| Un Paso Adelante | |
|---|---|
| Format | Drama |
| Created by | Daniel Écija Ernesto Pozuelo and Jesus del Cerro |
| Starring | Beatriz Luengo Mónica Cruz Raul Peña Pablo Puyol Miguel Ángel Muñoz Silvia Marty Dafne Fernández Lola Herrera |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| No. of episodes | 84 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Antena 3 |
| Original run | 2002 – 2005 |
Un Paso Adelante (One step forward) was a Spanish TV drama similar to the American 1980’s TV series Fame. It was originally broadcast on Spanish channel Antena 3 from 2002 to 2005 . It has also been a huge success in Spanish-speaking countries (including Latin America), in Germany, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro and in France.
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The show focuses on the professors and the students of "Carmen Arranz", one of the most prestigious art schools in Spain. The school is located in Madrid. The story follows Lola, Pedro, Rober, Jero, Ingrid, Silvia and Marta. They want to be successful singers, dancers and actors but they learn as they go along that the path to fame is not an easy one.
Silvia Jauregui (Mónica Cruz) is the best female dancer at the school, besides being the director's niece. Her mother was a professional dancer and her father was a conductor. Therefore, she had the opportunity to tour the world with them when they were performing abroad. In the first episodes, she was quite snobbish and reserved. So she had difficulty in making friends. But, throughout the episodes, she became a close friend of Ingrid and Lola. She has had many lovers: Pedro, Rober (who eventually got her pregnant), cocaine addict Alvaro, and Horacio (an ex-boyfriend of her aunt’s).
Dolores "Lola" Fernández (Beatriz Luengo) is a young woman who has devoted her entire life to dance and her family (her father and younger brother). She has a talent for singing but her real passion is dancing. Throughout the episodes, she has had many lovers: Jerónimo, Pavel (played by Orishas’ frontman Yotuel who is also Beatriz Luengo's partner in real life), and Pedro.
Ingrid Muñoz (Silvia Marty) is an extroverted and optimistic young woman who idolises Aretha Franklin. She had a romance with Juan, one of her teachers. She broke up with him, however, after he got his colleague Diana pregnant.
Pedro Salvador (Pablo Puyol) is the son of an Asturian fisherman and he moved to Madrid to learn how to dance. Actually, he considers dance as a way to overcome his shyness towards girls. Besides, he has to work at part-time jobs in order to pay for his scholarship.
Roberto Rober Arenales (Miguel Ángel Muñoz) is the seventh son of a wealthy family from San Sebastian. He likes behaving as a tough guy, and he’s a ladies' man.
Jeronimo “Jero” Juiz (Raul Peña), is a songwriter ready to do anything to gain fame. He had a romance with Lola but she ended up cheating on him with another student, Pavel.
Marta Ramos (Dafne Fernández) is a classical dancer. She is dance teacher Adela’s sister. She had an affair with Pedro, and afterwards, with Rober. In the final season, she was diagnosed with a heart disease. But, eventually, she overcame it and returned to dance.