List of Violetta characters

This is a list of characters appearing in the Disney Channel series Violetta. The characters listed are almost all fictional, except for stars who appear as themselves.[1]

Casting

Martina Stoessel was chosen by casting.[2][3] The actor Diego Ramos was instead cast as Violetta's father by a proposal, following an audition in Europe, and was confirmed.[4] The actress Lodovica Comello, who plays Francesca, was attending school in Milan and the director said that some people would come to provinare some students. She then decided to participate.[5] The actor Ruggero Pasquarelli was also chosen by a proposal.[6]

For the second season, it was confirmed that most of the cast of the first season, except for the actors Simone Lijoi, Rodrigo Velilla, Artur Logunov[7] and the lead actor Pablo Espinosa.[8][9] It was also announced the inclusion of new characters played by Diego Domínguez who will play the new rival of León, Diego,[10] and then actors like Valeria Baroni, Xabiani Ponce De León, Paloma Sirvén, Gerardo Velázquez,[11] Carla Pandolfi[12] and Valentina Frione, who personify respectively Lara, Marco, Emma, DJ, Esmeralda and Jackie. For an appearance as herself participates Bridgit Mendler in episode 11 where she sings her single Hurricane[13][14] In addition, there were also casting for fans of the series in Milan, Naples and Rome to appear in some videos on Disney Channel Italy[15]

From the third season French actor Damien Lauretta and Mexican actress Macarena Miguel will be part of the series.[16]

Main characters

Germán Castillo

Played by Diego Ramos, Violetta's dad is a brilliant engineer who owns an international building company, commissioned with large-scale public and private building projects. He is intelligent and strict. Since his wife's death, he has been overprotective of his daughter but, behind his inflexibility there lies a big heart.

Season 1

At the beginning of the series, Herman is an honest, loyal, a good person, but he is also very protective of his daughter violetta has her mother died in accident with music. Herman has new girlfriend called Jade, who he considers to be a good influence for his daughter. However, when Angie, the new governess for Violetta, arrives, he feels confused and, even though he doesn't want to admit it, he ends up falling in love with her.[17] He then decide to broke up with Jade for Angie and telling her that he loves her, but Angie does not feel ready because this is actually the sister of his deceased wife. Jade and Herman then got back together again and decide to have an engagement party which his daughter Violetta ran away to do the show. Herman then started to become even more overprotective as he was scared of losing Violetta. He heard Violetta singing "Breathless" at a charity program, and he thought that he heard María's voice, and wanted to get away from Buenos Aires. In episode 78 of season 1, Herman was supposed to get married to Jade, but he stopped the wedding, because he was thinking of Angie. Right after the wedding, he wanted to get away from Buenos Aires and all the lies. He wanted to move to Qatar, but when he heard Violetta singing, he changed his mind and took Violetta to star in the show.

Violetta Castillo

Played by Martina Stoessel, Violetta is a bright girl, full of life, but also solitary and overprotected by her father. Although she still doesn't know it, she has a unique voice, legacy from her mother. From her father she inherited a love of books and a superior intelligence. Violetta is spontaneous and sincere, and she speaks her mind. She's just trying to find her place in the world.

