Cachito de Cielo

Cachito de Cielo
Genre Telenovela
Romance
ComedyDrama
Written by Mario Schajris
Starring Pedro Fernández
Maite Perroni
Mane de la Parra
Opening theme Cachito de Cielo by Pedro Fernandez
Country of origin Mexico
Original language(s) Spanish
No. of episodes 110 [1]
Production
Executive producer(s) Roberto Gomez Fernandez and Giselle González
Running time 42-45 minutes
Production company(s) Televisa
Distributor Televisa
Broadcast
Original channel Canal de las Estrellas
Picture format 480i SDTV
1080i HDTV
Original run June 11, 2012 – November 9, 2012
Chronology
Preceded by Amorcito Corazón
Followed by La Mujer Del Vendaval
External links
Production website

The Argentine author Mario Schajris wrote Cachito de Cielo (Cachito of Heaven: Love's Divine), a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Gomez Fernandez and Giselle González for Televisa. The start of the story is based on the movies "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" and Heaven Can Wait, produced in 1941 and 1978.

Maite Perroni and Pedro Fernández star as the protagonists,[2][3] while Rafael Inclán, Jorge Poza, and Esmeralda Pimentel are antagonists.

History

On June 11, 2012, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting Cachito del cielo weekdays at 6:15pm, replacing Amorcito Corazón.[4] Due to the controversy of Pedro Fernández portraying a priest, and low ratings in Mexico, Cachito de Cielo concluded on November 9,[5][6] with La Mujer Del Vendaval replacing it on November 12.[7][8] Production of Cachito de Cielo officially started on April 10, 2012.[9]

On July 22, 2013, Univision started broadcasting Cachito de Cielo weekdays at 2pm/1c, replacing Cuidado con el ángel.[10] The last 2 episodes (combined) were broadcast on December 20.

Plot

The starting point of the story has Cachito hit by lightning during a soccer game. He was not scheduled to die, but an error of the angels (who misread Gomez for Gomes) results in Cachito's spirit being harvested prematurely. These angels are demonic and ornery and concerned that their error be found out. So they send Cachito back to earth in a priest's body, forbidding him to tell anyone the truth. Yet Cachito wants to get his girl friend back, Renata, and tell her who he is. The angels have many tricks to try to stop Cachito from spilling the beans. And the angels make cameo appearances on earth as various types of persons (like a pair of electricians.) This comedy plot line is abruptly discontinued at capitulo 49.

There are a number of plot lines, the first two being the main story lines:

1) Cachito's romance with Renata starts is the primary them. The comedy with the ornery Angels is part of this. Fabio's wooing of Renata, and Mara's consequent jealousy and jealous deeds are a subplot to that.

2) The adultery Between Pupi & Adela can be considered the main theme of part 2. This side of the story is basically not comedy. It is thus far tragic for Adela's husband, Renaldo. Matias' soccer career is a subpart of this plot line. Tete's friendship with Adela is a subplot to this & has an element of ironic comedy in it. The love interest between Matias & Renata goes under this as a subplot.

3) Tristan & his women (comedy) involves a triangle between two sisters who both have a crush on Tristan. Eventually a con-comedy theme is brought in with conflict between Tristan and a woman who is probably his ex-wife.

4) There is a secondary romance of Cachito's sister in a triangle between her, the jerk soccer player, and Isabel's male employee (not comedy).

5) Matias is pursued by a teenage girl (daughter of soccer team owner) who has a crush on him (comedy).

6) Cachito's new proposed singing career (involving Tristan & Lucas) -- perhaps an excuse to hear the actor sing. This theme includes comedy.

7) There is an attempt by forces of evil to take away Isabel's restaurant from her (as by foreclosure).

8) Las chismosas is kind of a comic thread stuck in, with two women who occupy themselves with gossip and butting into other persons' business.

The first part of the story focuses on Cachito's comedy pursuit of Renata, with whom he has a clean relationship. The second part further develops the theme of fornication and adultery (thought the presentation is not sexually explicit). Those who commit fornication and adultery receive a horrible retribution.

