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 When hearing a saying, we immediately start thinking about the situation that engendered it, a story that it conceals. That’s why the aim of the As The Saying Goes… (Como Dice el Dicho) series is to recreate this great number of stories that each saying can give as inspiration and that will definitely be catching for the audience since the identification that will be given by each episode of the series will be almost immediate.
Guided by Don Tomás, a good soul in his 60s, that owns the Café Saying
and Doing, and by his granddaughter Isabel, 18, who helps her granddad
to run the business, will learn the stories that inspired each saying
since the peculiar feature of this place is its white walls where every
client can freely write down any saying or proverb they like and that
would be a generalization of what’s happening to them the moment they’re
writing it down. That will be the core of their stories that will learn
in the program.
Each story starts once the first part of the saying has been written on
one of the walls, be it by Tomás, by Isabel, by any of the clients or by
itself as a special effect. From then on the action begins, and when
the story finishes we’ll come back to the Café giving time to the final
though or to the epilogue of the program that’ll finish once the final
part of the saying has been written. This way will witness a great
variety of stories, always as melodramas, sine this genre is as diverse
as saying are numerous. Various are the shades of the melodrama: from
stories with grains of humor and comedy to stories with drama
undisguised. But even when the stories have these distinct dramatic
sounds, the common denominator will be their ultimate intention: to
leave in the viewer a pleasant aftertaste, not only because they will
have spent a good time of joy, but also and particularly because even
though we watched the most terrible, the most terrifying story, there’ll
always be something to learn, some hope to resolve the conflicts
however serious they are. These are touching, dear stories, with a deep
meaning starting from the wisdom that hidden in our sayings.
Characters
Poncho
Poncho is the unique blend of naivety and naughtiness.
Alfonso Gómez, known mostly as Poncho, is a charismatic chererful teenager, 15.
He is a student and he earns money as an assistant at the café El dicho. He is
optimistic, one on hand, and impulsive and bull-headed. He often rushes to
solve problems and he is known to act as a wild animal doing that.
Poncho comes from the low social class. He is
diligent and hard-working and very imprudent and wicked, at the same time. He is
brave and adventourous until a tiny thing can make him frightened. He feels he
has to defend his family. He plans to have a higher education later since he is
aimed at being a licensed specialist to help the poor and struggle with abuses.
He suffers from family problems related to unstable
economic situation. He loves Isabel and tries to get closer to her.
Poncho has two step-siblings. His mother was abused
and therefore she escaped from her husband leaving the situation behind. He is obsessed
with the idea to find out his biological father. He is not satisfied with emotional instability
of his mother who is engaged in relations he does not approve.
Wendy Gonzalez as Isabel Leon
Isabel is a very smart, cheerful, sociable and
purposeful young girl. She is very beautiful and the teenagers in the district
are all seized with her beauty though it causes conflicts. she is frivolous and
fickle to the extend she confuses fellows around but she is sincere and humble
at the same time.
She learns cooking to work at the café of her
grandfather. She loves working there and adores the special atmosphere in the café
that attracts the people to discuss the stories they are involved and to have a
good snack.
Sergio Corona as Don Tomás
Don Tomás is a very easy-going, optimistic and
decisive person in his late 50s. he is wise to give pieces of advice to those
who ask them. The café he runs is popular in the region for the warm and cozy
environment, good meal and the attitude people are treated there. He is
cheerful and curious and the idea to discuss the stuff at his café brings
popularity to him.
Como dice el dicho - tv series
(2011) - Wendy González, Sergio Corona
CAST
Wendy González ... Isabel León
Sergio Corona ... Tomás León
Writing credits
José Antonio Olvera
Itzia Pintado
Elvin Rivera
Gabriel Briceño
Agnieszka Kawecka
Xuitlatzin Vazquez
Vittoria Zarattini
Song:
Written by:
Singing:
Original music
Ignacio Pérez Cortes
Cinematography by
Marcos Ortiz
Language : Spanish
Country: Mexico
Directed by
Produced by
Emmanuel Duprez
Genoveva Martínez
Televisa
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