Season 1

When she returns to Buenos Aires, At the beginning of the series, Violetta is a shy girl, who has never experienced having friends, going to school, falling in love or her passion for music.At the end of the first episode, Violetta is walking in the rain and she slips, but Tomas catches her just in time. They immediately fall in love with each other. She starts taking private piano lessons at 'Studio 21', a very prestigious music school. There, she will discover a new world that will lead her towards her own destiny and the story of her past. At first, Violetta's friends think she is timid, but soon they will discover her real personality. She also has a secret crush on Tomas. She tries to not let people know because her friend is in love with him, and she doesn't want to seem like a bad friend. Her friend then tell it ok to date Thomas but the first date did go to plan. Violetta decide to stop talking to Thomas for while and then decide to go on another date. Violetta was disappointed when Thomas told her to forgot about him as he was moving back to Spain. Leon then took advantage and kissed Violetta which change her mind, she started dating Leon. Leon broke up with Violetta as he was shown video of Violetta dancing with Thomas in disguise to show that Thomas was a bad person. Then got back together until U Mix upload a video of Thomas and Violetta talking, she was ask by both of them who she want to be with and she said none of you.At the end finally she told the truth or rather her dad found out where she studied. She also tried to get Herman and Angie together they both kiss each other, she saw that they both like each but was too scared to admit it. Herman decided to take her away from all her mother memories and friends but then shock stroke. Violetta found out the her dad lied to her, as she found her ant called Angie and her grandmother called Angélica she decide to keep it secret, Jade heard about this and decide revealed that Angie was her aunt so that Jade could marry him and she won. Violetta call Angie to talk to her dad stop the wedding, Angie told Herman that she loved him, when going throw the marriage he started think of Angie and stop it, Her dad want to leave because every lied to him so he want to move Qatar which Violetta did want to as she had friends.Her dad finally learned that it is not just his life but also his daughters life. Herman the changed his mind and took her to do the last part of the show, when she was taking to Thomas told her that he was leaving for Spain and said goodbye and she kissed him at the end.

Season 2

She also loves Leon and gets very jealous when he dates Lara in season two. she knows that deep down in her heart that Leon is the one for her. [17]

Note: Violetta Season 2 has not aired in the UK!

Tomas Heredia

Played by Pablo Espinosa. He's attractive, unassuming, confident and, sometimes, a bit aloof. He plays the guitar and sings, and his songs mirror his personality. He attends 'Studio 21' with a grant from professor Beto, who hires him as an assistant. He was born in Spain but moved to Buenos Aires with his mother to take care of his grandma.

Tomas falls in love with Violetta in spite of Herman, who tries to keep his daughter away from all suitors. Leon is his main rival for her love. But when Violetta and Leon fall in love, he gets jealous and keeps asking for a second chance, not taking no for an answer and that gets in the way of Violetta's and Leon's relationship. That shows a cruel and maybe slightly aggressive side of him. He can't accept the fact that Leon and Violetta are in love with each other. [17]

Leon Vargas

Played by Jorge Blanco. He's arrogant, conceited and full of himself, but Leon has a good heart. However, when he's with Ludmila, he might seem mean. Unlike Tomas, he comes from a wealthy family and never had to work for a living. Leon attends 'Studio 21' and has a big artistic potential.

Season 1'

At the beginning he wants to win Violetta's heart to get back at Tomas because Ludmila, his girlfriend, is attracted to him. He is one of the best piano plays in the studio. However, he will fall in love with Violetta against his will. Although he usually hangs out with the 'cool' crowd from Studio, Leon is an honest guy.Leon has a good heart and he will give anything just to be the guy of Violetta's dream so after falling for her he helps her to not be afraid on the stage and also kisses her, what started their relationship in episode 34 but he breaks up with her because she still loves Tomas. He is also allergic to strawberries. [17]

Season 2'

In season 2, he has new hobby Motocross with his friend called Lara, he is bit mad with Violetta at first because she said in episode 80 "I don't want to be with any one" but their even bigger problem is the new guy Diego who is causing Leon to think she like him, it get worse when Diego arrival at Studio On Beat, and will succeed in separating them, by trying to kissing Violetta against her will and will not believe it when she will tell him that it was not she who kissed Diego. He will start dating Lara, who it parodied that he still love Violetta, more toward episode 60 the relationship is more normal, but Lara goes to event sing along, she will sing with Violetta and her friends and on her self, who vs. the Leon and the boys. Near the end he will realize that he is still in love with Violetta and wants to be with her. He was he who discovered that Diego and Ludmilla had a plan against the girl he loves and tell Francesca, but late Violetta overhears them, and find out. She very sad was supposed to sing I Love you but Leon came to the rescue and sang with her. In Episode 80 he will finally get back with Violetta

Ludmila Ferro

Played by Mercedes Lambre. She comes from a good family. She's the cool and glamorous girl from 'Studio 21' and, therefore, the perfect girlfriend for Leon. She is quite a diva, but she's also a lying, manipulative and arrogant character. She's obsessed with her image and always wants to be the centre of attention, specially at 'Studio 21'. She always gets what she wants because she is a spoilt and cruel person.

