvador Cerinza - a farmer who lives a sad life with his stingy wife Cantalicia and their son Moncho. Then everything changes when he suffers a mysterious accident.
- Isabel Arroyo- a sensual, ambitious woman who loves her husband,Pedro Jose, at least on the surface.
- Andrés Corona - Pedro Jose's right hand man and Isabel’s secret lover. Two-faced, astute and ruthless, he will do anything to take everything Pedro Jose's owns.
[edit] Story and production
The story features Pedro José Donoso (Andrés García), a wealthy old man in love with a gorgeous younger woman, Isabel Arroyo (Lorena Rojas). He dies suddenly, but returns to Earth through transmigration: (the passing of a soul into another body after death), in the body of Salvador Cerinza (Mario Cimarro), a handsome (yet poor) family man. Pedro José searches for everything he lost, uncovering secrets, truths and deceptions. Ultimately, he must set things straight and save those who truly loved him.
This melodrama about wealth, youth and power was filmed in Miami. It is a remake of Julio Jimenez's En Cuerpo Ajeno ("In a Foreign Body"), a 1992 RTI Colombia serial. In 2006, NBC commissioned Cuban author Erick Hernandez Mora to write a follow-up novel, El deseo ajeno (Possessed By Desire), which was published by Simon & Schuster.
Universal Studios released an abridged 720-minute version of the saga on DVD in 2006. Telemundo announced an encore of the complete run beginning May 29, 2007 on its daytime lineup, but decided not to air it.
[edit] Proposed English version
In early 2006, NBC announced plans to develop Body of Desire, an English-language version of the series,[2] with Julio Jimenez as executive producer[3]. That same year, it inked a two-year deal with Los Angeles-based production company Galán Entertainment to adapt Deseo and other Spanish serials for use on NBC, Bravo and USA Network.[4]. None of the productions have aired. In 2007, NBC announced another try at adapting the genre: Without Breasts There Is No Paradise
[edit] International Broadcast
- On January 1st 2008 Firangi TV in India started broadcasting different TV Series from all around in world in different languages in Hindi. El Cuerpo del Deseo was renamed as Second Chance and is shown Mon-Fri and 7 pm and 11 pm.
- El Cuerpo del Deseo is currently being shown in the Philippines over ABS-CBN dubbed in Filipino as of March 24, 2008 under the same title. This marks the comeback of telenovela in the Philippines .
- El Cuerpo del Deseo was shown twice in Cyprus over Sigma TV dubbed in Greek on 2006 and 2007.
- El Cuerpo del Deseo has been airing in Ghana on Net2 Tv since April 2008, under the name Second Chance.
- El Cuerpo del Deseo is being aired in the Philippines through ABS-CBN and it is one of the highest rating shows in the afternoon block.
- it is also being shown in Canada, with tln and tln en espagnol
- El Cuerpo del Deseo has been airing in Nigeria on AIT (African Independent Television) 2008 under the name Second Chance.
[edit] Cast
- Andrés García .... Pedro José Donoso - main hero
- Mario Cimarro .... Salvador Cerinza / Pedro Jose Donoso - main hero
- Lorena Rojas .... Isabel Arroyo - main heroine, villain
- Martín Karpan .... Andrés Corona - lover of Isabel, villain
- Vanessa Villela .... Ángela Donoso - daughter of Pedro Jose
- Anna Silvetti .... Abigail Domínguez - housekeeper at Donoso mansion, mother of Antonio and Simon
- Erick Elias .... Antonio Domínguez - in love with Angela
- Sonia Noemí .... Pilar - friend of Rebecca
- Pablo Azar .... Simón Domínguez - in love with Valeria
- Roberto Moll .... Walter Franco - butler at Donoso mansion,villan
- Jeannette Lehr .... Gayétana Charlie - witch, friend of Pedro Jose
- Martha Picanes .... Rebecca Macedo - aunt of Isabel and Valeria
- Diana Osorio .... Valeria Guzmán - cousin of Isabel
- Yadira Santana .... Victoria - maid at Donoso mansion
- Liz Coleandro .... Nina Arroyo - mother of Isabel
- Rosalinda Rodríguez .... Cantalicia Muñetón - wife of Salvador
- Vivian Ruiz .... Guadalupe - friend of Gaetana
- Eduardo Serrano.... Felipe Madero -
- Arianna Coltellacci .... Consuelo Guerrero -
- Sabrina Olmedo .... Matilda Serrano -
- Alcira Gil .... Doña Lilia -
- Tania Lopez .... Inirida Fernández -
- Marella Mata .... Juanita - maid at Donoso mansion
- Carlos Pittella .... Cura Parroco
[edit] Links
- Orange.es synopses (Spanish)
- Telenovela World (bilingual)
