El Chivo

El Chivo
Created by Mario Vargas Llosa
Based on The Feast of the Goat
Written by Humberto "Kiko" Olivieri
Starring Julio Bracho
Eileen Moreno
Iván Arana
Diana Hoyos
Opening theme "La fiesta del Chivo"
Country of origin Colombia
Mexico
United States
Original language(s) Spanish
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 70
Production
Executive producer(s) Hugo León Ferrer
Location(s) Barranquilla, Colombia
Dominican Republic
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 42-45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel UniMás
Picture format 480i SDTV, 1080i HDTV
Audio format Stereophonic
Original run September 23, 2014 – December 31, 2014

El Chivo, is a telenovela produced by RTI Producciones and Televisa for United States-based television network Univisión and for Colombia-based television network Caracol Television. It is an adaptation of the book La fiesta del Chivo (The Feast of the Goat) from Mario Vargas Llosa based on the history of Dominican Dictator, Rafael Trujillo.[1] [2] [3]The telenovela began filming in May 2014.[4]

Plot

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo is a cattle thief. On a confusing event, he meets Mariana Durán, his current wife, who saved him from death. Some time later, Rafael enters the army and forges a career of several years that leads him to the rank of general. From this position, he forges a coup against the dictator at the time, Eusebio Porras. After an interim period in the governing military junta, Trujillo took power after a suspicious Dominican election that had him winning over a lot of opponents (students and guerrillas).[5]

Cast

Actor[6] Character
Julio Bracho Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
Eileen Moreno Mariana Durán
Diana Hoyos Ángela Durán
Manuela González Susana
Iván Arana Lázaro Conde
Javier Delgiudice Arístides Guerrero
Juan Sebastián Calero Jhonny
Julio Sánchez Cóccaro Agustín Cabral
Cristina García Urania Cabral
Leonardo Acosta Domenech
Laura Ramos Rosita
Camilo Sáenz Padre Guzmán

References

  1. "Filman telenovela basada en libro "La fiesta del chivo"" (in Spanish). El Caribe. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  2. El Financiero México. "Vargas Llosa al mundo de las telenovelas con la serie "El Chivo"" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  3. El Heraldo Colombia. "Comienza grabación de ‘La fiesta del chivo’, en Barranquilla" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  4. "La dictadura de Rafael Trujillo llega la pantalla chica con "El Chivo"" (in Spanish). Diario las Américas. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  5. "La historia de Rafael Trujillo" (in Spanish). Novelas y series Univisión. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  6. Novelas y series Univisión. "Personajes de la serie El Chivo. Conócelos" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 25, 2014.