Season 1

A girl of good family. Casual and chic personality of Studio 21. This is a true diva, but a lying, manipulative, arrogant, by taking as the "star of the studio." She is obsessed with her appearance, and she always wants to be the center of attention, especially in the Studio. Although very different from Tomás, is in love with him in Season 1. But Tomás ignores this as it is in love with Violetta, and that makes mad with jealousy Ludmila. She sees Violetta enemy. It nevertheless has a friend, Nata.

Season 2'

In season 2, she hires an old childhood friend, Diego, whose mission is to destroy Violetta. Despite herself, Late on in season 2 she will fall genuinely in love with a boy Federico. He tries to help him so that her behavior unappreciated by his comrades exchange, and its purpose is to reveal the real feelings experienced by Ludmila. At the end of this season, Ludmila changes and improves its behavior, but is afraid that her diva look back. Thus, Ludmila done all that Federico is proud of her and their ongoing relationship as she become more nice due to Federico. Like every villain, she's got a follower: Naty.[17] In Season 2 she starts to fall for Federico therefore she starts to become nicer.

Francesca Caviglia

Played by Lodovica Comello. She is clever, altruistic and a great friend. She knows that her family has to struggle so she can attend 'Studio 21'. She was born in Italy, like her brother Luca, who runs the family business, the 'Restó Bar'.

She's in love with Tomas, but he sees her as just a friend. At the beginning she is jealous of Violetta, but they end up being best friends. Francesca also attends 'Studio 21' which is owned by Antonio and the director is Pablo , where she befriends Camila and Maxi.[17]

Camila Torres

Played by Candelaria Molfese.

Season 1

She is funny and outgoing, Camila has a great sense of justice. She fights for his beliefs and is willing to do anything to defend his friends in addition to being manic and wanting to run everything. His best friend is Max. Early in the series, Camila can not find his style and try several styles one after the other, day after day, until she finds it. She dreams of success as a singer. Camila is very gifted but is aware that it has not enough artistic maturity to become a real star. Later, she falls in love with Broadway together Francesca, when it arrives at Studio 21, but finally win her heart when Francesca realizes she is not in love with him.

Maximiliano "Maxi" Ponte

Played by Facundo Gambandé. He's the best dancer at 'Studio 21' and his favourite style is Street Dance. He's funny, creative, witty and dreamy, and he's got no doubt that music is his future. He plays the keyboard, the synthesizer and creates bass sounds on the computer and one day hopes to record his own album.

His best friend is Camila, they share musical tastes and their common hatred for Ludmila, Leon and the 'cool' crowd. He falls in love very easily but he's not very lucky with girls, so he often gets into trouble trying to make the girl he fancies fall in love with him.

Natalia "Naty" Vidal

Played by Alba Rico. Ludmila's right hand, although sometimes she is more like her pet. Naty is pretty! She lives for fashion and looks down on the other students. Deep down, she's a very insecure girl who thinks that the only way to success is to belong to the 'cool' crowd.

She's a good dancer and singer, but Ludmila doesn't let her shine as much as she could. Naty knows that Ludmila could betray her for her own benefit, although that's something she would never do. Yet, she stays with Ludmila because she believes that being next to her will help her achieve popularity. Later in season 1 she develops feelings for Maxi and vice versa. They do become a couple in the second season.

Andres Calixto

Played by Nicolás Garnier. Leon's supporter and best friend. He is clumsy and somewhat of a scatterbrain, but he is assertive in everything he does.[17]

Sometimes he needs to hear things twice, but he is a very confident person. Andres is very kind-hearted and has music in his heart.

Luca Caviglia

Played by Simone Lijoi. Francesca's brother and manager of the 'Restó Bar', a bar next to 'Studio 21' where the guys usually hang out. His strong personality combined with being almost 7 feet tall makes everyone think that Luca has a bad-temper but, in time, they will realize that he's got a good heart.

Luca is very ambitious and he knows that he can take advantage of the talent of the guys from 'Studio 21' to attract customers. He converts his restaurant into a 'Restó Band' to present live shows and, if possible, sing his own songs because, apart from running the family business, Luca would also like to become an artist, like his sister.