Part 1 Comedy Episodes 1-48

The Plot has two major movements: 1) A through-going comedy wherein Cachito enteracts with three angels, and 2) a violent, tragic drama. In the first movement, Two of the angels are executive angels (Ezekiel and Ariel) running the Heavenly Waiting Room, which is like a celestial airport waiting room for persons bound for Heaven. Cachito's spirit was taken from his body by error; thus he was to be allowed to return to earth. However, the two angels act like demons in being interested in their error never being discovered, as if God were not omniscient. Quite selfishly these two angels return Cachito as a priest, but a priest in his own parish. Cachito is forbidden to reveal that he is Cachito on pain of being removed from earth. However, Cachito still wants his girlfriend and mother; Cachito wants them to know that he is Cachito. The angels thus struggle with Cachito to keep him from revealing who he is. Part of their strategy is to send a third angel with him as his guardian angel. Back and forth from the Heavenly Waiting room to earth goes Cachito in conflict and argument with Ezekiel and Ariel. From time to time these two meddling angels go to earth and play cameo roles there.

Renata Landeros de Franco (Maite Perroni) is a young journalist who is in love with Adrian Gomes "Cachito" (Mane de la Parra). Both of them are happy until Cachito seems to die in a soccer match by getting hit by lightning. The problem is that Cachito was not scheduled to die. Thus the angels need to send Cachito back to earth to live his earthly life; yet the body of Cachito is no longer usable. Thus Cachito is reincarnated in an available body, that of a priest, Salvador Santillán "Padre Chava" (Pedro Fernandez). Thus Cachito resumes his reincarnaqted life as a new priest of the parish in which his family lived. Cachito-Salvador must pursue Renata, since he is in love with her, though he has been forbidden by the angels to do so. Thus a conflict ensues between Cachito-Salvador and the meddling angels.

Part of the comedy is in the names of the persons, silly names like Pupi, Tete, and Pachi. Pupi is the father of Renata and an arch villain

Part 2 Tragic Drama Episodes 49-110

Suddenly near the middle of the story, higher up heavenly executives discover the gross sins of Ariel and Ezekiel, who are sent to Hell for their crimes. Cachito is permitted to stop being a priest. So Cachito resigns as priest and starts living the life of a laymen. At this point the comedy abruptly ends, and the story becomes much like an ordinary telenovela. The story becomes violent and tragic.

After this point, the sub-plot centering on Pupi and his associates becomes the main story. Pupi and associates are in a corrupt business concerning fútbol (soccer) and reporting on that sport. Pupi's adultery with Pachi seems to eclipse the Cachito story. Pachi is severely and chronically punished for her adultery with Pupi. Another sub-plot is also much developed about Tristan (the church sacristan) and his women.

The sudden change in genre may be the incongruous result of protest by religious persons over the portrayal of angels acting evil and over a priest romantically pursuing a woman though the story began as a comedy and featured a reincarnated man acting as an impostor priest pursuing his girl friend of a previous life.[11]

