New Telenovelas Premiere with Fanfare
New spicy entertainment is coming on the DStv bouquet this season with two new telenovelas on the Telemundo Channel. And the new series are strategically positioned to premiere with Valentine in the air.
‘ Under the Same Sky’ debuts on February 8 and stars telenovelas sweethearts Gabriel Porras ( Behind Close Doors, Where is Elisa, For Love and Justice, Fearless Hearts, Queen of the South) and Maria Elisa Carmago ( Part of Me).
‘ Under the Same Sky’ tells the story of Carlos ( Gabriel Porras), an illegal immigrant widower working as a gardener to give the best he can to his youngest son, while bearing the pain of losing his eldest son to a gang. His life, full of sacrifices and hardships, takes a turn when he meets Adela ( Maria Elisa Carmago), a beautiful and troubled gang member. Their connection is instantaneous, but their love is threatened by street violence, injustice and fierce opposition from Felicia, his eternal admirer.
Aaron Diaz ( Broken Angel), Fabian Rios ( Fearless Heart, My Heart Beats for Lola, Elena’s Ghost) and Sonya Smith ( Husband for Hire, Where is Elisa, Fearless Heart) brings steamy passion on the heels of revenge in ‘A Passion for Revenge’. The telenovela is about the humble and hardworking Gallardo brothers’ quest for vengeance against the wealthy and powerful del Junco family.
When the body of young, beautiful, and pregnant Alma Gallardo is found in the Houston River, her brothers Arturo ( Aaron Diaz), Samuel, and Flavio believe the family of her lover Ignacio del Junco is to blame.
Taking the last name “Rey” to disguise their identity the brothers begin work as labourers at the sprawling del Junco horse ranch to get closer to their enemy. With Ignacio already dead and learning how their beloved sister was mistreated by Ignacio’s family, the brothers set out for revenge against Ignacio’s widow, Cayetana ( Sonya Smith), and his daughters Sofia, Irina, and Andrea. Their desire for vengeance and justice becomes more complicated when the Gallardo brothers and the del Junco sisters begin to develop genuine feelings for each other. The plot thickens when Sofia’s scheming, opportunist husband and arms smugglers vows to stop at nothing to have the del Junco ranch. A Passion for Revenge will premiere on Monday, February 22.