Broduey

Played by Samuel Nascimento. Broduey is new in the 'Studio 21'. He comes from São Paulo, Brazil. Camilla is in love with him and will do anything to win him over.

Napoleon "Napo"

Played by Rodrigo Velilla. As his name suggest, Napo has a 'Napoleonic' personality. He is a good friend and is always looking to be accepted.

From the beginning he wants to hang out with his cousin Ludmila and be one of the 'cool' crowd but, with time, he will drift apart from them and become one of the good guys.

He takes the access exam with Violetta and passes thanks to his talent for singing and dancing.

Braco

Played by Artur Logunov. Intelligent and a bit wild, he seems to live in a world of his own! He's a fantastic Popping and Hip Hop dancer.

His appearance and his accent reveal that he's foreign, but he never really says where he comes from. He speaks several languages and, when he gets upset or nervous because he fancies a girl, he starts speaking Russian or Ukrainian. He has a proverb or piece of advice from his country for every occasion, and he's always ready to help his friends. Although he never mentions it, Braco has a secret crush on Violetta and was very upset when he heard she had gone missing when in fact she was locked in the janitors cupboard.

Angeles "Angie" Carrara

Played by Clara Alonso. Lively, fun, charismatic, fond of music and art... Angie is a free spirit who shines wherever she goes. She is the sister of Herman's deceased wife, but Violetta does not know that Angie is her aunt. After her mother's death, Angie made, to no avail, several attempts to get in touch with her niece. So, when Violetta returns to Buenos Aires, Angie pretends to be the new governess so that she can be near her.

Angie also teaches singing and will guide Violetta through her vocational path at 'Studio 21', behind Herman's back. Angie will defend her niece against anyone, but she will never admit to being attracted to Herman.There is a rumor that she and herman will get married. She is heartboken when Pablo falls for another girl in Violetta 2.

Violetta Sang a song Angie had wrote and when a career heard about her song they invited her to be a song–writer Angie was about to say no to it because she wanted to stay close to Violetta, but Violetta pushed her to say yes so she accepted the invite and did not appear season 2 episode 67 onwards as she moves to France with her new career so her new career causes her to be absent 13 episodes then she returns the next season on episode 1. She appears 227 out of 240 episodes.

Olga Patricia Peña

Played by Mirta Wons. Castillos' house keeper. She's creative, fun, talkative, spontaneous, a gossiper and she is outgoing. She has a crush on Ramallo, but Ramallo just sees her as a friend. Olga loves Violetta as if she is her mother, is a good friend of Herman, and she is a loving and caring house keeper for those who aren't using Herman for the money, the food or the big house.

Lisandro Ramallo

Played by Alfredo Allende (Season 1 − present) Herman's personal assistant and best friend.

Jade LaFontaine

Played by Florencia Benítez. Herman's girlfriend. She's a very superficial woman, obsessed with her image. She is seductive, jealous, fussy, selfish and manipulative. She's very cheeky and that makes her funny, so she's really a charming villain. The real villain in the shadows is her brother Matías.

Jade comes from a very wealthy family. She was born rich and never had to do a day's work, but she loses her fortune and decides that the only way to maintain her lifestyle is to marry Herman, and that's why she's constantly manipulating him.

Jade hates Violetta because she competes with her for Herman's attention. Later she will hate Angie, her direct rival for Herman's love.

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Matías LaFontaine

Played by Joaquín Berthold. Jade's brother. He is the true mastermind of their wicked ways. He manipulates Jade to conquer Herman's fortune. He lives in Violetta's house but Jade wants him to move out as soon as he gets a job. He is sneaky and at the same time smart. When Jade screws up he always jumps in to save Jade and then says "what she meant to say is...", which turns about to be very different from what Jade was trying to say.

Gregorio Fernandez

Played by Rodrigo Pedreira. Studio 21's narcissistic choreography teacher. Gregorio then becomes the director of the studio. He is stubborn and absolutely hates Tomas so he sends Andre to sneak around Tomas to find an excuse to kick Tomas out of the studio.