Cast

Actor Character Known as
Maite Perroni Renata Landeros de Franco Chava's wife, Tete's and Pupi's daughter, Matías' sister, Diana's friend, Mara's ex-friend
Pedro Fernandez Padre Salvador "Chava" Santillán Priest, Cachito's new identity after he is mistakenly killed by the angels, in love with Renata.
Mane de la Parra Adrian Gomes Obregon or Cachito Soccer player, Isabel's deceased son, Coca's deceased nephew, Diana's deceased brother, Renata´s deceased love interest, hit by lightning during a soccer game and treated as dead.
Azela Robinson Teresa de Franco de Landeros "Tete" Renata's mother, Pupi's ex-wife.
Rafael Inclán Ernesto "Pupi" Landeros Father of Renata and Matias, Tete's husband, left alone.
Esmeralda Pimentel Mara Magaña Sports journalist, Fabio's lover, Hates Renata. Raped by two thugs.
Jorge Poza Fabio Montenegro Mara's lover, Renata´s ex-fiancée, ends in jail, raped and sodomized.
Pablo Lyle Matías Salazar Landeros Soccer player, son of Pupi and Adela, Renata's brother, ends up being Sofía's boyfriend.
Cynthia Klitbo Adela Silva Matias' mother, Reynaldo's wife, Pupi's ex-lover, Teté's friend. Spent time in jail.
Cecilia Gabriela Isabel Obregon de Gomes Cachito's dedicated mother, Diana's mother, Coca's sister.
Juan Carlos Barreto Tristán/Esteban Gomes Sonia's ex-husband, Married to Isabel.
Elizabeth Valdez Diana Gomes Obregon Isabel's daughter, Coca's niece, Cachito's dedicated sister.
Eduardo España Ariel One of the meddling angels.
Luis Alfredo Gatica Darío Fernández Diana's boyfriend.
Raquel Pankoswky Coca Obregon Isabel's sister, Diana's aunt, Cachito's dedicated aunt, died due to ovarian cancer.
César Bono Lucas Chava's guardian angel.
Adalberto Parra Reynaldo Salazar Adela's deceased husband, Matias's deceased stepfather, accidentally shot by Adela.
Andrea Torre
Sofía Castro Sofía Salvatierra Salvatierra´s daughter, ends up being Matias' girlfriend.
Otto Sirgo Gustavo Mendiola Teresa 'Tete's ex fiance, in love with Tete.
Jessica Mas Sonia Tristan's ex-wife, hates Tristan and makes his life miserable.
Eduardo Linan Salvatierra Father of Sofia, Ernesto's accomplice, dislikes Matias.

Awards and nominations

TVyNovelas Awards 2013

Confirmed on April 8, 2013.[12][13] Winners announced on April 28, 2013.[14]

Category Nominee Result
Best Young Lead Actress Esmeralda Pimentel Nominated
Best Young Lead Actor Pablo Lyle Nominated
Best Female Revelation Sofía Castro Nominated

Los Favoritos del Público

Confirmed on April 8, 2013.[15] Winners announced on April 27, 2013.[16]

Category Nominee Result
Favorite Telenovela "Cachito de Cielo" by Roberto Gomez Fernandez and Giselle Gonzalez Nominated
Favorite Couple Maite Perroni and Pedro Fernández Nominated
The Most Beautiful Women Maite Perroni Nominated
Favorite Kiss Maite Perroni and Pedro Fernández Nominated
Favorite Finale "Cachito de Cielo" by Roberto Gomez Fernandez and Giselle Gonzalez Nominated

