Chepe Fortuna is a Columbian telenovel produced by RCN starring a model and an actress Taliana Vargas and a model and actor Javier Jattin. Both actors were born in Columbia and they enjoyed support of reputed famous actors in this country in their career. This is a love story about Chepe Fortuna, a young fisher and a leader in the place he lives named El Tiburón. He dreams of becoming a mayor to help his nation be more well-to-do and allow a better future for the younger generation.
Niña Cabrales, the other main character, was born to the family of the
wealthy person and she lives in the stunning village of her parents, one
of influential families in Santa-Marta. She returns from Spain with the
intention to hold ecological projects and render assistance to fisher
families in El Tiburón. The have not known each other, though their
dreams have lots in common. Moreover, Chepe has the gift to interpret
dreams of people, but he cannot say anything particular about his
dreams.
In spite of it, they are involved in activities to run across in the
capital. A flash of attraction and love appears between them and their
love story develops on the background of dirty political battle, proud
dreams, economical interest and crazy situations they are involved in
and which unite the powerful family of Cabrales and poor people from El
Tiburon. Aníbal Conrado, a candidate to mayor’s post in the city, is the
major obstacle for the lead character. He puts barriers to Chepe
Fortuna competing in the willing to hold the post of the mayor and marry
the same girl. Aníbal wants to marry Niña Cabrales for the fortune she
inherits from her parents. As a mayor, he plans to extend the company
where the Cabrales family has shipping shares. The plans that Aníbal
bears are aimed at the place where Chepe Fortuna lives and residents are
against of any innovations that threaten the welfare of the population.
Characters
Javier Jattin as Jose "Chepe" Fortuna
Chepe
dreams of becoming a city mayor to set up the just and peace in the city. He
is a day-dreamer. He is a strong, masculine, and strong-minded young man in his
late 20s. He comes from the family of middle social group with the bachelor degree.
He progressed in his study and everything he has achieved is his only merit. He
has bee involved in fishing business since childhood. He has a gift to
interpret dreams which makes him upset sometimes.
Chepe is smart,
romantic and tactful gentlemen. He is full of enthusiasm to change the life of
his natives and he only struggles to win the unfair governance. he is the
leaderin the area he lives respected for his life views and attitude to people.
He loves his grandmother as if
she is his mother, and he has no idea of his father.
Taliana Vargas as Niña Cabrales
Niña is 23. She was born to the Cabrales family, one of the
wealthiest and most influential families in the area. She is young, cheerful
and plain girl, always smiling. She has always perceived the social stigma and
she is eager to struggle against injustice, either. She acts as Juana de Arco
fighting for the rights of the poor and vulnerable but she does wrong for the
girl from her society class. Her father dies incidentally when she was a little
girl and her grandfather Jeremías has come to be her father and the best
friend. She has no idea of friendship and love between the couple until she
meets Chepe Fortuna.
Pedro
Palacios as Aníbal Conrado
He dreams
of becoming a billionaire, a city mayor and the owner of the Cabrales shipping
company. He is a good politician and the typical rich boy from the wealthy
family with ambitions and high hopes for future. He has everything he
wants to own and he affords doing everything regardless of people or circumstances.
He is even able to commit a murder.
He plans to become a city mayor in the nearest future. The
motto of his political campaign is “Aníbal Conrado – an Honest Person” though
actually he has no conscience at all.
He bears
the idea to marry a young girl from the rich Cabrales family to hog her
fortune, though he has long secret affair with doña Malvina.
Susana
Rojas as Yadira Cienfuegos
Yadira is a
young 20 year-old girl. Her features and beauty are typical to Wayú
culture. After the death of her mother, she lives with her father-in-law who
causes her to become a prostitute in exchange for protection and care. She is
quiet and tends to hide all her emotions. From her early childhood she dreams
of Chepe. She believes they are created for each other and she takes all
endevours to get him from Niña Cabrales. She looks mystic in appearance and in
the way she dresses and she is the one who admires all the stuff about future
prediction.
Kristina
Lilley as Malvina Samper
Malvina is
the widow of Cabrales. She is a quiet, obsessed woman in her early 40s.
she was born in Bogota and she hates ships and sea. But she loves her family
and tries to keep love and peace in there. After the death of her abusive
husband, she lives to wait until Jeremías dies to possess all the stakes of the
company. She favors for Aníbal Conrado, her future son-in-law who keeps the
same goals.
Chepe Fortuna - telenovela
(2010) - Taliana Vargas, Javier Jattin
CAST
Javier Jattin ... Jose "Chepe" Fortuna
Taliana Vargas ... Niña Cabrales
Pedro Palacio ... Anibal Conrado
Susana Rojas ... Yadira Cienfuegos
Carlos Muñoz ... Jeremias Cabrales
Margalida Castro ... Ursula Eloisa Lacoutere Infante De Cabrales
Judy Henríquez ... Josefa "Doña Jose" Fortuna
Consuelo Luzardo ... Alfonsina Pumarejo
Kristina Lilley ... Malvina Samper Viuda de Cabrales
Lorna Cepeda ... Petra Meza "La Celosa"
Camila Zárate ... Herlinda Fortuna / Pamela / Herlinda Conrado
Mabel Moreno/Catalina Londoño ... Reina Carolina Araujo Cabrales
Vetto Gálvez ... Aquilino Meza "El Beyaco"
Gerardo Calero ... Bruno Conrado
Florina Lemaitre ... Perfecta De Conrado
Rodrigo Candamil ... Lucas De La Rosa
Adriana Ricardo ... Asuncion Cabrales
Mauricio Mejia ... Pipe Daza
Julio Meza ... Julio Bolivar "Chipi Chipi"
Kathy Rangel ... Cindy Meza / Loli
Paula Castaño ... Milagros Ovalle Cabrales
Mile Vergara ... Rosalia Cabrales
Bruno Díaz ... El Padre Tito
Rosalba Goenaga ... Colombia Castillo
Omeris Arrieta ... Venezuela Castillo
Mónica Layton ... Leyla
Luigi Aycardi ... Francisco Londoño "El Paisa"
Luis Tamayo ... Abdulio
Victoria Hernandez ... Doña Concha
Rafael Leal ... Carlos Mario
Rafael Cardozo ... Moises Ovalle "Honey"
Alexandra Serrano ... Ximena "Xime"
Jorge Monterrosa ... Kike Renteria "Pastelito"
Juan Mao ... Monocuco
Myriam De Lourdes ... Josefina "Pepa"
Maria Irene Toro ... Cuca Barraza
Jenny Osorio ... Alcida Estrada "La Caleña"
Yaneth Waldman ... Matilde Vda De la Rosa
Pedro Pallares ... Boby
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