Roberto "Beto" Benvenuto

Played by Pablo Sultani. Studio 21's absent minded, clumsy teacher of musical composition. However, he is loved by all the students, and is especially close with Tomás as he works for him, and he often guides Tomás through his love life. He is a just, kind and funny character and often sides with Angie and Pablo against Gregorio. He's known as Beto.

Pablo Galindo

Played by Ezequiel Rodríguez. Studio 21's current temporary director. Due to the failure of the show he directed, he was fired from Studio 21 and then got offered a job at the Resto Band. However he does return as he is favoured by all the students.

Antonio Fernández Vallejo

Played by Alberto Fernández de Rosa. He is the owner of Studio 21 and a close friend of Violetta's grandmother. In his absence, Pablo was appointed as the acting director. He was sad that Pablo resigned after the show failed and then appointed Gregorio as the director.

Supporting characters

Real-life characters

Real-life celebrities portrayed by themselves

English dub

Character Portrayed by Voice Actor Singing voice
Herman Castillo Diego Ramos Geoffrey Chalmers N/A
Violetta Castillo Martina Stoessel Cristina Valenzuela Maggie McClure (Season 1)
Tomas Heredia Pablo Espinosa Lucien Dodge Johnny Yong Bosch (Season 1)
Leon Jorge Blanco Sam Regal
Ludmilla Ferro Mercedes Lambre Joie Marlowe Kate Higgins (Season 1)
Andres Nicolás Garnier Michael Chapman Shane Henry (Season 1)
Natalia "Naty" Alba Rico Christine Marie Cabanos
Francesca Caviglia Lodovica Comello Johanna Luis Jessica Rau (Season 1)
Camila Torres Candelaria Molfese Cindy O'Connor Colleen Villard (Season 1)
Maximiliano "Maxi" Ponte Facundo Gambandé Bryce Papenbrook Bryce Papenbrook (rapping), Shane Henry (singing, Season 1)
Luca Cauviglia Simone Lijoi Grant George
Brodway Samuel Nascimento Chris Jai Alex
Braco Artur Logunov Michael Sinterniklaas Ben Caron (Season 1)
Napo Rodrigo Velilla Johnny Yong Bosch Lucien Dodge (Season 1)
Angeles "Angie" Carrará Clara Alonso Wendee Lee
Jade LaFontaine Florencia Benítez Erin Fitzgerald N/A
Matías LaFontaine Joaquín Berthold Spike Spencer N/A
Olga Patricia Peña Mirta Wons Jane Carroll N/A
Lisandro Ramallo Alfredo Allende Dave Mallow N/A
Gregorio Casal Rodrigo Pedreira Keith Silverstein N/A
Robert "Beto" Benvenuto Pablo Sultani Buba Kachow
Pablo Galindo Ezequiel Rodríguez Fred McDougall
Antonio Fernandez Vallejos Alberto Fernández de Rosa Joey Lotsko N/A

Supporting characters

Character Portrayed by Voice Actor
Federico Ruggero Pasquarelli Unknown
Angelica Nilda Raggi Unknown
Rafael "Rafa" Palmer Germán Tripel Mike Davis
Laura Nicole Luis Cherami Leigh
Marotti Diego Álcala Unknown
Andrea Nikole Castillo Unknown
Maestro Zambrano Pedro Maurizi Unknown
Agustina Iara Muñoz Cindy O'Connor
Psicólogo Martín Pavlovsky Steve Kramer
Dr. Lombardo Mariano Musimec Unknown
Mr. Améndola Francisco Benvenuti Unknown
Gustavo Thiago Batistuta Benjamin Diskin
Charly Jesús Villegas Unknown
Mara Sumi Justo Cherami Leigh
Valeria Yasmim Manaia Unknown
Oscar Cardozo Luis Sabatini Unknown
AmbarAgustina Cabo Unknown

References

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  3. ↑ See also official website the actress where she posted photos of her casting
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  8. ↑ "Lucha de galancitos". clarin.com (in Spanish). March 24, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
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  15. ↑ "Violetta i casting aperti ai fan!". mondoteen.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
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