Video Age International February 2014

February 2014 DISCOP I stanbu l Hi gh l i ghts 8 Televisa’s Got Telenovelas, Formats From drama to comedy, Televisa Internacional’s got it all. InWhat Life Took FromMe, Montserrat is in lovewith Jose Luis, a Navy Corporal with whom she has a secret romance. But thanks to her mother’s ambition and greed, she’s sold to Alejandro Almonte, a bastard child with a big fortune. Her mother also accuses Jose Luis of a crime he didn’t commit to keep him away from Montserrat. Over time, she falls in love with Alejandro, though Jose Luis returns searching for what life took from them. In Loving You Is All I Want (pictured), Mauro is the owner of a coffee plantation that he inherited from his dead wife. As time goes by, he falls in love with Florencia, the young owner of some coffee lands next door. However, the love between Mauro and Florencia cannot be, because when they are about to marry, Mauro discovers that Lucrecia, an old friend of his, is pregnant with his child. Mauro and Florencia must separate despite the fact that they are in love. Thirty years pass, and Florencia and Mauro’s past is brought back to life when Mauro’s son falls in love with Amaya, Florencia’s daughter. Arturo De La Riva has been happily married to Eugenia for 10 years and they have a daughter named Aranza in Forever Yours. But Sonia, Eugenia’s cousin, is consumed with an obsessive love for Arturo. Meanwhile, Isabel LopezCerdanspent twoyearsbelievingshewasmarried to Fernando Cordova, who she discovers is a con man. After Eugenia dies, Isabel and Arturo embark on a romance that will have to overcome the obstacles of Sonia’s manipulation and Fernando’s hunger for revenge. A typical family trying to survive a crisis and hidden cameras come together in Los Gonzalez, a format that mixes fiction and reality thanks to a fictional family that take to the street to perpetrate their hidden camera pranks on real victims. Inentertainment formatSing It, Sell It, anyobject canbesoldbysinging, imagination and sympathy. Themain attraction is the video-sales. In comedy format Everybody and Their Brother, a group of 100 people put acts together like a flashmob. All 100 of them find their victims on the street, pranking them in all kinds of original and hilarious situations. Parodying is a format in which two well-known comedy personalities form teams to compete and try to find the best contestants with the most outstanding abilities in the art of comedy and parody. Contestants are judged by a panel of acclaimed comedy and show business stars. www.televisainternacional.tv Stand S-21 Spend20Minutes(Or More) with ITV ITV — Inter Medya has series filled with drama, lies, crime and love stories. After Ebru’s husband dies, she discovers that he gave their first son (who she thought was dead) away to be raised by his brother. She is left to make a life for herself in a world of lies without any money in dramaBlack Rose. Through she has never before left the walls of her home, Ebru will fight for the son she lost and begin a new life in a new place. After the many years and dedication Ali put into finding and marrying the woman he loves and building a successful personal and professional life, 20 Minutes is all it takes for that life to unravel. When the police arrive at their home and arrest Melek for attempted murder, ultimately sentencing her to life in prison, Ali vows to do everything he can to help his wife escape from prison (pictured). Neriman’s mother died when she was young, so she lives a traditional life with her father and aunt. Yet, Neriman has big dreams and becomes caught In Between the chance to live a traditional life or pursue a more modern life. When Asiye and Ilyas meet, it’s love at first sight in drama Red Scarf. But Ilyas wants to pursue his passion for motocross, and that gets in the way of their love. The pair separates for two months, but when Ilyas discovers Asiye is pregnant, he brings her to his parents’ house and marries her. Now, Ilyas is lost between two worlds — that of motocross and family. www.itv-intermedya.com ITV Pavilion There’s an Impostor at Telemundo Telemundo Internacional’s got lots of love stories. According to the Legend of the Kiss of Eternal Love, there’s a place where a kiss between two strangers at midnight on New Year’s leads to everlasting love. When Blanca kisses Eduardo in La Impostora (The Impostor) (pictured), she is unaware that he is the son of Raquel Altamira, a ruthless businesswoman who committed a terrible injustice against her father. Blanca will pose as a millionaire named Victoria San Marino to get closer to Eduardo’s mother in an attempt for revenge. But then Eduardo will fall in love with Victoria, unaware that she and Blanca are, in fact, the same person. Twowomen share a tragic and supernatural destiny that brings themtogether after death in telenovela En Otra Piel (Part of Me). Monica Serrano, a world-renowned and wealthy pianist, dies when she is betrayed by her niece and the man she loves. But Monica’s soul then occupies the body of Adriana Aguilar, a waitress who is killed by a dangerous gangster. In Adriana’s body, Monica’s soul will defend her children and seek justice, while Adriana’s soul wanders the earth. Though Adriana decides to recover her body, Monica resists until she has accomplished her goal. In Santa Diabla (Broken Angel), the happy lives of Santa Martinez and Willy Delgado are turned upside down when Willy is hired as the music instructor for Daniela Cano, the granddaughter of the town’s most powerful lawyer. When Willy finds out that Daniela is using illegal substances and that her mother, Barbara, is obsessed with him, he rejects Barbara’s seduction, and she and her daughter accuse Willy of sexual harassment. He is sentenced to 30 years of prison. Meanwhile, Santa disguises herself as Amanda Braun to avenge Willy’s imprisonment. But Santa never expected to fall in love with Santiago Cano, the youngest brother of the family. In Marido en Alquiler (My Dear Handyman), Griselda Carrasco is a simple woman with strong morals. She provides for her three children and her grandson throughherworkas ahandyman. But soon Griselda wins the lottery and becomes a millionaire overnight and is forced to confront Teresa Cristina Palmer and her scoundrel ex-husband, whom she thought was dead. To top it all off, Teresa Cristina’s kind-hearted husband, Reinaldo, is hopelessly in love with Griselda. In entertainment format Locos por el Baile (Mad About Dance), two groups of celebrities compete in teams. The contest tests the abilities of 12 artists, who are not professional dancers, in weekly solo, pair and group performances. They compete to winacashprizeforthecharityoftheirchoice — and of course they want to avoid giving an embarrassing penalty performance. www.telemundointernacional.com Stand S-11 (Continued on Page 14)

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