El Bienamado Explained
El Bienamado is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa. It is an adaptation of the Brazilian telenovela written by Dias Gomes, titled O Bem-Amado produced in 1973. It stars Jesús Ochoa as the titular character.
Plot
Odorico Cienfuegos (Jesús Ochoa), is a politician who wins the elections for the prefecture of a small municipality called Loreto, under the promise of building a new cemetery. To obtain this position, he counts on the help of three sisters: Justina (Chantal Andere), Dulcina (Nora Salinas), Santina (Irán Castillo), with whom he maintains an amorous adventure, without the sisters knowing between them.
But in spite of this conflict, Odorico's greatest problem is his daughter Valeria (Mariluz Bermúdez), who returns to the town and falls madly in love with Leon Serrano (Mark Tacher), the new doctor of the region. Valeria and Leon met in Mexico City after Valeria had an overdose from alcohol. Leon quickly becomes Odorico's enemy. Odorico, obsessed with the famous cemetery, quickly needs someone to die. However, no case of death has been recorded in recent times, causing Odorico to use every chance he has to tell a depressed citizen, such as Liborio, who is abandoned by his wife several times, that they will have a great funeral.
Cast
Main
Recurring
- Martín Brek as Arnulfo
- Rosita Bouchot as Talita Prieto
- Jaime Garza as Apolo
Special participation
- Jacqueline Bracamontes as Laura
- Joana Brito as Doña Nati - The guest appearance marked Brito's final television appearance before her death in 2023.[2]
- Olivia Collins as Olguita Montes
Production
The telenovela is written by Kary Fajer and Ximena Suárez, based on the original idea of Dias Gomes.[3] Production of the series began on November 8, 2016 in Loreto, Baja California Sur.[4]
Casting
Before production, actors like Jorge Salinas and Fernando Ciangherotti were rumored to be the main character of the story. It was later revealed that Jesús Ochoa was confirmed as the protagonist, and Ciangherotti was chosen as supporting actor.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Rodarte. Jorge. La MS estrena "El Bienamado", su nuevo tema y va en novela. debate.com.mx. 23 January 2017. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202015301/http://www.debate.com.mx/show/La-MS-estrena-El-Bienamado-su-nuevo-tema-y-va-en-novela-20170120-0225.html. 2 February 2017.
- News: Armando . Guadarrama . Murió Joana Brito, actriz de Televisa y voz de personajes de Ghibli, Disney y Dragon Ball . . . 2023-06-27 . 2023-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703112732/https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2023/06/27/murio-joana-brito-actriz-de-televisa-y-voz-de-personajes-de-ghibli-disney-y-dragon-ball/ . 2023-07-03 . live.
- Web site: De La Rosa. Enrique. El Bienamado: Televisa no abandona el melodrama. todotvnews.com. 18 December 2016. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220201341/http://www.todotvnews.com/news/El-Bienamado-Televisa-no-abandona-el-melodrama.html#ttvplay. 20 December 2016.
- Web site: Ya iniciaron grabaciones de El Bienamado ¡con Jesús Ochoa como protagonista!. tvnotas.com.mx. 18 December 2016. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220142515/http://www.tvnotas.com.mx/noticias-espectaculos-mexico/ya-iniciaron-grabaciones-de-el-bienamado-con-jesus-ochoa-como. 20 December 2016.
- Web site: Conoce a los candidatos para protagonizar la telenovela "El bien amado". univision.com. 18 December 2016. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220141756/http://www.univision.com/programas/super-momentos-de-novela/conoce-a-los-candidatos-para-protagonizar-la-telenovela-el-bien-amado. 20 December 2016.
- Web site: Conoce A Los Nominados A Los Premios TVyNovelas 2018. tvynovelas.com. TVyNovelas. 17 January 2018. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118122536/http://www.tvynovelas.com/mx/premios-tvynovelas2018/noticias/18/01/17/nominados-premios-tvynovelas-2018-categorias/. 18 January 2018.
- Web site: Ganadores de los Premios TVyNovelas 2018. tvynovelas.com. TVyNovelas. 19 February 2018. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180219210659/http://www.tvynovelas.com/mx/premios-tvynovelas2018/noticias/18/02/18/ganadores-premios-tvynovelas-2018/. 19 February 2018.