Camaleones
Camaleones (Chameleons) is a 2009/2010 Mexican neo-noir vigilante heist thriller telenovela produced by Televisa. The soap opera premiered on Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas, replacing the completed TV series Verano de Amor. Camaleones is produced by Rosy Ocampo (a.k.a. La Campestre or Rosy la del Campo), who has produced several popular telenovelas, such as Amor sin Maquillaje, Las Tontas No Van al Cielo and La Fea Mas Bella. Filming took place in Mexico City and Xochitepec in June 2009, and lasted approximately 7 months. The telenovela premiered on Univision in the United States on May 4, 2010.
| Camaleones | |
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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Story by |
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| Directed by |
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| Creative director | Florencio Zavala |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Sal De Mi Piel" performed by Belinda Peregrín |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 135 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Rosy Ocampo |
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| Production locations | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Editor | Alfredo Juárez |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company | Televisa |
| Distributor | Televisa Internacional |
| Release | |
| Original network | Canal de las Estrellas |
| Picture format | NTSC (480i) |
| Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
| Original release | July 27, 2009 – January 29, 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Verano de amor |
| Followed by | Zacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Belinda, Alfonso Herrera and Edith González star as the protagonists, while Guillermo García Cantú, José Luis Reséndez, Grettell Valdez, Karla Álvarez and Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez star as the antagonists.
Plot and themes
Camaleones is the story of Valentina and Sebastian, who are both skilled thieves. They are united when a man they call "El Amo" forces them to commit crimes posing as a prefect and an art teacher at the school of San Bartolome. They have to play along in order to protect their loved ones.
They work together and say they are brother and sister. They become friends and then fall in love, although something always seems to come between them and their love. They discover many things about "El Amo", and they begin to hate each other because of the lies which "El Amo" had told them. Then, they decide to go separate ways: Sebastian with his father and Valentina as far away as she can.
But before they can leave the area, the police arrive, and when they are about to take Valentina and Sebastian, she shouts Sebastian's name and says she is pregnant. While in jail, the captain receives a video saying Valentina and Sebastian are innocent, and they are scheduled for release.
Valentina gets out a few hours earlier. When she sees one of the teachers on top of the roof of the school building crying, she goes up there to speak to her, and she says that "Augusto" killed many people. Augusto shows up on top of the roof and decides to kill Valentina with his gun. "El Amo" shows up too and tells him he is the father of the man whom he killed years ago, revealing himself to be Leonidas, the school gardener.
When Leonidas fights off Augusto, Augusto shoots him, then Leonidas pushes Augusto off the roof, killing him. Leonidas (El Amo) also dies from the wound. Meanwhile, Solange's mom shows up with Sebastian, and she sees that Augusto and Leonidas are dead.
Two months later, Valentina and Sebastian are finally together and happy because she is pregnant. Everyone is celebrating that everyone is graduating from school, and Solange decides to stay and not go to the United States for college, a decision that makes Francisca and Ulises happy. The soap opera ends with Valentina and Sebastian kissing, while the band Camaleones sings a song.
