Patito Feo
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| Patito Feo | |
|---|---|
 Patito, with the special participation of Natalia Oreiro |
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| Genre | Youth Comedy |
| Created by | Marcelo Tinelli - Alejandro Stoessel - Mario Schajris |
| Written by | Mario Schajris and Marcela Citterio [1] |
| Directed by | Jorge Montero [1] |
| Country of origin |  Argentina |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 172 (first season) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ideas del Sur |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Canal 13 |
| Original airing | First Season: April 10, 2007 – December 14, 2007 Second season: April 23, 2008 – in emission |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Patito Feo (in English, Ugly Duckling) is a popular children's TV series from Argentina, starring Laura Esquivel and Brenda Asnicar. The show started on April 2007, with a first season consisting in 172 episodes, and has just launched the second one. The series has achieved an inmense popularity across Latin America, West Europe and Israel, the soundtrack of the series selling more than 200.000 copies, and concerts being held across the entire continent. The show is mainly broadcast on Canal 13 but it is also seen in Disney Channel Latin America. [2]
[edit] Plot
Patito (Laura Esquivel), a somewhat physically ugly but pure-hearted girl, lives peacefully with her mother Carmen (Griselda Siciliani) in Bariloche (Argentina). The story starts when the girl meets Matías (Gastón Soffritti) a boy whom she inmediately falls in love with. However, when Patito knew him, she didn't believe that she had a chance with him.
Then she must travel with her mother to the country's capital city for some medical exams. In the hospital, Carmen surprisingly meets Leandro (Juan Darthés) the love of her life, and also the father of Patito. Neither Patito nor Leandro know this. The exams don't go very well, so Patito has to stay 3 months for treatment, instead of the week Carmen was planning. Leandro suggests Paito goes to the school which his mother directs. As soon as she arrives there, Patito meets Antonella (Brenda Asnicar). Antonella, who is talented, sexy, and beutiful girl, but also cruel, arrogant, and very dominant, will become the worst enemy of Patito, calling her "ugly". Patito feels terribly bad, and realizes Matías is also on that school. The bad news is that Matías is completely in love with Antonella.
[edit] References
- ^ a b A planet without the Cris's Galaxy, note of Pablo Sirvén for La Nación Daily, April 12, 2007, [retrieved on April 30, 2008] (Spanish)
- ^ A success that seems to don´t have ceiling, Clarín, July 22, 2007, [retrieved on April 30, 2008] (Spanish)
