Lala's Spa Explained

Genre:	Telenovela
Theme Music Composer:	Ignacio Canut Guillén and Carlos García Berlanga
Opentheme:	"A quién le importa" by La Ramona
Country:	Colombia
Language:	Spanish
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	80
List Episodes:	Episodes
Location:	Bogotá, Colombia
Company:	RCN Televisión
Network:	Canal RCN

Lala's Spa is a Colombian telenovela that premiered on Canal RCN on 6 April 2021, and ended on 2 August 2021.^[1] It is the first telenovela starring a transgender actress.^{[2] [3] [4]} The plot revolves around Lala Jiménez, a young and beautiful woman who has returned from Paris to Colombia to help her mother with her debts, but on her return falls in love with Francisco, a businessman who by circumstances of life is involved in a legal problems.

According to Kantar Ibope Media, the telenovela averaged a total of 6.79 rating points during its premiere.^[5]

Cast

Main

• Isabella Santiago as Lala Jiménez^[6]
• Ricardo Mejía as Francisco Ponce de León
• Luly Bossa as Doña Nelcy
• Mauricio Vélez as Javier Villegas «El Zar del Lulo»
• Cony Camelo as Cristina Castillo
• Carlos Hurtado as Felipe Gallego
• Zulma Rey as Ingrid Tatiana Chávez
• Diana Belmonte as Mayerly «Mayo» Escocia
• Ernesto Ballén as Kevin Pinto
• Víctor David Tarazona as Juan Camilo Platz
• Álvaro Córdova as Plinio McArthur
• Michelle Rouillard as Carla Mendoza
• Paola Moreno as Raquel "Raquelita" Jaramillo
• Fernando Arévalo as Don Salomón
• Aco Pérez as Juan Carlos Troncoso «Juancho»

Recurring

• Danielle Arciniegas as Genoveva Rubio
• Kristina Lilley as Lucía Ponce de León
• Coraima Torres as María Claudia
• Tatiana Ariza as Valentina Rincón
• Alejandro Gutiérrez as Fiscal Alberto Rodríguez Malo
• Jairo Soto as Don Olegario
• Pacho Rueda as Tribú
• Carlos Carvajal as Martín Ponce de León
• Pedro Suárez as Moncada
• Diego León Ospina as Ceferino
• Javier Gnecco Jr as Fernando Rubio
• Ángel de Miguel as Manolo Borbón
• Daniel Rocha as Barry Lafuente
• Paula Barreto as Brenda Hoyos Llano

Episodes

Los BFF (2021)

On 8 April 2021, RCN Televisión announced the premiere of a web series in parallel to Lala's Spa entitled Los BFF.^[7] The series premiered on 15 April 2021 through Canal RCN, and the channel's official YouTube account.^[8] The plot revolves around the adventures and anecdotes of Francisco (Ricardo Mejía) and Juan C. Platz (Víctor David Tarazona).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lala's Spa llega a Nuestra Tele el próximo 6 de abril . . 25 March 2021 . 14 April 2021 . Spanish.
2. Web site: ¿Cómo le fue a 'Lala's Spa' del canal RCN durante su estreno? . . 7 April 2021 . 14 April 2021 . Spanish.
3. Web site: Lala's spa, la telenovela que tendrá protagonista trans . homosensual.com . 26 March 2021 . 14 April 2021 . Spanish.
4. Web site: Hernández . Iván . 'Lala's Spa' es una historia sin discriminación: Isabella Santiago, su protagonista . rcnradio.com . 25 March 2021 . 14 April 2021 . Spanish.
5. Web site: Estreno de 'Lala's spa': rating y cómo le fue enfrentando a 'Pedro el escamoso' . colombia.as.com . 7 April 2021 . 14 April 2021.
6. Web site: Lala's Spa Personajes Canal RCN . 14 April 2021 . Spanish.
7. Web site: Muy pronto 'Los BFF', prepárate para reír con esta serie web . . 8 April 2021 . 25 April 2021. Spanish.
8. Web site: Conoce un poco más a 'LOS BFF', los grandes amigos de esta divertida serie web . . 13 April 2021 . 25 April 2021 . Spanish.