Mexico broadcasts

Air Date Number Episode Title Rating Duration
June 11, 2012 001 Un pequeño error 21.9 48 minutes
June 12, 2012 002 En honor de Cachito 19.3 47 minutes
June 13, 2012 003 Cerca de Renata 17.7 47 minutes
June 14, 2012 004 Prohibido bajar 16.1 43 minutes
June 15, 2012 005 Un milagro 17.0 44 minutes
June 18, 2012 006 Nueva oportunidad 17.9 42 minutes
June 19, 2012 007 Pide confianza 18.3 44 minutes
June 20, 2012 008 Reaparece Claribel 19.3 43 minutes
June 21, 2012 009 Se desata el chisme 17.8 44 minutes
June 22, 2012 010 Renata acepta el trabajo 19.2 44 minutes
June 25, 2012 011 Cuidados de madre 20.8 42 minutes
June 26, 2012 012 Intrigas 22.8 44 minutes
June 27, 2012 013 Paro cardiaco 18.9 42 minutes
June 28, 2012 014 Otro milagro 17.2 42 minutes
June 29, 2012 015 Sentimiento inexplicable 25.9 47 minutes
July 2, 2012 016 Beso prohibido 20.0 43 minutes
July 3, 2012 017 Aclara las cosas 18.5 45 minutes
July 4, 2012 018 El dueño del local 19.3 45 minutes
July 5, 2012 019 Lo acusa de farsante 17.3 46 minutes
July 6, 2012 020 La vidente 15.4 42 minutes
July 9, 2012 021 El cuerpo de otra persona 17.2 42 minutes
July 10, 2012 022 Salvador está desesperado N/A 41 minutes
July 11, 2012 023 Carta reveladora 15.7 45 minutes
July 12, 2012 024 El todo por el todo 15.6 47 minutes
July 13, 2012 025 Cena inolvidable N/A 44 minutes
July 16, 2012 026 Tristán el tímido 15.7 42 minutes
July 17, 2012 027 Le roba un beso 15.6 43 minutes
July 18, 2012 028 Pachi seductora 15.7 44 minutes
July 19, 2012 029 Confesión de amor 14.9 43 minutes
July 20, 2012 030 Fiesta de disfraces 14.4 44 minutes
July 23, 2012 031 Cachetea a Adela 15.1 44 minutes
July 24, 2012 032 Marido sinvergüenza 13.4 44 minutes
July 25, 2012 033 Amor prohibido 14.2 44 minutes
July 26, 2012 034 Abierta al amor 14.2 45 minutes
July 27, 2012 035 Intercambio de cuerpos 13.5 44 minutes
July 30, 2012 036 Admirador secreto 14.8 44 minutes
July 31, 2012 037 Parentesco prohibido 13.4 42 minutes
August 1, 2012 038 Falso pretendiente 14.1 44 minutes
August 2, 2012 039 Renata se queda con Fabio 14.2 44 minutes
August 3, 2012 040 Sospecha de infidelidad 14.6 43 minutes
August 6, 2012 041 Coca de monja 14.9 43 minutes
August 7, 2012 042 Quiere separarse 14.0 43 minutes
August 8, 2012 043 Grave acusación 13.5 44 minutes
August 9, 2012 044 Propuesta aceptada 14.2 43 minutes
August 10, 2012 045 Matrimonio en peligro 14.8 43 minutes
August 13, 2012 046 Isabel cerca de descubrir la verdad 14.3 42 minutes
August 14, 2012 047 Castigo divino 14.6 42 minutes
August 15, 2012 048 Cartas divinas 13.5 44 minutes
August 16, 2012 049 Armas de seducción 14.0 44 minutes
August 17, 2012 050 Sospechan de Pachi N/A 43 minutes
August 20, 2012 051 Consejos de amor N/A 44 minutes
August 21, 2012 052 Infidelidad de Fabio 14.5 44 minutes
August 22, 2012 053 Pruebas de infidelidad 14.5 43 minutes
August 23, 2012 054 Coca seductora 14.9 44 minutes
August 24, 2012 055 Viejo conicido 13.5 44 minutes
August 27, 2012 056 Distanciamiento necesario N/A 44 minutes
August 28, 2012 057 Sigue desaparecida 13.1 44 minutes
August 29, 2012 058 Landeros en crisis 14.2 44 minutes
August 30, 2012 059 Mensaje anónimo 14.3 42 minutes
August 31, 2012 060 Verdad al descubierto 13.8 42 minutes
September 3, 2012 061 Confesión telefónica 15.1 44 minutes
September 4, 2012 062 Corazón roto 15.8 42 minutes
September 5, 2012 063 Boicot familiar 13.1 45 minutes
September 6, 2012 064 No molestar a Tristán 14.4 43 minutes
September 7, 2012 065 Infidelidad al descubierto 14.9 45 minutes
September 10, 2012 066 Cambio de look 14.2 44 minutes
September 11, 2012 067 Las fotos del engaño 14.7 43 minutes
September 12, 2012 068 Reynaldo explota 14.9 43 minutes
September 13, 2012 069 Certificado falso 13.8 45 minutes
September 14, 2012 070 Especialidades culinarias 12.9 43 minutes
September 17, 2012 071 Pronta recuperación 14.4 43 minutes
September 18, 2012 072 Doble agresión 13.6 44 minutes
September 19, 2012 073 Ataque de celos 14.7 42 minutes
September 20, 2012 074 Límite de paciencia 15.7 44 minutes
September 21, 2012 075 Tarjeta Roja 14.5 43 minutes
September 24, 2012 076 La estética 13.7 43 minutes
September 25, 2012 077 Fabio versus Pupi 14.6 42 minutes
September 26, 2012 078 La misma moneda 14.5 43 minutes
September 27, 2012 079 Aumenta la desesperación 15.3 44 minutes
September 28, 2012 080 Adela ha perdido todo 14.1 44 minutes
October 1, 2012 081 Intriga 15.8 44 minutes
October 2, 2012 082 Disculpa divina 13.8 44 minutes
October 3, 2012 083 Otra identidad 15.6 42 minutes
October 4, 2012 084 Rival de amores 13.8 42 minutes
October 5, 2012 085 Amor por Tristán 14.1 43 minutes
October 8, 2012 086 Pruebas delatoras 15.9 44 minutes
October 9, 2012 087 Confesiones y agresiones 16.9 44 minutes
October 10, 2012 088 Grave enfermedad 16.1 44 minutes
October 11, 2012 089 Matías descubre la verdad 14.2 44 minutes
October 12, 2012 090 Reclamo 15.7 42 minutes
October 15, 2012 091 Grupo Meta 16.0 44 minutes
October 16, 2012 092 Reclamo y cachetada 16.5 42 minutes
October 17, 2012 093 No más secretos 14.8 44 minutes
October 18, 2012 094 Renata vs. Julia 15.8 45 minutes
October 19, 2012 095 Paro cardiaco 14.9 44 minutes
October 22, 2012 096 La guerra en la radio 14.8 42 minutes
October 23, 2012 097 Mala racha 14.3 44 minutes
October 24, 2012 098 Tristán pierde la paciencia 15.7 43 minutes
October 25, 2012 099 Malévolo plan 15.0 44 minutes
October 26, 2012 100 Otra indiscreción 14.1 45 minutes
October 29, 2012 101 Franca recuperación 16.2 44 minutes
October 30, 2012 102 Franca recuperación 15.9 42 minutes
October 31, 2012 103 Franca recuperación 16.5 43 minutes
November 1, 2012 104 Momentos de terror 15.0 44 minutes
November 2, 2012 105 Caso complicado 16.4 44 minutes
November 5, 2012 106 Boda civil 18.0 44 minutes
November 6, 2012 107 Chava quiere ser Cachito 18.6 45 minutes
November 7, 2012 108 Impactante confesión 19.0 43 minutes
November 8, 2012 109 Proposición rechazada 18.4 43 minutes
November 9, 2012 110 Renata a punto de morir 20.3 47 minutes