Cast
Main
- Edith González as Francisca Campos
- Belinda as Valentina Izaguirre
- Guillermo García Cantú as Augusto Ponce
- Alfonso Herrera as Sebastián Jaramillo
Secondary
- Manuel 'Flaco' Ibáñez as Leónidas
- Ana Bertha Espín as Lupita Morán
- Sherlyn as Solange Ponce de León
- Pee Wee as Ulises Morán
- José Elías Moreno as Armando Jaramillo
- Luis Manuel Ávila as Eusebio Portillo
- José Luis Reséndez as Pedro Recalde
- Mariana Ávila as Carmen Castillo
- Marisol Santacruz as Magdalena Orozco
- Ferdinando Valencia as Patricio Calderón
- Flor Rubio as Irene
- Alberich Bormann as Féderico Díaz Ballesteros
- Carla Cardona as Mercedes Márquez
- Erik Díaz as Lucio Barragán
- Juan Carlos Flores as Bruno Pintos Castro
- Lucía Zerecero as Rocío Santoscoy
- Mariluz Bermúdez as Lorena González
- Michelle Renaud as Betina Montenegro
- Paul Stanley as Rolando Rincón
- Taide as Cristina Hernández
- Ricardo de Pascual as Conrado Tapia
- Erik Guecha as Gerardo Zúñiga
- Lilibeth as Sabrina
- Eduardo Liñán as Víttorio Barragán
- Esteban Franco as Señor Pintos
- Ginny Hoffman as Gabriela
- Jessica Salazar as Catalina de Saavedra
- Jorge Alberto Bolaños as Vincente Villoro
- Mónica Dossetti as Señora de Díaz
- Queta Lavat as Graciela
- Rafael del Villar as Efraín Castillo / Señor Montenegro
- Ricardo Vera as Efraín Castillo
- Renée Varsi as Norma de Pintos
Guest starts
- Roberto Blandón as Javier Saavedra
- Karla Álvarez as Ágata Menéndez
Special participation
- Roberto Ballesteros as Ricardo Calderón
- Amairani as Señora de Rincón
- Anaís as Evangelina de Márquez
- Eduardo Cáceres as José Ignacio Márquez
- Grettell Valdez as Silvana
Music
| Camaleones: Música de l a Telenovela | |
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| Studio album / Soundtrack by | |
| Released | November 24, 2009 (Mexico)[1] July 13, 2010 (United States)[2] |
| Recorded | 2009 |
| Genre | Latin pop |
| Length | 34:54 |
| Label | EMI |
| Producer | Rosy Ocampo, Áureo Baqueiro |
| Singles from Camaleones: Música de la Telenovela | |
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Camaleones: Música de la Telenovela is the soundtrack album for the Mexican telenovela Camaleones and the debut studio album by Camaleones. It was released in Mexico on November 24, 2009.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sal de Mi Piel" | Belinda Peregrín | Belinda | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Por Favor Quiéreme" | Javier Calderón, Ruffo Ibarra Arellano | Pee Wee and Sherlyn | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Por Unas Palabras" | José Alberto Inzunza Favela, Roxana Puente | Camaleones | 3:12 |
| 4. | "No Quiero Verte" | Javier Calderón, Eduardo Meza Rodríguez, Carlos Romo Bautista | Camaleones | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Puedo Hacerte Feliz" | Javier Calderón, Eduardo Meza Rodríguez | Camaleones | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Rompecabezas" | Dany Tomás, Irvin Salinas, Servando Primera | Pee Wee | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Una Hermosa Historia" | Di Pietro Rodríguez, Felice Orlando | Camaleones | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Se Acabó" | María Bernal, Javier Calderón, Eduardo Meza | Camaleones | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Camaleones" | Francisco Saldaña, Irvin Salinas, Norgie Noriega, Richard Bull, Víctor Delgado | Pee Wee | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Sólo Tú, Sólo Yo" | Javier Calderón, Eduardo Meza Rodríguez, Christian Hugo Petersen Pérez | Camaleones | 2:49 |
Released on DVD
As they released a CD with the songs of the telenovela, the May 14, 2010 was released a DVD.[4]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
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| 2010 | 28th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Male Revelation | Pee Wee | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite Male Character in a Series | Alfonso Herrera | Nominated | |
| Pee Wee | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Female Character in a Series | Belinda | Nominated | ||
| Despicable | Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez | Nominated | ||
| Premios People en Español | Best Young Actress | Belinda | Nominated | |
| Best Young Actor | Alfonso Herrera | Nominated | ||
| Best Couple | Belinda & Alfonso Herrera | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Premios Juventud | Girl of my dream | Belinda | Nominated |
| It's great! | Alfonso Herrera | Nominated | ||
References
- MEX iTunes
- USA Allmusic
- "~ Camaleones Oficial SITIO ~ | Tu Fuente #1 Sobre "Camaleones" Noticias,Descargas y Mas". Camaleonesoficial.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- Camaleones en DVD Mixup