- *Not to be confused with Violetta Castillo, the main character from the TV Show.
Violetta | |
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Starring | Martina Stoessel Pablo Espinosa Jorge Blanco Mercedes Lambre Lodovica Comello Candelaria Molfese Facundo Gambandé Diego Ramos Clara Alonso |
Opening theme | En Mi Mundo (In My Own World), performed by Martina Stoessel |
Country of origin | Argentina |
Language(s) | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 160 (List of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Diego Carabelli |
Location(s) | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Running time | 40 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Pol-ka Producciones |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Disney Channel |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Original airing | May 14, 2012 (Latin America) July 22, 2013 (UK and Ireland) |
Violetta is a kids-oriented telenovela that first aired on the Disney Channel Latin America on May 14, 2012. The show is a co-production between Disney Channel Latin America, Disney Channel Europe, Disney Channel Middle East, Disney Channel Africa and Argentine production company Pol-ka Producciones. Violetta features a multinational cast, and tells the story of "Violetta Castillo", a musically talented teenager who returns to her hometown to "find love", and explore her passion for music. The show is shot entirely in Buenos Aires.
After the big reception from the audience in Latin America, Italy, Spain, France and Israel, Violetta will be aired in the rest of Europe, including Russia, Central Europe, East Europe, Africa and The Caribbeans.
Plot
Violetta is a talented teenage girl who loves singing, yet she doesn't know about it. She got her talent from her mother, Maria, a famous singer who died in an accident when Violetta was a little girl. Herman, her father, is a successful man, and even if he's harsh, he loves her daughter. Blinded by sadness, he decides to hide the past to Violetta and the destiny of her mother, because he gets scared that her daughter might end up like her mother.
After Violetta's mother accident, Violetta moved to Madrid with her father, and he raised her avoiding any contact with kids from her age. Despite that, Herman knows Violetta is talented when it comes to music, and he encourages her to take piano lessons, but he also tries to keep her away from everything related to singing and acting.
Everything will change when they return to their hometown, Buenos Aires. Violetta starts to take piano lessons in the prestigious music school called Studio 21. She will meet Angie, her teacher and governess, and because of her, Violetta will find out about her talent. Also, Violetta will meet new people who will be there with her during her learning.
Violetta will also meet Tomas and León, two guys with completely different personalities, and both will try to win Violetta's heart.
Cast
- Diego Ramos as Herman Castillo
- Martina Stoessel as Violetta Castillo
- Pablo Espinosa as Tomas Heredia
- Jorge Blanco as Leon Vargas
- Mercedes Lambre as Ludmila Ferro
- Nicolás Garnier as Andres
- Alba Rico as Naty Vidal
- Lodovica Comello as Francesca Caviglia
- Candelaria Molfese as Camila Torres
- Facundo Gambandé as Maxi Ponte
- Simone Lijoi as Luca Caviglia
- Samuel Nascimento as Broduey Silva
- Rodrigo Velilla as Napo Ferro
- Artur Logunov as Braco
- Clara Alonso as Angie Carrará
- Florencia Benítez as Jade LaFontaine
- Joaquín Berthold as Matias LaFontaine
- Mirta Wons as Olga Peña
- Alfredo Allende as Lisandro Ramallo
- Rodrigo Pedreira as Gregorio Casal
- Pablo Sultani as Beto Benvenuto
- Ezequiel Rodríguez as Pablo Galindo
- Alberto Fernández de Rosa as Antonio Fernández
Episodes
- Main article: List of Violetta Episodes.
Related programs
The U-Mix Show
The U-Mix Show is a weekly program that airs a weekly summary of the series and interviews with cast members. It is hosted by Roger González and Daniel Martins. In Brazil the show is presented by Bruno Heder.
El V-log de Francesca
El V-log de Francesca (Francesca's V-log) is a webseries starring Lodovica Comello, who plays Francesca Caviglia. There's a total of 16 episode. The first episode was aired on June 10, 2012 and the last episode was aired on October 22, 2012 in Latin America. The series was dubbed in Italian and is called "Il Videoblog di Francesca". There's a Portuguese version as well, which is called "O V-log de Francesca", and a Dutch version, which is called "De V-log van Francesca". This webseries will probably be dubbed into English, since Disney Channel UK has already done so with Ludmila Cyberst@r.
Ludmila Cyberst@r
Ludmila Cyberst@r is a webseries starring Mercedes Lambre as Ludmila Ferro. It premiered on June 1, 2012 on the official YouTube channel of Disney Channel Latin America. The series consisted of eight episodes, that aired until September 17, 2012 and then continuously loaded on the same website from Portuguese channel's Disney Channel. The webseries has also been dubbed into English and all eight episodes have been posted on Disney Channel UK's YouTube channel. There's also a Dutch version called "Lucinda Cyberst@r".
Awards and Nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2012 | Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2012 | Favorite TV Show | Nominated | |
Favorite Actor | Pablo Espinosa | Won | ||
Favorite Villain | Mercedes Lambre | Won | ||
Female Newcomer | Martina Stoessel | Won | ||
2013 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Latin Artist | Martina Stoessel | Nominated |
Premios Gardel | Best Soundtrack Album of Film/Television | Violetta | Won | |
Martín Fierro Awards | Outstanding Children/Youth's Program | Won | ||
Female Newcomer | Martina Stoessel | Won | ||
Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite Actor | Jorge Blanco | Won | |
Favorite TV Show | Nominated | |||
Favorite Villain | Mercedes Lambre | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Pablo Espinosa | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Clara Alonso | Nominated | ||
Kids' Choice Awards Argentina | Favorite TV Show | Won | ||
Favorite TV Actor | Jorge Blanco | Nominated | ||
Favorite TV Actress | Martina Stoessel | Nominated | ||
Favorite TV Actress | Lodovica Comello | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor/Actress | Samuel Nascimento | Won | ||
Favorite Villain | Mercedes Lambre | Won | ||
Male Newcomer | Xabiani Ponce De León | Nominated |
International Releases
Other releases
Country / region | Channel | Series premiere | Title in country |
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Argentina | Canal 13 | September 24, 2012 | Violetta |
Chile | Mega | January 14, 2013 | |
Ecuador | TC Televisión | January 14, 2013 | |
Italy | Rai Gulp | April 8, 2013 | |
Greece | Skai TV | March 17, 2014 | |
Denmark | DR Ultra | June 30, 2014 |