International releases

Country Network(s) Series premiere Series finale Title Timeslot
 Mexico Canal de las Estrellas June 11, 2012 November 9, 2012 Cachito de Cielo 18:30
 Argentina Canal de las Estrellas June 11, 2012 November 9, 2012 Cachito de Cielo 20:15
 Chile Canal de las Estrellas June 11, 2012 November 9, 2012 Cachito de Cielo 19:15
 Colombia Canal de las Estrellas June 11, 2012 November 9, 2012 Cachito de Cielo 18:15
 Romania Acasa TV September 17, 2012 April 28, 2013 Un Colţ de Rai 15:30
 Costa Rica Repretel September 17, 2012 December 22, 2012 Cachito de Cielo 18:00
 Peru América Televisión October 1, 2012 March 12, 2013 Cachito de cielo 00:00
 Panama Telemetro October 3, 2012 March 22, 2013 Cachito de Cielo 13:00
 Bolivia Red Uno October 30, 2012 April 19, 2013 Cachito de Cielo 18:40
 Puerto Rico Univision PR April 9, 2013 June 25, 2013 Cachito de Cielo 15:00
 Argentina Telesudamérica May 27, 2013 November 8, 2013 Cachito de Cielo 05:00
 United States Univision July 22, 2013 December 20, 2013 Cachito de Cielo 2pm/1c(14:00)
 Georgia Rustavi 2 October 7, 2013 March 19, 2014 ცის პატარა ნაწილი 16:45
 Ecuador Teleamazonas October 14, 2013 present Cachito De Cielo 18:00

References